Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency
Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 武吉班让单选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Bukit Panjang; Tamil: புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங் தனித்தொகுதி) is a Single Member Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The seat consists the main portion of Bukit Panjang and was reformed in the 2006 electoral boundary redraw. Bukit Panjang SMC existed from 1959 to 1991 when it was absorbed into the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency. In 2001, the seat was moved from Sembawang GRC to Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency. The 2006 redrawn boundaries carved out Bukit Panjang to form the current constituency and the GRC was renamed Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency.
History
Bukit Panjang had overgrown since 1984 and had started their life in 1976.
By the time Bukit Panjang New Town grows, it had grown until it had exceeded number of voters in 1991 general election (and it compromises Woodlands New Town), it had split up in 1997 (into Marsiling constituency) and now it left only the Bukit Panjang, until it divides into Bukit Panjang, Cashew and Zhenghua constituencies in 2001.
Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament |
Party |
Dates |
Notes |
Lee Khoon Choy |
| PAP |
1959 – 1963 |
|
Ong Lian Teng |
| BS |
1963 – 1966 |
|
Selvadurai Pathmanaban |
| PAP |
1967 – 1972 |
|
Lee Yiok Seng |
| PAP |
1972 – 1991 |
|
Constituency abolished (1991 – 2006) |
Teo Ho Pin |
| PAP |
2006 – |
Incumbent |
Candidates and results
Elections in 2010s
Elections in 2000s
Elections in 1980s
General Election 1988: Bukit Panjang
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
PAP |
Lee Yiok Seng |
18,314 |
57.3 |
N/A |
|
SDP |
Kwek Guan Kwee |
9,864 |
30.9 |
N/A |
|
PKMS |
Ibrahim bin Ariff |
3,790 |
11.9 |
N/A |
Majority |
8,450 |
26.4 |
N/A |
Turnout |
32,567 |
96.3 |
N/A |
|
PAP hold |
Swing |
N/A |
|
General Election 1980: Bukit Panjang
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
PAP |
Lee Yiok Seng |
18,510 |
87.0 |
+19.6 |
|
United People's Front |
Mohamad Sani bin Jan |
2,759 |
13.0 |
+13.0 |
Majority |
15,751 |
74.0 |
+39.2 |
Turnout |
22,019 |
94.5 |
-0.9 |
|
PAP hold |
Swing |
+19.6 |
|
Elections in 1970s
General Election 1972: Bukit Panjang
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
PAP |
Lee Yiok Seng |
9,527 |
67.6 |
N/A |
|
WP |
Tang Song Khiang |
3,496 |
24.8 |
N/A |
|
United National Front |
Leyu Tan Jib |
1,060 |
7.5 |
N/A |
Majority |
6,031 |
42.8 |
N/A |
Turnout |
14,410 |
93.2 |
N/A |
|
PAP hold |
Swing |
N/A |
|
Elections in 1960s
General Election 1963: Bukit Panjang
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
BS |
Ong Lian Teng |
5,679 |
46.5 |
+46.5 |
|
PAP |
Lee Khoon Choy |
4,940 |
40.4 |
-17.9 |
|
SA |
Loo Bah Chit |
999 |
8.2 |
+8.2 |
|
UPP |
Thuan Paik Phok |
607 |
5.0 |
+5.0 |
Majority |
739 |
6.1 |
-28.6 |
Turnout |
12,357 |
95.1 |
+6.3 |
|
BS gain from PAP |
Swing |
-28.6 |
|
Elections in 1950s
General Election 1959: Bukit Panjang
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
PAP |
Lee Khoon Choy |
6,156 |
58.3 |
|
|
LSP |
Tan Leong Teck |
2,494 |
23.6 |
|
|
SPA |
Lim Siak Guan |
1,382 |
13.1 |
|
|
MIC |
T. T. K. Alexander |
526 |
5.0 |
|
Majority |
3,662 |
34.7 |
|
Turnout |
10,647 |
88.8 |
N/A |
|
PAP win (new seat) |
Note 2: MIC is allied with Singapore's UMNO and MCA chapters, similar to its Malaysian counterpart with the exception of not using the alliance symbol which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view T. T. K. Alexander as an independent candidate.
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Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of representatives assigned. |