Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency

The Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the western area of Singapore. It is managed by Holland–Bukit Panjang Town Council. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is from the People's Action Party (PAP) Liang Eng Hwa.

Bukit Panjang
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionWest Region, Singapore
Electorate35,497
Current constituency
Created1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Seats1
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Liang Eng Hwa
Town CouncilHolland–Bukit Panjang
Merged1991
Merged toSembawang GRC
Reformed2006
Reformed fromHolland–Bukit Panjang GRC

History

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The seat consists the main portion of Bukit Panjang (Blks 101-129, 2xx and 4xx Fajar) and was reformed in the 2006 electoral boundary redraw. Bukit Panjang SMC existed from 1959 to 1991 when it was absorbed into the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC). In 2001, the seat was moved from Sembawang GRC to Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC. The 2006 redrawn boundaries carved out Bukit Panjang to form the current constituency and the GRC was renamed Holland–Bukit Timah GRC. In the 2020 Singapore general election, PAP's Liang defeated Singapore Democratic Party's Paul Tambyah by a narrow margin of 2,509 votes and it was the closest result in a SMC for that election.[1]

Members of Parliament

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Election MemberParty
1955Goh Tong LiangPP
1959Lee Khoon ChoyPAP
1963Ong Lian TengBS
1967Selvadurai PathmanabanPAP
1972Lee Yiok Seng
Constituency abolished (1991 – 2006)
2006Teo Ho PinPAP
2011
2015
2020Liang Eng Hwa

Electoral results

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Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in 1950s

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General Election 1955: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%
PPGoh Tong Liang 3,097 72.21
LFLim Wee Toh2,49427.79
Majority1,90544.4
Registered electors8,012
Turnout4,35554.4
PP win (new seat)
General Election 1959: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAPLee Khoon Choy 6,156 58.3
LSPTan Leong Teck2,49423.6
SPALim Siak Guan1,38213.1
MICT. T. K. Alexander5265.0
Majority3,66234.7
Registered electors11,984
Turnout10,64788.8
PAP win (new seat)

Note : MIC is allied with Singapore's UMNO and MCA chapters, similar to its 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.

Elections in 1960s

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General Election 1963: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BSOng Lian Teng 5,679 46.5 46.5
PAPLee Khoon Choy4,94040.4 17.9
SALoo Bah Chit9998.2 8.2
UPPThuan Paik Phok6075.0 5.0
Majority7396.1 28.6
Registered electors12,997
Turnout12,35795.1 6.3
BS gain from PAPSwing 46.5
By-election 1967: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPSelvadurai PathmanabanUnopposed
Registered electors16,070
PAP gain from BS
General Election 1968: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPSelvadurai PathmanabanUnopposed
Registered electors17,893
PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

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General Election 1972: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPLee Yiok Seng 9,527 67.6 N/A
WPTang Song Khiang3,49624.8N/A
United National FrontLeyu Tan Jib1,0607.5N/A
Majority6,03142.8N/A
Registered electors15,461
Turnout14,41093.2N/A
PAP holdSwingN/A
General Election 1976: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPLee Yiok Seng 11,867 67.4 0.2
WPHo Juan Thai5,73132.6 7.8
Majority6,13634.8 8
Registered electors18,906
Turnout18,03695.4 2.2
PAP holdSwing 0.2

Elections in 1980s

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General Election 1980: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPLee Yiok Seng 18,510 87.0 19.6
United People's FrontMohamad Sani bin Jan2,75913.0 13.0
Majority15,75174.0 39.2
Registered electors23,305
Turnout22,01994.5 0.9
PAP holdSwing 19.6
General Election 1984: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPLee Yiok SengUnopposed
Registered electors23,173
PAP hold
General Election 1988: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPLee Yiok Seng 18,314 57.3 N/A
SDPKwek Guan Kwee9,86430.9N/A
PKMSIbrahim bin Ariff3,79011.9N/A
Majority8,45026.4N/A
Registered electors33,824
Turnout32,56796.3N/A
PAP hold

Elections in 2000s

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General Election 2006: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAPTeo Ho Pin 21,647 77.18
SDPLing How Doong6,10022.82
Majority15,54754.36
Registered electors30,452
Turnout30,44899.9
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2010s

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General Election 2011: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPTeo Ho Pin 20,375 66.27 10.91
SDPAlec Tok10,37233.73 10.91
Majority10,00332.54 21.82
Registered electors33,053
Turnout31,49295.3 0.2
PAP holdSwing 10.91
General Election 2015: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPTeo Ho Pin 21,935 68.38 2.11
SDPKhung Wai Yeen10,14331.62 2.11
Majority11,79236.76 4.22
Registered electors34,317
Rejected ballots626
Turnout32,704
PAP holdSwing 2.11

Elections in 2020s

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General Election 2020: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPLiang Eng Hwa 18,085 53.73 14.65
SDPPaul Tambyah15,57646.27 14.65
Majority2,5097.46
Registered electors35,497
Rejected ballots5861.71
Turnout34,24796.38 1.08
PAP holdSwing 14.65

Historical maps

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References

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  1. ^ "GE2020 results". The Straits Times. 16 July 2020.
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