Tampines Single Member Constituency

Not to be confused with the present ward called Tampines Group Representation Constituency that exists since 1988 which is helm by the ex-Ministry of National Development Mah Bow Tan. This article is describing a pre-independence era ward that existed until 1988.

Tampines Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 淡濱尼單選區; Simplified Chinese: 淡滨尼单选区) is a former single member constituency in Tampines, Singapore and is one of the oldest ward that existed from 1959 to 1988.

Development Tampines SMC

Early days of Tampines SMC

In the early days from the 1955, this ward started as Punggol-Tampines SMC which consist of 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 is created by splitting Punggol and Tampines portion. For that, it means the present day equivalent of Hougang, Punggol and Sengkang portions are formed as Punggol SMC. However for this ward, it had instead merged with significant portions of Ulu Bedok SMC to become one of the larger wards in the eastern that compromise essentially the entire present day Bedok (Except Kampong Chai Chee which is part of the Kampong Kembangan SMC), Pasir Ris, Simei, Tampines. It had remained until 1968 where the Bedok is largely absorbed into Kampong Chai Chee SMC.

Subsequent days of Tampines SMC

That formation from 1968 had lasted with minimal changes until 1984 where the Simei portion is split into Changkat SMC ward as the Tampines New Town develops in 1983. By 1984, this ward has only areas largely from present day of Tampines and Pasir Ris.

End of Tampines SMC

By the time Tampines New Town grows, it was emerged into Tampines Group Representation Constituency in 1988 which is the first election in Singapore that uses a Group Representation Constituency system by dividing this ward into Tampines East, Tampines West and Tampines North where the former 2 along with Changkat SMC being absorbed are the inaugural wards for Tampines GRC while the latter Tampines North was instead, part of Eunos GRC with a large portion in present day of Pasir Ris. By 1988, this ward was abolished since then and Tampines GRC have been confined within Tampines New Town as by then, the development progress had made the town to become one of the densely populated in Singapore^[1] and saw no need for the ward to be cross-town ward so as to fill the voters quota (In present Singapore, the number of population in a ward is around 20,000 to 30,000 with some variables).

Members of Parliament

• Goh Chew Chua (1959–1963)
• Poh Ber Liak (1963–1967)
• Chew Chin Han (1967–1968)
• Phua Bah Lee (1968–1988)

Constituency Abolished (1988 – present)

Candidates and Results

Elections in 1980s

Elections in 1970s

Elections in 1960s

Notes: SPA joins UMNO-MCA-MIC alliance to form SA in 1963 GE.^[2]

Elections in 1950s

See also

• Tampines GRC
• Tampines

References

• 1984 General Election's result
• 1980 General Election's result
• 1976 General Election's result
• 1972 General Election's result
• 1968 General Election's result
• 1967 By Election's result
• 1963 General Election's result
• 1959 General Election's result
• In 1955, it started with Punggol - Tampines
• Map of Punggol-Tampines ward in 1955
• Map of Tampines ward in 1959
• Map of Tampines ward in 1963
• Map of Tampines ward in 1968
• Map of Tampines ward in 1972
• Map of Tampines ward in 1976
• Map of Tampines ward in 1980
• Map of Tampines ward in 1984
• Map of Tampines GRC in 1988