Jalan Kayu Constituency

After the 1951 election, the present Jalan Kayu constituency constituted the majority of the Seletar ward; that ward was dissolved prior to the 1959 election, producing the Jalan Kayu ward, the then Thomson ward, and small parts of Nee Soon ward.

During the 1963 Singaporean general election, incumbent Tan Cheng Tong from People's Action Party seek another term but under Barisan Sosialis. While his vote share was slashed nearly by half, Tan managed to win the seat with a 7% majority.

Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair has contested here in every GE since the inception of this ward, with the exceptions in 1967 by-elections and 1968 elections where he stood as an independent candidate in Thomson and Farrer Park wards respectively. He had previously elected in Seletar ward, which has since evolved into this ward and also went through up and downs, from an end of almost being elected MP since the independence of Singapore in 1984 elections when he represented the Workers' Party of Singapore and subsequently offered but declined the Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat to lost his election deposit in 1963 elections when he was one of the candidate that entered into the multi-cornered fight's fray under the banner of Singapore Alliance.{{Cite web |title=A summary of Madai Puthan had contested in the wards along his political life. |url=https://sg-elections.com/candidates/n.html#MPDN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613155350/http://www.singapore-elections.com/candidates-n.html#MPDN |archive-date=13 June 2011 |access-date=7 June 2011}}

In the 1984 election, the People's Action Party had held the ward by a narrow margin of 571 votes and Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair was offered the first and only Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seat, only to reject it.{{Cite web |title=Offer was made to D Nair as the best performing but still unelected MP. |url=https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1984/jalan-kayu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613181057/http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1984-ge/jalan-kayu.html |archive-date=13 June 2011 |access-date=7 June 2011}} The seat was subsequently offered to Tan Chee Kien, the second best performing but lost the election opposition candidate who ran in Kaki Bukit SMC under the Singapore United Front's banner as auxiliary NCMP who had also promptly declined the offer.{{Cite web |title=Subsequent offer was made, but still declined by Tan. |url=https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1984/kaki-bukit.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614031038/http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1984-ge/kaki-bukit.html |archive-date=14 June 2011 |access-date=7 June 2011}}

During the 1988 political reforms, the constituency was merged into the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}

{{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%.}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1959: Jalan Kayu}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Tan Cheng Tong|votes=4,837|percentage=62.28|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore People's Alliance|candidate=Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair|votes=2,929|percentage=37.72|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=7,844|percentage=90.3|change=}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = People's Action Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1963: Jalan Kayu}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Barisan Sosialis|candidate=Tan Cheng Tong|votes=3,312|percentage=38.04|change=+38.04}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Teo Hup Teck|votes=2,676|percentage=30.73|change=-31.55}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=United People's Party (Singapore)|candidate=Lui Boon Phor|votes=1,146|percentage=13.16|change=+13.16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore Alliance|candidate=Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair|votes=1,057|percentage=12.14|change=-25.58}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Ong Yu Thoh|votes=516|percentage=5.93|change=+5.93}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=8,768|percentage=95.7|change=+5.4}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Barisan Sosialis

|loser = People's Action Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1967 By Election: Jalan Kayu}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Teo Hup Teck|votes=Walkover|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=11,275|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|loser = Barisan Sosialis

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1968: Jalan Kayu}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Hwang Soo Jin|votes=9,581|percentage=82.30|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers' Party of Singapore|candidate=Sum Chong Meng|votes=2,060|percentage=17.70|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=11,975|percentage=93.0|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1972: Jalan Kayu}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Hwang Soo Jin|votes=8,283|percentage=59.42|change=-22.88}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers' Party of Singapore|candidate=Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair|votes=5,137|percentage=36.86|change=+19.16}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = United National Front

|candidate = Ong Seng Kok

|votes = 518

|percentage = 3.72

|change = +3.72

}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=14,148|percentage=94.4|change=+1.4}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = -22.88

}}

{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1976: Jalan Kayu}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Hwang Soo Jin|votes=8,883|percentage=61.57|change=+2.15}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers' Party of Singapore|candidate=Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair|votes=5,544|percentage=38.43|change=+1.57}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=14,702|percentage=95.2|change=+0.8}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = +2.15

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1980: Jalan Kayu}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Hwang Soo Jin|votes=15,275|percentage=69.02|change=+7.45}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers' Party of Singapore|candidate=Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair|votes=6,855|percentage=30.98|change=-7.45}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=22,705|percentage=95.5|change=+0.3}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = +7.45

}}

{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1984: Jalan Kayu}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Heng Chiang Meng

|votes = 11,985

|percentage = 51.22

|change = -17.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers' Party of Singapore

|candidate = Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair

|votes = 11,414

|percentage = 48.78

|change = +17.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 23,908

|percentage = 95.6

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = -17.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1988.html#J 1988 GE's result]
• [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html#J 1984 GE's result]
• [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html#J 1980 GE's result]
• [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html#J 1976 GE's result]
• [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1972.html#J 1972 GE's result]
• [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#J 1968 GE's result]
• [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_by1967.html 1967 BE's result]
• [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1963.html#J 1963 GE's result]
• [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1959.html#J 1959 GE's result]

• Ang Mo Kio GRC
• Cheng San GRC

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