Punggol-Tampines Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 榜鵝-淡濱尼單選區; Simplified Chinese: 榜鵝-淡滨尼单选区) is a former short-lived single member constituency in Tampines and Punggol, Singapore that existed only from 1955 to 1959.
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In the early days from the 1955, this ward was created by largely present Hougang, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Sengkang, Simei, Tampines areas where all of these areas are still considered rural areas as they are one of the least populated area. (There was only 6,628 voters, out of which only 3,886 of them turn out.)
Subsequently in 1959, this ward had splited Punggol and Tampines portion. For that, it means the present day equivalent of Hougang, Punggol and Sengkang portions are formed as Punggol ward. As for the Tampines ward, it had instead merged with significant portions of Ulu Bedok SMC to become one of the larger wards in the eastern that comprise essentially the entire present day Bedok (except Kampong Chai Chee which is part of the Kampong Kembangan SMC), Pasir Ris, Simei, Tampines.
With the changes, the ward is considered to be dissolved and subsequent changes to each of the boundaries as the area around there had developed into a number of towns as mentioned above which makes its revival next to impossible due to higher population density.
Constituency Abolished (1959 – present)
| General Election 1955: Punggol-Tampines | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PAP | Goh Chew Chua | 2,127 | 55.38 | ||
| Democratic Party | Anthony Goh | 918 | 23.90 | ||
| PP | H. A. De Silva | 796 | 20.72 | ||
| Majority | 1,209 | 31.48 | |||
| Turnout | 3,886 | 58.6 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
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