Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency
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Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency (波东巴西单选区) is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) in the central region of Singapore. The SMC encompasses Potong Pasir, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh and Sennett Estate. The constituency has existed since 1968. Its current Member of Parliament is opposition party Singapore Democratic Alliance's chairman, Chiam See Tong. Chiam has been the Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir SMC since 1984, when People's Action Party candidate Mah Bow Tan (who is currently the Minister for National Development) lost to the former in the 1984 general election. The seat is a hotly contested seat in the general elections. In the 2001 general election, Chiam See Tong won the seat by 751 votes to People's Action Party's Sitoh Yih Pin, clinching 52.4% of the votes. Chiam subsequently improved his winning margin to 55.8% in the 2006 general election.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Sellappa Ramaswamy (1968 – 1972)
- Baptist Ivan Cuthbert (1972 – 1979)
- Howe Yoon Chong (1979 – 1984)
- Chiam See Tong (1984 – )
[edit] Candidates and results
| Election | Seats | Voters | Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | |
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| Singapore general election, 1968 | 1 | 11,782 | PAP |  |
Sellappa Ramaswamy | Walkover | Walkover |
| Singapore general election, 1972 | 1 | 13,103 | PAP | |
Baptist Ivan Cuthbert | 7,772 | 66.22 |
| UNF | Harnek Singh | 573 | 4.89 | ||||
| WP |  |
Rajaratnam Murugason | 3,391 | 28.89 | |||
| Singapore general election, 1976 | 1 | 14,167 | PAP | |
Baptist Ivan Cuthbert | 9,667 | 74.83 |
| WP | |
Quek Doh Lam | 3,252 | 25.17 | |||
| Singapore parliamentary by-election, 1979 | 1 | 14,707 | PAP | |
Howe Yoon Chong | 9,056 | 66.85 |
| INDP | Chiam See Tong | 4,491 | 33.15 | ||||
| Singapore general election, 1980 | 1 | 10,068 | PAP | |
Howe Yoon Chong | 5,509 | 59.05 |
| SDP |  |
Chiam See Tong | 3,821 | 40.95 | |||
| Singapore general election, 1984 | 1 | 17,915 | PAP | |
Mah Bow Tan | 6,674 | 39.72 |
| SDP | |
Chiam See Tong | 10,128 | 60.28 | |||
| Singapore general election, 1988 | 1 | 19,852 | PAP | |
Kenneth Chen Koon Lap | 6,893 | 36.87 |
| SDP | |
Chiam See Tong | 11,804 | 63.13 | |||
| Singapore general election, 1991 | 1 | 19,263 | PAP | |
Andy Gan Lai Chiang | 5,486 | 30.36 |
| SDP | |
Chiam See Tong | 12,582 | 69.64 | |||
| Singapore general election, 1997 | 1 | 18,759 | PAP | |
Andy Gan Lai Chiang | 7,895 | 44.85 |
| SPP |  |
Chiam See Tong | 9,709 | 55.15 | |||
| Singapore general election, 2001 | 1 | 16,616 | PAP | |
Sitoh Yih Pin | 7,356 | 47.57 |
| SDA |  |
Chiam See Tong | 8,107 | 52.43 | |||
| Singapore general election, 2006 | 1 | 15,888 | PAP | |
Sitoh Yih Pin | 6,527 | 44.18 |
| SDA | |
Chiam See Tong | 8,245 | 55.82 | |||
| edit | Constituencies of Singapore |  |
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| Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)
Aljunied (5) | Ang Mo Kio (6) | Bishan-Toa Payoh (5) | East Coast (5) | Holland-Bukit Timah (5) | Hong Kah (5) | Jalan Besar (5) | Jurong (5) | Marine Parade (6) | Pasir Ris-Punggol (6) | Sembawang (6) | Tampines (5) | Tanjong Pagar (6) | West Coast (5) |
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| Single Member Constitutencies (SMCs)
Bukit Panjang | Chua Chu Kang | Hougang | Joo Chiat | MacPherson | Nee Soon Central | Nee Soon East | Potong Pasir | Yio Chu Kang |
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| Former or defunct constituencies Cheng San (5)
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