Tanglin Single Member Constituency

Tanglin Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in the city area of Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1951 and was abolished in 1997.

Tanglin
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Electorate16,801 (1991)
Former constituency
Created1951
Abolished1997
Seats1
Created fromMunicipal South–West
Replaced byKreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC

History edit

In 1951, the Tanglin Constituency was formed by carving up Municipal South-West Constituency. In 1955, parts of the constituency were divided to form Cairnhill, Havelock and Queenstown constituencies. In 1959, it was further divided to form River Valley and Ulu Pandan constituencies.

In 1988, it was renamed as Tanglin Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. In 1997, it was abolished and merged into Kreta Ayer–Tanglin Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament edit

YearMember of ParliamentParty
Legislative Council of Singapore
1951Tan Chye ChengPP
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955John EdePP
1959Thio Chan BeeSPA
1963Edmund William BarkerPAP
Parliament of Singapore
1968Edmund William BarkerPAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988Lew Syn Pau
1991

Elections edit

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 the 1990s edit

General Election 1991: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPLew Syn Pau9,11368.52
SDPJimmy Tan Tiang Hoe4,02230.25
IndependentGnaguru s/o Thamboo Mylvaganam1631.23
Turnout13,55580.7
PAP holdSwing

Elections in the 1980s edit

General Election 1988: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPLew Syn PauWalkover
Turnout18,788
PAP holdSwing
General Election 1984: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPEdmund William BarkerWalkover
Turnout15,990
PAP holdSwing
General Election 1980: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPEdmund William BarkerWalkover
Turnout13,332
PAP holdSwing

Elections in the 1970s edit

General Election 1976: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPEdmund William BarkerWalkover
Turnout13,520
PAP holdSwing
General Election 1972: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPEdmund William BarkerWalkover
Turnout12,777
PAP holdSwing

Elections in the 1960s edit

General Election 1968: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPEdmund William BarkerWalkover
Turnout10,760
PAP holdSwing
General Election 1963: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPEdmund William Barker4,42451.07+20.96
BSTan Cheow Hock1,99723.06+23.06
SAThio Chan Bee1,73820.07-14.34
UPPEng Chau Sam3363.88+3.88
IndependentAriffin bin Mohd Said1661.92+1.92
Turnout8,73194.5+6.8
PAP gain from SASwing+20.96

Note: Thio Chan Bee, the then incumbent of this ward had contested in the previous general election under Singapore People's Alliance's banner, which had subsequently joined with Singapore Alliance in this GE whereby another party, United Malays National Organisation is one of the alliance member who had stood against him in 1959 GE, Tanglin SMC as well.

Elections in the 1950s edit

General Election 1959: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SPAThio Chan Bee2,69834.41+34.41
UMNOAhmad bin Haji Taff2,38630.44+30.44
PAPIbrahim bin Othman2,36030.11+30.11
LSPChan Ah Wing3955.04+5.04
Turnout12,89287.7
SPA gain from PPSwing+34.41

Note: UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance was informally formed as an alliance in 1961, where it still within this term of election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Ahmad as a candidate for Singapore Alliance.

General Election 1955: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PPJohn Ede3,21445.67-34.47
DPLim Yong Bock2,50135.54+35.54
LFLim Seow Chuan1,32218.79+18.79
Turnout7,12544.0-1.4
PP holdSwing-34.47
General Election 1951: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PPTan Chye Cheng1,41680.14
Labour PartyThomas Davies Richards35119.86
Turnout1,79445.4
PP win (new seat)

Historical maps edit

References edit