| Jalan Besar | |
|---|---|
| Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1959 |
| Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
| Town Council | Jalan Besar |
| Replaced by | Jalan Besar GRC |
Jalan Besar Constituency was a single member constituency within Kallang, Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1988.
Member of Parliament
| Election | Member of Parliament | Party | |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Chan Chee Seng | PAP | |
| 1961 | |||
| 1963 | |||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1968 | Chan Chee Seng | PAP | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | Lee Boon Yang | ||
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 1950s
| 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
| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chan Chee Seng | Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 11,400 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1970s
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chan Chee Seng | Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 14,933 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chan Chee Seng | Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 15,058 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| 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
- ^ "1963 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1980 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "1984 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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