Delta Constituency

Delta
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1959
Abolished1988
Seats1
MemberConstituency Abolished
Town CouncilTanjong Pagar
Replaced byTanjong Pagar GRC

Delta Constituency was a constituency in Singapore from 1959 to 1988. It was originally part of Havelock Constituency.

History

In 1988, the constituency was dissolved following the establishment of group representation constituency (GRC) and single member constituency (SMC).[1]

Member of Parliament

Election Member Party
Formation
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Chan Choy Siong PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Chan Choy Siong PAP
1970 Yeo Choo Kok
1972
1976
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988)

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Choy Siong 9,301 69.45
LSP Lim Ah Lee 2,308 17.23
MCA Chia Chee Buang 1,212 9.05
SPA N. Munusamy 571 4.27
Majority 6,993 52.22 N/A
Turnout 13,392 89.55
Registered electors 14,954
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Delta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Choy Siong 5,417 40.53 −29.0
BS Wee Toon Lip 5,354 40.07
UPP Chen Chia Kuang 2,233 16.71
Independent Wong Kui Yu 359 2.69
Majority 63 0.46 −51.76
Turnout 13,363 95.20
Registered electors 14,037
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1968: Delta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Choy Siong Uncontested —
Registered electors 17,715

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Delta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Yeo Choo Kok 9,149 70.72 +30.19
WP Wong Hong Toy 2,186 16.90
BS A. Rahim 1,602 12.38
Majority 6,963 53.82 +53.36
Turnout 12,937 93.88
Registered electors 13,781
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1976: Delta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Yeo Choo Kok 10,636 76.40 +5.68
UF Ng Ho 3,286 23.60
Majority 7,350 52.80 −1.02
Turnout 10,636 71.76
Registered electors 14,821
PAP hold Swing

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Delta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Yeo Choo Kok Uncontested —
Registered electors 14,830
General Election 1984: Delta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Yeo Choo Kok 7,987 58.72 −17.68
WP Chua Chwee Huat Peter 5,614 41.28
Majority 2,373 17.44 −35.36
Turnout 13,601 91.90
Registered electors 14,800
PAP hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.


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