Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency

Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 武吉甘柏單選區;Simplified Chinese: 武吉甘柏单选区) is a defunct 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 which was crafted by 1984's Bukit Batok SMC. In the first election Dr Seet Ai Mee won against Ling How Doong on her first stint in politics, and was defeated 3 years later in 1991.

Ling was defeated in his second election for the seat by Ang Mong Seng with a 3rd candidate taking a small portion of the votes. His share of the votes in subsequent elections dropped including in 2001 (Nee Soon Central SMC^[1]) and 2006 (Bukit Panjang SMC^[2]) where his votes share hovered at around 20% instead of 40%+. This includes his first attempt on Chong Boon SMC.^[3]

Since then, in 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into Hong Kah GRC and the seat was since then abolished.

Members of Parliament

Seet Ai Mee (1988 – 1991)
Ling How Doong (1991 – 1997)
Ang Mong Seng (1997 – 2001)

Constituency abolished (2001 - present)

Candidates and results

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Bukit Gombak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Ang Mong Seng	15,229	65.2	+16.6
	SDP	Ling How Doong	6,643	28.4	-23.0
	SPP	Syed Farid Wajidi	1,506	6.4	+6.4
Majority			7,080	30.3	+31.7
Turnout			23,819	95.6	-0.1
	PAP gain from SDP		Swing	+16.6

General Election 1991: Bukit Gombak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	SDP	Ling How Doong	12,037	51.4	+4.9
	PAP	Seet Ai Mee	11,383	48.6	-4.9
Majority			654	2.8	+6.3
Turnout			23,879	95.7	+0.2
	SDP gain from PAP		Swing	+4.9

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Bukit Gombak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Seet Ai Mee	12,661	53.5	N/A
	SDP	Ling How Doong	11,024	46.5	N/A
Majority			1,637	7.0	N/A
Turnout			24,086	95.5	N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

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Constituencies of Singapore

Group Representation
Constituencies (GRCs)

Single Member
Constitutencies (SMCs)

Former or
defunct constituencies

GRCs	Bedok (4) Brickworks (4) Bukit Timah (5) Cheng San (5) Eunos (4) Holland-Bukit Panjang (5) Hong Kah (5) Kampong Glam (4) Kreta Ayer-Tanglin (4) Moulmein-Kallang (4) Pasir Panjang (3) Pasir Ris (4) Thomson (4) Tiong Bahru (3) Toa Payoh (4)

SMCs	Alexandra Aljunied Ang Mo Kio Anson Ayer Rajah Bedok Bo Wen Boon Lay Boon Teck Braddell Heights Bras Basah Brickworks Bukit Gombak Bukit Ho Swee Bukit Merah Bukit Timah Buona Vista Cairnhill Changi Changkat Cheng San Chong Boon Chua Chu Kang Clementi Crawford Delta Eunos Farrer Park Geylang East Geylang Serai Geylang West Havelock Henderson Hong Kah Hong Lim Jalan Besar Jalan Kayu Joo Chiat Jurong Kaki Bukit Kallang Kampong Chai Chee Kampong Glam Kampong Kapor Kampong Kembangan Kampong Ubi Katong Kebun Baru Khe Bong Kim Keat Kim Seng Kolam Ayer Kreta Ayer Kuo Chuan Leng Kee Marine Parade Moulmein Nee Soon Nee Soon Central Nee Soon East Nee Soon South Pasir Panjang Paya Lebar Punggol Punggol-Tampines Queenstown River Valley Rochore Seletar Sembawang Sepoy Lines Serangoon Gardens Siglap Southern Islands Stamford Tampines Tanah Merah Tanglin Tanjong Pagar Teck Ghee Telok Ayer Telok Blangah Thomson Tiong Bahru Toa Payoh Ulu Bedok Ulu Pandan Upper Serangoon West Coast Whampoa Yio Chu Kang

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of representatives assigned.

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