Geylang West Single Member Constituency
Geylang West Single Member Constituency was an electoral constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 where it was absorbed into Jalan Besar GRC.
Candidates and results
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yong Nyuk Lin | 8,923 | 67.6 | ||
| SPA | Kwek Sam Hock | 4,276 | 32.4 | ||
| Majority | 4,647 | 35.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 13,550 | 87.0 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yong Nyuk Lin | 6,288 | 43.6 | -24.0 | |
| BS | Un Hon Kun | 5,670 | 39.3 | ||
| UPP | Kum Teng Hock | 1,541 | 10.7 | ||
| SA | Mohamed bin Haji Yacob | 914 | 6.3 | -26.1 | |
| Majority | 618 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 14,575 | 94.7 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Teh Cheang Wan | Walkover | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 20,874 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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