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Upper Serangoon Constituency

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Upper Serangoon Constituency was a constituency in Upper Serangoon, Singapore from 1959 to 1980. In 1959, the constituency is formed by absorbing part of Serangoon and Paya Lebar constituencies.

Member of Parliament

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Election Member of Parliament Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Chan Sun Wing PAP
1963 Sia Kah Hui
Parliament of Singapore
1972 Sia Kah Hui PAP
1976

Elections

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Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in the 1950s

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General Election 1959: Upper Serangoon[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Chan Sun Wing 4,497 45.06
SPA Lim Choon Mong 4,372 43.81
LSP Sin Cho Lang 901 9.03
Citizens' Party (Singapore) Tan Choon Teng 209 2.1
Majority 125 1.34
Registered electors 11,279
Turnout 9,979 88.47
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1960s

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General Election 1963: Upper Serangoon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sia Kah Hui 6,650 56.56 N/A
BS Chia Yang Loong 3,547 30.17 N/A
Independent Lim Choon Mong 573 4.87 N/A
UPP Phua Gek Boon 595 5.06 N/A
SA Wu Moh Chye 393 3.34 N/A
Majority 3103 26.39 Increase25.05
Registered electors 12,433 Increase10.23
Turnout 11,758 94.57 Increase6.1
PAP hold Swing Increase25.05

Elections in 1970s

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References

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  1. ^ "ELD | 1959 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1963 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.

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