Tanglin Single Member Constituency

Tanglin Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 東陵單選區; Simplified Chinese: 东陵单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the city area in Singapore that existed since 1951 general elections by craving a portion from the then defunct til prior to 1997 general elections where it was absorbed into the then defunct Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC and subsequently Tanjong Pagar GRC after 2001 general elections where the division was renamed to Henderson-Dawson in 2015.

Members of Parliament

• Tan Chye Cheng (1951 – 1955)
• John Ede (1955 – 1959)
• Thio Chan Bee (1959 – 1963)
• Edmund William Barker (1963 – 1988)
• Lew Syn Pau (1988 – 1997)

Constituency Abolished (1997 – present)

Candidates and Results

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lew Syn Pau	9,113	68.52
	SDP	Jimmy Tan Tiang Hoe	4,022	30.25
	Independent	Gnaguru s/o Thamboo Mylvaganam	163	1.23
Turnout			13,555	80.7
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lew Syn Pau	Walkover
Turnout			18,788
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1984: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Edmund William Barker	Walkover
Turnout			15,990
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1980: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Edmund William Barker	Walkover
Turnout			13,332
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Edmund William Barker	Walkover
Turnout			13,520
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1972: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Edmund William Barker	Walkover
Turnout			12,777
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Edmund William Barker	Walkover
Turnout			10,760
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1963: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Edmund William Barker	4,424	51.07	+20.96
	BS	Tan Cheow Hock	1,997	23.06	+23.06
	SA	Thio Chan Bee	1,738	20.07	-14.34
	UPP	Eng Chau Sam	336	3.88	+3.88
	Independent	Ariffin bin Mohd Said	166	1.92	+1.92
Turnout			8,731	94.5	+6.8
	PAP gain from SPA		Swing	-14.34

Note: Thio Chan Bee, the then incumbent of this ward had contested in the previous general election under Singapore People's Alliance's banner, which had subsequently joined with Singapore Alliance in this GE whereby another party, United Malays National Organisation is one of the alliance member who had stood against him in 1959 GE, Tanglin SMC as well.

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SPA	Thio Chan Bee	2,698	34.41	+34.41
	UMNO	Ahmad bin Haji Taff	2,386	30.44	+30.44
	PAP	Ibrahim bin Othman	2,360	30.11	+30.11
	LSP	Chan Ah Wing	395	5.04	+5.04
Turnout			12,892	87.7
	SPA gain from PP		Swing	+34.41

Note: 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 Ahmad as a candidate for Singapore Alliance.

General Election 1955: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PP	John Ede	3,214	45.67	-34.47
	DP	Lim Yong Bock	2,501	35.54	+35.54
	LF	Lim Seow Chuan	1,322	18.79	+18.79
Turnout			7,125	44.0	-1.4
	PP hold		Swing	-34.47

General Election 1951: Tanglin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PP	Tan Chye Cheng	1,416	80.14
	Labour Party	Thomas Davies Richards	351	19.86
Turnout			1,794	45.4
	PP win (new seat)

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
• 1955 GE's result
• 1951 GE's result
• Brief History on Singapore Alliance