Kim Seng Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1972 as Kim Seng Constituency by carving out parts of Bukit Ho Swee and Delta constituencies.[1] In 1988, it was renamed as Kim Seng Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Kampong Glam Group Representation Constituency in 1991.
Member of Parliament
edit| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Ong Leong Boon | PAP | |
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | Yeo Ning Hong | ||
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | |||
Elections
editNote : 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 1970s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Leong Boon | 8,178 | 67.74 | ||
| WP | Heng Swee Tong | 3,895 | 32.26 | ||
| Majority | 4,283 | 35.48 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,893 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,073 | 93.6 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Leong Boon | 10,975 | 77.65 |  9.91
| |
| WP | Chiang Seok Keong | 3,159 | 22.35 |  9.91
| |
| Majority | 7,816 | 55.3 | 19.82
| ||
| Registered electors | 14,860 | 15.26
| |||
| Turnout | 14,134 | 95.1 | 1.5
| ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 9.91
|
|||
Elections in 1980s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yeo Ning Hong | 11,109 | 80.55 | N/A | |
| WP | Seow Yong Chew | 2,682 | 19.45 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,427 | 61.1 | 5.8
| ||
| Registered electors | 14,734 | 0.85
| |||
| Turnout | 13,791 | 93.6 | 1.5
| ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 2.9
|
|||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yeo Ning Hong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 22,136 | 50.24
| |||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yeo Ning Hong | 11,460 | 66.90 | NA | |
| WP | Seow Yong Chew | 5,670 | 33.10 | NA | |
| Majority | 5,790 | 33.8 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 18,474 | 16.54
| |||
| Turnout | 17,130 | 92.72 | NA | ||
| PAP hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Kim Seng Constituency | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
 | This Singapore location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |