Kim Seng Single Member Constituency

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Kim Seng Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1972 as Kim Seng Constituency by carving out parts of Bukit Ho Swee and Delta constituencies.[1] In 1988, it was renamed as Kim Seng Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Kampong Glam Group Representation Constituency in 1991.

Member of Parliament

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Year Member of Parliament Party
1972 Ong Leong Boon PAP
1976
1980 Yeo Ning Hong
1984
1988

Electoral results

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Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1970s

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General Election 1972: Kim Seng[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Ong Leong Boon 8,178 67.74
WP Heng Swee Tong 3,895 32.26
Majority 4,283 35.48
Registered electors 12,893
Turnout 12,073 93.6
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1976: Kim Seng[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Leong Boon 10,975 77.65 Increase9.91
WP Chiang Seok Keong 3,159 22.35 Error creating thumbnail: 9.91
Majority 7,816 55.3 Increase19.82
Registered electors 14,860 Increase15.26
Turnout 14,134 95.1 Increase1.5
PAP hold Swing Increase9.91

Elections in 1980s

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General Election 1980: Kim Seng[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Yeo Ning Hong 11,109 80.55 N/A
WP Seow Yong Chew 2,682 19.45 N/A
Majority 8,427 61.1 Increase5.8
Registered electors 14,734 Error creating thumbnail: 0.85
Turnout 13,791 93.6 Error creating thumbnail: 1.5
PAP hold Swing Increase2.9
General Election 1984: Kim Seng[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Yeo Ning Hong Unopposed
Registered electors 22,136 Increase50.24
PAP hold
General Election 1988: Kim Seng[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Yeo Ning Hong 11,460 66.90 NA
WP Seow Yong Chew 5,670 33.10 NA
Majority 5,790 33.8 N/A
Registered electors 18,474 Error creating thumbnail: 16.54
Turnout 17,130 92.72 NA
PAP hold

References

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