Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency

Bukit Panjang
Bukit Panjang
	Single Member Constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	West Region, Singapore
Electorate	35,497
Current constituency
Created	1959
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Liang Eng Hwa
Town Council	Holland–Bukit Panjang
Merged	1991
Merged to	Sembawang GRC
Reformed	2006
Reformed from	Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC

Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 武吉班让单选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Bukit Panjang; Tamil: புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங் தனித்தொகுதி) is a Single Member Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The incumbent Member of Parliament is Liang Eng Hwa

History

The seat consists the main portion of Bukit Panjang (Blks 101-129, 2xx and 4xx Fajar) and was reformed in the 2006 electoral boundary redraw. Bukit Panjang SMC existed from 1959 to 1991 when it was absorbed into the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency. In 2001, the seat was moved from Sembawang GRC to Holland–Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency. The 2006 redrawn boundaries carved out Bukit Panjang to form the current constituency and the GRC was renamed Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency. In the 2020 Singapore general election, PAP's Liang Eng Hwa defeated Singapore Democratic Party's Paul Tambyah by a narrow margin of 2,509 votes and it was the closest result in a SMC for that election.

Bukit Panjang SMC with Holland–Bukit Timah GRC are under the same town council, Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council.

Members of Parliament

Constituency abolished (1991 – 2006)
Election	Division	Incumbent	Party
1959	Bukit Panjang SMC	Lee Khoon Choy		PAP
1963		Ong Lian Teng		BS
1967		Selvadurai Pathmanaban		PAP
1972		Lee Yiok Seng		PAP
2006	Bukit Panjang SMC	Teo Ho Pin		PAP
2020	Bukit Panjang SMC	Liang Eng Hwa		PAP

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s

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General Election 2020: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Liang Eng Hwa	18,085	53.73	14.65
	SDP	Paul Tambyah	15,576	46.27	14.65
Majority			2,509	7.46
Rejected ballots			586	1.71
Turnout			34,247	96.38	1.08
Registered electors			35,497
	PAP hold		Swing	14.65

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Teo Ho Pin	21,935	68.38	2.11
	SDP	Khung Wai Yeen	10,143	31.62	2.11
Majority			11,792	36.76	4.22
Rejected ballots			626
Turnout			32,704
Registered electors			34,317
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 2011: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Teo Ho Pin	20,375	66.27	10.91
	SDP	Alec Tok	10,372	33.73	10.91
Majority			10,003	32.54	21.82
Turnout			31,492	95.3	0.2
Registered electors			33,053
	PAP hold		Swing	10.91

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Teo Ho Pin	21,647	77.18	N/A
	SDP	Ling How Doong	6,100	22.82	N/A
Majority			15,547	54.36
Turnout			30,448	99.9	N/A
Registered electors			30,452
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	18,314	57.3	N/A
	SDP	Kwek Guan Kwee	9,864	30.9	N/A
	PKMS	Ibrahim bin Ariff	3,790	11.9	N/A
Majority			8,450	26.4	N/A
Turnout			32,567	96.3	N/A
Registered electors			33,824
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1984: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	Walkover
Majority
Registered electors			23,173

General Election 1980: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	18,510	87.0	19.6
	United People's Front	Mohamad Sani bin Jan	2,759	13.0	13.0
Majority			15,751	74.0	39.2
Turnout			22,019	94.5	0.9
Registered electors			23,305
	PAP hold		Swing	19.6

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	11,867	67.4	0.2
	WP	Ho Juan Thai	5,731	32.6	7.8
Majority			6,136	34.8	8
Turnout			18,036	95.4	2.2
Registered electors			18,906
	PAP hold		Swing	0.2

General Election 1972: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	9,527	67.6	N/A
	WP	Tang Song Khiang	3,496	24.8	N/A
	United National Front	Leyu Tan Jib	1,060	7.5	N/A
Majority			6,031	42.8	N/A
Turnout			14,410	93.2	N/A
Registered electors			15,461
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Selvadurai Pathmanaban	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			17,893
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

By Election 1967: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Selvadurai Pathmanaban	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			16,070
	PAP gain from BS		Swing	N/A

General Election 1963: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BS	Ong Lian Teng	5,679	46.5	46.5
	PAP	Lee Khoon Choy	4,940	40.4	17.9
	SA	Loo Bah Chit	999	8.2	8.2
	UPP	Thuan Paik Phok	607	5.0	5.0
Majority			739	6.1	28.6
Turnout			12,357	95.1	6.3
Registered electors			12,997
	BS gain from PAP		Swing	28.6

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Khoon Choy	6,156	58.3
	LSP	Tan Leong Teck	2,494	23.6
	SPA	Lim Siak Guan	1,382	13.1
	MIC	T. T. K. Alexander	526	5.0
Majority			3,662	34.7
Turnout			10,647	88.8	N/A
Registered electors			11,984
	PAP win (new seat)

cNote 2: MIC is allied with Singapore's UMNO and MCA chapters, similar to its Malaysian counterpart with the exception of not using the alliance symbol which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view T. T. K. Alexander as an independent candidate.

References

"GE2020 results". The Straits Times. 16 July 2020.

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[1] "GE2020 results". The Straits Times. 16 July 2020.