Serangoon Constituency
| Serangoon | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
 Location of Serangoon in Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Electorate | 8,402 (1955) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1955 |
| Abolished | 1959 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Changi |
| Replaced by | |
Serangoon was a constituency in Singapore from 1955 until 1959.[1]
History
[edit]In 1955, the constituency was formed from Changi Constituency. In 1959, the constituency was abolished and split into Serangoon Gardens, Thomson and Upper Serangoon constituencies.
Member of Parliament
[edit]| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Lim Choon Mong | PP | |
Electoral results
[edit]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 1950s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Lim Choon Mong | 2,172 | 45.83 | ||
| DP | Lim Chye Seng | 1,412 | 29.80 | ||
| MCA | Lim Siew Ek | 1,155 | 24.37 | ||
| Majority | 760 | 16.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,792 | 57.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,402 | ||||
| PP win | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Singapore Electoral Constituencies". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010.
