Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency

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Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 宏茂橋單選區;Simplified Chinese: 宏茂桥单选区) is a defunct single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore that was formed in 1976 and continues throughout until 1991 where the Ang Mo Kio town was relatively developed which forms the present day of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency.

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It was carved from parts of both Nee Soon, Serangoon Gardens and Thomson constituencies in 1976.

Members of Parliament

Candidates and results

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Ang Mo Kio
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yeo Toon Chia 13,36565.49-7.26
NSP Ong Kah Seng7,04434.51+34.51
Turnout 21,03096.7-0.4
PAP hold Swing -7.26
General Election 1984: Ang Mo Kio
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yeo Toon Chia 9,90972.75-9.24
United People's FrontAng Bee Lian3,71127.25+9.24
Turnout 14,20997.1+0.1
PAP hold Swing -9.24
General Election 1980: Ang Mo Kio
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yeo Toon Chia 13,31381.99
United People's FrontAng Bee Lian3,83018.01
Turnout 21,87597.0
PAP hold Swing

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Ang Mo Kio
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yeo Toon Chia Walkover
Turnout 14,264
PAP win (new seat)

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