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Siglap Single Member Constituency

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Siglap Single Member Constituency was a constituency spanning Chinatown and Raffles Place in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 as Siglap Constituency and was renamed as Siglap Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Bedok Group Representation Constituency in 1991.

Member of Parliament

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Election Incumbent Party
1959 Sahora bte Amate PAP
1963 Abdul Rahim Ishak
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984 Abdullah Tarmugi
1988

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 1950s

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General Election 1959: Siglap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sahorah bte Ahmat 4,407 34.34
Independent Koh Tee Kin 3,408 26.56
LSP John Snodgrass 1,511 11.78
PKMS Mohamed Sidik bin Haji Abdul Hamid 1,418 11.05
Independent Abdullah Masood 1,267 9.87
Partai Ra'ayat Pang Toon Tin 587 4.57
PMIP Wanjor bin Abubakar 234 1.83
Turnout 12,892 87.7
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

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General Election 1963: Siglap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Abdul Rahim bin Ishak 9,342 62.12 +27.78
Partai Ra'ayat Tay Check Yaw 2,618 17.41 +12.84
SA Soo Ban Hoe 1,488 9.89 −1.16
UPP Ong Jin Teck 1,365 9.08 +9.08
Independent Koh Tee Kin 225 1.50 −25.06
Turnout 15,128 95.1 +7.4
PAP hold Swing +27.78
General Election 1968: Siglap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Abdul Rahim bin Ishak Walkover
Turnout 11,627
PAP hold Swing

Elections in 1970s

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General Election 1972: Siglap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Abdul Rahim Ishak 11,456 78.63
WP Ariffin Noordin 2,529 17.36
United National Front Yahiya bin Haji Mohamed Ghouse 584 4.01
Turnout 14,844 92.3
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1976: Siglap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Abdul Rahim Ishak 9,733 78.20 −0.43
DPP Weerappulli K. W. B. 2,714 21.80 +21.80
Turnout 12,773 92.2 −0.1
PAP hold Swing -0.43

Elections in 1980s

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General Election 1980: Siglap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Abdul Rahim Ishak 11,564 77.91 −0.29
WP Royston George Scharenguivel 3,278 22.09 +22.09
Turnout 15,291 91.7 −0.5
PAP hold Swing -0.29
General Election 1984: Siglap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Abdullah Tarmugi Walkover
Turnout 17,090
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1988: Siglap
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Abdullah Tarmugi 12,101 73.73
WP Chong Tung Shang 4,311 26.27
Turnout 16,816 90.2
PAP hold Swing

References

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