Joo Chiat
Single Member ConstituencyParliament of Singapore
Location under 2006 boundaries
Region
southeastern Singapore
Electorate
22,069
Current constituency
Created
1959-1988
Number of members
1
Member(s)
Charles Chong (2011-2015)
Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese : 如切單選區;Simplified Chinese : 如切单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the eastern region of Singapore . The SMC encompasses the areas of Joo Chiat , Katong , opera estate, Siglap and a portion of telok kurau . It had previously existed from 1959 until 1988, when it was merged with neighbouring constituencies to form Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Bedok GRC). It was reformed just before the 2001 general election after being carved out from East Coast Group Representation Constituency . The seat has been held by the People's Action Party since its reformation that year and was contested again in 2006. Its current Member of Parliament is Charles Chong .
Bukit Panjang and Mountbatten currently share the roots where it has been interrupted due to Group Representation Constituency system, where it had been merged into the respective bigger constituencies at different times. No other constituencies has survived longer without the interruption after Chua Chu Kang had been merged into Chua Chu Kang GRC . A few constituency names remains the same from all the Group Representation Constituency .
After the HDB flats demolished in Joo Chiat constituency, the constituency will be merged into Marine Parade GRC in 2015.
Members of Parliament [ edit ]
Member of Parliament
Party
Dates
Notes
Koh Choon Hong
SPA 1959 – 1963
Fong Kim Heng
PAP 1963 – 1966
Yeoh Ghim Seng PAP 1966 – 1988
Speaker of Parliament, 1970-1988 and Acting President of Singapore, 1970-1971
Constituency abolished (1988 – 2001)
Chan Soo Sen PAP 2001 – 2011
Charles Chong PAP 2011 – 2015
Constituency abolished (2015 – Present)
Candidates and results [ edit ] Elections in the 2010s [ edit ] Elections in the 2000s [ edit ] Elections in the 1980s [ edit ] Elections in the 1970s [ edit ] Elections in the 1960s [ edit ]
General Election 1963 : Joo Chiat
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
PAP Fong Kim Heng
9,300
65.88
+26.25
BS Leong Keng Seng
3,737
26.48
+26.48
SA Seow Peck Leng
1,078
7.64
-38.23
Majority 5,563
39.40
Turnout 14,214
95.0
+5.4
PAP gain from SPA Swing N/A
Elections in the 1950s [ edit ]
General Election 1959 : Joo Chiat
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
SPA Koh Choon Hong
6,136
45.87
PAP Fong Kim Heng
5,301
39.63
LSP Gay Wan Guay
1,215
9.09
Katong United Residents' Association
Low Teck Cheng
405
3.03
Independent Henry Chong
320
2.39
Majority 835
6.24
Turnout 13,674
89.6
SPA win (new seat)
References [ edit ]
Group Representation
Single Member
Former or
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of representatives assigned.
