Toa Payoh Single Member Constituency

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Toa Payoh SMC is a constituency that holds the Toa Payoh area, in the Central Region of Singapore, from 1959 to 1988. The constituency broke away into Boon Teck, Kim Keat and Kuo Chuan in 1972 general elections, and Khe Bong in 1976 general elections.

Members of Parliament

General Election 1963: Toa Payoh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BS Wong Soon Fong6,08348.2
PAP Yip Sai Weng4,27633.9-43.8
UPP Goh Nee Kim1,50111.9
United Democratic PartyTan Chor Yong7606.0
Majority1,8079.7
Turnout 12,77295.4
BS gain from PAP Swing
General Election 1959: Toa Payoh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Wong Soon Fong8,69377.7
SPA Lee Poh Chee2,50022.3
Majority6,19355.4
Turnout 11,44291.2
PAP win (new seat)


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