Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency

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Not to be confused with Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency.
Bukit Timah
Former Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate26,951 (2001)
Former constituency
Created2001
Abolished2006
Seats1
Created fromBukit Timah GRC
Replaced byHolland–Bukit Timah GRC
Bukit Timah
Former Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate24,512 (1991)
Former constituency
Created1951
Abolished1997
Seats1
Created fromRural West
Replaced byBukit Timah GRC

Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 武吉知马单选区; pinyin: Wǔjí Zhīmǎ dānxuǎnqū) is a former single-member constituency (SMC) in Bukit Timah, Singapore. The name - Bukit Timah still exists since the independence.

History[]

It is one of the oldest spanning the mature estates of Clementi, Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, Joo Koon, and most of it until it was developed in 1963. In 1963, it broke away with the Jurong SMC, followed by in 1980 distributed to Ayer Rajah SMC, and with the growing development of Clementi, and in 1984 to Yuhua SMC and Hong Kah SMC with the growing development of Jurong East. It finally absorbed into Bukit Timah GRC (now defunct) along with Bukit Batok SMC, Jurong SMC, and Yuhua SMC.

In 2001, it reappeared as Bukit Batok was split into two and thus the newly formed Bukit Batok East as well as a newly formed Taman Jurong which used to be part of Bukit Gombak SMC along with Jurong that was renamed as Jurong Central together with Yuhua forms the newly created Jurong GRC and remains until date while was one of the founding wards of the then Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC.

However, the revival of Bukit Timah SMC did not last long as it was absorbed into Holland–Bukit Timah GRC in 2006 and holds until date as had retired on 2006 and hence, Yu-Foo Yee Shoon was the successor of this ward.

Constituency changes[]

Election Boundary changes
1951 Constituency formed from Rural West.
1955 Parts of the constituency separated to form Bukit Panjang, Pasir Panjang, Queenstown, Sembawang and Southern Islands.
1959 Part of the constituency separated to form Jurong.
1972 Part of the constituency separated to form Bukit Batok.
1980 Parts of the constituency separated to form Ayer Rajah, Clementi and West Coast.
1984 Part of the constituency separated to form Yuhua.
1988 Constituency became a Single Member Constituency.
1997 Constituency abolished and merged into Bukit Timah GRC as Bukit Timah ward.
2001 Single Member Constituency formed from Bukit Timah ward in Bukit Timah GRC.
2006 Constituency abolished and merged into Holland–Bukit Timah GRC as Bukit Timah ward.

Members of Parliament[]

Election Member of Parliament Party
Legislative Council of Singapore
1951 PP
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955 Lim Chin Siong PAP
1959
1963 BS
1966 Chor Yeok Eng PAP
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Chor Yeok Eng PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1991
2001 Wang Kai Yuen

Candidates and Results[]

Elections in 1950s[]

General Election 1951: Bukit Timah[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PP 1,311 57.15
Labour Party Valiya Purayil Abdullah 983 42.85
Rejected ballots 32 1.38
Majority 428 14.3
Registered electors 3,850
Turnout 2,326 60.42
PP win (new seat)
General Election 1955: Bukit Timah[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Chin Siong 3,259 52.45 N/A
DP Tan Wah Meng 1,308 21.05 N/A
LF A. N. Mitra 924 14.88 N/A
PP S. F. Ho 722 11.62 N/A
Rejected ballots 59 0.94 Decrease0.44
Majority 1,951 31.4 Increase14.3
Registered electors 9,173 Increase138.26
Turnout 6,272 68.4 Increase8.00
PAP gain from PP
General Election 1959: Bukit Timah[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP 6,174 61.14 N/A
LSP Pek Cheng Chuan 2,460 24.36 N/A
Independent Lee Yew Seng 1,464 14.50 N/A
Rejected ballots 92 0.9 Decrease0.04
Majority 3,714 36.78 Increase5.38
Registered electors 11,285 Increase23.02
Turnout 10,190 90.3 Increase21.9
PAP hold Swing Increase8.69

Elections in 1960s[]

General Election 1963: Bukit Timah[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BS 6,173 52.39 N/A
PAP Chor Yeok Eng 4,982 42.28 N/A
UPP Ong Tiong Kuan 628 5.33 N/A
Rejected ballots 152 1.27 Increase0.37
Majority 1,191 10.11 Decrease26.66
Registered electors 12,502 Increase10.78
Turnout 11,935 95.46 Increase5.16
BS gain from PAP Swing N/A
By Election 1966: Bukit Timah[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng Unopposed
Registered electors 14,854 Increase18.81
PAP gain from BS
General Election 1968: Bukit Timah[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng Unopposed
Registered electors 16,769 Increase12.89
PAP hold

Elections in 1970s[]

General Election 1972: Bukit Timah[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng 9,475 66.78 N/A
BS K. K. Nair 4,714 33.22 N/A
Rejected ballots 409 2.8 N/A
Majority 4,761 33.56 N/A
Registered electors 15,476 Decrease7.71
Turnout 14,598 94.3 N/A
PAP hold
General Election 1976: Bukit Timah[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng Unopposed
Registered electors 13,132 Decrease15.15
PAP hold

Elections in 1980s[]

General Election 1980: Bukit Timah[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chor Yeok Eng Unopposed
Registered electors 15,334 Increase16.77
PAP hold
General Election 1984: Bukit Timah[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Unopposed
Registered electors 17,238 Increase12.42
PAP hold
General Election 1988: Bukit Timah[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Unopposed
Registered electors 20,222 Increase17.31
PAP hold

Elections in 1990s[]

General Election 1991: Bukit Timah[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP 16,080 72.64 N/A
WP Zeng Guo Yuan 5,683 25.68 N/A
Independent Md Sani Jan 371 1.68 N/A
Rejected ballots 561 2.47 N/A
Majority 10,397 46.96 N/A
Registered electors 24,512 Increase21.21
Turnout 22,695 92.59 N/A
PAP hold

Elections in 2000s[]

General Election 2001: Bukit Timah[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP 19,121 77.37
SDA Tong Meng Chye 4,376 17.71
Independent Tan Kim Chuang 1,215 4.92
Rejected ballots 503 2.03
Majority 14,745 59.66
Registered electors 26,951
Turnout 24,712 91.69
PAP win (new seat)

Historical maps[]

  • 1955 General Election

See also[]

  • Bukit Timah GRC

References[]

  1. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951 > Bukit Timah". www.singapore-elections.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  3. ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  4. ^ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  5. ^ "ELD | 1966 Parliamentary By-election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  6. ^ "ELD | 1968 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  7. ^ "ELD | 1972 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  8. ^ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  9. ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  10. ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  11. ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  12. ^ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  13. ^ "ELD | 2001 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

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