Punggol Single Member Constituency

Not to be confused with the present ward in parts of Punggol called as Punggol East Single Member Constituency which was formed prior to 2011 general elections by craving out from Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency.

Punggol Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 榜鵝單選區; Simplified Chinese: 榜鵝单选区) was a former single member constituency in the undeveloped Punggol (Along the line in Punggol Road), from 1959 to 1991.

Formation and dissolution

The ward was part of the newly created Punggol-Tampines Constituency in 1955, consisting largely of present-day Hougang, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Sengkang, Simei and Tampines. At that time, these were considered rural areas and were some of the least populated areas in Singapore.

Subsequently in 1959, that ward had split into Punggol SMC and Tampines SMC. The then-Punggol constituency in 1959 comprised the present day Hougang, Punggol and Sengkang.^[1]

The constituency continued to grow and Hougang SMC was spun off in 1988. Punggol was merged into Cheng San GRC in 1991, and the area saw development after 1991 which was much more rapid after 2000.

Members of Parliament

• Ng Teng Kian (1959–1963)
• Ng Kah Ting (1963–1991)

Candidates and Results

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Punggol
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Kah Ting	17,914	59.85	-5.24
	SDP	Abdul Rasheed bin Abdul Kuthus	12,017	40.15	+40.15
Turnout			30,663	97.1	+1.0
	PAP hold		Swing	-5.24

General Election 1984: Punggol
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Kah Ting	14,904	65.09	-13.77
	SUF	Sim Ah Leng	7,995	34.91	+13.77
Turnout			23,769	96.1	-0.3
	PAP hold		Swing	-13.77

Note: United Front was subsequently renamed into Singapore United Front.

General Election 1980: Punggol
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Kah Ting	17,103	78.86	+9.45
	UF	Chua Nguan Key	4,585	21.14	+21.14
Turnout			22,497	96.4	+0.1
	PAP hold		Swing	+9.45

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Punggol
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Kah Ting	13,360	69.41	+11.28
	WP	Tan Yong Sin	5,887	30.59	+30.59
Turnout			19,696	96.3	+1.8
	PAP hold		Swing	+11.28

General Election 1972: Punggol
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Kah Ting	8,215	58.13
	Independent	Ng Teng Kian	5,917	41.87
Turnout			14,461	94.5
	PAP hold		Swing

Notes: This election in Punggol is indeed the battle between the then incumbent and the ex-incumbent of the ward.^[2]

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Punggol
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Kah Ting	Walkover
Turnout			12,277
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1963: Punggol
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Kah Ting	4,721	47.76	+1.37
	BS	Koh Chit Kiang	2,860	28.93	+28.93
	SA	Tan Jin Hong	1,320	13.35	-28.29
	UPP	Lee Jiak Seck	984	9.96	+9.96
Turnout			9,944	96.6	+6.6
	PAP hold		Swing	+1.37

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Punggol
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Teng Kian	4,072	46.39
	SPA	Tan Jin Hong	3,655	41.64
	LSP	Quah Heck Peck	554	6.31
	Independent	Tay Keng Hock	497	5.66
Turnout			8,905	90.0
	PAP win (new seat)

References

1. The location of Punggol Community Centre, at somewhere near Hougang, instead of the present Punggol 21, whereby there is another Community Centre called Punggol 21 CC despite Punggol 21 is not an electoral ward.
2. Ng Teng Kian, had stood 3 times in his life as a election candidate under the PAP, UPP and Independent's banner.

• 1988 GE's result
• 1984 GE's result
• 1980 GE's result
• 1976 GE's result
• 1972 GE's result
• 1968 GE's result
• 1963 GE's result
• 1959 GE's result

See also

• Punggol East SMC
• Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC