Katong Constituency

Katong
Katong
	Former Constituency; for the Legislative Council of Singapore and the Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Region	Singapore
Electorate	22,096 (1955)
Former constituency
Created	1951
Abolished	1959
Seats	1
Created from	Municipal North–East
Replaced by	Joo Chiat; Mountbatten; Siglap;

Katong
Katong
	Former Constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Singapore
Electorate	12,041 (1980)
Former constituency
Created	1968
Abolished	1984
Seats	1
Created from	Mountbatten
Replaced by	Joo Chiat; Mountbatten;

Katong was a constituency in Singapore from 1951 until 1959 and from 1968 until 1984.[1] The constituency was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955, in the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 1955 until 1959, and in Parliament from 1968 until 1984.

Constituency changes

Election	Boundary changes	Electorate
1951	Constituency formed from Municipal North–East.	6,669
1955	Parts of the constituency separated to form Geylang and Paya Lebar.	22,096
1959	Constituency abolished and split into Joo Chiat, Mountbatten and Siglap.
1963
1968	Constituency formed from Mountbatten.	14,872
1972	No changes.	16,766
1976	No changes.	15,861
1980	No changes.	12,041
1984	Constituency abolished and split between Joo Chiat and Mountbatten.

Members of Parliament

Election	Member
Legislative Council of Singapore
1951	John Laycock	Progressive Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955	Armand Joseph Braga	Labour Front
1959	Constituency abolished and split into Joo Chiat, Mountbatten and Siglap
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968	Joseph Francis De Conceicao	People's Action Party
1972
1976
1980
1984	Constituency abolished and split between Joo Chiat and Mountbatten

Electoral history

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1980: Katong
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Joseph Francis De Conceicao	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			12,041
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1976: Katong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Joseph Francis De Conceicao	10,721	76.18
	SUF	William James Cook	3,353	23.82
Majority			7,368	52.36
Turnout			14,469	91.2
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1972: Katong
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Joseph Francis De Conceicao	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			16,766
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1968: Katong
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Joseph Francis De Conceicao	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			14,872
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1955: Katong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	LF	Armand Joseph Braga	4,680	45.66
	PP	John Laycock	2,965	28.93	35.3
	DP	Chan Wah Chip	2,605	25.41
Majority			1,715	16.73
Turnout			10,370	46.9	2.2
	LF gain from PP

General Election 1951: Katong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PP	John Laycock	2,075	64.2
	Independent	Goh Hood Kiat	1,157	35.8
Majority			918	28.4
Turnout			3,272	49.1
	PP win (new seat)

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References

"Singapore Electoral Constituencies". Singapore Elections.

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[1] "Singapore Electoral Constituencies". Singapore Elections.