Anson |
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Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore |
Region | Singapore |
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Former constituency |
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Created | 1959 |
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Abolished | 1988 |
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Seats | 1 |
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Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
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Town Council | Tanjong Pagar |
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Replaced by | Radin Mas SMC |
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Anson Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 and was merged into Tiong Bahru Group Representation Constituency in 1988.
Member of Parliament
Year | Member of Parliament | Party |
Legislative Assembly of Singapore |
1959 | Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff | | PAP |
1961 | David Marshall | | WP |
1963 | Govindaswamy Perumal | | PAP |
Parliament of Singapore |
1968 | Govindaswamy Perumal | | PAP |
1972 |
1976 |
1979 | Devan Nair |
1980 |
1981 | J.B. Jeyaretnam | | WP |
1984 |
Elections
1959 General Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff | PAP | 5,167 | 60.75 |
| Goh Kong Beng | SPA | 1,875 | 22.04 |
| Tan Cheng Chuan | LSP | 1,231 | 14.47 |
| Wong Swee Kee | Independent | 117 | 1.38 |
| P. Krishnan | Independent | 116 | 1.36 |
Total | 8,506 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 8,506 | 98.82 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 102 | 1.18 |
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Total votes | 8,608 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 9,921 | 86.77 |
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Majority | 3,292 | 38.71 |
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| PAP win new seat |
1961 By-Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
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| David Marshall | WP | 3,598 | 43.32 | |
| M. Awang | PAP | 3,052 | 36.75 | 24.00 |
| Chee Phui Hung | SA | 1,482 | 17.84 | 4.20 |
| Ismail Haji Hussain | LSP | 104 | 1.25 | 13.22 |
| K. M. Ibrahim | SC | 69 | 0.83 | |
Total | 8,305 | 100.00 | – |
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Valid votes | 8,305 | 98.45 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 131 | 1.55 | |
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Total votes | 8,436 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 9,816 | 85.94 | |
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Majority | 546 | 6.57 | 32.14 |
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| WP gain from PAP | Swing | 33.66 |
Caused by the death of incumbent MP Baharuddin Mohamed Ariff
1963 General Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
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| P. Govindasamy | PAP | 3,957 | 46.91 | 10.15 |
| Chan Chong Keen | BS | 3,123 | 37.02 | |
| A. K. Isaac | SA | 543 | 6.44 | 11.40 |
| David Marshall | Independent | 416 | 4.93 | |
| V. Vythalingam | UPP | 306 | 3.63 | |
| Chiang Seok Kong | WP | 91 | 1.08 | 42.24 |
Total | 8,436 | 100.00 | – |
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Valid votes | 8,436 | 99.18 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 70 | 0.82 | |
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Total votes | 8,506 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 9,192 | 92.54 | |
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Majority | 834 | 9.89 | 3.32 |
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| PAP gain from WP | Swing | 26.20 |
1968 General Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| P. Govindasamy | PAP | |
Total | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 8,764 | – |
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| PAP hold |
1972 General Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
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| P. Govindasamy | PAP | 5,027 | 74.34 | 27.43 |
| Tay Kim Oh | WP | 1,291 | 19.09 | 18.01 |
| C. Kunjuraman | UNF | 444 | 6.57 | |
Total | 6,762 | 100.00 | – |
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Valid votes | 6,762 | 98.01 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 137 | 1.99 | |
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Total votes | 6,899 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 8,171 | 84.43 | |
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Majority | 3,736 | 55.25 | 45.36 |
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| PAP hold | Swing | 27.43 |
1976 General Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| P. Govindasamy | PAP | |
Total | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 12,755 | – |
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| PAP hold |
1979 By-Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
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| Devan Nair | PAP | 8,127 | 86.21 | 11.87 |
| Johnny Wee Lai Seng | UF | 1,300 | 13.79 | |
Total | 9,427 | 100.00 | – |
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Valid votes | 9,427 | 97.25 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 267 | 2.75 | |
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Total votes | 9,694 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 11,243 | 86.22 | |
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Majority | 6,827 | 72.42 | 17.17 |
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| PAP hold | Swing | 11.87 |
Caused by the death of incumbent MP P. Govindasamy
1980 General Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
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| Devan Nair | PAP | 11,564 | 84.10 | 2.11 |
| Santhi Thevar | UPF | 2,187 | 15.90 | |
Total | 13,751 | 100.00 | – |
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Valid votes | 13,751 | 96.67 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 473 | 3.33 | |
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Total votes | 14,224 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 15,077 | 94.34 | |
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Majority | 9,377 | 68.2 | 4.22 |
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| PAP hold | Swing | 2.11 |
1981 By-Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
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| J. B. Jeyaretnam | WP | 7,012 | 51.93 | |
| Pang Kim Hin | PAP | 6,359 | 47.10 | 37.00 |
| Harbans Singh | UPF | 131 | 0.97 | 14.93 |
Total | 13,502 | 100.00 | – |
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Valid votes | 13,502 | 98.22 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 244 | 1.78 | |
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Total votes | 13,746 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 14,512 | 94.72 | |
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Majority | 653 | 4.83 | 63.37 |
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| WP gain from PAP | Swing | 44.47 |
Caused by incumbent MP Devan Nair's ascension to the Presidency
1984 General Election
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | +/– |
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| J. B. Jeyaretnam | WP | 9,909 | 56.81 | 4.88 |
| Ng Pock Too | PAP | 7,533 | 43.19 | 3.91 |
Total | 17,442 | 100.00 | – |
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Valid votes | 17,442 | 98.19 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 322 | 1.81 | |
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Total votes | 17,764 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 18,493 | 96.06 | |
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Majority | 2,376 | 13.62 | 8.79 |
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| WP hold | Swing | 4.88 |
References
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