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| Toa Payoh | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
| Replaced by | Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) was a group representation constituency that from 1988 to 1997 comprised Kuo Chuan, Boon Teck and Toa Payoh, in the Central Region of Singapore. The MPs are Davinder Singh, Ho Tat Kin and S. Dhanabalan.
Kim Keat Single Member Constituency was absorbed in the 1991 elections. In 1997, the ward was merged along with Thomson GRC to form Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC.
Ong would resign in 1993 to contest in the Presidential Election and later become the 5th President of Singapore. Subsequently, S Dhanabalan had retired from cabinet position in 1994. It was one of the constituencies without any anchor minister.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
| 1988 |
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PAP | |
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| 1991 |
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Ong Teng Cheong resigned as Member of Parliament in 1993 to contest in the 1993 Presidential Elections. However, no by-election was called on the ground since it was a Group Representation Constituency, and the workload for the ward was distributed among the rest of the team.
Candidates and results
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Wong Kan Seng Ho Tat Kin Davinder Singh |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 49,243 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Dhanabalan Ho Tat Kin Davinder Singh Ong Teng Cheong |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 63,591 |  29.14
| |||
| PAP hold | |||||
References
- "From MP to president: What happens when my MP becomes the head of state?". AsiaOne. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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