Bukit Ho Swee Constituency

Bukit Ho Swee
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1968
Abolished1984
Seats1
PartyPeople's Action Party
MemberSeah Mui Kok

Bukit Ho Swee Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1968 to 1984. It was established in 1968 and was abolished in 1984.The last Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency was Seah Mui Kok from the People's Action Party (PAP).

Electoral history

Prior to the 1984 Singaporean general election, the constituency was carved up and absorbed into Kim Seng and Havelock Constituencies.[1]

Member of Parliament

YearMemberParty
Formation
1968 Seah Mui Kok PAP
1972
1976
1980
Abolished (1984)

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 1960s

General Election 1968[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Seah Mui Kok Unopposed
Registered electors 17,735
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Seah Mui Kok 7,862 68.77 N/A
BS Chin Tian Choo 2,209 19.32 N/A
WP Wee Kia Eng 1,361 11.91 N/A
Majority 5,653 49.45 N/A
Total valid votes N/A
Rejected ballots N/A
Turnout 11,432 93.61 N/A
Registered electors 12,212 Decrease31.14
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1976[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Seah Mui Kok 9,451 73.50 Increase4.73
United Front Hwang Ban Cheong 3,407 26.50 N/A
Majority 6,044 47.00 Decrease2.45
Total valid votes 12,858 N/A
Rejected ballots 307 N/A
Turnout 12,858 93.95 Decrease0.34
Registered electors 13,686 Increase12.07
PAP hold Swing

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Seah Mui Kok Unopposed
Registered electors 12,435 Decrease9.14
PAP hold

References

  1. ↑ "Do you live in these places?". The Straits Times. 1 July 1984. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2026 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ↑ "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976 > Bukit Ho Swee". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 6 May 2021.


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