Radin Mas Single Member Constituency

Radin Mas
Radin Mas
Single Member Constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Central Region, Singapore
Electorate	24,980
Current constituency
Created	1976; 45 years ago
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Melvin Yong
Town Council	Tanjong Pagar
Merged	1988
Merged to	Tiong Bahru GRC
Reformed	2011
Reformed from	Tanjong Pagar GRC

The Radin Mas Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the central area of Singapore. The ward covers a portion of Bukit Merah, specifically the suburbs of Redhill, Bukit Merah Central, the eastern half of Telok Blangah, Bukit Purmei Estate and Mount Faber. The current MP is Melvin Yong.

History[]

Radin Mas used to exist as a single ward from 1976 to 1988 where it was absorbed into the then Tiong Bahru GRC which is subsequently being part of Tanjong Pagar GRC from 1991 to 2011. It absorbed part of Henderson & Telok Blangah constituencies in 1976. This ward has been carved out during the 2011 General Election and was formerly a ward from the Tanjong Pagar GRC.

Along with Tanjong Pagar GRC, it is managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council, where its head office are located in Bukit Merah Central.

Town Council[]

Tanjong Pajar Town Council are operating under the Radin Mas SMC and the Tanjong Pagar GRC.

Members of Parliament[]

Constituency abolished (1988 – 2011)
Election	Division	Incumbent	Party
1967	Radin Mas	N. Naidu Govindasmy		PAP
1977		Bernard Chen Tien Lap
1980		Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar
1984		Chng Hee Kok
2011	Radin Mas	Sam Tan Chin Siong		PAP
2015		Sam Tan Chin Siong
2020		Melvin Yong

Candidates and results[]

Elections in 2020s[]

General Election 2020: Radin Mas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Melvin Yong	16,834	74.03	3.22
	RP	Kumar Appavoo	5,905	25.97	13.26
Majority			10,929	48.06
Rejected ballots			817	3.47
Turnout			23,556	94.30	1.05
Registered electors			24,980
	PAP hold		Swing	3.22

Elections in 2010s[]

General Election 2015: Radin Mas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Sam Tan	20,230	77.25	10.15
	RP	Kumar Appavoo	3,329	12.71	N/A
	Independent	Han Hui Hui (Loses deposit)	2,629	10.04	N/A
Majority			16,901	64.54	30.34
Rejected ballots			768	2.85	-
Turnout			26,956	93.25	2.05
	PAP hold		Swing	10.15

General Election 2011: Radin Mas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Sam Tan	18,609	67.1	N/A
	NSP	Yip Yew Weng	9,123	32.9	N/A
Majority			9,486	34.2	N/A
Turnout			28,401	91.2	N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s[]

General Election 1984: Radin Mas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chng Hee Kok	9,997	54.0	10.1
	WP	Wong Hong Toy	8,519	46.0	10.1
Majority			1,478	8.0	20.2
Turnout			18,846	95.3	0.8
	PAP hold		Swing	10.1

General Election 1980: Radin Mas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar	11,335	64.1	6.5
	WP	Wong Hong Toy	6,356	35.9	6.5
Majority			4,979	28.2	13.0
Turnout			18,115	96.1	1.5
	PAP hold		Swing	6.5

Elections in 1970s[]

: Radin Mas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Bernard Chen Tien Lap	12,053	70.6	5.1
	WP	Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam	5,021	29.4	5.1
Majority			7,032	41.2	10.2
Turnout			17,415	94.6	2.5
	PAP hold		Swing	5.1

General Election 1976: Radin Mas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	N. Naidu Govindasmy	13,246	75.7	N/A
	WP	Othman bin Abdullah	4,263	24.3	N/A
Majority			8,983	51.4	N/A
Turnout			17,879	97.1	N/A
	PAP win (new seat)