Changi
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionEast Region, Singapore
Electorate24,886 (1991)
Former constituency
Created1951
Abolished1997
Seats1
Created fromRural East
Replaced by

Changi Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency covering Changi and eastern outer islands such as Pulau Ubin, Singapore.

Constituency changes

Election Boundary changes Electorate
1951 Constituency formed from Rural East. 3,623
1955 Parts of the constituency separated to form Paya Lebar, Punggol–Tampines, Serangoon and Ulu Bedok. 11,239
1959 Part of the constituency separated to form Siglap. 11,199
1963 No changes. 11,866
1968 No changes. 15,594
1972 No changes. 18,297
1976 No changes. 17,827
1980 Part of the constituency separated to form Tanah Merah. 25,464
1984 No changes. 20,129
1988 Constituency became a Single Member Constituency. 17,145
1991 No changes. 24,886
1997 Constituency abolished and split between Aljunied GRC as Changi–Simei ward and East Coast GRC as Siglap ward.

Member of Parliament

Year Member Party
Legislative Council of Singapore
1951 Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar PP
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955 Lim Cher Kheng DP
1959 Teo Hock Guan PAP
1963 Sim Boon Woo
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Sim Boon Woo PAP
1972
1976 Teo Chong Tee
1980
1984
1988
1991

Elections

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 1950s

General Election 1951: Changi[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PP Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar 1,486 72.52
Labour Party Syed Mohamed Abdul Hameed Chisty 563 27.48
Majority 923 45.04
Registered electors 3,623
Total valid votes 2,049 97.9
Rejected ballots 44 2.1
Turnout 2,093 57.77
PP win (new seat)
General Election 1955: Changi[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DP Lim Cher Kheng 2,624 45.08 N/A
PP S. G. Mohamed Ghows 1,699 29.19 N/A
LF Wong Sau Sheung 1,498 25.73 N/A
Majority 925 15.89 Decrease29.15
Registered electors 11,239 Increase210.21
Total valid votes 5,821 98.81 Increase0.91
Rejected ballots 70 1.19 Decrease0.91
Turnout 5,891 52.42 Decrease5.35
DP gain from PP
General Election 1959: Changi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Teo Hock Guan 3,480 35.10 +35.10
UMNO Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Said 2,818 28.43 +28.43
Independent Lim Cher Kheng 2,225 22.45 -22.63
LSP Wee Tin Teck 1,024 10.33 -34.75
Malay Union Fatimah Nor binte Golam Shawal 366 3.69 +3.69
Turnout 9,995 89.2 +36.8
PAP gain from DP Swing +35.10

Note 1: In 1957, Singapore Malay Union (SMU) was expelled by its alliance partners consisted of UMNO and MCA for fielding a candidate in that by-election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Fatimah as another independent candidate.

Note 2: Lim Cher Kheng was the then incumbent seeking for another term. He represented the Democratic Party (Not to be confused with the Singapore Democratic Party, which was only formed after Singapore's independence.) which was dissolved by merging with Progressive Party (Singapore) as Liberal Socialist Party within a year from the 1955 General elections. With that consideration, the vote swing for both independent candidate Lim and Liberal Socialist Party candidate Wee will be taken from Lim's previous election result because that is the result for the candidate himself and his party respectively.

Note 3: UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance was informally formed as an alliance in 1961, where it still within this term of election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Abdul Rahman as a candidate for Singapore Alliance.

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Changi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sim Boon Woo 4,808 42.78 +7.68
BS Siek Shing Min 3,425 30.48 +30.48
SA Dato Syed Esa 1,975 17.57 -10.86
UPP Abdullah Masood 935 8.32 +8.32
Independent Yahya bin Mohammad Noor 95 0.85 +0.85
Turnout 11,343 95.6 +6.4
PAP hold Swing +7.68

Note: One of the component party in Singapore Alliance is United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and hence the swing will be based on its previous election of UMNO candidate.

General Election 1968: Changi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sim Boon Woo Walkover
Turnout 15,594 N/A
PAP hold Swing

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Changi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sim Boon Woo 10,512 62.42
WP Normah Yahya Omar Ninggal 4,917 29.20
United National Front Omar Ninggal 1,412 8.38
Turnout 17,159 93.8 N/A
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1976: Changi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Teo Chong Tee 12,038 72.63 +10.21
WP Zainal Abiden bin Mohamed Ali 4,537 27.37 -1.83
Turnout 16,968 95.2 -1.4
PAP hold Swing +10.21

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Changi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Teo Chong Tee Walkover
Turnout 25,464 N/A
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1984: Changi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Teo Chong Tee 12,195 65.75
DPP Sim Peng Kim 6,353 34.25
Turnout 19,105 94.9
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1988: Changi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Teo Chong Tee 9,398 59.37 -6.38
WP Chiam Yeow Juan 6,431 40.63 +40.63
Turnout 16,217 94.6 -0.3
PAP hold Swing -6.38

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Changi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Teo Chong Tee 12,292 53.00 -6.37
WP Tan Bin Seng 10,901 47.00 +6.37
Turnout 23,739 95.4 +0.8
PAP hold Swing -6.37

Historical maps

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951 > Changi". www.singapore-elections.com.
  2. ↑ "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  3. ↑ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1955 > Changi". www.singapore-elections.com.
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