Hong Lim Constituency
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Singapore}}
Hong Lim Constituency was a constituency in Chinatown, Singapore. It was created in 1959 and dissolved in 1976 but is currently part of Jalan Besar GRC (Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng).
The constituency dwindled in population since its creation. In 1968, 1,615 voters were shifted to Bukit Ho Swee. Later on, 5,162 voters were shifted to Serangoon private houses. The remaining people were merged into Telok Ayer.
Member of Parliament
| class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center"
|Election |Member of Parliament | colspan="2" |Party |
| colspan="4" |Legislative Assembly of Singapore |
|---|
| 1959
| rowspan="3" |Ong Eng Guan{{cite news|date=17 June 1965|title=Mr. Ong Quits The Assembly|page=1|work=The Straits Times|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19650617-1.2.3}} |bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |PAP |
| 1961
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |Independent |
| 1963
|bgcolor="{{party color|United People's Party (Singapore)}}" | |UPP |
| 1965
| rowspan="1" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |PAP |
| colspan="4" |Parliament of Singapore |
| 1968
| rowspan="2" |Lee Khoon Choy | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | | rowspan="2" |PAP |
| 1972 |
{{small|Note : Ong Eng Guan resigned from the Legislative Assembly in 1965}}
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 1950s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1959: Hong Lim}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Ong Eng Guan|votes=8,834|percentage=77.0|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Malayan Chinese Association|candidate=Loh Ngian Lim|votes=1,192|percentage=10.4|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Socialist Party|candidate=Tan Hong Chye|votes=856|percentage=7.5|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore People's Alliance|candidate=Sim Wee Teck|votes=588|percentage=5.1|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=7,642|percentage=66.6|change=N/A}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=11,604|percentage=91.6|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = People's Action Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Elections in 1960s =
{{Election box begin | title=By-election of 29 April 1961: Hong Lim}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ong Eng Guan
|votes = 7,747
|percentage = 73.3
|change = +73.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Jek Yeun Thong|votes=2,820|percentage=26.7|change=-50.3}}
{{Election box majority||votes=4,927|percentage=46.6|change=N/A}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,818|percentage=91.0|change=-0.6}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser= People's Action Party
|swing = N/A}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1963: Hong Lim}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United People's Party (Singapore)
|candidate = Ong Eng Guan
|votes = 5,066
|percentage = 44.5
|change = -28.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Seah Mui Kok
|votes = 3,789
|percentage = 33.3
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Barisan Sosialis
|candidate = Lim Chien Sen
|votes = 2,344
|percentage = 20.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Singapore Alliance
|candidate = Sam Tai Guan
|votes = 191
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,277
|percentage = 11.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,463
|percentage = 95.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = United People's Party (Singapore)
|swing = }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=By-election 1965: Hong Lim}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Lee Khoon Choy|votes=6,398|percentage=59.5|change=+26.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Barisan Sosialis|candidate=Ong Chang Sam|votes=4,346|percentage=40.5|change=+19.9}}
{{Election box majority||votes=2,052|percentage=19.0|change=N/A}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,858|percentage=91.7|change=+0.7}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|loser= United People's Party (Singapore)
|swing = N/A}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Constituencies of Singapore}}
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