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Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency

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Teck Ghee
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Current constituency
Created1984
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Town CouncilAng Mo Kio
Replaced byAng Mo Kio GRC

Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1984 and was abolished in 1991

History

In 1984, the Teck Ghee Constituency was formed by merging parts of Ang Mo Kio and Chong Boon constituencies. Lee Hsien Loong made his political debut in this constituency when it was formed.

In 1988, it was renamed as Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. In 1991, it was abolished and merged into Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament

Year Member of Parliament Party
1984 Lee Hsien Loong PAP
1988

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 1980s

General Election 1984: Teck Ghee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Hsien Loong 12,794 80.38
United People's Front Giam Lai Cheng 3,123 19.62
Majority 9,671 60.76
Turnout 16,404 97.3
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1988: Teck Ghee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Hsien Loong 11,512 79.13 −1.25
Independent Patrick Leong 3,037 20.87 +20.87
Majority 8,475 58.26 −2.5
Turnout 14,952 96.4 −0.9
PAP hold Swing -1.25

References

Constituencies of Singapore
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of representatives assigned.
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