Bedok | |
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Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Singapore |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1976 |
Abolished | 1988 |
Seats | 1 |
Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
Replaced by | Bedok GRC |
Bedok Constituency was a single member constituency in Bedok South, Singapore. It was formed in 1976 general elections by craving a portion from Siglap constituency and continues throughout till prior to 1988 general elections where this constituency along with neighbouring constituencies namely: Kampong Chai Chee and Tanah Merah to form the Bedok Group Representation Constituency.
Member of Parliament
Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
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1976 | Sha'ari bin Tadin | PAP | |
1980 | S Jayakumar | ||
1984 |
Elections
Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
Elections in 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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PAP | Sha'ari bin Tadin | 7,928 | 73.78 | ||
PF | Sim Peng Kim[a] | 2,818 | 26.22 | ||
Majority | 5,110 | 47.56 | |||
Registered electors | 11,310 | ||||
Turnout | 10,989 | 97.2 | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
Elections in 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | S Jayakumar | 14,691 | 75.03 | N/A | |
PKMS | Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed Zin | 3,527 | 18.01 | N/A | |
United People's Front | Thomas Anthony Tay | 1,362 | 6.96 | N/A | |
Majority | 11,164 | 57.02 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 20,852 | ![]() | |||
Turnout | 20,067 | 96.2 | ![]() | ||
PAP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | S Jayakumar | 10,972 | 68.95 | ![]() | |
DPP | Lee Chin Teck | 4,941 | 31.05 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,031 | 37.9 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 17,074 | ![]() | |||
Turnout | 16,469 | 96.5 | ![]() | ||
PAP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Notes
- ^ By end of 1976, the remnants of People's Front had moved to United Front which was the reason for the elections department to view Sim Peng Kim as a candidate for United Front.
References
- ^ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 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.