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River Valley Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988. The 1959 election in River Valley remains the record for the closest winning margin in any election in Singapore history.

Member of Parliament

Election Member of Parliament Party
1959 Lim Cheng Lock PAP
1963
1968 Low Guan Onn
1972 Tan Eng Liang
1976
1980 Tay Eng Soon
1984

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: River Valley
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Lim Cheng Lock 3,430 36.6
SPA Soh Ghee Soon 3,425 36.5
LSP Tan Ek Khoo 2,529 27.0
Majority 5 0.1
Turnout 9,534 90.0
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1963: River Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Cheng Lock 5,597 56.7 +20.1
BS Goh Lam San 2,668 27.0
SA Yap Pheng Geck 1,156 11.7 −24.8
UPP Wong Chung Kit 455 4.6
Majority 2,929 29.7
Turnout 9,980 94.8
PAP hold Swing

References

  1. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
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