River Valley Constituency
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
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Constituencies of Singapore
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of representatives assigned.
Constituencies (GRCs)
- Aljunied (5)
- Ang Mo Kio (5)
- Bishan–Toa Payoh (4)
- Chua Chu Kang (4)
- East Coast (5)
- Holland–Bukit Timah (4)
- Jalan Besar (4)
- Jurong (5)
- Marine Parade (5)
- Marsiling–Yew Tee (4)
- Nee Soon (5)
- Pasir Ris–Punggol (5)
- Sembawang (5)
- Sengkang (4)
- Tampines (5)
- Tanjong Pagar (5)
- West Coast (5)
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Constitutencies (SMCs)
- Alexandra
- Aljunied
- Ang Mo Kio
- Anson
- Ayer Rajah
- Balestier
- Bedok
- Bo Wen
- Boon Lay
- Boon Teck
- Braddell Heights
- Bras Basah
- Brickworks
- Bukit Gombak
- Bukit Ho Swee
- Bukit Merah
- Bukit Timah
- Buona Vista
- Cairnhill
- Changi
- Changkat
- Cheng San
- Chong Boon
- Chua Chu Kang
- City
- Clementi
- Crawford
- Delta
- Eunos
- Farrer Park
- Fengshan
- Geylang
- Geylang East
- Geylang Serai
- Geylang West
- Havelock
- Henderson
- Hong Kah
- Hong Lim
- Jalan Besar
- Jalan Kayu
- Joo Chiat
- Jurong
- Kaki Bukit
- Kallang
- Kampong Chai Chee
- Kampong Glam
- Kampong Kapor
- Kampong Kembangan
- Kampong Ubi
- Katong
- Keppel
- Khe Bong
- Kim Keat
- Kim Seng
- Kolam Ayer
- Kreta Ayer
- Kuo Chuan
- Leng Kee
- Marine Parade
- Moulmein
- Nee Soon
- Nee Soon Central
- Nee Soon East
- Nee Soon South
- Pasir Panjang
- Paya Lebar
- Punggol
- Punggol East
- Punggol–Tampines
- Queenstown
- River Valley
- Rochore
- Rural East
- Rural West
- Seletar
- Sembawang
- Sengkang West
- Sepoy Lines
- Serangoon
- Serangoon Gardens
- Siglap
- Southern Islands
- Stamford
- Tampines
- Tanah Merah
- Tanglin
- Tanjong Pagar
- Teck Ghee
- Telok Ayer
- Telok Blangah
- Thomson
- Tiong Bahru
- Toa Payoh
- Ulu Bedok
- Ulu Pandan
- Upper Serangoon
- West Coast
- Whampoa
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