Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency

Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a 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 by carving out Bukit Batok SMC.

Bukit Gombak
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Current constituency
Created1988
Seats1
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Ang Mong Seng
Town CouncilHong Kah
Replaced byHong Kah Group Representation Constituency

In the first election Seet Ai Mee won against Ling How Doong on her first stint in politics, and was defeated 3 years later by Ling in 1991. Ling was then defeated by Ang Mong Seng.

In 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament
Year Member of Parliament Party
1988 Seet Ai Mee PAP
1991 Ling How Doong SDP
1997 Ang Mong Seng PAP

Elections

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 1980s
General Election 1988: Bukit Gombak[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Seet Ai Mee 12,661 53.46
SDP Ling How Doong 11,024 46.54
Majority 1,637 6.92
Registered electors 25,221
Turnout 24,086 95.5
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1990s
General Election 1991: Bukit Gombak[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP Ling How Doong 12,037 51.40 Increase4.9
PAP Seet Ai Mee 11,383 48.60 Decrease4.9
Majority 654 2.80 Decrease4.12
Registered electors 24,961 Decrease1.03
Turnout 23,879 95.7 Increase0.2
SDP gain from PAP Swing Decrease4.9
General Election 1997: Bukit Gombak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ang Mong Seng 15,229 65.14 N/A
SDP Ling How Doong 6,643 28.42 Decrease22.98
SPP Syed Farid Wajidi 1,506 6.44 N/A
Majority 7,080 36.72 Increase33.92
Registered electors 24,909 Decrease0.21
Turnout 23,819 95.62 Decrease0.08
PAP gain from SDP Swing Decrease22.98

References
  1. "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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