Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency

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{{Short description|Former constituency of Singapore}}

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{{distinguish|Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency}}

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|name=Ang Mo Kio

|year=1976

|abolished=1991

|parl_name=Parliament of Singapore

|member= Constituency Abolished

|seats = 1

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|image=

|region=Singapore

|electorate=

|local_council_label=Town Council

|local_council=Ang Mo Kio

|next = Ang Mo Kio GRC

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Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 宏茂橋單選區;Simplified Chinese: 宏茂桥单选区) was a single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore that was formed in 1976 and existed till 1991.

History

In 1976, the constituency was formed from merging parts of Nee Soon, Serangoon Gardens and Thomson constituencies and was known as Ang Mo Kio Constituency. In 1988, after electoral reforms, it was known as Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency.

In 1991, the constituency was merged into Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Member of Parliament

! colspan="2" |Party

1976

| rowspan="4" |Yeo Toon Chia

| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |

| rowspan="4" |PAP

1980
1984
1988

Elections

= Elections in the 1970s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1976: Ang Mo Kio{{Cite web|title=ELD {{!}} 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Yeo Toon Chia|votes=Walkover|percentage=N/A|change=N/A}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=14,264|change=N/A}}

{{Election box new seat win|winner = People's Action Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1980s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1980: Ang Mo Kio{{Cite web|title=ELD {{!}} 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Yeo Toon Chia|votes=17,436|percentage=81.99|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate|party = United People's Front

|candidate = Ang Bee Lian

|votes = 3,830

|percentage = 18.01

|change =N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|votes=9,483|percentage=63.98|change=N/A}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=22,542|change={{increase}}58.03}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=21,875|percentage=97.0|change=N/A}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner = People's Action Party

|swing =N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1984: Ang Mo Kio{{Cite web|title=ELD {{!}} 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Yeo Toon Chia|votes=9,909|percentage=72.75|change={{decrease}}9.24}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = United People's Front

|candidate = Ang Bee Lian

|votes = 3,711

|percentage = 27.25

|change = {{increase}}9.24

}}

{{Election box majority|votes=6,198|percentage=45.5|change={{decrease}}18.48}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=14,633|change={{decrease}}35.09}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=13,620|percentage=93.08|change={{decrease}}3.92}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = {{decrease}}9.24

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1988: Ang Mo Kio{{Cite web|title=ELD {{!}} 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1988.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Yeo Toon Chia|votes=13,365|percentage=65.49|change={{decrease}}7.26}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=National Solidarity Party (Singapore)|candidate=Ong Kah Seng|votes=7,044|percentage=34.51|change=N/A}}{{Election box majority|votes=6,321|percentage=30.98|change={{decrease}}14.52}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=21,744|change={{increase}}48.6}}{{Election box turnout||votes=21,030|percentage=96.72|change={{increase}}3.64}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = {{decrease}}7.26

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References