Havelock Constituency

Havelock
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionHavelock
Former constituency
Created1955
Abolished1984
Seats1
Memberconstituency abolished

Havelock Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1984.

History

In 1963, Loh Miaw Gong was elected as assemblyman for the Legislative Assembly of Singapore.[1] However she was arrested under the Internal Security Act before she can assume her seat.[1]

In 1967, Loh resigned her seat, along with four other Barisan Sosialis MP.[2] A by-election was called in 1967 to fill in the seat.

In 1984, Havelock was merged with nearby constituencies, Telok Ayer and Kreta Ayer Constituencies.[3]

Member of Parliament

Election Member of ParliamentParty
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955Lim Yew HockLF
1959Peter Lau Por TuckPAP
1963Loh Miaw GongBS
Parliament of Singapore
1963Loh Miaw Gong

(resigned in 1967)

BS
1967Lim Soo PengPAP
1968
1970Hon Sui Sen
1972
1976
1980

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1955: Havelock[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LFLim Yew Hock5,74486.5N/A
IndependentSoh C.S.5257.9N/A
PPChua Bock Kwee3735.6N/A
Majority5,21978.6N/A
Registered electors12,835N/A
Total valid votes6,64251.7N/A
Rejected ballots
Turnout
LF win (new seat)
General Election 1959: Havelock[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAPPeter Lau Por Tuck9,22763.6N/A
IndependentNg See Thong3,56224.6N/A
SPATan Theng Chiang9636.6N/A
MCALoke Kwok Sang4333.0N/A
LSPTan Ah Pak3232.2N/A
Majority5,66539.0Decrease 39.6
Registered electors15,919Increase 24.0
Total valid votes14,50891.1Increase39.4
Rejected ballots
Turnout
PAP gain from SPASwingN/A

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Havelock[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BSLoh Miaw Gong 6,304 44.1 N/A
PAPWong Chun Choi4,15729.0Decrease 34.6
UPPNg Chee Sen3,20922.4N/A
SALim Ser Puan6414.5Decrease 5.1
Majority2,14715.1Decrease 23.9
Registered electors15,159Decrease 4.8
Total valid votes14,31194.4Decrease 1.4
Rejected ballots
Turnout
BS gain from PAPSwingN/A

Historical maps

References

  1. ^ a b "Ismail: MPs who try to subvert nation must face the consequences". The Straits Times. 12 December 1963. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "Five more Barisan MPs quit seats". The Straits Times. 6 December 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ Lee, Siew Hua (21 August 1984). "MP bids his constituents goodbye". The Straits Times. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "1955 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".
  5. ^ "1959 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".
  6. ^ "1963 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".
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