Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency
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| Bukit Batok | |
|---|---|
| Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | West Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 29,950 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1972 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Murali Pillai |
| Town Council | Jurong–Clementi |
| Merged | 1997 |
| Merged to | Bukit Timah GRC |
| Reformed | 2015 |
| Reformed from | Jurong GRC |
Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) is a single member constituency in Bukit Batok of Singapore. It used to exist from 1972 to 1988 as Bukit Batok Constituency and was renamed as Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is People's Action Party (PAP) Murali Pillai.
History
[edit]In 1972, the constituency was formed from merging parts of Bukit Timah, Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang constituencies and was known as Bukit Batok Constituency.[1]
In 2016, incumbent PAP MP, David Ong, resigned for personal reasons and a by-election was called to replace the empty seat.[2] On 7 May, Murali Pillai won the Bukit Batok by-election against Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) secretary-general, Chee Soon Juan with a vote count of 61.2% to 38.8%.[3]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
| 1972 | Chai Chong Yii | PAP | |
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | Ong Chit Chung | ||
| 1991 | |||
| Constituency abolished (1997 – 2015) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | David Ong Kim Huat | PAP | |
| 2016 | K. Muralidharan Pillai | ||
| 2020 | |||
Electoral results
[edit]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 1970s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chai Chong Yii | 9,765 | 73.78 | ||
| UNF | Vetrivelu Rengaswamy | 3,471 | 26.22 | ||
| Majority | 6,294 | 47.56 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,563 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,236 | 97.16 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 387 | 2.84 | |||
| Turnout | 13,623 | 93.55 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chai Chong Yii | 12,216 | 84.57 |  10.79
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| SJP | Sulaiman Jaffar | 2,229 | 15.43 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,987 | 69.14 | 21.6
| ||
| Registered electors | 15,650 | 7.46
| |||
| Total valid votes | 14,445 | 96.88 |  0.28
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 465 | 3.12 | 0.28
| ||
| Turnout | 14,910 | 95.27 | 1.72
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| PAP hold | Swing | 10.79
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Elections in 1980s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chai Chong Yii | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 18,275 | 16.77
| |||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chai Chong Yii | 14,767 | 78.27 | N/A | |
| UPF | Tan Jue Kit | 4,099 | 21.73 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,668 | 56.54 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 20,812 | 13.88
| |||
| Total valid votes | 18,866 | 96.23 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 740 | 3.77 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 19,606 | 94.21 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Chit Chung | 12,873 | 55.94 | 22.33
| |
| SDP | Kwan Yue Keng | 10,139 | 44.06 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,734 | 11.88 | 44.66
| ||
| Registered electors | 24,138 | 15.98
| |||
| Total valid votes | 23,012 | 96.88 | 0.65
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 381 | 3.12 | 0.65
| ||
| Turnout | 23,393 | 96.91 | 2.7
| ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 22.33
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Elections in 1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ong Chit Chung | 12,205 | 51.8 | 4.1
| |
| SDP | Kwan Yue Keng | 11,347 | 48.2 | 4.1
| |
| Majority | 858 | 3.57 | 8.2
| ||
| Registered electors | 24,908 | 3.19
| |||
| Total valid votes | 23,552 | 97.86 | 0.98
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 515 | 2.14 | 0.98
| ||
| Turnout | 24,067 | 96.6 | 0.3
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| PAP hold | Swing | 4.1
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Elections in 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | David Ong Kim Huat | 18,234 | 73.02 | ||
| SDP | Sadasivam Veriyah | 6,588 | 26.38 | ||
| Independent | Samir Salim Neji | 150 | 0.60 | ||
| Majority | 11,646 | 46.64 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,077 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,972 | 97.86 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 546 | 2.14 | |||
| Turnout | 25,517 | 94.24 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | K. Muralidharan Pillai | 14,452 | 61.23 | 11.79
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| SDP | Chee Soon Juan | 9,150 | 38.77 | 12.39
| |
| Majority | 5,302 | 22.46 | 24.18
| ||
| Registered electors | 25,727 | 4.99
| |||
| Total valid votes | 23,602 | 97.43 | 0.43
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| Rejected ballots | 622 | 2.57 | 0.43
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| Turnout | 24,192 | 94.03 | 0.21
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| PAP hold | Swing | 12.09
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Elections in 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | K. Muralidharan Pillai | 15,500 | 54.80 | 6.43
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| SDP | Chee Soon Juan | 12,787 | 45.20 | 6.43
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| Majority | 2,713 | 9.60 | 12.86
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| Registered electors | 29,948 | 16.41
| |||
| Total valid votes | 28,287 | 98.15 | 0.72
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 533 | 1.85 | 0.72
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| Turnout | 28,820 | 96.23 | 2.04
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| PAP hold | Swing | 6.43
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References
[edit]- ^ hermesauto (12 March 2016). "MP David Ong resigns: A brief electoral history of Bukit Batok which will see a by-election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (12 March 2016). "Bukit Batok MP David Ong resigns, leaves PAP due to personal indiscretion; SDP says it will contest by-election | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (7 May 2016). "Bukit Batok by-election: PAP's Murali Pillai beats SDP's Chee Soon Juan with 61.2% of votes | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1972 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2015 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "ELD | 2016 Parliamentary By-election Result". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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