Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency

Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1997, when it was merged with Leng Kee division of the Tanjong Pagar GRC.

Candidates and results

Elections in 1950s
General Election 1959: Bukit Merah[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sellappa Ramaswamy 5,922 59.1
SPA Teo Cheng Hye 3,026 30.2
Independent Lee Choon Eng 1,073 10.7
Majority 2,896 28.9 N/A
Turnout 10,146 89.9
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s
General Election 1963: Bukit Merah[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BS Lim Huan Boon 4,963 42.8
PAP Sellappa Ramaswamy 4,520 39.0 -20.1
UPP Poon Weng Ying 1,129 9.7
SA Shums Tung Tao Chang 740 6.4 -23.8
Independent Ngoh Eng Kok 232 2.0
Majority 443 3.8
Turnout 11,694 95.7
BS gain from PAP Swing
By-election 18 January 1966: Bukit Merah[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Guan Hoo 9,082 82.9 +43.9
Independent Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair 1,868 17.1 NA
Majority 7,214 65.8 N/A
Turnout 11,346 85.9 -9.8
PAP gain from BS Swing N/A
General Election 1968: Bukit Merah[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Guan Hoo uncontested
Majority
Turnout
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1970s
General Election 1972: Bukit Merah[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Guan Hoo 9,044 69.3
WP Kho Jiak Hong 2,042 15.7
BS Said bin Jali 1,958 15.0
Majority 7,002 53.6
Turnout 13,265 95.0
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1976: Bukit Merah[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Guan Hoo 12,775 76.4 +7.1
UF Wong Kui Yu 3,952 23.6
Majority 8,823 52.8
Turnout 16,994 96.9 +1.9
PAP hold Swing N/A
By-election, 23 July 1977: Bukit Merah[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Chee Onn 11,625 72.2 -4.2
BS Lee Siew Choh 4,473 27.8 +27.8
Majority 7,152 44.4 -8.4
Turnout 16,482 97.0 +0.1
PAP hold Swing -4.2

Elections in 1980s
General Election 1980: Bukit Merah[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Chee Onn uncontested
Majority
Turnout
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1984: Bukit Merah[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Chee Onn uncontested
Majority
Turnout
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1988: Bukit Merah[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Chee Onn 9,414 69.8
WP Pok Lee Chuen 4,077 30.2
Majority 5,337 39.6
Turnout 13,721 93.2
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1990s
General Election 1991: Bukit Merah[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ch'ng Jit Koon 6,878 61.9 -7.9
WP Gopalan Nair Pallichadath 4,046 36.4 +6.2
Independent Patrick Leong Siew Choong 181 1.6
Majority 2,832 39.6
Turnout 11,298 94.2 +1.0
PAP hold Swing -7.9

References
  1. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  3. "ELD | 1966 Parliamentary By-election Result". www.eld.gov.sg.
  4. "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  5. "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  6. "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  7. "ELD | 1977 Parliamentary By-election Result". www.eld.gov.sg.
  8. "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  9. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  10. "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  11. "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
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