Mountbatten Single Member Constituency
Mountbatten | |
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Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Southeastern Singapore |
Electorate | 24,143 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1959-1997,2011-Incumbent |
Member(s) | Lim Biow Chuan |
Town Council | Marine Parade |
Mountbatten Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 蒙巴登单选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Mountbatten; Tamil: மவுன்ட்பேட்டன் தனித்தொகுதி) is a single-member constituency in the central part of Singapore. It was formerly a ward of Marine Parade GRC from 1997 till 2011. It was carved out to be a SMC again in the 2011 election.
The constituency consists of Tanjong Rhu, Old Airport Road, Sports Hub Singapore ,Amber ,Meyer estates,Pine Close,Cassia Crescent,Kanpong Kayu,Kampong Arang,Jalan Tiga,Jalan Enam,Jalan Dua,Jalan Batu,Dakota Crescent,Dakota Close
Mountbatten existed as a constituency from 1959 to 1991 before it was absorbed into Marine Parade GRC in 1997.
Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament | Party | Dates | Notes | |
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Seow Peck Leng | SPA | 1959 - 1963 | ||
Ng Yeow Chong | PAP | 1963 – 1980 | ||
Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | PAP | 1980 – 1997 | ||
Constituency abolished (1997 – 2011) | ||||
Lim Biow Chuan | PAP | 2011 – | Incumbent |
Candidates & Results
Elections in 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Lim Biow Chuan | 15,331 | 71.86 | +13.24 | |
SPP | Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss | 6,004 | 28.14 | -13.24 | |
Majority | 9,327 | 43.72 | 26.48 | ||
Rejected ballots | 333 | 2.35 | |||
Turnout | 21,668 | 89.7 | |||
PAP hold | Swing | +13.24 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Lim Biow Chuan | 11,985 | 58.62 | ||
NSP | Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss | 8,461 | 41.38 | ||
Majority | 3,524 | 17.24 | |||
Turnout | 20,865 | 87.9 | |||
PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | Walkover | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 14,045 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Ng Yeow Chong | Walkover | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 14,396 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Ng Yeow Chong | Walkover | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 12,760 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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) | |||||
References
- 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
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