Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency

{{distinguish|||text=Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency and the later Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency}}

{{Infobox constituency

|type=Single Member

|name= Chua Chu Kang SMC

|year=1959

|parl_name=Parliament of Singapore

|member= Constituency Abolished

|seats = 1

|party =

|image=

|region=Singapore

|electorate=

|local_council_label=Town Council

|local_council= Chua Chu Kang

|next = Chua Chu Kang GRC

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File:Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency locator map.png

Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Choa Chu Kang New Town. It was one of the longest existing constituencies in Singapore, spanning 52 years from 1959 to 2011.

Throughout its relatively long history, the ruling People's Action Party has won the constituency in every election, except the 1963 general election when it lost the seat to opposition party Barisan Sosialis. Chua Chu Kang SMC faced a four-cornered fight, including the ruling party itself in the 1997 general election and the PAP was challenged by Singapore Democratic Alliance's Steve Chia in the 2001 and 2006 general elections. In the 2011 general election, the SMC and Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) were absorbed into Chua Chu Kang GRC.

Members of Parliament

colspan="4" \|Legislative Assembly of Singapore
class="wikitable" !Election !Member of Parliament ! colspan="2" \|Party
1959 \|Ong Chang Sam \| bgcolor="{{party color\|People's Action Party}}" \| \| PAP
1963 \|Chio Cheng Thun \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Sosialis}}" \| \|BS
1966 \|Tang See Chim \| bgcolor="{{party color\|People's Action Party}}" \| \| PAP
colspan="4" \|Parliament of Singapore
1968 \| rowspan="5" \|Tang See Chim \| rowspan="9" bgcolor="{{party color\|People's Action Party}}" \| \| rowspan="9" \|PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988 \| rowspan="3" \|Low Seow Chay
1991
2001
2006 \|Gan Kim Yong

Elections

{{small|Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.}}

=Elections in the 2000s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2006: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Gan Kim Yong

|votes = 14,156

|percentage = 60.4

|change = -4.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Singapore Democratic Alliance

|candidate = Steve Chia Kiah Hong

|votes = 9,292

|percentage = 39.6

|change = +4.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,864

|percentage = 20.8

|change = -9.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 23,950

|percentage = 95.9

|change = -0.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = -4.9}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Low Seow Chay

|votes = 14,489

|percentage = 65.3

|change = +3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Singapore Democratic Alliance

|candidate = Steve Chia Kiah Hong

|votes = 8,143

|percentage = 34.7

|change = +34.7

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,643

|percentage = 30.6

|change = -9.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 23,936

|percentage = 96.3

|change = -0.2

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = +3.4

}}

=Elections in the 1990s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1997: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Low Seow Chay

|votes = 14,141

|percentage = 61.9

|change = -6.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Solidarity Party (Singapore)

|candidate = Yip Yew Weng

|votes = 5,040

|percentage=22.1

|change = +22.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Chia Shi Teck

|votes =3,210

|percentage = 14.1

|change = +14.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Progressive Party (Singapore)

|candidate = Tan Soo Phuan

|votes =445

|percentage = 1.9

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,101

|percentage = 39.8

|change = -4.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 23,240

|percentage = 96.5

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Low Seow Chay

|votes = 14,489

|percentage = 68.4

|change = +9.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Kwek Guan Kwee

|votes = 5,071

|percentage=24.0

|change = +24.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Harry W. Baptist

|votes =1,611

|percentage = 7.6

|change = +7.61

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,418

|percentage = 44.4

|change = +25.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 21,940

|percentage = 96.2

|change = -1.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing =

}}

=Elections in the 1980s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1988: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Low Seow Chay

|votes = 11,058

|percentage = 59.3

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers' Party of Singapore

|candidate = Chan Keng Sieng

|votes = 7,597

|percentage=40.7

|change = -3.6

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,461

|percentage = 18.6

|change = +8.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 19,082

|percentage = 97.2

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = +4.04}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1984: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Tang See Chim

|votes = 13,254

|percentage = 54.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers' Party of Singapore

|candidate = Chan Keng Sieng

|votes = 10,720

|percentage=44.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = United People's Front

|candidate = Teo Kim Hoe

|votes =196

|percentage = 0.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,534

|percentage = 10.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 24,727

|percentage = 96.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = }}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1980: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Tang See Chim

|votes = Walkover

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 22,363

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = }}

=Elections in the 1970s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1976: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Tang See Chim

|votes =11,740

|percentage = 68.75

|change = +6.39

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers' Party of Singapore

|candidate = Chan Keng Sieng

|votes = 5,336

|percentage = 31.25

|change = +31.25

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,354

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 17,685

|percentage = 97.5

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = +6.4}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1972: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Tang See Chim

|votes = 9,002

|percentage = 62.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Barisan Sosialis

|candidate = Ng Ah Chue

|votes = 5,434

|percentage = 37.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =3,568

|percentage =24.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 14,903

|percentage = 95.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = }}

=Elections in the 1960s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1968: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Tang See Chim

|votes = Walkover

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 12,879

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Tang See Chim

|votes = Walkover

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|loser= Barisan Sosialis

|swing = }}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1963: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Barisan Sosialis

|candidate = Chio Cheng Thun

|votes = 3,753

|percentage = 48.6

|change = +48.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Lim Kim Hian

|votes = 2,429

|percentage = 31.5

|change = -24.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =United People's Party (Singapore)

|candidate = Sim Chit Giak

|votes = 800

|percentage = 10.4

|change = +10.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Singapore Alliance

|candidate = Neo Guan Choo

|votes = 396

|percentage = 5.1

|change = +5.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party =Independent (politician)

|candidate = Goh Tong Liang

|votes = 345

|percentage = 4.5

|change = +4.5

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,324

|percentage = 17.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 7,799

|percentage = 95.1

|change = +3.1

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Barisan Sosialis

|loser = People's Action Party

|swing = N/A}}

=Elections in the 1950s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1959: Chua Chu Kang}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Ong Chang Sam

|votes = 3,536

|percentage = 56.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Neo Koon Hin

|votes = 1,563

|percentage = 24.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Singapore People's Alliance

|candidate = Goh Tong Liang

|votes = 1,183

|percentage = 18.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,973

|percentage = 31.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 6,334

|percentage = 91.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = People's Action Party

}}

References

[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1959.html#C 1959 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1963.html#C 1963 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#C 1968 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1972.html#C 1972 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html#C 1976 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html#C 1980 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html#C 1984 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1988.html#C 1988 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1991.html#C 1991 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1997.html#C 1997 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2001.html#C 2001 GE result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2006.html#C 2006 GE result]

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