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| Tanglin | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Electorate | 16,801 (1991) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Municipal South–West |
| Replaced by | Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC |
Tanglin Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in the city area of Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1951 and was abolished in 1997.
History
In 1951, the Tanglin Constituency was formed by carving up Municipal South-West Constituency. In 1955, parts of the constituency were divided to form Cairnhill, Havelock and Queenstown constituencies. In 1959, it was further divided to form River Valley and Ulu Pandan constituencies.
In 1988, it was renamed as Tanglin Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. In 1997, it was abolished and merged into Kreta Ayer–Tanglin Group Representation Constituency.
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | |||
| Legislative Council of Singapore | |||
| 1951 | Tan Chye Cheng | PP | |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1955 | John Ede | PP | |
| 1959 | Thio Chan Bee | SPA | |
| 1963 | E. W. Barker | PAP | |
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1965 | E. W. Barker | PAP | |
| 1968 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | Lew Syn Pau | ||
| 1991 | |||
| Constituency abolished (1988) | |||
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 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Tan Chye Cheng | 1,416 | 80.14 | ||
| Labour Party | Thomas Davies Richards | 351 | 19.86 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Total valid votes | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 1,794 | 45.4 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | John Ede | 3,214 | 45.67 | −34.47 | |
| DP | Lim Yong Bock | 2,501 | 35.54 | +35.54 | |
| LF | Lim Seow Chuan | 1,322 | 18.79 | +18.79 | |
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | N/A | ||||
| Rejected ballots | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | 7,125 | 44.0 | −1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PP hold | Swing | -34.47 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | Thio Chan Bee | 2,698 | 34.41 | +34.41 | |
| UMNO | Ahmad bin Haji Taff | 2,386 | 30.44 | +30.44 | |
| PAP | Ibrahim bin Othman | 2,360 | 30.11 | +30.11 | |
| LSP | Chan Ah Wing | 395 | 5.04 | +5.04 | |
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | N/A | ||||
| Rejected ballots | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | 12,892 | 87.7 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| SPA gain from PP | Swing | +34.41 | |||
Note: UMNO, the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA), the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC) and the Singapore People's Alliance (SPA) became an alliance in 1961. Ahmad was hence viewed by the Elections Department as a candidate for the Singapore Alliance (SA).
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | E. W. Barker | 4,424 | 51.07 |  20.96
| |
| BS | Tan Cheow Hock | 1,997 | 23.06 | 23.06
| |
| SA | Thio Chan Bee | 1,738 | 20.07 |  14.34
| |
| UPP | Eng Chau Sam | 336 | 3.88 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ariffin bin Mohd Said | 166 | 1.92 | N/A | |
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | N/A | ||||
| Rejected ballots | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | 8,731 | 94.5 | +6.8 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PAP gain from SA | Swing | 20.96
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | E. W. Barker | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | E. W. Barker | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | E. W. Barker | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | E. W. Barker | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | E. W. Barker | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lew Syn Pau | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lew Syn Pau | 9,113 | 68.52 | N/A | |
| SDP | Jimmy Tan Tiang Hoe | 4,022 | 30.25 | N/A | |
| Independent | Gnaguru s/o Thamboo Mylvaganam | 163 | 1.23 | N/A | |
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes | N/A | ||||
| Rejected ballots | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | 13,555 | 80.7 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Historical maps
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1955 General Elections
References
- 1984 GE's result
- 1980 GE's result
- 1976 GE's result
- 1972 GE's result
- 1968 GE's result
- 1963 GE's result
- 1959 GE's result
- 1955 GE's result
- 1951 GE's result
- Brief History on Singapore Alliance
