Mountbatten Single Member Constituency

Mountbatten Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 蒙巴登單選區;Simplified Chinese: 蒙巴登单选区) is a Single-Member Constituency in the Central Part of Singapore. Formerly a ward of Marine Parade GRC from 1997 till 2011. It was carved out to be a SMC again in this 2011 Election.

The constituency consist of Tanjong Rhu, Old Airport Estate,parts of Marine Parade.

Mountbatten did exist as a constituency from 1959 to 1991 as well before it was absorbed into Marine Parade GRC in 1997.

Members of Parliament

• Seow Peck Leng (1959 – 1963)
• Ng Yeow Chong (1963 – 1980)
• Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (1980 – 1997)
• Lim Biow Chuan (2011 – )

Candidates & Results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Biow Chuan	11,985	58.62
	NSP	Jeanette Chong-Aruldoss	8,461	41.38
Majority			3,524	17.24
Turnout			20,865	87.9
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	11,029	78.00	-0.2
	Independent	Yen Kim Khooi	3,119	22.00	+0.2
Majority			7,910	56.0	-0.4
Turnout			14,741	95.1	-0.2
	PAP hold		Swing	-0.2

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	12,712	78.20	-3.1
	Independent	Chiam Pan Boon	3,554	21.80	+3.1
Majority			9,158	56.4	-6.2
Turnout			16,909	95.3	-0.2
	PAP hold		Swing	-3.1

General Election 1984: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	16,077	81.30	N/A
	Independent	Tan Ah Teng	3,692	18.70	N/A
Majority			12,385	62.6	N/A
Turnout			20,505	95.5	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1980: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			14,045
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Yeow Chong	9,412	65.9	N/A
	UF	Seow Khee Leng	4,878	34.1	N/A
Majority			4,534	31.8	N/A
Turnout			14,707	95.3	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1972: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Yeow Chong	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			14,396
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Yeow Chong	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			12,760
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1963: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Yeow Chong	7,751	49.0	+25.2
	BS	Fung Yin Ching	5,158	32.6	+32.6
	SA	Lee Kim Chuan	1,865	11.8	-21.9
	Independent	Felice Leon-Soh	1,053	6.7	-8.4
Majority			2,593	16.4	+25.2
Turnout			15,969	94.8	+6.1
	PAP gain from SPA		Swing	+25.2

Notes: SPA joins UMNO-MCA-MIC alliance to form SA in 1963 GE.^[1]

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Mountbatten
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SPA	Seow Peck Leng	3,031	33.7	N/A
	PAP	Tay Kim Sun	2,143	23.8	N/A
	MCA	Wong Foo Nam	1,903	21.2	N/A
	Katong United Resident Association	Felice Leon-Soh	1,354	15.1	N/A
	LSP	Wee Soo Bee	559	6.2	N/A
Majority			2,593	16.4	N/A
Turnout			888	9.9	N/A
	SPA win (new seat)

Reference

1. ^ http://www.singapore-elections.com/political-parties/spa.html

• 2011 General Election's result
• 1991 General Election's result
• 1988 General Election's result
• 1984 General Election's result
• 1980 General Election's result
• 1976 General Election's result
• 1972 General Election's result
• 1968 General Election's result
• 1963 General Election's result
• 1959 General Election's result