Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency

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Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency.

Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency's election poster for the 2006 general election. The top features the People's Action Party's candidate, Sitoh Yih Pin and the bottom shows the incumbent Member of Parliament for the seat who is the Singapore Democratic Alliance's Chiam See Tong.

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 %
Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency
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
Singapore general election, 1976	1	14,167	WP	Quek Doh Lam	3,252	25.17
Singapore parliamentary by-election, 1979	1	14,707	PAP	Howe Yoon Chong	9,056	66.85
Singapore parliamentary by-election, 1979	1	14,707	INDP	Chiam See Tong	4,491	33.15
Singapore general election, 1980	1	10,068	PAP	Howe Yoon Chong	5,509	59.05
Singapore general election, 1980	1	10,068	SDP	Chiam See Tong	3,821	40.95
Singapore general election, 1984	1	17,915	PAP	Mah Bow Tan	6,674	39.72
Singapore general election, 1984	1	17,915	SDP	Chiam See Tong	10,128	60.28
Singapore general election, 1988	1	19,852	PAP	Kenneth Chen Koon Lap	6,893	36.87
Singapore general election, 1988	1	19,852	SDP	Chiam See Tong	11,804	63.13
Singapore general election, 1991	1	19,263	PAP	Andy Gan Lai Chiang	5,486	30.36
Singapore general election, 1991	1	19,263	SDP	Chiam See Tong	12,582	69.64
Singapore general election, 1997	1	18,759	PAP	Andy Gan Lai Chiang	7,895	44.85
Singapore general election, 1997	1	18,759	SPP	Chiam See Tong	9,709	55.15
Singapore general election, 2001	1	16,616	PAP	Sitoh Yih Pin	7,356	47.57
Singapore general election, 2001	1	16,616	SDA	Chiam See Tong	8,107	52.43
Singapore general election, 2006	1	15,888	PAP	Sitoh Yih Pin	6,527	44.18
Singapore general election, 2006	1	15,888	SDA	Chiam See Tong	8,245	55.82

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