Telok Blangah Single Member Constituency

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Telok Blangah
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Singapore
Current constituency
Created1959
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Town CouncilWest Coast
Replaced by West Coast GRC

Telok Blangah Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1959 and was abolished in 1991.

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History

In 1959, the Telok Blangah Constituency was formed. In 1988, it was renamed as Telok Blangah Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. In 1991, it was abolished and merged into West Coast Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament

YearMember of ParliamentParty
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 John Mammen PAP
1963 Bernard Rodrigues
Parliament of Singapore
1968 N. Naidu Govindasamy PAP
1972
1976 Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul Haleem
1979 Rohan bin Kamis
1980
1984 Koh Lam Son
1988

Elections

Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Telok Blangah [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP John Mammen 5,80350.4
PKMS Osman Gani4,14136.0
Citizens' Party Wee Kim Hock1,23010.7
Independent V. Mariappan3372.9
Majority1,66214.4
Registered electors 13,202
Turnout 11,51187.2
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Telok Blangah [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Bernard Rodrigues 4,94939.8-10.6
BS Jukiri bin Parjo4,32734.8
SA ABDUL RAHMAN bin Mohamed Said2,62721.1-14.9
UPP Tan Swee Huat5254.2
Majority6225.0
Registered electors 13,263
Turnout 12,55194.6
PAP hold Swing -10.6
General Election 1968: Telok Blangah [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP N. Naidu Govindasamy Walkover N/A
Registered electors 14,785
PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Telok Blangah [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP N. Naidu Govindasamy 7,669 57.9
WP Zainul Abiddin Bin Mohd. Shah4,71435.6
United National Front M. Ramasamy8586.5
Majority2,99522.6
Registered electors 14,624
Turnout 13,24190.5
PAP hold
General Election 1976: Telok Blangah [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul Haleem Walkover N/A
Registered electors 14,225
PAP hold
By-election 1979: Telok Blangah [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Rohan bin Kamis 12,687 61.2
WP Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam 8,03638.8
Majority4,65122.4
Registered electors 22,202
Turnout 21,08995.0
PAP hold

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Telok Blangah [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Rohan bin Kamis9,18753.0-8.2
WP Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam 8,14147.0+8.2
Majority1,0466.0
Turnout 17,59296.1
PAP hold Swing -8.2
General Election 1984: Telok Blangah [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Koh Lam Son 10,15055.0+2.0
WP Murugason Rajaratnam8,29945.0-2.0
Majority1,85110.0
Turnout 18,77196.0-0.1
PAP hold Swing +2.0
General Election 1988: Telok Blangah [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Koh Lam Son11,16064.2+9.2
WP Tan Soo Phuan6,22035.8-9.2
Majority4,94028.4
Turnout 17,73295.3-0.7
PAP hold Swing +9.2

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References

  1. ↑ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. ↑ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  3. ↑ "ELD | 1968 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  4. ↑ "ELD | 1972 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  5. ↑ "ELD | 1976 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  6. ↑ "ELD | 1979 Parliamentary By-election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  7. ↑ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  8. ↑ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  9. ↑ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.


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