Whampoa Single Member Constituency
{{Short description|SMC in eastern Singapore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox constituency
|type=Single Member
|name=Whampoa
|year=1968
|member=Constituency Abolished
|image=
|caption=Location under 2011 boundaries
|region=Central Region, Singapore
|elects_howmany=1
|electorate=22,069
| abolished =
| members = Constituency Abolished
| seats = 1
| party =
| local_council_label = Town Council
| local_council = Moulmein-Kallang
| next =
| previous =
| blank1_name = Merged
| blank1_info = 1991, 2015
| blank2_name = Merged to
| blank2_info = Kampong Glam GRC
Jalan Besar GRC
Toa Payoh GRC
| blank3_name = Reformed
| blank3_info = 2011
| blank4_name = Reformed from
| blank4_info = Jalan Besar GRC
}}
Whampoa Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency located in the Central Region of Singapore. The constituency covers the main area of Whampoa.
History
In 1968, Whampoa Constituency was formed by carving out of Kallang Constituency. In 1988, it was renamed as Whampoa Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. It existed for another term until 1991 when it was abolished and divided into Kampong Glam, Jalan Besar and Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituencies.
In 2011, Whampoa Single Member Constituency was recreated by carving out from Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency.{{Cite web|date=25 February 2011|title=GE Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report accepted - Channel NewsAsia|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112730/1/.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225222245/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112730/1/.html|archive-date=25 February 2011|access-date=31 December 2021|website=}}{{Cite web|date=25 February 2011|title=GE 11 new constituencies drawn up - Channel NewsAsia|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112773/1/.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225222317/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112773/1/.html|archive-date=25 February 2011|access-date=31 December 2021|website=}} It was later merged back to Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency again in the 2015 Singaporean general election.{{Cite web|last=Auto|first=Hermes|date=24 July 2015|title=New electoral boundaries announced: 13 SMCs, 16 GRCs, one in five voters will see shift |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/new-electoral-boundaries-announced-13-smcs-16-grcs-one-in-five-voters-will-see-shift|access-date=31 December 2021|website=www.straitstimes.com|language=en}}
Member of Parliament
| class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center" | ||
| Year | Member | colspan="2" |Party |
|---|---|---|
| colspan=4 bgcolor=black |Formation | ||
| 1968
| Buang bin Omar Junid | rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | | rowspan="6" | PAP | |
| 1972
| rowspan="5" |Augustine Tan Hui Heng | ||
| 1976 | ||
| 1980 | ||
| 1984 | ||
| 1988 | ||
| colspan=4 bgcolor=black |Constituency abolished (1991– 2011) | ||
| 2011
| bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | | | PAP | |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=black |Constituency abolished (2015) |
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 1960s =
{{Election box begin no change|title=General Election 1968: Whampoa{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#W|title=ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|candidate=Buang bin Omar Junid|party=People's Action Party}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=12,854}}
{{Election box new seat win no change|winner=People's Action Party}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in 1970s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1972: Whampoa{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1972.html#W|title=ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|votes=8,773|percentage=78.55|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Front (Singapore)|candidate=Phang Juet Haw|votes=2,395|percentage=21.45|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority||votes=6,378|percentage=57.1|change=N/A}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=12,044|change={{decrease}}0.06}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=11,401|percentage=94.66|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 1976: Whampoa{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html#W|title=ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|votes=14,636|percentage=80.98|change={{increase}}2.43}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers' Party of Singapore|candidate=Mohamed Shariff bin Yahya|votes=3,438|percentage=19.02|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority||votes=11,198|percentage=61.96|change={{increase}}4.86}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=19,259|change={{increase}}59.9}}{{Election box turnout||votes=18,468|percentage=95.89|change={{increase}}1.2}}
{{election box hold with party link
|winner= People's Action Party
|swing = {{increase}}2.43
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in 1980s=
{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1980: Whampoa{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html#W|title=ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|party=People's Action Party}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=19,131|change={{decrease}}0.66}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=People's Action Party}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1984: Whampoa{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html#W|title=ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|party=People's Action Party}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=18,494|change={{decrease}}3.33}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=People's Action Party}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1988: Whampoa{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1988.html#W|title=ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|votes=7,522|percentage=59.47|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=National Solidarity Party (Singapore)|candidate=Ken Sun|votes=5,126|percentage=40.53|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority||votes=2,396|percentage=18.94|change=N/A}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=13,819|change={{decrease}}25.28}}{{Election box turnout||votes=12,841|percentage=92.92|change=N/A}}
{{election box hold with party link no swing
|winner= People's Action Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in 2010s=
{{Election box begin no change | title=General Election 2011: Whampoa{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2011.html#W|title=ELD | 2011 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Heng Chee How|votes=13,028|percentage=66.10}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=National Solidarity Party (Singapore)|candidate=Ken Sun|votes=6,683|percentage=33.90}}
{{Election box majority no change|votes=6,345|percentage=32.2}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=21,631}}
{{Election box turnout no change|votes=20,199|percentage=93.4}}
{{election box new seat win
|winner= People's Action Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
Historical maps
File:Whampoa 1955 Singaporean GE.svg|1955 General Election
References
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