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Not to be confused with the later Havelock Single Member Constituency.
| Havelock | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Havelock |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1955 |
| Abolished | 1984 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Member(s) | constituency abolished |
Havelock Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1984.
History
In 1963, Loh Miaw Gong was elected as assemblyman for the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. However she was arrested under the Internal Security Act before she can assume her seat.
In 1967, Loh resigned her seat, alongside with four other Barisan Sosialis MP. A by-election was called in 1967 to fill in the seat.
In 1984, Havelock was merged with nearby constituencies, Telok Ayer and Kreta Ayer Constituencies.
Member of Parliament
| Election | Member of Parliament | Party | |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Lim Yew Hock | LF | |
| 1959 | Peter Lau Por Tuck | PAP | |
| 1963 | Loh Miaw Gong | BS | |
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1963 | Loh Miaw Gong
(resigned in 1967) |
BS | |
| 1967 | Lim Soo Peng | PAP | |
| 1968 | |||
| 1970 | Hon Sui Sen | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | |||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Lim Yew Hock | 5,744 | 86.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Soh C.S. | 525 | 7.9 | N/A | |
| PP | Chua Bock Kwee | 373 | 5.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,219 | 78.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 12,835 | N/A | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,642 | 51.7 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| LF win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Peter Lau Por Tuck | 9,227 | 63.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ng See Thong | 3,562 | 24.6 | N/A | |
| SPA | Tan Theng Chiang | 963 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| MCA | Loke Kwok Sang | 433 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| LSP | Tan Ah Pak | 323 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,665 | 39.0 |  39.6
| ||
| Registered electors | 15,919 |  24.0
| |||
| Total valid votes | 14,508 | 91.1 | 39.4
| ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| PAP gain from SPA | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | Loh Miaw Gong | 6,304 | 44.1 | N/A | |
| PAP | Wong Chun Choi | 4,157 | 29.0 | 34.6
| |
| UPP | Ng Chee Sen | 3,209 | 22.4 | N/A | |
| SA | Lim Ser Puan | 641 | 4.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,147 | 15.1 | 23.9
| ||
| Registered electors | 15,159 | 4.8
| |||
| Total valid votes | 14,311 | 94.4 | 1.4
| ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BS gain from PAP | Swing | N/A | |||
Historical maps
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1955 General Election
References
- ^ "Ismail: MPs who try to subvert nation must face the consequences". The Straits Times. 12 December 1963. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
- "Five more Barisan MPs quit seats". The Straits Times. 6 December 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
- Lee, Siew Hua (21 August 1984). "MP bids his constituents goodbye". The Straits Times. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
- "1955 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".
- "1959 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".
- "1963 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".
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