Chua Chu Kang SMC
Chua Chu Kang SMC
Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Current constituency
Created 1959
Seats 1
Member Constituency Abolished
Town Council Chua Chu Kang
Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency. The Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompassed Choa Chu Kang New Town . It was one of the longest existing constituencies in Singapore, spanning 52 years from 1959 to 2011.
The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won the constituency at every election, except in 1963 , when it lost the seat to opposition party Barisan Sosialis (BS). In the 1997 general election , the SMC faced a four-cornered fight; Steve Chia from the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) challenged different PAP candidates in straight fights in the 2001 and 2006 general elections. Before the 2011 general election , the SMC and the surrounding Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) were replaced with Chua Chu Kang GRC and Hong Kah North SMC .
Members of Parliament Electoral results Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).
Elections in 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)
Elections in 1960s 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 −13.8 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
By-election 1966: Chua Chu Kang Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Tang See Chim Walkover Turnout PAP gain from BS Swing
General Election 1968: Chua Chu Kang Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Tang See Chim Walkover Majority Turnout 12,879 PAP hold Swing
Elections in 1970s 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
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
Elections in 1980s General Election 1980: Chua Chu Kang Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Tang See Chim Walkover Majority Turnout 22,363 PAP hold Swing
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 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
Elections in 1990s 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
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
Elections in 2000s General Election 2001: Chua Chu Kang Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Low Seow Chay 14,489 65.3 +3.4 SDA Steve Chia 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
General Election 2006: Chua Chu Kang Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Gan Kim Yong 14,156 60.4 −4.9 SDA Steve Chia 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
