Electoral ward in Singapore
Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) is a single member constituency in Bukit Batok of Singapore. It used to exist from 1972 to 1988 as Bukit Batok Constituency and was renamed as Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is People's Action Party (PAP) Murali Pillai .
History
In 1972, the constituency was formed from merging parts of Bukit Timah , Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang constituencies and was known as Bukit Batok Constituency .
In 2016, incumbent PAP MP, David Ong , resigned for 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 with a vote count of 61.2% to 38.8%.
Members of Parliament
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
General Election 1972 : Bukit Batok
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
PAP Chai Chong Yii
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)
General Election 1976 : Bukit Batok
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
PAP Chai Chong Yii
12,216
84.57
SJP
Sulaiman Jaffar
2,229
15.43
N/A
Majority
9,987
69.14
Registered electors
15,650
Total valid votes
14,445
96.88
Rejected ballots
465
3.12
Turnout
14,910
95.27
PAP hold
Swing
Elections in 1980s
General Election 1984 : Bukit Batok
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
PAP Chai Chong Yii
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
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
Elections in 1990s
Elections in 2010s
Elections in 2020s
References
hermesauto (12 March 2016). "MP David Ong resigns: A brief electoral history of Bukit Batok which will see a by-election" . The Straits Times . Retrieved 19 July 2021.
Auto, Hermes (12 March 2016). "Bukit Batok MP David Ong resigns, leaves PAP due to personal indiscretion; SDP says it will contest by-election | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 13 December 2022.
Auto, Hermes (7 May 2016). "Bukit Batok by-election: PAP's Murali Pillai beats SDP's Chee Soon Juan with 61.2% of votes | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 13 December 2022.
"ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results" . www.eld.gov.sg . Retrieved 16 July 2021."Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1972 > Bukit Batok" . www.singapore-elections.com . Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
"ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results" . www.eld.gov.sg . Retrieved 16 July 2021."Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976 > Bukit Batok" . www.singapore-elections.com . Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
"ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results" . www.eld.gov.sg . Retrieved 16 July 2021."Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Bukit Batok" . www.singapore-elections.com . Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
"ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results" . www.eld.gov.sg . Retrieved 16 July 2021."Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1984 > Bukit Batok" . www.singapore-elections.com . Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
"ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results" . www.eld.gov.sg . Retrieved 16 July 2021."Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Bukit Batok" . www.singapore-elections.com . Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
"ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results" . www.eld.gov.sg . Retrieved 16 July 2021."Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1991 > Bukit Batok" . www.singapore-elections.com . Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
"ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results" . www.eld.gov.sg . Retrieved 16 July 2021."Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2015 > Bukit Batok" . www.singapore-elections.com . Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
"ELD | 2016 Parliamentary By-election Result" . www.eld.gov.sg . Retrieved 19 July 2021."Singapore Parliamentary By-Election 2016 > Bukit Batok" . www.singapore-elections.com . Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
"ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results" . www.eld.gov.sg . Retrieved 19 July 2021."Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2020 > Bukit Batok" . www.singapore-elections.com . Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
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