Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency

Joo Chiat
Former single-member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Location under 2006 boundaries
Region	southeastern Singapore
Electorate	22,069
Current constituency
Created	1959–1988 2001-2015
Number of members	1
Member	Constituency abolished
Created from	East Coast GRC
Replaced by	Marine Parade GRC

Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency (SMC) that was located in the eastern region of Singapore. The SMC formerly encompassed the areas of Joo Chiat, Katong, Opera Estate, Siglap and a portion of Telok Kurau. It had existed from 1959 until 1988, when it was merged with neighbouring constituencies to form Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Bedok GRC). It was reformed just before the 2001 general election after being carved out from East Coast Group Representation Constituency. The seat has been held by the People's Action Party since its reformation that year and was contested again in 2006.

History

Bukit Panjang and Mountbatten currently share the roots where it has been interrupted due to Group Representation Constituency system, where it had been merged into the respective bigger constituencies at different times. No other constituencies has survived longer without the interruption after Chua Chu Kang had been merged into Chua Chu Kang GRC.

Prior to the 2015 general election, the constituency was merged into Marine Parade GRC.^[1]

Member of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
Formation
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959	Koh Choon Hong		SPA
1963	Fong Kim Heng		PAP
Parliament of Singapore
1966	Yeoh Ghim Seng		PAP
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988 – 2001)
2001	Chan Soo Sen		PAP
2006
2011	Charles Chong
Constituency abolished (2015)

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

General Election 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SPA	Koh Choon Hong	6,136	45.87
	PAP	Fong Kim Heng	5,301	39.63
	LSP	Gay Wan Guay	1,215	9.09
	Katong United Residents' Association	Low Teck Cheng	405	3.03
	Independent	Henry Chong	320	2.39
Majority			835	6.24
Turnout			13,674	89.6
	SPA win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Fong Kim Heng	9,300	65.88	+26.25
	BS	Leong Keng Seng	3,737	26.48	+26.48
	SA	Seow Peck Leng	1,078	7.64	−38.23
Majority			5,563	39.40
Turnout			14,214	95.0	+5.4
	PAP gain from SPA		Swing	N/A

By-election 1966

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeoh Ghim Seng	Walkover
Turnout			15,760
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1968

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeoh Ghim Seng	Walkover
Turnout			12,335
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeoh Ghim Seng	11,669	83.49	N/A
	United National Front	William Cook	2,307	16.51	+16.51
Majority			9,362	66.98
Turnout			13,976	98.1
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1976

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeoh Ghim Seng	9,601	74.43	−9.06
	WP	Maideen bin Ameer Batcha	3,247	25.57	+25.57
Majority			6,354	48.86	−18.12
Turnout			12,848	97.8	−0.3
	PAP hold		Swing	-9.06

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeoh Ghim Seng	8,542	74.18	−0.25
	SDP	Soon Kia Seng	2,973	25.82	+25.82
Majority			5,569	48.36
Turnout			11,515	97.8	0.0
	PAP hold		Swing	-0.25

General Election 1984

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeoh Ghim Seng	Walkover
Turnout			18,987
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chan Soo Sen	15,426	83.55	N/A
	Independent	Ooi Boon Ewe	3,038	16.45	+16.45
Majority			12,388	67.1
Turnout			19,049	87.6
	PAP win (new seat)

General Election 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chan Soo Sen	12,226	65.01	−18.54
	WP	Tan Bin Seng	6,580	34.99	+34.99
Majority			5,646	30.02
Turnout			19,196	87.8	+0.2
	PAP hold		Swing	-18.54

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Charles Chong	9,666	51.02	−13.99
	WP	Yee Jenn Jong	9,278	48.98	+13.99
Majority			388	2.04	−27.98
Turnout			19,259	98.4	+10.6
	PAP hold		Swing	-13.99

References

1. "'I am stepping up – again': Three-time WP candidate Yee Jenn Jong looks set to contest GE2025". The Straits Times. 22 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 23 April 2025.

• 2011 General Election's result
• 2006 General Election's result
• 2001 General Election's result
• 1984 General Election's result
• 1980 General Election's result
• 1976 General Election's result
• 1972 General Election's result
• 1968 General Election's result
• 1966 (Third) November By-Election's result - There were 3 by elections held in 1966 on various constituencies
• 1963 General Election's result
• 1959 General Election's result