Delta
Delta
Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Former constituency
Created 1959
Abolished 1988
Seats 1
Member Constituency Abolished
Town Council Tanjong Pagar
Delta Constituency was a constituency in Singapore from 1959 to 1988. It was originally part of Havelock Constituency .
History In 1988, the constituency was dissolved following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Constituency (SMC).
Member of Parliament Legislative Assembly of Singapore Election Member Party Formation 1959 Chan Choy Siong PAP 1963 Parliament of Singapore 1968 Chan Choy Siong PAP 1972 Yeo Choo Kok 1976 1980 1984 Constituency abolished (1988)
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: Delta Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Chan Choy Siong 9,301 69.45 LSP Lim Ah Lee 2,308 17.23 MCA Chia Chee Buang 1,212 9.05 SPA N. Munusamy 571 4.27 Majority 6,993 52.22 N/A Turnout 13,392 89.55 Registered electors 14,954 PAP win (new seat)
Elections in 1960s General Election 1963: Delta Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Chan Choy Siong 5,417 40.53 −29.0 BS Wee Toon Lip 5,354 40.07 UPP Chen Chia Kuang 2,233 16.71 Independent Wong Kui Yu 359 2.69 Majority 63 0.46 −51.76 Turnout 13,363 95.20 Registered electors 14,037 PAP hold Swing
General Election 1968: Delta Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Chan Choy Siong Uncontested — Registered electors 17,715
Elections in 1970s General Election 1972: Delta Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Yeo Choo Kok 9,149 70.72 +30.19 WP Wong Hong Toy 2,186 16.90 BS A. Rahim 1,602 12.38 Majority 6,963 53.82 +53.36 Turnout 12,937 93.88 Registered electors 13,781 PAP hold Swing
General Election 1976: Delta Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Yeo Choo Kok 10,636 76.40 +5.68 UF Ng Ho 3,286 23.60 Majority 7,350 52.80 −1.02 Turnout 10,636 71.76 Registered electors 14,821 PAP hold Swing
Elections in 1980s General Election 1980: Delta Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Yeo Choo Kok Uncontested — Registered electors 14,830
General Election 1984: Delta Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Yeo Choo Kok 7,987 58.72 −17.68 WP Chua Chwee Huat Peter 5,614 41.28 Majority 2,373 17.44 −35.36 Turnout 13,601 91.90 Registered electors 14,800 PAP hold Swing