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Mountbatten Single Member Constituency

{{Short description|Single member constituency in the central-southeastern part of Singapore}}

{{Infobox constituency

| name = Mountbatten

| type = Single Member

| parl_name = Parliament of Singapore

| image = Mountbatten_Single_Member_Constituency,_2025.svg

| image_size = 240px

| caption =

| region = Central Region, Singapore

| electorate = 22,754

| year = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1957}}

| abolished =

| members = Lim Biow Chuan

| seats = 1

| party = People's Action Party

| local_council_label = Town Council

| local_council = Marine Parade

| next =

| blank1_name = Merged

| blank1_info = 1997

| blank2_name = Merged to

| blank2_info = Marine Parade GRC

| blank3_name = Reformed

| blank3_info = 2011

| blank4_name = Reformed from

| blank4_info = Marine Parade GRC

}}

The Mountbatten Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency in the central-southeastern part of Singapore. It is managed by Marine Parade Town Council. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is People's Action Party's (PAP) Lim Biow Chuan.

History

In 2025, a polling district was moved from the constituency to Marine Parade–Braddell Heights Group Representation Constituency (GRC).{{cite web |last=Koh |first=Fabian |date=11 March 2025 |title=GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-ebrc-grc-smc-general-election-boundary-changes-4992551 |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=CNA |language=en}}

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center"
ElectionMembercolspan="2" |Party
colspan="4" |Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959

| Seow Peck Leng

bgcolor=purple |SPA
1963Ng Yeow Chongbgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |PAP
colspan="4" |Parliament of Singapore
1968

| rowspan="3" |Ng Yeow Chong

rowspan="7" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |rowspan="7" |PAP
1972
1976
1980rowspan="4" | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng
1984
1988
1991
colspan="4" |Constituency abolished (1997 – 2011)
2011

|rowspan="3"| Lim Biow Chuan

rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |rowspan="3" | PAP
2015
2020

Electoral results

{{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 no change| title=General Election 1959: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||party=Singapore People's Alliance|candidate=Seow Peck Leng|votes=3,031|percentage=33.7|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Tay Kim Sun|votes=2,143|percentage=23.8|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Malayan Chinese Association|candidate=Wong Foo Nam|votes=1,903|percentage=21.2|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate no change|

|party = Katong United Resident Association

|candidate = Felice Leon-Soh

|votes = 1,354

|percentage = 15.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Liberal Socialist Party|candidate=Wee Soo Bee|votes=559|percentage=6.2|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority no change|votes=2,593|percentage=16.4|change=N/A}}

{{Election box turnout no change|votes=888|percentage=9.9|change=N/A}}

{{Election box new seat win

|winner=Singapore People's Alliance

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in 1960s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1963: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Ng Yeow Chong|votes=7,751|percentage=49.0|change={{increase}}25.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Barisan Sosialis|candidate=Fung Yin Ching|votes=5,158|percentage=32.6|change={{increase}}32.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore Alliance|candidate=Lee Kim Chuan|votes=1,865|percentage=11.8|change={{decrease}}21.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Felice Leon-Soh|votes=1,053|percentage=6.7|change={{decrease}}8.4}}

{{Election box majority||votes=2,593|percentage=16.4|change={{increase}}25.2}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=15,969|percentage=94.8|change={{increase}}6.1}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner=People's Action Party

|loser=Singapore People's Alliance

|swing={{increase}}25.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

Notes: SPA joins UMNO-MCA-MIC alliance to form SA in 1963 GE.{{Cite web|url=https://sg-elections.com/political-parties/spa.html|title=Singapore People's Alliance|access-date=2011-05-08|archive-date=2021-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130123623/http://www.singapore-elections.com/political-parties/spa.html|url-status=live}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1968: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Ng Yeow Chong}}

{{Election box registered electors||reg. electors=12,760|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=People's Action Party}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in 1970s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1972: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Ng Yeow Chong}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=14,396|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=People's Action Party}}

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

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Ng Yeow Chong|votes=9,412|percentage=65.9|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=United Front (Singapore)|candidate=Seow Khee Leng|votes=4,878|percentage=34.1|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority||votes=4,534|percentage=31.8|change=N/A}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=14,707|percentage=95.3|change=N/A}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner=People's Action Party

|swing=N/A

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in 1980s=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1980: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Eugene Yap Giau Cheng}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=14,045|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=People's Action Party}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1984: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = People's Action Party

|candidate = Eugene Yap Giau Cheng

|votes = 16,077

|percentage = 81.30

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Tan Ah Teng

|votes = 3,692

|percentage = 18.70

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,385

|percentage = 62.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 20,505

|percentage = 95.5

|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 1988: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Eugene Yap Giau Cheng|votes=12,712|percentage=78.20|change={{decrease}}3.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Chiam Pan Boon|votes=3,554|percentage=21.80|change={{increase}}3.1}}

{{Election box majority||votes=9,158|percentage=56.4|change={{decrease}}6.2}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=16,909|percentage=95.3|change={{decrease}}0.2}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner=People's Action Party

|swing={{decrease}}3.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in 1990s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Eugene Yap Giau Cheng|votes=11,029|percentage=78.00|change={{decrease}}0.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Yen Kim Khooi|votes=3,119|percentage=22.00|change={{increase}}0.2}}

{{Election box majority||votes=7,910|percentage=56.0|change={{decrease}}0.4}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=14,741|percentage=95.1|change={{decrease}}0.2}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner=People's Action Party

|swing= {{decrease}}0.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in 2010s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2011: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Lim Biow Chuan|votes=11,985|percentage=58.62|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=National Solidarity Party (Singapore)|candidate=Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss|votes=8,461|percentage=41.38|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority||votes=3,524|percentage=17.24|change=N/A}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=20,865|percentage=87.9|change=N/A}}

{{Election box new seat win

|winner=People's Action Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2015: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Lim Biow Chuan|votes=15,331|percentage=71.86|change={{increase}}13.24}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Singapore People's Party|candidate=Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss|votes=6,004|percentage=28.14|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority||votes=9,327|percentage=43.72|change={{increase}}26.48}}

{{Election box rejected|

|votes = 333

|percentage = 2.35

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=21,668|percentage=89.75|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner= People's Action Party

|swing= {{increase}}13.24

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in 2020s =

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2020: Mountbatten}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Lim Biow Chuan|votes=16,285|percentage=73.82|change={{increase}}1.96}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Peoples Voice (Singapore)|candidate=Sivakumaran Chellappa|votes=5,775|percentage=26.18|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority||votes=10,510|percentage=47.64|change=}}

{{Election box rejected|

|votes = 589

|percentage = 2.60

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=22,649|percentage=93.41|change={{increase}}3.66}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 24,267

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner= People's Action Party

|swing= {{increase}}1.96

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{Reflist|1}}

  • [https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2020.html#T 2020 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_results2011.html#M 2011 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1991.html#M 1991 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1988.html#M 1988 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html#M 1984 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html#M 1980 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html#M 1976 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1972.html#M 1972 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#M 1968 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1963.html#M 1963 General Election's result]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1959.html#M 1959 General Election's result]

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{{Coord missing|Singapore}}

Category:Singaporean electoral divisions

Category:Kallang

Category:Marine Parade

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