Radin Mas Single Member Constituency

Radin Mas Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 拉丁马士单选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Radin Mas; Tamil: ராடின் மாஸ் தனித்தொகுதி) is a Single Member Constituency located in the central area of Singapore. The ward covers a portion of Bukit Merah, specifically the suburbs of Redhill, Bukit Merah Central, the eastern half of Telok Blangah, Bukit Purmei Estate and Mount Faber. This ward has been carved out during the 2011 General Election and was formerly a ward from the Tanjong Pagar GRC. The incumbent MP is Melvin Yong.

Radin Mas
Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate24,980
Current constituency
Created1976 (1976)
Seats1
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Melvin Yong
Town CouncilTanjong Pagar
Merged1988
Merged toTiong Bahru GRC
Reformed2011
Reformed fromTanjong Pagar GRC

Radin Mas used to exist as a single ward from 1976 to 1988 where it was absorbed into the then Tiong Bahru GRC which is subsequently being part of Tanjong Pagar GRC from 1991 to 2011. It absorbed part of Henderson & Telok Blangah constituencies in 1976.

Along with Tanjong Pagar GRC, it is managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council, where its head office are located in Bukit Merah Central.

Radin Mas SMC together with Tanjong Pagar GRC are under the same town council, Tanjong Pagar Town Council.

Members of Parliament

Election Division IncumbentParty
1967Radin Mas SMCN. Naidu GovindasmyPAP
1977Bernard Chen Tien Lap PAP
1980Mohamed Kassim Abdul JabbarPAP
1984Chng Hee Kok PAP
Constituency abolished (1988 2011)
2011Radin Mas SMCSam Tan Chin Siong PAP
2020Melvin Yong PAP

Candidates and Results

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Radin Mas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Melvin Yong 16,834 74.03 3.22
RP Kumar Appavoo 5,905 25.97 13.26
Majority 10,929 48.06
Rejected ballots 817 3.47
Turnout 23,556 94.30 1.05
Registered electors 24,980
PAP hold Swing 3.22

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Radin Mas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sam Tan Chin Siong 20,230 77.25 10.15
RP Kumar Appavoo 3,329 12.71 N/A
Independent Han Hui Hui (Loses deposit) 2,629 10.04 N/A
Majority 16,901 64.54 30.34
Rejected ballots 768 2.85 -
Turnout 26,956 93.25 2.05
PAP hold Swing 10.15
General Election 2011: Radin Mas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sam Tan Chin Siong 18,609 67.1 N/A
NSP Yip Yew Weng 9,123 32.9 N/A
Majority 9,486 34.2 N/A
Turnout 28,401 91.2 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1984: Radin Mas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chng Hee Kok 9,997 54.0 10.1
WP Wong Hong Toy 8,519 46.0 10.1
Majority 1,478 8.0 20.2
Turnout 18,846 95.3 0.8
PAP hold Swing 10.1
General Election 1980: Radin Mas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar 11,335 64.1 6.5
WP Wong Hong Toy 6,356 35.9 6.5
Majority 4,979 28.2 13.0
Turnout 18,115 96.1 1.5
PAP hold Swing 6.5

Elections in 1970s

By-election 1977: Radin Mas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Bernard Chen Tien Lap 12,053 70.6 5.1
WP Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam 5,021 29.4 5.1
Majority 7,032 41.2 10.2
Turnout 17,415 94.6 2.5
PAP hold Swing 5.1
General Election 1976: Radin Mas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP N. Naidu Govindasmy 13,246 75.7 N/A
WP Othman bin Abdullah 4,263 24.3 N/A
Majority 8,983 51.4 N/A
Turnout 17,879 97.1 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

References

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