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 | |
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Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Central Region, Singapore |
Electorate | 24,980 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1976 |
Seats | 1 |
Party | People's Action Party |
Member(s) | Melvin Yong |
Town Council | Tanjong Pagar |
Merged | 1988 |
Merged to | Tiong Bahru GRC |
Reformed | 2011 |
Reformed from | Tanjong 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 | Incumbent | Party | |
1967 | Radin Mas SMC | N. Naidu Govindasmy | PAP | |
1977 | Bernard Chen Tien Lap | PAP | ||
1980 | Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar | PAP | ||
1984 | Chng Hee Kok | PAP | ||
Constituency abolished (1988 – 2011) | ||||
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2011 | Radin Mas SMC | Sam Tan Chin Siong | PAP | |
2020 | Melvin Yong | PAP |
Candidates and Results
Elections in 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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) |