Anson_Single_Member_Constituency
Anson Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 and was merged into Tiong Bahru Group Representation Constituency in 1988.
Not to be confused with the later Anson Single Member Constituency.
Quick Facts Region, Former constituency ...
Anson | |
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Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Singapore |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1959 |
Abolished | 1988 |
Seats | 1 |
Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
Town Council | Tanjong Pagar |
Replaced by | Radin Mas SMC |
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More information Year, Member of Parliament ...
Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
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Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
1959 | Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff | PAP | |
1961 | David Marshall | WP | |
1963 | Govindaswamy Perumal | PAP | |
Parliament of Singapore | |||
1968 | Govindaswamy Perumal | PAP | |
1972 | |||
1976 | |||
1979 | Devan Nair | ||
1980 | |||
1981 | J.B. Jeyaretnam | WP | |
1984 |
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Elections in the 1950s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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PAP | Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff | 5,167 | 60.7 | ||
SPA | Goh Kong Beng | 1,875 | 22.0 | ||
LSP | Tan Cheng Chuan | 1,231 | 14.5 | ||
Independent | Wong Swee Kee | 117 | 1.4 | ||
Independent | Krishaan Pakirisamy | 116 | 1.4 | ||
Majority | 3,292 | 38.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,608 | 86.8 | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
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Elections in the 1960s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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WP | David Marshall | 3,598 | 43.3 | N/A | |
PAP | Mahmud bin Awang | 3,052 | 36.7 | 24.0 | |
SA | Chee Phui Hung | 1,482 | 17.8 | 4.2 | |
LSP | Mohammed Ismail bin Haji Mohammed Hussain | 104 | 1.3 | 13.2 | |
Singapore Congress | Mohammed Ibrahim bin Mohd Kassim | 69 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
Majority | 546 | 6.6 | 32.1 | ||
Turnout | 9,566 | 97.5 | 10.7 | ||
WP gain from PAP | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Govindaswamy Perumal | 3,957 | 46.9 | 10.2 | |
BS | Chan Chong Keen | 3,123 | 37.0 | N/A | |
SA | Arthur K. Iasac | 543 | 6.4 | -11.4 | |
Independent | David Saul Marshall | 416 | 4.9 | ||
UPP | V. Vythalingam | 306 | 3.6 | ||
WP | Chiang Seok Keong | 91 | 1.1 | -42.2 | |
Majority | 834 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 8,506 | 92.5 | |||
PAP gain from WP | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Govindaswamy Perumal | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 8,764 | ||||
PAP hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1970s
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Govindaswamy Perumal | 5,027 | 74.3 | N/A | |
WP | Tay Kim Oh | 1,291 | 19.1 | N/A | |
United National Front | Paul C. Kunjaraman | 444 | 6.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,736 | 55.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 6,899 | 84.4 | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Govindaswamy Perumal | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 12,755 | ||||
PAP hold | |||||
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Elections in the 1980s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Devan Nair | 11,564 | 84.1 | -2.1 | |
United People's Front | P.M. Thevar | 2,187 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,377 | 68.2 | |||
Turnout | 14,224 | 94.3 | +8.1 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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WP | J.B. Jeyaretnam | 7,012 | 51.9 | +51.9 | |
PAP | Pang Kim Hin | 6,359 | 47.1 | -37.0 | |
United People's Front | Harbans Singh | 131 | 1.0 | -14.9 | |
Majority | 653 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 13,746 | 94.7 | +0.3 | ||
WP gain from PAP | Swing | N/A | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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WP | J.B. Jeyaretnam | 9,909 | 56.8 | +4.9 | |
PAP | Ng Pock Too | 7,533 | 43.2 | -3.9 | |
Majority | 2,376 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 17,764 | 96.1 | |||
WP hold | Swing | ||||
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