Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency
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| Toa Payoh | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Party |  People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Davinder Singh Ong Teng Cheong Ho Tat Kin S Dhanabalan |
| Town Council | Toa Payoh |
| Replaced by | Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) was a defunct group representation constituency that from 1988 to 1997 comprised Kuo Chuan, Boon Teck and Toa Payoh, in the Central Region of Singapore. Toa Payoh GRC was headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Ong Teng Cheong.
Kim Keat Single Member Constituency was absorbed in the 1991 elections. In 1997, the ward was merged along with Thomson GRC to form Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC.
Ong would resign in 1993 to contest in the Presidential Election and later become the 5th President of Singapore.[1]
Members of Parliament[]
| Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
| 1988 |
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PAP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |
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^ Ong Teng Cheong resigned his post in July 1993 in order to contest in the 1993 Presidential Elections.
Candidates and results[]
Elections in the 1980s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Davinder Singh Wong Kan Seng |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 49,243 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1990s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Dhanabalan Ho Tat Kin Davinder Singh Ong Teng Cheong |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 63,591 |  29.14
| |||
| PAP hold | |||||
References[]
- ^ "From MP to president: What happens when my MP becomes the head of state?". AsiaOne. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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