Toa Payoh Single Member Constituency

Toa Payoh SMC is a constituency that holds the Toa Payoh area, in the Central Region of Singapore, from 1959 to 1988. The constituency broke away into Boon Teck, Kim Keat and Kuo Chuan in 1972 general elections, and Khe Bong in 1976 general elections.

Members of Parliament

  • Wong Soon Fong (1959 - 1968)
  • Eric Cheong (1968 - 1988)
General Election 1963: Toa Payoh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BS Wong Soon Fong 6,083 48.2
PAP Yip Sai Weng 4,276 33.9 -43.8
UPP Goh Nee Kim 1,501 11.9
United Democratic Party Tan Chor Yong 760 6.0
Majority 1,807 9.7
Turnout 12,772 95.4
BS gain from PAP Swing
General Election 1959: Toa Payoh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wong Soon Fong 8,693 77.7
SPA Lee Poh Chee 2,500 22.3
Majority 6,193 55.4
Turnout 11,442 91.2
PAP win (new seat)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.