Kim Keat
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Current constituency
Created1968
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Town CouncilToa Payoh
Replaced byToa Payoh GRC
Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

Kim Keat Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1968 to 1988 as Kim Keat Constituency and was renamed as Kim Keat Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency in 1991. Ong Teng Cheong was the only Member of Parliament throughout its existence.

Member of Parliament

YearMember of ParliamentParty
1972Ong Teng Cheong PAP
1976
1980
1984
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 1970s

General Election 1972: Kim Keat[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Ong Teng Cheong 10,262 74.00
WP Seow Khee Leng 3,022 21.79
UNF W. J. Paglar 583 4.21
Majority 7,240 52.21
Registered electors 14,640
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1976: Kim Keat[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Teng Cheong 14,262 76.62 Increase2.62
BS Chin Tian Choo 4,353 23.38
Registered electors 19,700 Increase34.6
PAP hold Swing Increase2.62

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Kim Keat[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Teng Cheong Unopposed
Registered electors 20,781 Increase5.5
PAP hold
General Election 1984: Kim Keat[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Teng Cheong Unopposed
Registered electors 20,439 Decrease1.6
PAP hold
General Election 1988: Kim Keat[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Teng Cheong 10,644 73.00 N/A
SDP Md Shariff Bin Yahya 3,937 27.00 N/A
Majority 6,707 46 N/A
Registered electors 15,850 Decrease19.5
PAP hold

References

  1. ↑ "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "1980 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "1984 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "1988 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 3 December 2020.


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