Tanglin Single Member Constituency
Tanglin Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 東陵單選區; Simplified Chinese: 东陵单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the city area in Singapore that existed since 1951 general elections by carving a portion from the then defunct until prior to 1997 general elections where it was absorbed into the then defunct Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC and subsequently Tanjong Pagar GRC after 2001 general elections where the division was renamed to Henderson-Dawson in 2015.
Tanglin | |
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Former Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Electorate | 16,801 (1991) |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1951 |
Abolished | 1997 |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Municipal South–West |
Replaced by | Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC |
Constituency changes
Election | Boundary changes | Electorate |
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1951 | Constituency formed from Municipal South–West. | 3,955 |
1955 | Parts of the constituency were separated to form Cairnhill, Havelock and Queenstown. | 16,177 |
1959 | Parts of the constituency were separated to form River Valley and Ulu Pandan. | 9,127 |
1963 | No changes. | 9,239 |
1968 | No changes. | 10,760 |
1972 | No changes. | 12,777 |
1976 | No changes. | 13,520 |
1980 | No changes. | 13,332 |
1984 | No changes. | 15,990 |
1988 | Constituency became a Single Member Constituency. | 18,788 |
1991 | No changes. | 16,801 |
1997 | Constituency abolished and merged into Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC with Cairnhill ward from Kampong Glam GRC to form Tanglin ward. |
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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Legislative Council of Singapore | |||
1951 | Tan Chye Cheng | ![]() | |
Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
1955 | John Ede | ![]() | |
1959 | Thio Chan Bee | ![]() | |
1963 | Edmund William Barker | ![]() | |
Parliament of Singapore | |||
1968 | Edmund William Barker | ![]() | |
1972 | |||
1976 | |||
1980 | |||
1984 | |||
1988 | Wang Kai Yuen | ![]() | |
1991 | |||
1997 | Constituency abolished and merged with Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC |
Candidates and Results
Elections in 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Lew Syn Pau | 9,113 | 68.52 | ||
SDP | Jimmy Tan Tiang Hoe | 4,022 | 30.25 | ||
Independent | Gnaguru s/o Thamboo Mylvaganam | 163 | 1.23 | ||
Turnout | 13,555 | 80.7 | |||
PAP hold | Swing |
Elections in 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Lew Syn Pau | Walkover | |||
Turnout | 18,788 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Edmund William Barker | Walkover | |||
Turnout | 15,990 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Edmund William Barker | Walkover | |||
Turnout | 13,332 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing |
Elections in 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Edmund William Barker | Walkover | |||
Turnout | 13,520 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Edmund William Barker | Walkover | |||
Turnout | 12,777 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing |
Elections in 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Edmund William Barker | Walkover | |||
Turnout | 10,760 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Edmund William Barker | 4,424 | 51.07 | +20.96 | |
BS | Tan Cheow Hock | 1,997 | 23.06 | +23.06 | |
SA | Thio Chan Bee | 1,738 | 20.07 | -14.34 | |
UPP | Eng Chau Sam | 336 | 3.88 | +3.88 | |
Independent | Ariffin bin Mohd Said | 166 | 1.92 | +1.92 | |
Turnout | 8,731 | 94.5 | +6.8 | ||
PAP gain from SA | Swing | +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 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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SPA | Thio Chan Bee | 2,698 | 34.41 | +34.41 | |
UMNO | Ahmad bin Haji Taff | 2,386 | 30.44 | +30.44 | |
PAP | Ibrahim bin Othman | 2,360 | 30.11 | +30.11 | |
LSP | Chan Ah Wing | 395 | 5.04 | +5.04 | |
Turnout | 12,892 | 87.7 | |||
SPA gain from PP | Swing | +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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PP | John Ede | 3,214 | 45.67 | -34.47 | |
DP | Lim Yong Bock | 2,501 | 35.54 | +35.54 | |
LF | Lim Seow Chuan | 1,322 | 18.79 | +18.79 | |
Turnout | 7,125 | 44.0 | -1.4 | ||
PP hold | Swing | -34.47 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PP | Tan Chye Cheng | 1,416 | 80.14 | ||
Labour Party | Thomas Davies Richards | 351 | 19.86 | ||
Turnout | 1,794 | 45.4 | |||
PP win (new seat) |