Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency
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Bukit Batok | |
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Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | West Region, Singapore |
Electorate | 29,950 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1972 |
Seats | 1 |
Party | People's Action Party |
Member(s) | Murali Pillai |
Town Council | Jurong–Clementi |
Merged | 1997 |
Merged to | Bukit Timah GRC |
Reformed | 2015 |
Reformed from | Jurong GRC |
The Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency covering a portion of Bukit Batok (Neighbourhood 1,6 and Parts of N2) in Singapore. The current MP is Murali Pillai.
History[]
In 1972, Bukit Batok SMC was created by carving out places from Bukit Timah SMC, Chua Chu Kang SMC and Bukit Panjang SMC. It existed from 1972 to 1997, when it was merged with Bukit Timah GRC. It was carved out as an SMC again ahead of the 2015 general elections. It absorbed part of Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah & Choa Chu Kang constituencies in 1972.[1]
In 2016, incumbent PAP MP, David Ong, resigned due to personal reasons and a by-election was called to replace the empty seat. On 7 May, Murali Pillai won the Bukit Batok by-election against Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) secretary-general, Chee Soon Juan by a vote count of 61.2% to 38.8%.
At the 2020 Singaporean general election, Pillai was challenged by Chee again and won with a vote count of 54.80% to 45.20%.
Town council[]
Bukit Batok SMC, Jurong Group Representation Constituency and Yuhua SMC are managed by Jurong–Clementi Town Council.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Division | Member of Parliament | Party | |
1972 | Bukit Batok | PAP | ||
1976 | ||||
1980 | ||||
1984 | ||||
1988 | Ong Chit Chung | PAP | ||
Single Member Constituency abolished (1997 – 2015) | ||||
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2015 | Bukit Batok | David Ong Kim Huat | PAP | |
2016 | K. Muralidharan Pillai | PAP | ||
2020 |
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 1970s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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PAP | 9,765 | 73.78 | |||
UNF | Vetrivelu Rengaswamy | 3,471 | 26.22 | ||
Majority | 6,294 | 47.56 | |||
Registered electors | 14,563 | ||||
Total valid votes | 13,236 | 97.16 | |||
Rejected ballots | 387 | 2.84 | |||
Turnout | 13,623 | 93.55 | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | 12,216 | 84.57 | 10.79 | ||
SJP | Sulaiman Jaffar | 2,229 | 15.43 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,987 | 69.14 | 21.6 | ||
Registered electors | 15,650 | 7.46 | |||
Total valid votes | 14,445 | 96.88 | 0.28 | ||
Rejected ballots | 465 | 3.12 | 0.28 | ||
Turnout | 14,910 | 95.27 | 1.72 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | 10.79 |
Elections in 1980s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | 18,275 | 16.77 | |||
PAP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | 14,767 | 78.27 | N/A | ||
UPF | Tan Jue Kit | 4,099 | 21.73 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,668 | 56.54 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 20,812 | 13.88 | |||
Total valid votes | 18,866 | 96.23 | N/A | ||
Rejected ballots | 740 | 3.77 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,606 | 94.21 | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Ong Chit Chung | 12,873 | 55.94 | N/A | |
SDP | Kwan Yue Keng | 10,139 | 44.06 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,734 | 11.88 | 44.66 | ||
Registered electors | 24,138 | 15.98 | |||
Total valid votes | 23,012 | 96.88 | 0.65 | ||
Rejected ballots | 381 | 3.12 | 0.65 | ||
Turnout | 23,393 | 96.91 | 2.7 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | 22.33 |
Elections in 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Ong Chit Chung | 12,205 | 51.8 | 4.1 | |
SDP | Kwan Yue Keng | 11,347 | 48.2 | 4.1 | |
Majority | 858 | 3.57 | 8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 24,908 | ||||
Total valid votes | |||||
Rejected ballots | |||||
Turnout | 24,067 | 96.6 | 0.3 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | 4.1 |
Elections in 2010s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | David Ong Kim Huat | 18,234 | 73.02 | N/A | |
SDP | Sadasivam Veriyah | 6,588 | 26.38 | N/A | |
Independent | Samir Salim Neji | 150 | 0.60 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,646 | 46.64 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 27,077 | ||||
Total valid votes | |||||
Rejected ballots | 545 | 2.14 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,517 | 94.24 | N/A | ||
PAP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | K. Muralidharan Pillai | 14,452 | 61.23 | 11.79 | |
SDP | Chee Soon Juan | 9,150 | 38.77 | 12.39 | |
Majority | 5,302 | 22.46 | 24.18 | ||
Registered electors | 25,727 | ||||
Total valid votes | |||||
Rejected ballots | 622 | 2.57 | 0.43 | ||
Turnout | 24,192 | 94.03 | 0.21 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | 12.09 |
Elections in 2020s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | K. Muralidharan Pillai | 15,476 | 54.80 | 6.43 | |
SDP | Chee Soon Juan | 12,764 | 45.20 | 6.43 | |
Majority | 2,712 | 9.60 | |||
Registered electors | 29,950 | ||||
Total valid votes | |||||
Rejected ballots | 533 | 1.85 | |||
Turnout | 28,773 | 96.07 | 2.04 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | 6.43 |
References[]
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