Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency

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Chua Chu Kang SMC
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Singapore
Current constituency
Created1959
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Town CouncilChua Chu Kang
Replaced by Chua Chu Kang GRC
Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency. Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency locator map.png
Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency.

Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Choa Chu Kang New Town. It is one of the longest existing constituencies in Singapore, spanning 52 years from 1959 to 2011.

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Throughout its relatively long history, the ruling People's Action Party has won the constituency in every election, except the 1963 general election when it lost the seat to opposition party Barisan Sosialis. Chua Chu Kang SMC faced a four-cornered fight, including the ruling party itself in the 1997 general election and the PAP was challenged by Singapore Democratic Alliance's Steve Chia in the 2001 and 2006 general elections. In the 2011 general election, the SMC and Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) were absorbed into Chua Chu Kang GRC.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember of ParliamentParty
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Ong Chang Sam PAP
1963 Chio Cheng Thun BS
1966 Tang See Chim PAP
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Tang See Chim PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988 Low Seow Chay
1991
2001
2006 Gan Kim Yong

Elections

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 the 2000s

General Election 2006: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Gan Kim Yong 14,15660.4-4.9
SDA Steve Chia Kiah Hong 9,29239.6+4.9
Majority4,86420.8-9.8
Turnout 23,95095.9-0.4
PAP hold Swing -4.9
General Election 2001: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Low Seow Chay14,48965.3+3.4
SDA Steve Chia Kiah Hong 8,14334.7+34.7
Majority5,64330.6-9.2
Turnout 23,93696.3-0.2
PAP hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Low Seow Chay14,14161.9-6.5
NSP Yip Yew Weng5,04022.1+22.1
Independent Chia Shi Teck3,21014.1+14.1
DPP Tan Soo Phuan4451.9+1.9
Majority9,10139.8-4.6
Turnout 23,24096.5+0.3
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1991: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Low Seow Chay14,48968.4+9.2
Independent Kwek Guan Kwee5,07124.0+24.0
Independent Harry W. Baptist1,6117.6+7.61
Majority9,41844.4+25.8
Turnout 21,94096.2-1.0
PAP hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1988: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Low Seow Chay11,05859.3+4.4
WP Chan Keng Sieng7,59740.7-3.6
Majority3,46118.6+8.2
Turnout 19,08297.2+0.4
PAP hold Swing +4.04
General Election 1984: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Tang See Chim13,25454.8
WP Chan Keng Sieng10,72044.4
United People's FrontTeo Kim Hoe1960.8
Majority2,53410.4
Turnout 24,72796.8
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1980: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Tang See ChimWalkover
Majority
Turnout 22,363
PAP hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1976: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Tang See Chim11,74068.75+6.39
WP Chan Keng Sieng5,33631.25+31.25
Majority6,354
Turnout 17,68597.5+2.4
PAP hold Swing +6.4
General Election 1972: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Tang See Chim9,00262.4
BS Ng Ah Chue5,43437.6
Majority3,56824.8
Turnout 14,90395.1
PAP hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1968: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Tang See Chim Walkover
Majority
Turnout 12,879
PAP hold Swing
By-election 1966: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Tang See Chim Walkover
Turnout
PAP gain from BS Swing
General Election 1963: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BS Chio Cheng Thun3,75348.6+48.6
PAP Lim Kim Hian2,42931.5-24.8
UPP Sim Chit Giak80010.4+10.4
SA Neo Guan Choo3965.1+5.1
Independent Goh Tong Liang3454.5+4.5
Majority1,32417.1
Turnout 7,79995.1+3.1
BS gain from PAP Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Chua Chu Kang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Ong Chang Sam3,53656.3
Independent Neo Koon Hin1,56324.9
SPA Goh Tong Liang1,18318.9
Majority1,97331.4
Turnout 6,33491.9
PAP win (new seat)

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