Rochore Constituency

Rochore
Former constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Electorate	14,164 (1984)
Former constituency
Created	1951
Abolished	1988
Seats	1
Created from	Municipal North–East Municipal South–West
Replaced by	Kampong Glam SMC

Rochore Constituency was a constituency in Singapore that existed from 1951 until 1988.^[1] The constituency was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955, in the Legislative Assembly from 1955 until 1965, and in Parliament from 1965 until 1988. It elected one member of Parliament.

History

The constituency was formed in 1951 by merging parts of the Municipal North–East Constituency and the Municipal South-West Constituency. The first election was won by Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj of the Labour Party.

In 1955, parts of the constituency were carved out to form Cairnhill, Kampong Kapor and Stamford constituencies. The constituency was won by Tan Theng Chiang of the Labour Front.

In 1959, parts of the constituency were separated to form Crawford and Kampong Glam constituencies. It was then won by Toh Chin Chye of the People's Action Party. Toh will remain the Member of Parliament of the constituency till it merged into Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency in 1988.

In 1988, the constituency was dissolved following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Constituency (SMC).^[2]

Member of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Formation
Legislative Council of Singapore
1951	Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj		LP
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955	Tan Theng Chiang		LF
1959	Toh Chin Chye		PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968	Toh Chin Chye		PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
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

General Election 1951: Rochore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Party	Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj	1,433	43.1
	Independent	Mohamed Javad Namazie	1,215	36.6
	Independent	Pandarapillai Thillai Nathan	675	20.3
Majority			218	6.5
Turnout			3,380	45.1
	Labour Party win (new seat)

General Election 1955: Rochore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LF	Tan Theng Chiang	2,929	46.25
	DP	Ong Eng Lian	1,897	29.95
	PP	Soh Ghee Soon	1,507	23.80
Majority			1,032	16.30
Turnout			6,414	53.1	8
	LF gain from Labour Party		Swing

General Election 1959: Rochore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Toh Chin Chye	7,995	71.76
	SPA	Konnolil C. Thomas	2,212	19.85
	LSP	Tan Soo Wan	934	8.39
Majority			5,121	51.91
Turnout			11,287	90.8	37.7
	PAP gain from LF		Swing

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Rochore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Toh Chin Chye	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			12,222
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1963: Rochore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Toh Chin Chye	5,015	45.56	26.20
	BS	Lee Siew Choh	4,926	44.75
	UPP	Pan Tiek Tai	1,067	9.69
Majority			89	0.81	51.10
Turnout			11,117	95.0	4.2
	PAP hold		Swing	26.20

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Rochore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Toh Chin Chye	6,218	60.40
	BS	Lee Siew Choh	4,076	39.60
Majority			2,142	20.80
Turnout			10,552	91.1
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1976: Rochore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Toh Chin Chye	9,053	65.50	5.10
	BS	Lee Siew Choh	4,768	34.50	5.10
Majority			4,285	31.00	10.20
Turnout			14,172	91.9	0.8
	PAP hold		Swing	5.10

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Rochore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Toh Chin Chye	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			14,705
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1984: Rochore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Toh Chin Chye	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			14,164
	PAP hold		Swing

Historical maps

• 
  1955 General Election

References

1. "Singapore Electoral Constituencies". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010.
2. "The Straits Times, 15 June 1988, Page 1". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.