Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency
Toa Payoh GRC was a defunct representation constituency that from 1988 to 1997 comprised Kuo Chuan, Boon Teck and Toa Payoh, in the Central Region of Singapore.
| Toa Payoh | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Member(s) | Davinder Singh Ong Teng Cheong Ho Tat Kin S Dhanabalan |
| Town Council | Toa Payoh |
| Replaced by | Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
Toa Payoh GRC was headed by former Deputy Prime Minister, Ong Teng Cheong.
History
Kim Keat SMC was absorbed in the 1991 elections. In 1997, the ward was merged along with Thomson GRC to form Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC. Ong would resign in 1993 to contest in the Presidential Election and later become the 5th President of Singapore.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
| Formation | ||||
| 1988 |
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|
PAP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |
|
PAP | ||
| 1997 | Dissolution into Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | N/A | N/A | |
^ Ong Teng Cheong resigned his post on July 1993 in order to contest in the 1993 Presidential Elections.
Candidates and Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ho Tat Kin Davinder Singh Wong Kan Seng |
N/A | Walkover | ||
| Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Dhanabalan Ho Tat Kin Davinder Singh Ibrahim Othman |
N/A | Walkover | ||
| Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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