Jalan Besar Single Member Constituency

Jalan Besar Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 惹蘭勿剎單選區; Simplified Chinese: 惹兰勿刹单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency within Kallang, Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1988.

Not to be confused with Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency.
Jalan Besar
Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Current constituency
Created1959
Member(s)Lee Boon Yang
Town CouncilJalan Besar
Replaced byJalan Besar GRC

Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament Party Dates Notes
Chan Chee Seng PAP 1959-1984
Lee Boon Yang PAP 1984-1988 Constituency absorbed into Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency.

Candidates and Results

Elections in 1950s
General Election 1959: Jalan Besar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Chee Seng 7,600 62.48
SPA Wong Yew Hon 2,573 21.15
LSP Lo Ka Fat 1,488 12.23
LF See Eng Kiat 503 4.14
Turnout 12,297 88.6
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s
General Election 1963: Jalan Besar[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Chee Seng 6,686 51.87 -10.61
BS Ng Ngeong Yew 5,172 40.12 +40.12
UPP Yong Wan Kit 1,033 8.01 +8.01
Turnout 13,092 95.1 +6.5
PAP hold Swing -10.61
General Election 1968: Jalan Besar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Chee Seng Walkover
Turnout 11,400
PAP hold Swing

Elections in 1970s
General Election 1972: Jalan Besar[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Chee Seng 7,794 83.86
United National Front Johnnie Ng 1,500 16.14
Turnout 9,514 92.3
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1976: Jalan Besar[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Chee Seng Walkover
Turnout 14,933
PAP hold Swing

Elections in 1980s
General Election 1980: Jalan Besar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Chee Seng Walkover
Turnout 15,058
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1984: Jalan Besar[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Boon Yang 9,236 64.43
WP Ananthan Balakrishnan 5,100 35.57
Turnout 14,808 91.9
PAP hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "1963 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. "1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. "1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. "1980 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. "1984 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.

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