Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency

Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency.

Not to be confused with the present ward called Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency that was created prior to 2011 elections which consist entire Chua Chu Kang area, as well as neighbouring towns such as Yew Tee, Lim Chu Kang (A largely farming and military restricted area without residents area), Bukit Gombak etc. .

Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 蔡厝港單選區;Simplified Chinese: 蔡厝港单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Choa Chu Kang New Town. It is one of the oldest surviving constituencies in Singapore, and has existed since 1959 to 2011.

Throughout its relatively long history, the ruling People's Action Party has won the constituency in every election, except the 1963 general election when it lost the seat to now defunct opposition party Barisan Sosialis. Chua Chu Kang SMC faced a four-cornered fight, including the ruling party itself in the 1997 general election and the PAP was challenged by Singapore Democratic Alliance's Steve Chia in the 2001 and 2006 general elections. In the 2011 general election, the SMC and Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) were absorbed into Chua Chu Kang GRC. However, a new SMC, Hong Kah North SMC was crafted out of the new Chua Chu Kang GRC.

It is the longest existing SMC that existed both before and after Singapore's independence without being absorbed into a GRC. Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency existed before independence, but was merged into Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Bedok GRC). It was later recreated for the general election of 2001 when East Coast GRC, the GRC it was in, was dissolved and redistricted. Also, Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency existed before independence, but in 1991 - 2006; it was in Sembawang GRC and Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC. Changi Single Member Constituency did existed in 1951 election, but it was dissolved in prior to 1997 election to form East Coast Group Representation Constituency. Any other pre-independence constituencies too have been dissolved and redistricted, replaced by younger constituencies.

Members of Parliament

• Ong Chang Sam (1959 – 1963)
• Chio Cheng Thun (1963 – 1966)
• Tang See Chim (1966 – 1988)
• Low Seow Chay (1988 – 2006)
• Gan Kim Yong (2006 – 2011)

Candidates and Results

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2006: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Gan Kim Yong	14,156	60.4	-4.9
	SDA	Steve Chia Kiah Hong	9,292	39.6	+4.9
Majority			4,864	20.8	-9.8
Turnout			23,950	95.9	-0.4
	PAP hold		Swing	-4.9

General Election 2001: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Low Seow Chay	14,489	65.3	+3.4
	SDA	Steve Chia Kiah Hong	8,143	34.7	+34.7
Majority			5,643	30.6	-9.2
Turnout			23,936	96.3	-0.2
	PAP hold		Swing	+3.4

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Low Seow Chay	14,141	61.9	-6.5
	NSP	Yip Yew Weng	5,040	22.1	+22.1
	Independent	Chia Shi Teck	3,210	14.1	+14.1
	DPP	Tan Soo Phuan	445	1.9	+1.9
Majority			9,101	39.8	-4.6
Turnout			23,240	96.5	+0.3
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1991: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Low Seow Chay	14,489	68.4	+9.2
	Independent	Kwek Guan Kwee	5,071	24.0	+24.0
	Independent	Harry W. Baptist	1,611	7.6	+7.61
Majority			9,418	44.4	+25.8
Turnout			21,940	96.2	-1.0
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1988: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Low Seow Chay	11,058	59.3	+4.4
	WP	Chan Keng Sieng	7,597	40.7	-3.6
Majority			3,461	18.6	+8.2
Turnout			19,082	97.2	+0.4
	PAP hold		Swing	+4.04

General Election 1984: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tang See Chim	13,254	54.8
	WP	Chan Keng Sieng	10,720	44.4
	United People's Front	Teo Kim Hoe	196	0.8
Majority			2,534	10.4
Turnout			24,727	96.8
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1980: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tang See Chim	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			22,363
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1976: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tang See Chim	11,740	68.75	+6.39
	WP	Chan Keng Sieng	5,336	31.25	+31.25
Majority			6,354
Turnout			17,685	97.5	+2.4
	PAP hold		Swing	+6.4

General Election 1972: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tang See Chim	9,002	62.4
	BS	Ng Ah Chue	5,434	37.6
Majority			3,568	24.8
Turnout			14,903	95.1
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1968: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tang See Chim	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			12,879
	PAP hold		Swing

By-election 1966: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tang See Chim	Walkover
Turnout
	PAP gain from BS		Swing

General Election 1963: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BS	Chio Cheng Thun	3,753	48.6	+48.6
	PAP	Lim Kim Hian	2,429	31.5	-24.8
	UPP	Sim Chit Giak	800	10.4	+10.4
	SA	Neo Guan Choo	396	5.1	+5.1
	Independent	Goh Tong Liang	345	4.5	+4.5
Majority			1,324	17.1
Turnout			7,799	95.1	+3.1
	BS gain from PAP		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Chua Chu Kang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ong Chang Sam	3,536	56.3
	Independent	Neo Koon Hin	1,563	24.9
	SPA	Goh Tong Liang	1,183	18.9
Majority			1,973	31.4
Turnout			6,334	91.9
	PAP win (new seat)

See also

• Chua Chu Kang GRC

References

• 1959 GE result
• 1963 GE result
• 1968 GE result
• 1972 GE result
• 1976 GE result
• 1980 GE result
• 1984 GE result
• 1988 GE result
• 1991 GE result
• 1997 GE result
• 2001 GE result
• 2006 GE result