Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency Explained

Type:Single Member
Chua Chu Kang SMC
Year:1959
Parl Name:Parliament of Singapore
Member:Constituency Abolished
Seats:1
Region:Singapore
Local Council Label:Town Council
Local Council:Chua Chu Kang
Next:Chua Chu Kang GRC

Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Choa Chu Kang New Town. It is one of the longest existing constituencies in Singapore, spanning 52 years from 1959 to 2011.

Throughout its relatively long history, the ruling People's Action Party has won the constituency in every election, except the 1963 general election when it lost the seat to opposition party Barisan Sosialis. Chua Chu Kang SMC faced a four-cornered fight, including the ruling party itself in the 1997 general election and the PAP was challenged by Singapore Democratic Alliance's Steve Chia in the 2001 and 2006 general elections. In the 2011 general election, the SMC and Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (GRC) were absorbed into Chua Chu Kang GRC.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember of ParliamentParty
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959Ong Chang SamPAP
1963Chio Cheng ThunBS
1966Tang See ChimPAP
Parliament of Singapore
1968Tang See ChimPAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1991
2001
2006Gan Kim Yong

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

References