Siglap Single Member Constituency

Siglap Single Member Constituency was a constituency spanning Chinatown and Raffles Place in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 as Siglap Constituency and was renamed as Siglap Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Bedok Group Representation Constituency in 1991.

Member of Parliament

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|Election

|Incumbent

| colspan="2" |Party

1959

|Sahorah bte Ahmat

| rowspan="8" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |

| rowspan="8" |PAP

1963

| rowspan="5" |Abdul Rahim Ishak

1968

1972

1976

1980

1984

| rowspan="2" |Abdullah Tarmugi

1988

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 candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Sahorah bte Ahmat|votes=4,407|percentage=34.34|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Koh Tee Kin|votes=3,408|percentage=26.56|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)|candidate=John Snodgrass|votes=1,511|percentage=11.78|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura|candidate=Mohamed Sidik bin Haji Abdul Hamid|votes=1,418|percentage=11.05|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Abdullah Masood|votes=1,267|percentage=9.87|change=}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Partai Ra'ayat

|candidate = Pang Toon Tin

|votes = 587

|percentage = 4.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Pan-Malayan Islamic Party|candidate=Wanjor bin Abubakar|votes=234|percentage=1.83|change=}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = People's Action Party

}}

= Elections in 1960s =

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Abdul Rahim bin Ishak|votes=9,342|percentage=62.12|change=+27.78}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Partai Ra'ayat

|candidate = Tay Check Yaw

|votes = 2,618

|percentage = 17.41

|change = +12.84

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore Alliance|candidate=Soo Ban Hoe|votes=1,488|percentage=9.89|change=-1.16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=United People's Party (Singapore)|candidate=Ong Jin Teck|votes=1,365|percentage=9.08|change=+9.08}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Koh Tee Kin|votes=225|percentage=1.50|change=-25.06}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=15,128|percentage=95.1|change=+7.4}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = +27.78

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Abdul Rahim bin Ishak|votes=Walkover|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing =

}}

=Elections in 1970s=

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Abdul Rahim Ishak|votes=11,456|percentage=78.63|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers' Party of Singapore|candidate=Ariffin Noordin|votes=2,529|percentage=17.36|change=}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = United National Front

|candidate = Yahiya bin Haji Mohamed Ghouse

|votes = 584

|percentage = 4.01

|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 = Abdul Rahim Ishak

|votes = 9,733

|percentage = 78.20

|change = -0.43

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = United Front (Singapore)

|candidate = Weerappulli K. W. B.

|votes = 2,714

|percentage = 21.80

|change = +21.80

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 12,773

|percentage = 92.2

|change = -0.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = -0.43

}}

= Elections in 1980s =

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Abdul Rahim Ishak|votes=11,564|percentage=77.91|change=-0.29}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers' Party of Singapore|candidate=Royston George Scharenguivel|votes=3,278|percentage=22.09|change=+22.09}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=15,291|percentage=91.7|change=-0.5}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing = -0.29

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Abdullah Tarmugi|votes=Walkover|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=Abdullah Tarmugi|votes=12,101|percentage=73.73|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers' Party of Singapore|candidate=Chong Tung Shang|votes=4,311|percentage=26.27|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = People's Action Party

|swing =

}}

References

[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html#S 1984 GE's result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html#S 1980 GE's result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html#S 1976 GE's result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1972.html#S 1972 GE's result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#S 1968 GE's result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1963.html#S 1963 GE's result]
[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1959.html#S 1959 GE's result]
[https://sg-elections.com/political-parties/sa.html Brief History on Singapore Alliance]

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