| Bukit Gombak | |
|---|---|
| Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party |  People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Ang Mong Seng |
| Town Council | Hong Kah |
| Replaced by | Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency |
Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a single member constituency in the western area in Singapore. The seat consisted of Bukit Gombak New Town with is made up of Bukit Gombak MRT station and a few private housing estates such as the Hillview area. It was formed in 1988 by carving out Bukit Batok SMC.
In the first election Seet Ai Mee won against Ling How Doong on her first stint in politics, and was defeated 3 years later by Ling in 1991. Ling was then defeated by Ang Mong Seng.
In 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency.
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
| 1988 | Seet Ai Mee | PAP | |
| 1991 | Ling How Doong | SDP | |
| 1997 | Ang Mong Seng | PAP | |
Elections
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 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Seet Ai Mee | 12,661 | 53.46 | ||
| SDP | Ling How Doong | 11,024 | 46.54 | ||
| Majority | 1,637 | 6.92 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,221 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,086 | 95.5 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Ling How Doong | 12,037 | 51.40 |  4.9
| |
| PAP | Seet Ai Mee | 11,383 | 48.60 |  4.9
| |
| Majority | 654 | 2.80 | 4.12
| ||
| Registered electors | 24,961 | 1.03
| |||
| Turnout | 23,879 | 95.7 | 0.2
| ||
| SDP gain from PAP | Swing | 4.9
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ang Mong Seng | 15,229 | 65.14 | N/A | |
| SDP | Ling How Doong | 6,643 | 28.42 | 22.98
| |
| SPP | Syed Farid Wajidi | 1,506 | 6.44 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,080 | 36.72 | 33.92
| ||
| Registered electors | 24,909 | 0.21
| |||
| Turnout | 23,819 | 95.62 | 0.08
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| PAP gain from SDP | Swing | 22.98
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References
- ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
This page was last edited on 1 November 2023, at 14:24