Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency

Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 武吉知马单选区; pinyin: Wǔjí Zhīmǎ dānxuǎnqū) is a former single-member constituency (SMC) in Bukit Timah, Singapore. The name - Bukit Timah still exists since the independence.

Bukit Timah
Former Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate26,951 (2001)
Former constituency
Created2001
Abolished2006
Seats1
Created fromBukit Timah GRC
Replaced byHolland–Bukit Timah GRC
Bukit Timah
Former Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate24,512 (1991)
Former constituency
Created1951
Abolished1997
Seats1
Created fromRural West
Replaced byBukit Timah GRC

History

It is one of the oldest spanning the mature estates of Clementi, Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, Joo Koon, and most of it until it was developed in 1963. In 1963, it broke away with the Jurong SMC, followed by in 1980 distributed to Ayer Rajah SMC, Clementi SMC and West Coast SMC with the growing development of Clementi, and in 1984 to Yuhua SMC and Hong Kah SMC with the growing development of Jurong East. It finally absorbed into Bukit Timah GRC (now defunct) along with Bukit Batok SMC, Jurong SMC, Ulu Pandan SMC and Yuhua SMC.

In 2001, it reappeared as Bukit Batok was split into two and thus the newly formed Bukit Batok East as well as a newly formed Taman Jurong which used to be part of Bukit Gombak SMC along with Jurong that was renamed as Jurong Central together with Yuhua forms the newly created Jurong GRC and remains until date while Ulu Pandan was one of the founding wards of the then Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC.

However, the revival of Bukit Timah SMC did not last long as it was absorbed into Holland–Bukit Timah GRC in 2006 and holds until date as Wang Kai Yuen had retired on 2006 and hence, Yu-Foo Yee Shoon was the successor of this ward.

Constituency changes

Election Boundary changes Electorate
1951 Constituency formed from Rural West. 3,850
1955 Parts of the constituency separated to form Bukit Panjang, Pasir Panjang, Queenstown, Sembawang and Southern Islands. 9,173
1959 Part of the constituency separated to form Jurong. 11,285
1963 No changes. 12,502
1966 by-election No changes. 14,854
1968 No changes. 16,769
1972 Part of the constituency separated to form Bukit Batok. 15,476
1976 No changes. 13,132
1980 Parts of the constituency separated to form Ayer Rajah, Clementi and West Coast. 15,334
1984 Part of the constituency separated to form Yuhua. 17,238
1988 Constituency became a Single Member Constituency. 20,222
1991 No changes. 24,512
1997 Constituency abolished and merged into Bukit Timah GRC as Bukit Timah ward.
2001 Single Member Constituency formed from Bukit Timah ward in Bukit Timah GRC. 26,951
2006 Constituency abolished and merged into Holland–Bukit Timah GRC as Bukit Timah ward.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
Legislative Council of Singapore
1951 Hollupatherage James Caldera Kulasingha Progressive Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955 Lim Chin Siong People's Action Party
1959 Ya'acob bin Mohamed People's Action Party
1963 Lee Tee Tong Barisan Sosialis
1966 by-election Chor Yeok Eng People's Action Party
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Chor Yeok Eng People's Action Party
1972
1976
1980
1984 Wang Kai Yuen People's Action Party
1988
1991
1997 Constituency abolished and merged into Bukit Timah GRC
2001 Wang Kai Yuen People's Action Party
2006 Constituency abolished and merged into Holland-Bukit Timah GRC

Candidates and Results

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2001: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wang Kai Yuen 19,121 77.37 N/A
SDA Tong Meng Chye 4,376 17.71 N/A
Independent Tan Kim Chuang 1,215 4.92 N/A
Majority 14,745 54.36
Turnout 26,951 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wang Kai Yuen 16,080 72.64 N/A
WP Zeng Guo Yuan 5,683 25.68 N/A
Independent Md Sani Jan 371 4.92 N/A
Majority 10,397 46.9 N/A
Turnout 22,695 92.6 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wang Kai Yuen Walkover
Majority
Turnout 21,043 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1984: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wang Kai Yuen Walkover
Majority
Turnout 17,238 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1980: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng Walkover
Majority
Turnout 17,238 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng Walkover
Majority
Turnout 13,132 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1972: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng 9,475 66.78
BS K. K. Nair 4,714 33.22
Majority 4,761 33.6
Turnout 14,598 94.3 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng Walkover
Majority
Turnout 13,132 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
1966 by-election: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng Walkover
Majority
Turnout 14,854 N/A
PAP gain from BS Swing N/A
General Election 1963: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BS Lee Tee Tong 6,173 52.39 +52.39
PAP Chor Yeok Eng 4,982 42.28 -18.86
UPP Ong Tiong Kuan 628 5.33 +5.33
Majority 1,191 10.1 N/A
Turnout 11,935 95.5 +5.2
BS gain from PAP Swing N/A

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ya'acob bin Mohamed 6,174 61.14 +8.69
LSP Pek Cheng Chuan 2,460 24.36 -8.31
Independent Lee Yew Seng 1,464 14.50 +14.50
Majority 3,714 36.7
Turnout 10,190 90.3 +21.9
PAP hold Swing +8.69
General Election 1955: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Chin Siong 3,259 52.45 +52.45
DP Tan Wah Meng 1,308 21.05 +21.05
LF A. N. Mitra 924 14.88 +14.88
PP S. F. Ho 722 11.62 -45.53
Majority 1,951 31.4 N/A
Turnout 6,272 68.4 +8.00
PAP gain from PP Swing -45.53
General Election 1951: Bukit Timah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PP Hollupatherage James Caldera Kulasingha 1,311 57.15
Labour Party Valiya Purayil Abdullah 983 42.85
Majority 428 14.3
Turnout 2,326 60.4 N/A
PP win (new seat)

See also

References

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