Hong Lim Constituency was a constituency in Chinatown, Singapore. It was created in 1959 and dissolved in 1976 but is currently part of Jalan Besar GRC (Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng).
The constituency dwindled in population since its creation. In 1968, 1,615 voters were shifted to Bukit Ho Swee. Later on, 5,162 voters were shifted to Serangoon private houses. The remaining people were merged into Telok Ayer.
Member of Parliament
| Election | Member of Parliament | Party | |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ong Eng Guan | PAP | |
| 1961 | |||
| 1963 | |||
| 1965 | Lee Khoon Choy | ||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1968 | Lee Khoon Choy | PAP | |
| 1972 | |||
Note : Ong Eng Guan resigned from the Legislative Assembly in 1965
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Eng Guan | 8,834 | 77.0 | ||
| MCA | Loh Ngian Lim | 1,192 | 10.4 | ||
| LSP | Tan Hong Chye | 856 | 7.5 | ||
| SPA | Sim Wee Teck | 588 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 7,642 | 66.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11,604 | 91.6 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ong Eng Guan | 7,747 | 73.3 | +73.3 | |
| PAP | Jek Yeun Thong | 2,820 | 26.7 | −50.3 | |
| Majority | 4,927 | 46.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,818 | 91.0 | −0.6 | ||
| Independent gain from PAP | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPP | Ong Eng Guan | 5,066 | 44.5 | −28.8 | |
| PAP | Seah Mui Kok | 3,789 | 33.3 | +6.6 | |
| BS | Lim Chien Sen | 2,344 | 20.6 | ||
| SA | Sam Tai Guan | 191 | 1.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,277 | 11.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 11,463 | 95.5 | |||
| UPP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lee Khoon Choy | 6,398 | 59.5 | +26.2 | |
| BS | Ong Chang Sam | 4,346 | 40.5 | +19.9 | |
| Majority | 2,052 | 19.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,858 | 91.7 | +0.7 | ||
| PAP gain from UPP | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- "Mr. Ong Quits The Assembly". The Straits Times. 17 June 1965. p. 1.
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