Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (1972 – 1997)

Bukit Batok
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionWest Region, Singapore
Electorate24,908
Former constituency
Created1972 (1972)
Abolished1997 (1997)
Seats1
PartyPeople's Action Party
MemberConstituency abolished
Merged intoJurong GRC (1997)

Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency was a single-member constituency (SMC) in western Singapore. It was established in 1972and was merged into Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in 1997. The last Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency was Ong Chit Chung from the People's Action Party (PAP).

A constituency of the same name was recreated in 2015 and was merged into Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC.[1]

History

Bukit Batok Constituency was created in 1972 from parts of the constituencies of Bukit Timah, Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang. It was renamed Bukit Batok SMC in 1988 following the establishment of GRC and SMC.[2]

Prior to the 1997 general election, Bukit Batok SMC was merged into Jurong GRC.[3]

Member of Parliament

Year Member Party
Formation
1972 Chai Chong Yii PAP
1976
1980
1984
1988 Ong Chit Chung
1991
Constituency abolished (1997)

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 1970s

General Election 1972[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Chai Chong Yii 9,765 73.78
UNF Vetrivelu Rengaswamy 3,471 26.22
Majority 6,294 47.56
Total valid votes 13,236 97.16
Rejected ballots 387 2.84
Turnout 13,623 93.55
Registered electors 14,563
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1976[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chai Chong Yii 12,216 84.57 Increase10.79
SJP Sulaiman Jaffar 2,229 15.43 N/A
Majority 9,987 69.14 Increase21.6
Total valid votes 14,445 96.88 Decrease0.28
Rejected ballots 465 3.12 Increase0.28
Turnout 14,910 95.27 Increase1.72
Registered electors 15,650 Increase7.46
PAP hold Swing Increase10.79

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chai Chong Yii Unopposed
Registered electors 18,275 Increase16.77
PAP hold
General Election 1984[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chai Chong Yii 14,767 78.27 N/A
UPF Tan Jue Kit 4,099 21.73 N/A
Majority 10,668 56.54 N/A
Total valid votes 18,866 96.23 N/A
Rejected ballots 740 3.77 N/A
Turnout 19,606 94.21 N/A
Registered electors 20,812 Increase13.88
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1988[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Chit Chung 12,873 55.94 Decrease22.33
SDP Kwan Yue Keng 10,139 44.06 N/A
Majority 2,734 11.88 Decrease44.66
Total valid votes 23,012 96.88 Increase0.65
Rejected ballots 381 3.12 Decrease0.65
Turnout 23,393 96.91 Increase2.7
Registered electors 24,138 Increase15.98
PAP hold Swing Decrease22.33

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Chit Chung 12,205 51.82 Decrease4.12
SDP Kwan Yue Keng 11,347 48.18 Increase4.12
Majority 858 3.64 Decrease8.24
Total valid votes 23,552 97.86 Increase0.98
Rejected ballots 515 2.14 Decrease0.98
Turnout 24,067 96.6 Decrease0.3
Registered electors 24,908 Increase3.19
PAP hold Swing Decrease4.12

References

  1. ↑ Koh, Fabian (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ↑ Hui Min, Chew (12 March 2016). "MP David Ong resigns: A brief electoral history of Bukit Batok which will see a by-election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1972 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1984 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1991 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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