Kim Keat Single Member Constituency
Kim Keat Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1968 to 1991, where Ong Teng Cheong was the Member of Parliament. It was absorbed into Toa Payoh GRC in 1991.
| Kim Keat | |
|---|---|
| Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1968 |
| Member(s) | Ong Teng Cheong |
| Town Council | Toa Payoh |
| Replaced by | Toa Payoh GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
Members of Parliament
| Member of Parliament | Party | Dates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ong Teng Cheong | PAP | 1972–1991 | Ong was the 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 2 January 1985 till 1 September 1993. He was the Chairman of the People's Action Party from 5 January 1981 to 1 September 1993. He was the Ministry of Manpower (Singapore) from 1981 to 1983 and the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts from 1978 to 1981 before he resigned to participate in the 1993 Singaporean presidential election. | |
Candidates & Results
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Teng Cheong | 10,262 | 74.00 | ||
| WP | Seow Khee Leng | 3,022 | 21.79 | ||
| UNF | W. J. Paglar | 583 | 4.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,640 | N/A | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Teng Cheong | 14,262 | 76.62 |  2.62 | |
| BS | Chin Tian Choo | 4,353 | 23.38 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,700 | 34.6 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 2.62 |
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Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Teng Cheong | Walkover | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 20,781 | 5.5 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Teng Cheong | Walkover | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 20,439 |  1.6 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Teng Cheong | 10,644 | 73.00 | ||
| SDP | Md Shariff Bin Yahya | 3,937 | 27.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,850 | 19.5 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- "1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- "1980 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- "1984 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- "1988 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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