Cairnhill
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate23,197 (1988)
Former constituency
Created1955
Abolished1991
Seats1
Created from
Replaced byKampong Glam GRC

Cairnhill Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a former single member constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1988 as Cairnhill Constituency and was renamed as Cairnhill Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Kampong Glam Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in 1991.

Lim Kim San was the elected Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1980 and then Wong Kwei Cheong from 1980 to 1991.

History

The constituency was formed during the 1955 Singaporean general election, encompassing Balestier, Rochore and Tanglin wards.

During the 1959 Singaporean general election, part of the constituency was split to form River Valley Constituency.

In 1988, the constituency was renamed Cairnhill Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms and also absorbed River Valley Constituency back.

In 1991, the constituency was abolished and merged into Kampong Glam GRC.

Member of Parliament

Year Member Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955 David Marshall LF
1957 Soh Ghee Soon LSP
1959 Lim Yew Hock SPA
1963 Lim Kim San PAP
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Lim Kim San PAP
1972
1976
1980 Wong Kwei Cheong
1984
1988

Electoral results

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 the 1950s

General Election 1955: Cairnhill[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
LF David Marshall 3,305 47.58
PP Tan Chye Cheng 2,530 36.42
DP Tan Khiang Khoo 1,111 16.0
Majority 775 11.16
Registered electors 11,239
Total valid votes 6,946 99.07
Rejected ballots 65 0.93
Turnout 7,011 62.38
LF win (new seat)
By-election 1957: Cairnhill[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LSP Soh Ghee Soon 2,342 40.28 N/A
Independent Goh Kong Beng 1,281 22.03 N/A
LF Keng Ban Ee 1,118 19.23 Decrease28.35
Malay Union Tengku Muda Muhamed bin Mahmud 983 16.90 N/A
Independent Mirza Abdul Majid 91 1.56 N/A
Majority 1,061 18.25 N/A
Registered electors 14,802 Increase31.7
Total valid votes 5,815 98.74 Decrease0.33
Rejected ballots 74 1.26 Increase0.33
Turnout 5,889 39.79 Decrease22.59
LSP gain from LF
General Election 1959: Cairnhill[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SPA Lim Yew Hock 5,275 48.22 N/A
WP David Marshall 2,920 26.69 N/A
PAP Oh Su Chen 2,262 20.68 N/A
LSP Tan Keng Siong 483 4.41 N/A
Majority 2,355 21.53 Increase3.28
Registered electors 12,239 Decrease17.32
Total valid votes 10,940 89.39 Decrease9.35
Rejected ballots 105 10.61 Increase9.35
Turnout 11,045 90.24 Increase50.45
SPA gain from LSP

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1963: Cairnhill[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Kim San 7,749 66.46 Increase45.78
BS Lim Ang Chuan 2,443 20.95 N/A
SA Lee Ah Seong 1,467 12.59 Decrease35.63
Majority 5,306 45.51 Increase23.98
Registered electors 12,340 Increase0.83
Total valid votes 11,659 99.22 Increase9.83
Rejected ballots 92 0.78 Decrease9.83
Turnout 11,751 95.23 Increase4.99
PAP gain from SA
General Election 1968: Cairnhill[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Kim San Unopposed
Registered electors 12,287 Decrease0.43
PAP hold

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1972: Cairnhill[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Kim San 8,458 80.92 N/A
United National Front Paul Elisha 1,994 19.08 N/A
Majority 6,464 61.84 N/A
Registered electors 11,952 Decrease2.73
Total valid votes 10,452 97.96 N/A
Rejected ballots 218 2.04 N/A
Turnout 10,670 89.27 N/A
PAP hold
General Election 1976: Cairnhill[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Kim San 7,979 68.17 Decrease12.75
Independent Chiam See Tong 3,726 31.83 N/A
Majority 4,253 36.34 Decrease25.5
Registered electors 13,419 Increase12.27
Total valid votes 11,705 97.91 Decrease0.05
Rejected ballots 251 2.09 Increase0.05
Turnout 11,956 89.1 Decrease0.2
PAP hold Swing Decrease12.75

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1980: Cairnhill[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wong Kwei Cheong 11,444 71.79 Increase3.62
SDP Fok Tai Loy 4,498 28.21 N/A
Majority 6,946 43.58 Increase7.24
Registered electors 18,133 Increase35.13
Total valid votes 15,942 97.97 Increase0.06
Rejected ballots 331 2.03 Decrease0.06
Turnout 16,273 89.7 Increase0.6
PAP hold Swing Increase3.62
General Election 1984: Cairnhill[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wong Kwei Cheong Unopposed
Registered electors 15,862 Decrease12.52
PAP hold
General Election 1988: Cairnhill[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wong Kwei Cheong 12,779 63.98 N/A
SDP Jimmy Tan Tiang Hoe 7,194 36.02 N/A
Registered electors 23,197 Increase46.24
Majority 5,585 27.96 N/A
Total valid votes 19,973 98.04
Rejected ballots 399 1.96 N/A
Turnout 20,372 87.82 N/A
PAP hold

Historical maps

References

  1. ↑ "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1955 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "ELD | 1957 Legislative Assembly By-election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  4. ↑ "Singapore Legislative Assembly By-Election 1957 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
  5. ↑ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  6. ↑ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1959 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
  7. ↑ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  8. ↑ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1963 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
  9. ↑ "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  10. ↑ "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  11. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1972 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
  12. ↑ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  13. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
  14. ↑ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  15. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
  16. ↑ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  17. ↑ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  18. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.


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