Ng Kah Ting
{{Short description|Singaporean former politician (born 1940)}}
{{family name hatnote|Ng|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ng Kah Ting
| office = Member of Parliament representing Punggol Single Member Constituency
| term_start = 22 October 1963
| term_end = 14 August 1991
| predecessor = Ng Teng Kian
| successor = constituency abolished
| native_name = 黄嘉腾
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|2|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Straits Settlements (present-day Punggol, Singapore)
| spouse = Rita Teoh ({{abbr|m.|married}} 1961)
}}
Ng Kah Ting ({{Zh|c=黄嘉腾}}; born 29 February 1940) is a Singaporean former politician. A former member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he served as the Member of Legislative Assembly and later Member of Parliament representing Punggol Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 1963 to 1991.
Early life and career
Ng was born on 29 February 1940 in the Straits Settlements (present-day Punggol, Singapore). He attended Montfort Primary School and Montfort Secondary School. After completing secondary school, Ng worked as a census household numberer before working as an enumerator (census taker).{{Cite news |last=Foo |first=Kim Leng |date=1 December 1981 |title=Political History of Singapore 1945–1965 |url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/flipviewer/publish/e/e18e2d6b-115d-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad-OHC000139_001/web/html5/index.html?launchlogo=tablet/OralHistoryInterviews_brandingLogo_.png&pn=3 |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=National Archives of Singapore |pages=5}}
He later worked for the City Council as a clerk. Before joining politics, Ng worked as a teacher at Charlton School and afterwards worked as a manager of a finance company and a housing development company.{{Cite news |date=30 August 1972 |title=THE CONSTITUENCIES |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19720830-1.2.36? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=New Nation |pages=5 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{Cite news |date=9 June 1961 |title=TEACHER NG IS TO MARRY TEACHER RITA |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19610609-1.2.54? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Singapore Free Press |pages=4 |via=NewspaperSG}}
Political career
Ng made his political debut at the 1963 general election as the youngest PAP candidate, contesting for Member of Legislative Assembly of Punggol Single Member Constituency (SMC) against Koh Chit Kiang of Barisan Sosialis, Tan Jin Hong of Singapore Alliance Party, and Lee Jiak Seck of United People's Party. He was elected with 47.76%.{{Cite news |date=13 September 1963 |title=Singapore polls nominations |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19630913-1.2.25? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=5 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{Cite news |date=22 September 1963 |title=THIS IS THE WAY THE VOTING WENT |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19630922-1.2.13? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=3 |via=NewspaperSG}} At the 1968 general election, Ng contested for MP of Punggol SMC again, being elected unopposed.{{Cite news |date=18 February 1968 |title=58 ELECTORAL DIVISIONS: Woman among 14 to contest |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/easternsun19680218-1.2.9.21? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=Eastern Sun |pages=3 |via=NewspaperSG}}
At the 1972 general election, he contested for Member of Parliament (MP) of Punggol SMC, against Independent Ng Teng Kian. Ng was elected with 58.13% of the vote. In the 1976 general election, Ng contested for MP of Punggol SMC again, against Tan Yong Sin of Workers' Party, and was elected with 69.41% of the vote.{{Cite news |date=20 December 1976 |title=Two in without a contest in two new divisions |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19761220-1.2.36.1? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=10 |via=NewspaperSG}}
At the 1980 general election, Ng contested for MP of Punggol SMC again, against Chua Nguan Key of United Front. He was elected with 78.86% of the vote.{{Cite news |date=14 December 1980 |title=Who fights whom and where (cont'd) |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19801214-1.2.36.1? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=9 |via=NewspaperSG}} At the 1984 general election, he contested for MP of Punggol SMC again, against Sim Ah Leng of Singapore United Front, being elected with 65.09% of the vote. Ng also donated {{SGD|10000|link=on}} to the redevelopment of Montfort Secondary School, being an alumni.{{Cite news |date=26 November 1984 |title=Two MPs give $20,000 to alma mater |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19841126-1.2.24.6? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=11 |via=NewspaperSG}} He also attended the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association with fellow MPs Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) and Othman Haron (Geylang Serai).{{Cite news |date=23 September 1984 |title=Three MPs to attend C'wealth meeting |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19840923-1.2.19.28? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=14 |via=NewspaperSG}}
At the 1988 general election, he contested for MP of Punggol SMC again, against Abdul Rasheed Y. Abdul Kuthus of Singapore Democratic Party. Ng was elected with 59.85% of the vote.{{Cite news |date=4 September 1988 |title=PUNGGOL |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880904-1.2.8.23.30? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=8 |via=NewspaperSG}} He retired from politics in 1991, having served as MP for Punggol SMC for 28 years.{{Cite news |date=24 August 1991 |title=Dixie Tan among 11 PAP MPs stepping down |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/stoverseas19910824-1.2.5.22? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=7 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{Cite news |date=10 August 1991 |title=Changes for Punggol will be for the better |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19910810-1.2.27.9.6? |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=22 |via=NewspaperSG}}