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Aljunied Constituency

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Not to be confused with the later Aljunied Group Representation Constituency.

Aljunied
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1959
Abolished1988
Seats1
Replaced byAljunied GRC

Aljunied Constituency was a constituency in Aljunied, Singapore that was formed in 1959 and continued throughout till 1988. In 1988, following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and SMC, the constituency was merged with other constituencies to form the Aljunied GRC.[1]

History

During the nomination day for the 1959 general election, Singapore Alliance's candidate, Lim Koon Teck's nomination to contest Aljunied Constituency was rejected by an assistant returning officer.[2] People's Action Party's candidate S. V. Lingam had objected to the nomination of Lim as the serial number of Lim's proposer was not filled in on the duplicate of the nomination forms.[3][4] Lim decided to appeal against the objection with an elections petition.[4] As the electoral petition can only be filed after the elections are held, Lim decided not to file the petition as he did not wish the electorate of the constituency to have a by-election so soon after the general election, if his petition was successful.[5] Lingam won the election.

Member of Parliament

Year Member Party
Formation
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Suppiah Visva Lingam[a] PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1965 Suppiah Visva Lingam PAP
1968 Mohamad Ghazali bin Ismail
1972 Chin Harn Tong
1976
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988)
  1. ^ As Assemblyman

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[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Suppiah Visva Lingam 5,701 49.40
LSP Edward Henry Holloway 5,004 43.36
Partai Rakyat Tang Yoong Chiaw 835 7.24
Majority 697 6.04
Total valid votes 11,540 98.52
Rejected ballots 173 1.48
Turnout 11,713 88.37
Registered electors 13,255
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Suppiah Visva Lingam 7,745 50.90 Increase1.50
BS Thio Kheng Lock 4,624 30.39 N/A
SA Lim Koon Teck 1,681 11.05 N/A
UPP Woo Kong Seng 1,165 7.66 N/A
Majority 3121 20.51 Increase14.47
Total valid votes 15,215 99.14 Increase0.62
Rejected ballots 132 0.86 Decrease0.62
Turnout 15,347 95.02 Increase6.65
Registered electors 16,152 Increase21.86
PAP hold Swing Increase1.50
General Election 1968[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Mohamad Ghazali bin Ismail Unopposed
Registered electors 14,472 Decrease10.40
PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chin Harn Tong 12,861 71.51 N/A
WP Lim Kang Chew 4,360 24.25 N/A
United National Front Amir Ali bin Mohamed 762 4.24 N/A
Majority 8,501 47.26 N/A
Total valid votes 17,983 98.53 N/A
Rejected ballots 1.79 1.47 N/A
Turnout 18,251 94.7 N/A
Registered electors 19,278 Increase33.20
PAP hold

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General Election 1976[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chin Harn Tong 12,230 74.88 Increase3.37
WP Lim Kang Chew 4,103 25.12 Increase0.87
Majority 8,127 49.76 Increase2.50
Total valid votes 16,333 98.13 Decrease 0.40
Rejected ballots 312 1.87 Increase 0.40
Turnout 16,645 94.3 Decrease0.40
Registered electors 17,461 Decrease9.42
PAP hold Swing Increase3.37

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chin Harn Tong 13,313 84.59 Increase9.71
UF Sim Peng Kim 2,425 15.41 N/A
Majority 10,888 69.18 Increase19.42
Total valid votes 15,738 97.20 Decrease0.93
Rejected ballots 453 2.80 Increase0.93
Turnout 16,191 95.1 Increase0.8
Registered electors 17,017 Decrease2.54
PAP hold Swing Increase9.71
General Election 1984[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chin Harn Tong Unopposed
Registered electors 19,045 Increase11.92
PAP hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ The Straits Times, 13 May 1959, Page 12
  3. ^ "Rejected candidate to ask for reasons". The Straits Times. 29 April 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ a b "194 TO CONTEST COLONY GENERAL ELECTIONS". The Straits Budget. 29 April 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 19 September 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "Announcements". The Straits Times. 13 May 1959. p. 12. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  6. ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1959 > Aljunied". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
  8. ^ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1963 > Aljunied". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  11. ^ "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1972> Aljunied". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  13. ^ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976> Aljunied". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  15. ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Aljunied". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  17. ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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