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2 Members of Parliament  





3 Elections  



3.1  Elections in 1950s  







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Thomson Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1959 and was abolished in 1991

History

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In 1959, the Thomson Constituency was formed. In 1988, it was renamed as Thomson Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. In 1991, it was abolished and merged into Thomson Group Representation Constituency.

Members of Parliament

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Year Member of Parliament Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 T. Bani PAP
1963 Koo Young BS
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Ang Nam Piau PAP
1972
1976

Elections

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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 1950s

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General Election 1959: Thomson[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP T. Bani 4,978 54.63
SPA Yap Chin Choon 1,553 17.04
LF Francis Thomas 2,581 28.33
Majority 2,397 26.3
Registered electors 10,067
Turnout 9,112 90.51
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1963: Thomson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BS Koo Young 5,292 49.2
PAP Jukiri bin Parjo 4,248 39.5 −15.1
UPP LOO Ka Thiam 1,223 11.4
Majority 1,044 9.7
Turnout 10,882 96.0
BS gain from PAP Swing

References

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  1. ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.


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