Hong Lim Constituency

Hong Lim Single Member Constituency is a constituency in Chinatown, Singapore. It was dissolved in 1976 but currently it is part of Jalan Besar GRC (Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng). Currently there is a Hong Lim Complex around the older constituency, and Telok Ayer, together with Hong Lim shares the same community club.

• 1959 - 12,667 voters
• 1963 - 12,003 voters
• 1968 - 10,388 voters
• 1972 - 7,486 voters
• 1976 - 5,226 voters

The constituency has been dwindled by so much. In 1968, 1,615 voters has been shifted to Bukit Ho Swee. Later on, 5,162 voters has been shifted to Serangoon private houses. This means that remaining people will be merged into Telok Ayer.

By-election 1965: Hong Lim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Khoon Choy	6,398	59.5	+26.2
	BS	Ong Chang Sam	4,346	40.5	+19.9
Majority			2,052	19.0	N/A
Turnout			10,858	91.7	+0.7
	PAP gain from UPP		Swing	N/A

General Election 1963: Hong Lim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UPP	Ong Eng Guan	5,066	44.5	−28.8
	PAP	Seah Mui Kok	3,789	33.3	+6.6
	BS	Lim Chien Sen	2,344	20.6
	SA	Sam Tai Guan	191	1.7
Majority			1,277	11.2	N/A
Turnout			11,463	95.5
	UPP hold		Swing

By-election of 29 April 1961: Hong Lim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ong Eng Guan	7,747	73.3	+73.3
	PAP	Jek Yeun Thong	2,820	26.7	−50.3
Majority			4,927	46.6	N/A
Turnout			10,818	91.0	−0.6
	Independent gain from PAP		Swing	N/A

General Election 1959: Hong Lim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ong Eng Guan	8,834	77.0
	MCA	Loh Ngian Lim	1,192	10.4
	LSP	Tan Hong Chye	856	7.5
	SPA	Sim Wee Teck	588	5.1
Majority			7,642	66.6	N/A
Turnout			11,604	91.6
	PAP win (new seat)

Members of Parliament

• Ong Eng Guan (1959 - 1965)
• Lee Khoon Choy (1965 - 1976)