Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency

Potong Pasir
Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore

Location for 2006 boundaries
Region northeastern Singapore
Electorate 17,327
Current constituency
Created 1968-
Member(s) Sitoh Yih Pin
Number of members 1

Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 波東巴西單選區;Simplified Chinese: 波东巴西单选区) is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) in the central region of Singapore.

Contents

Location

The SMC encompasses Potong Pasir, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh and Tannery. The constituency has existed since 1968. The People's Action Party's Sitoh Yi Pin has been the Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir SMC since 2011.

The constituency's most famous MP is opposition leader Chiam See Tong 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.

The PAP gained the seat in 2011 when the party's Sitoh Yih Pin defeated Chiam's successor in Potong Pasir, Lina Loh Woon Lee, also Chiam's wife, but on a marginal percentage of 0.72%.

Members of Parliament

Candidates and results

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2011: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sitoh Yih Pin 7,992 50.4 +6.2
SPP Loh Woon Lee Lina 7,878 49.6 -6.2
Majority 114 0.8 +12.4
Turnout 16,112 93.0 -1.1
PAP gain from SPP Swing +6.2

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2006: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDA Chiam See Tong 8,245 55.8 +3.4
PAP Sitoh Yih Pin 6,527 44.2 -3.4
Majority 1,718 11.6 +6.8
Turnout 14,958 94.1 -4.8
SDA hold Swing +3.4
General Election 2001: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDA Chiam See Tong 8,107 52.4 -2.8
PAP Sitoh Yih Pin 7,356 47.6 +2.8
Majority 751 4.8 -5.6
Turnout 15,463 98.9 +3.8
SDA hold Swing -2.8

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SPP Chiam See Tong 9,709 55.2 +55.2
PAP Andy Gan Lai Chiang 7,895 44.8 +14.4
Majority 1,814 10.30 N/A
Turnout 17,884 95.1
SPP gain from SDP Swing -14.4
General Election 1991: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP Chiam See Tong 12,582 69.6 +6.5
PAP Andy Gan Lai Chiang 5,486 30.4 -6.5
Majority 7,096 39.2 +13.0
Turnout 18,325 95.1 -0.3
SDP hold Swing +6.5

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1988: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP Chiam See Tong 11,804 63.1 +2.8
PAP Kenneth Chen Koon Lap 6,893 36.9 -2.8
Majority 4,911 26.2 +5.6
Turnout 18,697 95.4 +0.1
SDP hold Swing +2.8
General Election 1984: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP Chiam See Tong 10,128 60.3 +19.3
PAP Mah Bow Tan 6,674 39.7 -19.3
Majority 3,454 20.6 +38.6
Turnout 17,078 95.3 +1.1
SDP gain from PAP Swing +19.3
General Election 1980: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Howe Yoon Chong 5,509 59.0 -15.8
SDP Chiam See Tong 3,821 41.0 +41.0
Majority 1,688 18.0 -31.6
Turnout 9,486 94.2 +0.6
PAP hold Swing -15.8

Elections in the 1970s

By Election 1979: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Howe Yoon Chong 9,056 66.9 -7.9
Independent Chiam See Tong 4,491 33.2 +33.2
Majority 4,565 33.7 -15.8
Turnout 13,845 94.2 +0.6
PAP hold Swing -7.98
General Election 1976: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Baptist Ivan Cuthbert 9,667 74.8 +8.6
WP Quek Doh Lam 3,252 25.2 -3.7
Majority 6,415 49.6 +12.3
Turnout 13,255 93.6 +2.1
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1972: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Baptist Ivan Cuthbert 7,772 66.2 +66.2
WP Rajaratnam Murugason 3,391 28.9 +28.9
United National Front Harnek Singh 573 4.9 +4.9
Majority 4,381 37.3
Turnout 11,990 91.5
PAP hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1968: Potong Pasir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sellappa Rawasamy Walkover
Majority
Turnout 11,782
PAP win (new seat)

Reference

Group Representation
Constituencies (GRCs)
Aljunied (5) · Ang Mo Kio (6) · Bishan-Toa Payoh (5) · Chua Chu Kang (5) · East Coast (5) · Holland-Bukit Timah (4)  · Jurong (5) · Marine Parade (5) · Moulmein-Kallang (4) · Nee Soon (5) · Pasir Ris-Punggol (6) · Sembawang (5) · Tampines (5) · Tanjong Pagar (5) · West Coast (5)
Single Member
Constitutencies (SMCs)
Former or
defunct constituencies

Alexandra · Aljunied · Ang Mo Kio · Anson · Ayer Rajah · Bedok GRC (4) · Bedok SMC · Bo Wen · Boon Lay · Boon Teck · Braddell Heights  · Bras Basah · Brickworks GRC (4)  · Brickworks SMC · Bukit Batok  · Bukit Gombak  · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah  · Bukit Timah GRC (5) · Bukit Timah SMC · Buona Vista · Cairnhill · Changi · Changkat · Cheng San GRC (5) · Cheng San SMC · Chong Boon · Chua Chu Kang SMC · Clementi · Crawford · Delta · Eunos GRC (4) · Eunos SMC · Farrer Park · Fengshan · Geylang East · Geylang Serai · Geylang West · Havelock · Henderson · Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC (5) · Hong Kah GRC (5) · Hong Kah SMC · Hong Lim · Jalan Besar GRC (5) · Jalan Besar SMC · Jalan Kayu · Jurong · Kaki Bukit · Kallang · Kampong Chai Chee · Kampong Glam GRC (4) · Kampong Glam SMC  · Kampong Kapor · Kampong Kembangan · Kampong Ubi · Katong · Katong · Kebun Baru · Khe Bong · Kim Keat · Kim Seng · Kolam Ayer · Kreta Ayer · Kreta Ayer-Tanglin (4) · Kuo Chuan · Leng Kee · MacPherson · Marine Parade · Moulmein · Nee Soon · Nee Soon Central · Nee Soon East · Nee Soon South · Pasir Panjang GRC (3) · Pasir Panjang SMC · Pasir Ris (4) · Paya Lebar · Punggol · Punggol-Tampines · Queenstown · River Valley · Rochore · Seletar · Sembawang · Sepoy Lines · Serangoon Gardens · Siglap · Southern Islands · Stamford · Tampines · Tanah Merah · Tanglin · Tanjong Pagar · Teck Ghee · Telok Ayer · Telok Blangah · Thomson GRC (4) · Thomson SMC · Tiong Bahru GRC (3) · Tiong Bahru SMC (3) · Toa Payoh SMC · Toa Payoh GRC (3) · Ulu Bedok · Ulu Pandan · Upper Serangoon · West Coast · Yio Chu Kang
Numbers in brackets indicate the number of representatives assigned.