Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency
Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 武吉甘柏單選區;Simplified Chinese: 武吉甘柏单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the western area in Singapore. The seat consisted of Bukit Gombak New Town with is made up of Bukit Gombak MRT station and a few private housing estates such as the Hillview area. It was formed in 1988 which was crafted by 1984's Bukit Batok SMC. In the first election Dr Seet Ai Mee won against Ling How Doong on her first stint in politics, and was defeated 3 years later in 1991.
Ling was defeated in his second election for the seat by Ang Mong Seng with a 3rd candidate taking a small portion of the votes. His share of the votes in subsequent elections dropped including in 2001 (Nee Soon Central SMC[1]) and 2006 (Bukit Panjang SMC[2]) where his votes share hovered at around 20% instead of 40%+. This includes his first attempt on Chong Boon SMC.[3]
Since then, in 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into Hong Kah GRC and the seat was since then abolished.
Contents
Members of Parliament
- Seet Ai Mee (1988 – 1991)
- Ling How Doong (1991 – 1997)
- Ang Mong Seng (1997 – 2001)
Constituency abolished (2001 - present)
Candidates and results
Elections in 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Ang Mong Seng | 15,229 | 65.2 | +16.6 | |
SDP | Ling How Doong | 6,643 | 28.4 | -23.0 | |
SPP | Syed Farid Wajidi | 1,506 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 7,080 | 30.3 | +31.7 | ||
Turnout | 23,819 | 95.6 | -0.1 | ||
PAP gain from SDP | Swing | +16.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | Ling How Doong | 12,037 | 51.4 | +4.9 | |
PAP | Seet Ai Mee | 11,383 | 48.6 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 654 | 2.8 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 23,879 | 95.7 | +0.2 | ||
SDP gain from PAP | Swing | +4.9 |
Elections in 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Seet Ai Mee | 12,661 | 53.5 | N/A | |
SDP | Ling How Doong | 11,024 | 46.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,637 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,086 | 95.5 | N/A | ||
PAP win (new seat) |
References
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