Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency
Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 武吉班讓單選區;Simplified Chinese: 武吉班让单选区) is a Single Member Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The seat consists the main portion of Bukit Panjang and was formed in the 2006 electoral boundary redraw. Bukit Panjang SMC existed from 1959 to 1991 when it was absorbed into the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency. In 2001, the seat was moved from Sembawang GRC to Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency. The 2006 redrawn boundaries carved out Bukit Panjang to form the current constituency and the GRC was renamed Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency.
Members of Parliament
- Lee Khoon Choy (1959 – 1963)
- Ong Lian Teng (1963 – 1967)
- Selvadurai Pathmanaban (1967 – 1972)
- Lee Yiok Seng (1972 – 1988)
Constituency abolished (1988 – 2006)
Candidates and Results
Elections in 2010s
Elections in 2000s
Elections in 1980s
| General Election 1988: Bukit Panjang |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
PAP |
Lee Yiok Seng |
18,314 |
57.3 |
N/A |
|
SDP |
Kwek Guan Kwee |
9,864 |
30.9 |
N/A |
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PKMS |
Ibrahim bin Ariff |
3,790 |
11.9 |
N/A |
| Majority |
8,450 |
26.4 |
N/A |
| Turnout |
32,567 |
96.3 |
N/A |
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PAP hold |
Swing |
N/A |
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| General Election 1980: Bukit Panjang |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
PAP |
Lee Yiok Seng |
18,510 |
87.0 |
+19.6 |
|
United People's Front |
Mohamad Sani bin Jan |
2,759 |
13.0 |
+13.0 |
| Majority |
15,751 |
74.0 |
+39.2 |
| Turnout |
22,019 |
94.5 |
-0.9 |
|
PAP hold |
Swing |
+19.6 |
|
Elections in 1970s
| General Election 1972: Bukit Panjang |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
PAP |
Lee Yiok Seng |
9,527 |
67.6 |
N/A |
|
WP |
Tang Song Khiang |
3,496 |
24.8 |
N/A |
|
United National Front |
Leyu Tan Jib |
1,060 |
7.5 |
N/A |
| Majority |
6,031 |
42.8 |
N/A |
| Turnout |
14,410 |
93.2 |
N/A |
|
PAP hold |
Swing |
N/A |
|
Elections in 1960s
| General Election 1963: Bukit Panjang |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BS |
Ong Lian Teng |
5,679 |
46.5 |
+46.5 |
|
PAP |
Lee Khoon Choy |
4,940 |
40.4 |
-17.9 |
|
SA |
Loo Bah Chit |
999 |
8.2 |
+8.2 |
|
UPP |
Thuan Paik Phok |
607 |
5.0 |
+5.0 |
| Majority |
739 |
6.1 |
-28.6 |
| Turnout |
12,357 |
95.1 |
+6.3 |
|
BS gain from PAP |
Swing |
-28.6 |
|
Elections in 1950s
| General Election 1959: Bukit Panjang |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
PAP |
Lee Khoon Choy |
6,156 |
58.3 |
|
|
LSP |
Tan Leong Teck |
2,494 |
23.6 |
|
|
SPA |
Lim Siak Guan |
1,382 |
13.1 |
|
|
MIC |
T. T. K. Alexander |
526 |
5.0 |
|
| Majority |
3,662 |
34.7 |
|
| Turnout |
10,647 |
88.8 |
N/A |
|
PAP win (new seat) |
Note 2: MIC is allied with Singapore's UMNO and MCA chapters, similar to it's Malaysian counterpart with the exception of not using the alliance symbol which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view T. T. K. Alexander as an independent candidate.
Reference
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Group Representation
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Single Member
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Numbers in brackets indicate the number of representatives assigned.
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