Tiong Bahru Constituency

Tiong Bahru Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1955 and was abolished in 1988.

History

In 1955, the Tiong Bahru Constituency was formed.

In 1988, the constituency was abolished following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Constituency (SMC). ^[1]

Members of Parliament

Year	Member of Parliament	Party
Formation (1955)
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955	William Tan		DP
1959	Lee Teck Him		PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968	Ch'ng Jit Koon		PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988)

Electoral results

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 1950s

General Election 1955 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DP	William Tan	2,264	38.60
	PP	Foo Few Ting	2,100	35.80
	SA	Teo Seng Bee	1,502	25.60
Majority			164	2.80
Registered electors			12,664
Turnout			10,577	46.32
	DP win (new seat)

General Election 1959 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Teck Him	5,175	47.66	N/A
	SPA	Lin Wo Ling	2,182	20.09	N/A
	LSP	Lee Bah Chee	996	9.17	N/A
	Independent	Lim Huan Seng	494	4.55	N/A
	Independent	William Tan	1,730	15.93	N/A
Majority			2,993	24.77	N/A
Registered electors			12,151		4.05
Turnout			10,577	87.05	40.73
	PAP gain from DP		Swing	47.66

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Teck Him	5,731	48.15	0.49
	BS	Soon Dit Woo	3,798	31.91	N/A
	UPP	Ng Teng Kian	1,088	9.14	N/A
	SA	Tan Kok Siong	508	4.27	N/A
	Independent	William Tan	777	6.53
Majority			1,933	16.24	11.33
Registered electors			12,534		3.15
Turnout			11,902	94.95	7.91
	PAP hold		Swing	0.49

General Election 1968 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ch'ng Jit Koon	Unopposed
Registered electors			16,532		31.90

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ch'ng Jit Koon	11,991	75.62	N/A
	UNF	Lee Kah Chit	894	5.64	N/A
	WP	Seow Yong Chew	2,972	18.74	N/A
Majority			9,019	56.88	N/A
Registered electors			17,394		8.62
Turnout			15,857	91.16	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1976 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ch'ng Jit Koon	15,248	83.10	7.48
	UPF	Teo Kim Hoe	3,100	16.90	N/A
Majority			12,148	66.20	9.32
Registered electors			19,589		12.62
Turnout			18,348	93.66	2.50
	PAP hold		Swing	7.48

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ch'ng Jit Koon	Unopposed
Registered electors			18,077		1.48
	PAP hold

General Election 1984 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ch'ng Jit Koon	Unopposed
Registered electors			20,091		11.14
	PAP hold

Historical maps

• 
  1955 General Election

References

1. "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times . 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025– via NewspaperSG.
2. "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
3. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
4. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
5. "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
6. "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
7. "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
8. "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
9. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.