Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency

Bukit Gombak
Bukit Gombak
Single Member Constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Singapore
Current constituency
Created	1988
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Ang Mong Seng
Town Council	Hong Kah
Replaced by	Hong Kah GRC

Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 武吉甘柏單選區; Simplified Chinese: 武吉甘柏单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the western area in Singapore. The seat consisted of Bukit Gombak New Town with is made up of Bukit Gombak MRT station and a few private housing estates such as the Hillview area. It was formed in 1988 which was crafted by 1984's Bukit Batok SMC. In the first election Dr Seet Ai Mee won against Ling How Doong on her first stint in politics, and was defeated 3 years later in 1991.

Ling was defeated in his third election for the seat by Ang Mong Seng with a 3rd candidate taking a small portion of the votes.

Since then, in 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into Hong Kah GRC and the seat was since then abolished.

Members of Parliament

General Election 1991: Bukit Gombak[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	Ling How Doong	12,037	51.40	4.9
	PAP	Seet Ai Mee	11,383	48.60	4.9
Majority			654	2.80	4.12
Registered electors			24,961		1.03
Turnout			23,879	95.7	0.2
	SDP gain from PAP		Swing	4.9

General Election 1997: Bukit Gombak[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ang Mong Seng	15,229	65.14	N/A
	SDP	Ling How Doong	6,643	28.42	22.98
	SPP	Syed Farid Wajidi	1,506	6.44	N/A
Majority			7,080	36.72	33.92
Registered electors			24,909		0.21
Turnout			23,819	95.62	0.08
	PAP gain from SDP		Swing	22.98

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