Siglap Single Member Constituency was a constituency spanning Chinatown and Raffles Place in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 as Siglap Constituency and was renamed as Siglap Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Bedok Group Representation Constituency in 1991.
Member of Parliament
| Election | Incumbent | Party |
|---|
| 1959 | Sahorah bte Ahmat | | PAP |
| 1963 | Abdul Rahim Ishak |
| 1968 |
| 1972 |
| 1976 |
| 1980 |
| 1984 | Abdullah Tarmugi |
| 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: Siglap| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| PAP | Sahorah bte Ahmat | 4,407 | 34.34 | |
| Independent | Koh Tee Kin | 3,408 | 26.56 | |
| LSP | John Snodgrass | 1,511 | 11.78 | |
| PKMS | Mohamed Sidik bin Haji Abdul Hamid | 1,418 | 11.05 | |
| Independent | Abdullah Masood | 1,267 | 9.87 | |
| Partai Ra'ayat | Pang Toon Tin | 587 | 4.57 | |
| PMIP | Wanjor bin Abubakar | 234 | 1.83 | |
| Turnout | 12,892 | 87.7 | |
| PAP win (new seat) |
Elections in 1960s
General Election 1963: Siglap| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| PAP | Abdul Rahim bin Ishak | 9,342 | 62.12 | +27.78 |
| Partai Ra'ayat | Tay Check Yaw | 2,618 | 17.41 | +12.84 |
| SA | Soo Ban Hoe | 1,488 | 9.89 | −1.16 |
| UPP | Ong Jin Teck | 1,365 | 9.08 | +9.08 |
| Independent | Koh Tee Kin | 225 | 1.50 | −25.06 |
| Turnout | 15,128 | 95.1 | +7.4 |
| PAP hold | Swing | +27.78 | |
General Election 1968: Siglap| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| PAP | Abdul Rahim bin Ishak | Walkover | | |
| Turnout | 11,627 | | |
| PAP hold | Swing | | |
Elections in 1970s
General Election 1972: Siglap| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| PAP | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 11,456 | 78.63 | |
| WP | Ariffin Noordin | 2,529 | 17.36 | |
| United National Front | Yahiya bin Haji Mohamed Ghouse | 584 | 4.01 | |
| Turnout | 14,844 | 92.3 | |
| PAP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1976: Siglap| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| PAP | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 9,733 | 78.20 | −0.43 |
| UF | Weerappulli K. W. B. | 2,714 | 21.80 | +21.80 |
| Turnout | 12,773 | 92.2 | −0.1 |
| PAP hold | Swing | -0.43 | |
Elections in 1980s
General Election 1980: Siglap| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| PAP | Abdul Rahim Ishak | 11,564 | 77.91 | −0.29 |
| WP | Royston George Scharenguivel | 3,278 | 22.09 | +22.09 |
| Turnout | 15,291 | 91.7 | −0.5 |
| PAP hold | Swing | -0.29 | |
General Election 1984: Siglap| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| PAP | Abdullah Tarmugi | Walkover | | |
| Turnout | 17,090 | | |
| PAP hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1988: Siglap| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| PAP | Abdullah Tarmugi | 12,101 | 73.73 | |
| WP | Chong Tung Shang | 4,311 | 26.27 | |
| Turnout | 16,816 | 90.2 | |
| PAP hold | Swing | | |