Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency

Bukit Panjang
Bukit Panjang
Single Member constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	West Region, Singapore
Electorate	35,497
Current constituency
Created	1959; 65 years ago
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Liang Eng Hwa
Town Council	Holland–Bukit Panjang
Merged	1991
Merged to	Sembawang GRC
Reformed	2006
Reformed from	Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC

The Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the western area of Singapore. It is managed by Holland–Bukit Panjang Town Council. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is from the People's Action Party (PAP) Liang Eng Hwa.

History

The seat consists the main portion of Bukit Panjang (Blks 101-129, 2xx and 4xx Fajar) 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 (GRC). In 2001, the seat was moved from Sembawang GRC to Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC. The 2006 redrawn boundaries carved out Bukit Panjang to form the current constituency and the GRC was renamed Holland–Bukit Timah GRC. In the 2020 Singapore general election, PAP's Liang defeated Singapore Democratic Party's Paul Tambyah by a narrow margin of 2,509 votes and it was the closest result in a SMC for that election.^[1]

Members of Parliament

Constituency abolished (1991 – 2006)
Election	Member	Party
1955	Goh Tong Liang		PP
1959	Lee Khoon Choy		PAP
1963	Ong Lian Teng		BS
1967	Selvadurai Pathmanaban		PAP
1972	Lee Yiok Seng		PAP
2006	Teo Ho Pin		PAP
2011
2015
2020	Liang Eng Hwa

Electoral results

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 1955: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PP	Goh Tong Liang	3,097	72.21
	LF	Lim Wee Toh	2,494	27.79
Majority			1,905	44.4
Registered electors			8,012
Turnout			4,355	54.4
	PP win (new seat)

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
Registered electors			11,984
Turnout			10,647	88.8
	PAP win (new seat)

Note : 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.

Elections in 1960s

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
Registered electors			12,997
Turnout			12,357	95.1	6.3
	BS gain from PAP		Swing	46.5

By-election 1967: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Selvadurai Pathmanaban	Unopposed
Registered electors			16,070
	PAP gain from BS

General Election 1968: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Selvadurai Pathmanaban	Unopposed
Registered electors			17,893
	PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

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
Registered electors			15,461
Turnout			14,410	93.2	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

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
Registered electors			18,906
Turnout			18,036	95.4	2.2
	PAP hold		Swing	0.2

Elections in 1980s

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
Registered electors			23,305
Turnout			22,019	94.5	0.9
	PAP hold		Swing	19.6

General Election 1984: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Lee Yiok Seng	Unopposed
Registered electors			23,173
	PAP hold

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
Registered electors			33,824
Turnout			32,567	96.3	N/A
	PAP hold

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Teo Ho Pin	21,647	77.18
	SDP	Ling How Doong	6,100	22.82
Majority			15,547	54.36
Registered electors			30,452
Turnout			30,448	99.9
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2010s

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
Registered electors			33,053
Turnout			31,492	95.3	0.2
	PAP hold		Swing	10.91

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	36.76	4.22
Registered electors			34,317
Rejected ballots			626
Turnout			32,704
	PAP hold		Swing	2.11

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Bukit Panjang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Liang Eng Hwa	18,085	53.73	14.65
	SDP	Paul Tambyah	15,576	46.27	14.65
Majority			2,509	7.46
Registered electors			35,497
Rejected ballots			586	1.71
Turnout			34,247	96.38	1.08
	PAP hold		Swing	14.65

Historical maps

1955 General Election

References

^ "GE2020 results". The Straits Times. 16 July 2020.

External links

[1] "GE2020 results". The Straits Times. 16 July 2020.

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