Pasir Panjang Constituency

Pasir Panjang Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1988.

Member of Parliament

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Year Member of Parliament Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1963 Othman Wok PAP
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Othman Wok PAP
1972
1976
1980 Abbas Abu Amin
1984

Elections

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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 1960s

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General Election 1963: Pasir Panjang[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Othman Wok 2,879 45.3
BS Tay Cheng Kang 1,887 29.7
SA Ahmad b. Rahmat 1,351 21.3
UPP Yong Ah Kau 238 3.7
Majority 992 15.6
Registered electors 6,721
Turnout 9,622 94.6
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1968: Pasir Panjang[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Othman Wok Walkover N/A
Registered electors 12,394
PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

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General Election 1972: Pasir Panjang[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Othman Wok 9,209 71.8
United National Front Syed Ahmad Bin Syed Husain 3,623 28.2
Majority 5,586 43.6
Registered electors 13,964
Turnout 12,832 91.9
PAP hold
General Election 1976: Pasir Panjang[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Othman Wok 8,138 71.9
WP Zainal Abiddin bin Mohd Shah 3,176 28.1
Majority 4,962 43.8
Registered electors 12,142
Turnout 11,314 93.2
PAP hold

Elections in 1980s

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General Election 1980: Pasir Panjang[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Abbas Abu Amin 11,824 72.6  0.7
WP Zainal Abiddin bin Mohd Shah 4,470 27.4  0.7
Majority 7,354 45.2  1.4
Registered electors 17,743  46.1
Turnout 16,294 91.8  1.4
PAP hold Swing  1.4
General Election 1984: Pasir Panjang[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Abbas Abu Amin 9,316 59.3  13.3
WP John Gan Eng Guan 6,022 38.4  11
Angkatan Islam Singapura M Sani Jan 359 2.3 N/A
Majority 3,294 20.9  24.3
Registered electors 17,149  3.3
Turnout 15,697 91.5  0.3
PAP hold Swing  26.6

Historical maps

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References

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  1. ^ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1968 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  3. ^ "ELD | 1972 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  4. ^ "ELD | 1976 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  5. ^ "ELD | 1980 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  6. ^ "ELD | 1984 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.