Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency

Bukit Panjang
Bukit Panjang
Single Member constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Northwestern Singapore
Electorate	34,317
Current constituency
Created	1959
Member(s)	Teo Ho Pin
Town Council	Holland-Bukit Panjang

Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 武吉班让单选区; Template:Lang-ms; Template:Lang-ta) is a Single Member Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The seat consists the main portion of Bukit Panjang and was reformed in the 2006 electoral boundary redraw. Bukit Panjang SMC existed from 1959 to 1991 when it was absorbed into the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency. In 2001, the seat was moved from Sembawang GRC to Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency. The 2006 redrawn boundaries carved out Bukit Panjang to form the current constituency and the GRC was renamed Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency.

History

Bukit Panjang had overgrown since 1984 and had started their life in 1976.

By the time Bukit Panjang New Town grows, it had grown until it had exceeded number of voters in 1991 general election (and it compromises Woodlands New Town), it had split up in 1997 (into Marsiling constituency) and now it left only the Bukit Panjang, until it divides into Bukit Panjang, Cashew and Zhenghua constituencies in 2001.

Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament	Party		Dates	Notes
Lee Khoon Choy	bgcolor=Template:People's Action Party/meta/color \|	PAP	1959 – 1963
Ong Lian Teng		BS	1963 – 1966
Selvadurai Pathmanaban	bgcolor=Template:People's Action Party/meta/color \|	PAP	1967 – 1972
Lee Yiok Seng	bgcolor=Template:People's Action Party/meta/color \|	PAP	1972 – 1991
Constituency abolished (1991 – 2006)
Teo Ho Pin	bgcolor=Template:People's Action Party/meta/color \|	PAP	2006 –	Incumbent

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Teo Ho Pin	21,935	68.38%	+2.11
	SDP	Khung Wai Yeen	10,143	31.62%	−2.11
Majority			11,792
Rejected ballots			626
Turnout			32,704
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 2011: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Teo Ho Pin	20,375	66.27	−10.91
	SDP	Alec Tok	10,372	33.73	+10.91
Majority			10,003	32.54	−21.82
Turnout			31,492	95.3	+0.2
	PAP hold		Swing	-10.91

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Teo Ho Pin	21,647	77.18	N/A
	SDP	Ling How Doong	6,100	22.82	N/A
Majority			15,547	54.36
Turnout			30,448	95.1	N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	18,314	57.3	N/A
	SDP	Kwek Guan Kwee	9,864	30.9	N/A
	PKMS	Ibrahim bin Ariff	3,790	11.9	N/A
Majority			8,450	26.4	N/A
Turnout			32,567	96.3	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1984: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			23,173
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1980: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	18,510	87.0	+19.6
	United People's Front	Mohamad Sani bin Jan	2,759	13.0	+13.0
Majority			15,751	74.0	+39.2
Turnout			22,019	94.5	−0.9
	PAP hold		Swing	+19.6

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	11,867	67.4	−0.2
	WP	Ho Juan Thai	5,731	32.6	+7.8
Majority			6,136	34.8	−8
Turnout			18,036	95.4	2.2
	PAP hold		Swing	-0.2

General Election 1972: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	9,527	67.6	N/A
	WP	Tang Song Khiang	3,496	24.8	N/A
	United National Front	Leyu Tan Jib	1,060	7.5	N/A
Majority			6,031	42.8	N/A
Turnout			14,410	93.2	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Selvadurai Pathmanaban	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			17,893
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

By Election 1967: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Selvadurai Pathmanaban	Walkover
Majority
Turnout			16,070
	PAP gain from BS		Swing	N/A

General Election 1963: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BS	Ong Lian Teng	5,679	46.5	+46.5
	PAP	Lee Khoon Choy	4,940	40.4	−17.9
	SA	Loo Bah Chit	999	8.2	+8.2
	UPP	Thuan Paik Phok	607	5.0	+5.0
Majority			739	6.1	−28.6
Turnout			12,357	95.1	+6.3
	BS gain from PAP		Swing	-28.6

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Khoon Choy	6,156	58.3
	LSP	Tan Leong Teck	2,494	23.6
	SPA	Lim Siak Guan	1,382	13.1
	MIC	T. T. K. Alexander	526	5.0
Majority			3,662	34.7
Turnout			10,647	88.8	N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

Note 2: MIC is allied with Singapore's UMNO and MCA chapters, similar to its Malaysian counterpart with the exception of not using the alliance symbol which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view T. T. K. Alexander as an independent candidate.

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