Boon Lay Single Member Constituency

Boon Lay
Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Singapore
Former constituency
Created	1976
Abolished	2001
Seats	1
Member	Constituency Abolished
Replaced by	West Coast GRC

Boon Lay Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 文禮單選區; Simplified Chinese: 文礼单选区) was a single member constituency in Boon Lay, Singapore that existed from 1976 to 2001.

History

The constituency was formed in 1976 by carving out part of Jurong Constituency.^[1]

In 1988, following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and SMC, it was known as Boon Lay SMC.^[2]

In 2001, it was abolished and absorbed into the West Coast GRC.^[3]

Member of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
Formation
1976	Ngeow Pack Hua		PAP
1980	Goh Chee Wee
1984
1988
1991
1997
Constituency abolished (2001)

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 1970s

General Election 1976^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Ngeow Pack Hua	11,749	79.82
	SJP	Joseph Varghese	2,970	20.18
Majority			8,779	59.64
Total valid votes			14,719	97.66
Rejected ballots			353	2.34
Turnout			15,072	97.26
Registered electors			15,496
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980^[6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chee Wee	15,005	74.19	5.63
	UF	Tan Chee Kien	5,220	25.81	N/A
Majority			9,785	48.38	11.26
Total valid votes			20,225	97.46	0.20
Rejected ballots			527	2.54	0.20
Turnout			20,752	97.35	0.09
Registered electors			21,317		37.56
	PAP hold		Swing	5.63

General Election 1984^[8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chee Wee	12,490	69.65	4.54
	SUF	Reveendran Sasi	5,443	30.35	4.54
Majority			7,047	39.30	9.08
Total valid votes			17,933	97.13	0.22
Rejected ballots			530	2.87	0.22
Turnout			18,463	97.36	0.01
Registered electors			18,964		11.04
	PAP hold		Swing	4.54

General Election 1988^[10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chee Wee	11,317	71.97	2.32
	PKMS	Salleh bin Mohd Bawthan	4,408	28.03	N/A
Majority			6,909	44.04	4.74
Total valid votes			15,725	97.18	0.05
Rejected ballots			457	2.82	0.05
Turnout			16,182	97.21	0.15
Registered electors			16,646		12.22
	PAP hold		Swing	2.32

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chee Wee	10,106	73.27	1.30
	PKMS	Sahid bin Sahooman	3,686	26.73	1.30
Majority			6,420	46.54	2.50
Total valid votes			13,792	95.38	1.80
Rejected ballots			668	4.62	1.80
Turnout			14,460	96.36	0.85
Registered electors			15,007		9.85
	PAP hold		Swing	1.30

General Election 1997^[14][15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chee Wee	12,407	66.10	7.17
	NSP	Christopher Neo Ting Wei	6,362	33.90	N/A
Majority			6,045	32.20	14.34
Total valid votes			18,769	97.38	2.00
Rejected ballots			505	2.62	2.00
Turnout			19,274	96.30	0.06
Registered electors			20,014		33.36
	PAP hold		Swing	7.17

References

1. "Special guide for S'pore voters". New Nation. 29 July 1976. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 22 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
2. "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
3. Henson, Bertha (20 October 2001). "Bigger GRCs in the next election". The Straits Times.
4. "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
5. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
6. "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
7. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
8. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
9. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1984 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
10. "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
11. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
12. "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
13. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1991 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
14. "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
15. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1997 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.