Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency

Not to be confused with the present ward called Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency that was created prior to 2011 elections which consist entire Chua Chu Kang area, as well as neighbouring towns such as Yew Tee, Lim Chu Kang (A largely farming and military restricted area without residents area), Bukit Gombak etc. .

Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 蔡厝港單選區;Simplified Chinese: 蔡厝港单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Choa Chu Kang New Town. It is one of the oldest surviving constituencies in Singapore, and has existed since 1959 to 2011.

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 now defunct 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. However, a new SMC, Hong Kah North SMC was crafted out of the new Chua Chu Kang GRC.

It is the longest existing SMC that existed both before and after Singapore's independence without being absorbed into a GRC. Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency existed before independence, but was merged into Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Bedok GRC). It was later recreated for the general election of 2001 when East Coast GRC, the GRC it was in, was dissolved and redistricted. Also, Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency existed before independence, but in 1991 - 2006; it was in Sembawang GRC and Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC. Changi Single Member Constituency did existed in 1951 election, but it was dissolved in prior to 1997 election to form East Coast Group Representation Constituency. Any other pre-independence constituencies too have been dissolved and redistricted, replaced by younger constituencies.

Members of Parliament

• Ong Chang Sam (1959 – 1963)
• Chio Cheng Thun (1963 – 1966)
• Tang See Chim (1966 – 1988)
• Low Seow Chay (1988 – 2006)
• Gan Kim Yong (2006 – 2011)

Candidates and Results

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

See also

• Chua Chu Kang GRC

References

• 1959 GE result
• 1963 GE result
• 1968 GE result
• 1972 GE result
• 1976 GE result
• 1980 GE result
• 1984 GE result
• 1988 GE result
• 1991 GE result
• 1997 GE result
• 2001 GE result
• 2006 GE result