Whampoa Single Member Constituency

Whampoa
Whampoa
	Single Member Constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	southeastern Singapore
Electorate	22,069
Current constituency
Created	1968-1988; 2011 - 2015
Number of members	1
Member(s)	Heng Chee How (2011-2015)

Whampoa Single Member Constituency (Simplified Chinese: 黄埔单选区;Traditional Chinese: 黃埔單選區) was a Single Member Constituency located in the eastern region of Singapore. The ward covers the main area of Whampoa. This ward has been carved out from the Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency during the 2011 General Election.

Whampoa SMC used to exist in 1968 until 1988 where this constituency was dissolved and divide into nearby the now defunct Kampong Glam GRC, Jalan Besar GRC and possibly Toa Payoh GRC in 1991. It carved out of Kallang in 1968.

However, Whampoa ward was again recreated in 1997 only to be under the defunct Jalan Besar GRC and Heng Chee How had subsequently been the incumbent of that ward since 2001 under Jalan Besar GRC. In 2015, this constituency was again dissolved and was divided into Jalan Besar GRC.

Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament		Dates
Buang bin Omar Junid	PAP	1968 - 1972
Augustine Tan Hui Heng	PAP	1982 - 1988
Constituency abolished (1988 – 2011)
Heng Chee How	PAP	2011 – 2015

Candidates and Results

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Whampoa[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Buang bin Omar Junid	Walkover
Turnout			12,854
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Whampoa[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Augustine Tan Hui Heng	8,773	78.6	N/A
	PF	Phang Juet Haw	2,395	21.4	N/A
Majority			6,378	57.2	N/A
Turnout			11,401	94.7	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1976: Whampoa[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Augustine Tan Hui Heng	14,636	81.0	+2.4
	WP	Mohamed Shariff bin Yahya	3,438	19.0	+19.0
Majority			11,198	62.0	+4.8
Turnout			18,468	95.9	+1.2
	PAP hold		Swing	+2.4

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Whampoa[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Augustine Tan Hui Heng	Walkover
Turnout			19,131
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1984: Whampoa[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Augustine Tan Hui Heng	Walkover
Turnout			18,494
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1988: Whampoa[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Augustine Tan Hui Heng	7,522	59.5	N/A
	NSP	Ken Sun	5,126	40.5	N/A
Majority			2,396	19.6	N/A
Turnout			12,841	92.9	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Whampoa[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Heng Chee How	13,028	66.10
	NSP	Ken Sun	6,683	33.90
Majority			6,345	32.20
Turnout			20,199	93.4
	PAP win (new seat)

References

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[1] "1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".

[2] "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".

[3] "1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".

[4] "1980 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".

[5] "1984 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".

[6] "1988 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".

[7] "2011 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".