Replaced by | Kampong Glam GRC |
Cairnhill Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a former single member constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1988 as Cairnhill Constituency and was renamed as Cairnhill Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Kampong Glam Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in 1991.
Lim Kim San was the elected Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1980 and then Wong Kwei Cheong from 1980 to 1991.
History
The constituency was formed during the 1955 Singaporean general election, encompassing Balestier, Rochore and Tanglin wards.
During the 1959 Singaporean general election, part of the constituency was split to form River Valley Constituency.
In 1988, the constituency was renamed Cairnhill Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms and also absorbed River Valley Constituency back.
In 1991, the constituency was abolished and merged into Kampong Glam GRC.
Member of Parliament
Electoral results
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 the 1950s
By-election 1957: Cairnhill[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| LSP | Soh Ghee Soon | 2,342 | 40.28 | N/A |
| Independent | Goh Kong Beng | 1,281 | 22.03 | N/A |
| LF | Keng Ban Ee | 1,118 | 19.23 | 28.35 |
| Malay Union | Tengku Muda Muhamed bin Mahmud | 983 | 16.90 | N/A |
| Independent | Mirza Abdul Majid | 91 | 1.56 | N/A |
Majority | 1,061 | 18.25 | N/A |
Registered electors | 14,802 | | 31.7 |
Total valid votes | 5,815 | 98.74 | 0.33 |
Rejected ballots | 74 | 1.26 | 0.33 |
Turnout | 5,889 | 39.79 | 22.59 |
| LSP gain from LF |
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1972: Cairnhill[10][11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAP | Lim Kim San | 8,458 | 80.92 | N/A |
| United National Front | Paul Elisha | 1,994 | 19.08 | N/A |
Majority | 6,464 | 61.84 | N/A |
Registered electors | 11,952 | | 2.73 |
Total valid votes | 10,452 | 97.96 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 218 | 2.04 | N/A |
Turnout | 10,670 | 89.27 | N/A |
| PAP hold |
Elections in the 1980s
General Election 1980: Cairnhill[14][15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAP | Wong Kwei Cheong | 11,444 | 71.79 | 3.62 |
| SDP | Fok Tai Loy | 4,498 | 28.21 | N/A |
Majority | 6,946 | 43.58 | 7.24 |
Registered electors | 18,133 | | 35.13 |
Total valid votes | 15,942 | 97.97 | 0.06 |
Rejected ballots | 331 | 2.03 | 0.06 |
Turnout | 16,273 | 89.7 | 0.6 |
| PAP hold | Swing | 3.62 | |
General Election 1988: Cairnhill[17][18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| PAP | Wong Kwei Cheong | 12,779 | 63.98 | N/A |
| SDP | Jimmy Tan Tiang Hoe | 7,194 | 36.02 | N/A |
Registered electors | 23,197 | | 46.24 |
Majority | 5,585 | 27.96 | N/A |
Total valid votes | 19,973 | 98.04 | |
Rejected ballots | 399 | 1.96 | N/A |
Turnout | 20,372 | 87.82 | N/A |
| PAP hold |
Historical maps
References
- ^ "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1955 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1957 Legislative Assembly By-election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "Singapore Legislative Assembly By-Election 1957 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
- ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1959 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
- ^ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1963 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
- ^ "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1972 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
- ^ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
- ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
- ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Cairnhill". www.singapore-elections.com.
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