Thomson Single Member Constituency

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Thomson Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1959 and was abolished in 1991

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History

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

Members of Parliament

YearMember of ParliamentParty
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 T. Bani PAP
1963 Koo Young BS
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Ang Nam Piau PAP
1972
1976
1980 Chau Sik Ting
1984 Leong Horn Kee
1988

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Thomson [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP T. Bani 4,978 54.63
LF Francis Thomas2,58128.33
SPA Yap Chin Choon1,55317.04
Majority2,39726.3
Registered electors 10,067
Turnout 9,11290.51
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Thomson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BS Koo Young5,29249.2
PAP Jukiri bin Parjo4,24839.5−15.1
UPP LOO Ka Thiam1,22311.4
Majority 1,0449.7
Turnout 10,88296.0
BS gain from PAP Swing

References

  1. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.