Buona Vista Single Member Constituency
| Buona Vista | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | West Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 14,596 (1991) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1976 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Ulu Pandan Constituency |
| Replaced by | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
Buona Vista Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a constituency in Singapore. It was established in 1976 from carving out part of Ulu Pandan Constituency and was merged into Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in 1997.
History
During the 1976 Singaporean general election, Buona Vista Constituency was carved out of Ulu Pandan Constituency.[1][2]
In 1988, following the establishment of group representation constituency (GRC) and single member constituency (SMC), the constituency was known as Buona Vista Single Member Constituency.[3]
During the 1997 Singaporean general election, Buona Vista SMC was merged into Tanjong Pagar GRC.[4]
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | |||
| 1976 | Ang Kok Peng | PAP | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | Peter Sung | ||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ang Kok Peng | 12,704 | 82.75 | ||
| United People's Front | Hashim bin Mukayat | 2,649 | 17.25 | ||
| Majority | 10,055 | 65.50 | |||
| Valid ballots | 15,353 | 94.38 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 399 | 2.45 | |||
| Turnout | 15,752 | 96.83 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,267 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ang Kok Peng | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 17,287 |  6.27 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ang Kok Peng | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 18,041 | 4.36 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Peter Sung | 8,859 | 61.76 | N/A | |
| SDP | Low Yong Nguan | 5,037 | 35.11 | N/A | |
| PKMS | Abdul Karim B Abdul Sattar | 449 | 3.13 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,822 | 26.65 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,353 | 98.83 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 181 | 1.17 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 15,534 | 98.01 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 15,850 |  12.14 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Peter Sung | 10,481 | 79.42 | 17.66 | |
| PKMS | A Karim Sattar | 2,716 | 20.58 | 17.45 | |
| Majority | 7,765 | 58.84 | 32.19 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,197 | 95.68 | 3.15 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 596 | 4.32 | 3.15 | ||
| Turnout | 13,793 | 94.50 | 3.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,596 | 7.91 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 17.66 |
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References
- ↑ "10 NEW SEATS FOR POLLS". New Nation. 29 July 1976. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 22 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ↑ "ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE 69 CONSTITUENCIES". New Nation. 29 July 1976. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ↑ "New Horizons". The Straits Times. 22 November 1996. p. 54. Retrieved 29 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ↑ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976 > Buona Vista". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ↑ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ↑ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Buona Vista". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1991 > Buona Vista". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
