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Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency

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Ayer Rajah
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1980
Abolished2006
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Town CouncilWest Coast
Replaced byWest Coast GRC

Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a single member constituency in Singapore that existed from 1980 to 2006.

History

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Ayer Rajah SMC was made up of Pandan Gardens estate, Teban Gardens estate, parts of Jurong East New Town and Clementi West New Town. In 2006, it was absorbed into the West Coast Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament

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Election Member of Parliament Party
1980 Tan Cheng Bock PAP
1984
1988
1991
1997
2001

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 1980s

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General Election 1980: Ayer Rajah[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 12,400 83.4
SJP Suib bin Abdul Rahman 6,362 16.6
Majority 9,930 66.8
Turnout 15,072 97.3
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1984: Ayer Rajah[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 14,050 75.4 Decrease8.0
SJP Suib bin Abdul Rahman 4,575 24.6 Increase8.0
Majority 9,475 50.8 Decrease16.0
Turnout 19,320 96.5 Decrease0.8
PAP hold Swing Decrease8.0
General Election 1988: Ayer Rajah[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 14,824 69.6 Decrease5.8
WP Tan Song Gek 6,489 30.4 N/A
Majority 8,335 39.2 Decrease11.6
Turnout 21,742 96.5 Steady0.00
PAP hold Swing Decrease5.8

Elections in 1990s

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General Election 1991: Ayer Rajah[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 15,038 75.2 Increase5.6
PKMS Mohammed Aziz bin Ibrahim 4,971 24.8 N/A
Majority 10,067 50.3 Increase11.1
Turnout 20,782 95.0 Decrease1.5
PAP hold Swing Increase5.6
General Election 1997: Ayer Rajah[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 15,081 73.2 Decrease2.0
SPP Sin Kek Tong 5,531 26.8 N/A
Majority 9,550 46.4 Decrease4.0
Turnout 21,085 95.7 Decrease0.7
PAP hold Swing Decrease2.0

Elections in 2000s

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General Election 2001: Ayer Rajah[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tan Cheng Bock 15,024 88.0 Increase14.8
DPP Tan Lead Shake 2,057 12.0 N/A
Majority 12,967 76.0 Increase29.6
Turnout 17,420 94.3 Decrease1.4
PAP hold Swing Increase14.8

References

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  1. ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ "ELD | 2001 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.