Kampong Kembangan Single Member Constituency

Kampong Kembangan Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 甘榜景万岸單選區; Simplified Chinese: 甘榜景万岸单选区) is a former single member constituency in Kembangan.

Formation and Dissolution

In the early days from the 1959, this ward was created for the Kampong Kembangan after the dissolution of Ulu Bedok ward. It was subsequently absorbed into Aljunied Group Representation Constituency along with Kampong Ubi ward in prior to 1988 elections which was helmed by George Yeo, and had HDB apartments in Kembangan (together with Kembangan MRT Station and the ward was renamed to Aljunied-Kembangan on 2001. Changes was made again in prior to 2006 elections that merges this ward and Kampong Ubi ward but it is called Kampong Ubi-Kembangan, however, they were under Marine Parade GRC instead and merged Kampong Chai Chee portion of Kaki Bukit, thus forming Kembangan-Chai Chee.

Members of Parliament

• Mohammed Ali bin Alwi (1959–1963)
• Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi (1963–1976)
• Mansor Sukaimi (1976–1984)
• Yatiman bin Yusof (1984–1988) (He was moved over to Tampines GRC in 1988 to replace Phua Bah Lee)

Absorbed into Aljunied GRC in 1988. Presently a ward with Chai Chee, thus called Kembangan-Chai Chee.

Candidates and results

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1984: Kampong Kembangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yatiman bin Yusof	12,125	55.71	-23.03
	WP	Mohamed Jufrie bin Mahmood	8,210	44.29	+44.29
	PAP hold		Swing	-23.03

General Election 1980: Kampong Kembangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mansor Sukaimi	11,194	78.74	+14.72
	PKMS	Jamal Bin Idris	3,023	21.26	+21.26
	PAP hold		Swing	+6.49

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Kampong Kembangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mansor Sukaimi	8,028	64.02	+6.49
	WP	R. Murugason	4,511	35.98	+3.55
	PAP hold		Swing	+6.49

General Election 1972: Kampong Kembangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi	9,671	57.53
	WP	Othman Abdullah	5,451	32.43
	United National Front	Kamaruddin Hassan	1,687	10.04
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Kampong Kembangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi	Walkover
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1963: Kampong Kembangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mohamed Ariff bin Suradi	7,127	48.31	+11.58
	SA	Mohammed Ali bin Alwi	3,692	25.03	-13.83
	Partai Rakyat	Saleha binte Mohamed Shah	2,674	18.13	+16.11
	UPP	Ibrahim bin Jaffar	914	6.20	+6.20
	Pan Malayan Islamic Party	Mohamed Dali bin Muin	344	2.33	+0.31
	PAP gain from UMNO		Swing	+11.58

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Kampong Kembangan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UMNO	Mohammed Ali bin Alwi	4,443	38.86
	PAP	Othman bin Wok	4,199	36.73
	SPA	Mohamed bin Haji Yacob	2,028	17.74
	Partai Rakyat	Abdul Latiff bin Ibrahim	231	2.02
	Pan Malayan Islamic Party	Yahiya bin Haji Mohamed Ghouse	231	2.02
	Singapore Malay Union	Jaffar bin Abdul Ghani	215	1.88
	UMNO win (new seat)

Note 1: In 1957, Singapore Malay Union (SMU) was expelled by its alliance partners consisted of UMNO and MCA for fielding a candidate in that by-election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Fatimah as another independent candidate.

Note 2: UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance was informally formed as an alliance in 1961, where it still within this term of election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Mohammed Ali as a candidate for Singapore Alliance.

References

• 1984 GE's result
• 1980 GE's result
• 1976 GE's result
• 1972 GE's result
• 1968 GE's result
• 1963 GE's result
• 1959 GE's result
• Various wards name in 2001 GE, Aljunied GRC
• Various wards name in 2006 GE, Marine Parade GRC
• Brief History on Singapore Malay Union (Dissolved in the 1960s)
• Brief History on Singapore Alliance