Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency

Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 亞逸拉惹單選區; Simplified Chinese: 亚逸拉惹单选区) is a former single member constituency in Singapore that existed since 1980. It existed until 2006.

Ayer Rajah
Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Current constituency
Created1980
Member(s)Tan Cheng Bock
Town CouncilWest Coast
Replaced byWest Coast GRC

History

This portion from the then Bukit Timah SMC; Ayer Rajah SMC was made up of Pandan Gardens estate, Teban Gardens estate, parts of Jurong East New Town and Clementi West New Town.The incumbent MP Tan Cheng Bock retired from politics, it was then absorbed into the West Coast GRC.

Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament Party Dates Notes
Tan Cheng Bock PAP 1980-2006 While in Parliament, he served as the Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committees (GPCs) for Education (1987–90), National Development (1991–95) and the Environment (1995–97), and was the Co-ordinating Chairman for all GPCs from 1987-88. He was also a member of the GPCs for Communications (1997–2000) and Defence and Foreign Affairs (2001–06). Tan was the Leader of the Singapore-European Parliamentary Group between 1991–1996 and Singapore-SEA Parliamentary Group between 1997 - 2006. From 1987 - 1996, he was an elected member of the PAP Central Executive Committee, the highest ruling committee within the PAP. Tan stepped down as a Member of Parliament at the 2006 general election. He also served as Chairman of the Jurong East Town Council from 1989–91, Chairman of the West Coast-Ayer Rajah Town Council from 2001–04, Chairman of the Bukit Timah Community Development Council from 1997–2000, and Chairman of the Feedback Unit at the Ministry of Community Development from 1985-89.

He left politics ahead of the 2006 general election, while his constituency was redrawn to the nearby West Coast Group Representation Constituency

Candidates and Results

Elections in 2000s
General Election 2001: Ayer Rajah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 15,024 88.0 +14.8
DPP Tan Lead Shake (Loses deposit) 2,057 12.0 +12.0
Majority 12,967 76.0 +29.6
Turnout 17,420 94.3 -1.4
PAP hold Swing +14.8
  • As DPP candidate Tan Lead Shake received less than 12.5% of valid votes, he lost his election deposit of S$13,000

Elections in 1990s
General Election 1997: Ayer Rajah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 15,081 73.2 -2.0
SPP Sin Kek Tong 5,531 26.8 +26.8
Majority 9,550 46.4 -4.0
Turnout 21,085 95.7 +0.7
PAP hold Swing -2.0
General Election 1991: Ayer Rajah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 15,038 75.2 +5.6
PKMS Mohammed Aziz bin Ibrahim 4,971 24.8 +24.8
Majority 10,067 50.3 +11.1
Turnout 20,782 95.0 -1.5
PAP hold Swing +5.6

Elections in 1980s
General Election 1988: Ayer Rajah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 14,824 69.6 -5.8
WP Tan Song Gek 6,489 30.4 +30.4
Majority 8,335 39.2 -11.6
Turnout 21,742 96.5 +0.0
PAP hold Swing -5.8
General Election 1984: Ayer Rajah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 14,050 75.4 -8.0
SJP Suib bin Abdul Rahman 4,575 24.6 +8.0
Majority 9,475 50.8 -16.0
Turnout 19,320 96.5 -0.8
PAP hold Swing -8
General Election 1980: Ayer Rajah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 12,400 83.4 N/A
SJP Suib bin Abdul Rahman 6,362 16.6 N/A
Majority 9,930 66.8 N/A
Turnout 15,072 97.3 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

References


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