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Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1997, when it was merged with Leng Kee division of the Tanjong Pagar GRC.

Member of Parliament

Elections

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 1950s

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BS	Lim Huan Boon	4,963	42.84	N/A
	PAP	Sellappa Ramaswamy	4,520	39.02	20.07
	UPP	Poon Weng Ying	1,129	9.75	N/A
	SA	Shums Tung Tao Chang	740	6.39	N/A
	Independent	Ngoh Eng Kok	232	2	N/A
Majority			443	3.82	25.07
Registered electors			12,225		8.32
Turnout			11,584	94.76	5.97
	BS gain from PAP		Swing	42.84

By-election 18 January 1966: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Guan Hoo	9,082	82.94	N/A
	Independent	Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair	1,868	17.06	N/A
Majority			7,214	65.88	62.06
Registered electors			13,489		10.34
Turnout			10,950	81.18	9.8
	PAP gain from BS		Swing	43.92

General Election 1968: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Guan Hoo	Unopposed
Registered electors			19,319		43.22
	PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Guan Hoo	9,044	69.33	N/A
	WP	Kho Jiak Hong	2,042	15.65	N/A
	BS	Said bin Jali	1,958	15.02	N/A
Majority			7,002	53.68	N/A
Registered electors			13,960		27.74
Turnout			13,044	93.44	N/A
	PAP hold

General Election 1976: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Guan Hoo	12,775	76.37	7.04
	DPP	Wong Kui Yu	3,952	23.63	N/A
Majority			8,823	52.74	0.94
Registered electors			17,538		25.63
Turnout			16,727	95.38	1.94
	PAP hold		Swing	7.04

By-election, 23 July 1977: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Chee Onn	11,625	72.21	N/A
	BS	Lee Siew Choh	4,473	27.79	N/A
Majority			7,152	44.4	8.4
Registered electors			16,937		3.43
Turnout			16,098	95.05	0.1
	PAP hold		Swing	4.16

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Chee Onn	Unopposed
Registered electors			19,046		12.45
	PAP hold

General Election 1984: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Chee Onn	Unopposed
Registered electors			19,210		0.86
	PAP hold

General Election 1988: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Chee Onn	9,414	69.78	N/A
	WP	Pok Lee Chuen	4,077	30.22	N/A
Rejected ballots			230	1.67	N/A
Majority			5,337	39.56	N/A
Registered electors			14,723		23.36
Turnout			13,721	93.19	N/A
	PAP hold

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Bukit Merah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ch'ng Jit Koon	6,878	61.94	N/A
	WP	Gopalan Nair Pallichadath	4,046	36.43	N/A
	Independent	Patrick Leong Siew Choong	181	1.63	N/A
Rejected ballots			193	1.7	0.03
Majority			2,832	25.51	14.05
Registered electors			11,998		18.51
Turnout			11,298	94.16	0.97
	PAP hold		Swing	7.9

References

1. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
2. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
3. "ELD | 1966 Parliamentary By-election Result". www.eld.gov.sg.
4. "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
5. "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
6. "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
7. "ELD | 1977 Parliamentary By-election Result". www.eld.gov.sg.
8. "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
9. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
10. "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
11. "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.

v t e Constituencies of Singapore
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of representatives assigned.
Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)	Aljunied (5) Ang Mo Kio (5) Bishan–Toa Payoh (4) Chua Chu Kang (4) East Coast (5) Holland–Bukit Timah (4) Jalan Besar (4) Jurong (5) Marine Parade (5) Marsiling–Yew Tee (4) Nee Soon (5) Pasir Ris–Punggol (5) Sembawang (5) Sengkang (4) Tampines (5) Tanjong Pagar (5) West Coast (5)
Single Member Constitutencies (SMCs)	Bukit Batok Bukit Panjang Hong Kah North Hougang Kebun Baru MacPherson Marymount Mountbatten Pioneer Potong Pasir Punggol West Radin Mas Yio Chu Kang Yuhua
Defunct constituencies	Alexandra Aljunied Ang Mo Kio Anson Ayer Rajah Balestier Bedok Bo Wen Boon Lay Boon Teck Braddell Heights Bras Basah Brickworks Bukit Gombak Bukit Ho Swee Bukit Merah Bukit Timah Buona Vista Cairnhill Changi Changkat Cheng San Chong Boon Chua Chu Kang City Clementi Crawford Delta Eunos Farrer Park Fengshan Geylang Geylang East Geylang Serai Geylang West Havelock Henderson Hong Kah Hong Lim Jalan Besar Jalan Kayu Joo Chiat Jurong Kaki Bukit Kallang Kampong Chai Chee Kampong Glam Kampong Kapor Kampong Kembangan Kampong Ubi Katong Keppel Khe Bong Kim Keat Kim Seng Kolam Ayer Kreta Ayer Kuo Chuan Leng Kee Marine Parade Moulmein Nee Soon Nee Soon Central Nee Soon East Nee Soon South Pasir Panjang Paya Lebar Punggol Punggol East Punggol–Tampines Queenstown River Valley Rochore Rural East Rural West Seletar Sembawang Sengkang West Sepoy Lines Serangoon Serangoon Gardens Siglap Southern Islands Stamford Tampines Tanah Merah Tanglin Tanjong Pagar Teck Ghee Telok Ayer Telok Blangah Thomson Tiong Bahru Toa Payoh Ulu Bedok Ulu Pandan Upper Serangoon West Coast Whampoa MMCs Municipal North-East (2) Municipal South-West (2) GRCs Bedok (4) Brickworks (4) Bukit Timah (5) Cheng San (5) Eunos (4) Holland–Bukit Panjang (5) Hong Kah (5) Kampong Glam (4) Kreta Ayer–Tanglin (4) Moulmein–Kallang (4) Pasir Panjang (3) Pasir Ris (4) Thomson (4) Tiong Bahru (3) Toa Payoh (4)
Lists of electoral divisions	1900s 1948–51 1951–55 1955–59 1959–63 1963–68 1968–72 1972–76 1976–80 1980–84 1984–88 1988–91 1991–97 1997–2001 2000s 2001–06 2006–11 2011–15 2015–20

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