Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency
Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) was a defunct representation constituency that from 1988 to 1997 comprised Kuo Chuan, Boon Teck and Toa Payoh, in the Central Region of Singapore. Toa Payoh GRC was headed by former Deputy Prime Minister, Ong Teng Cheong.
| Toa Payoh | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Party |  People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Davinder Singh Ong Teng Cheong Ho Tat Kin S Dhanabalan |
| Town Council | Toa Payoh |
| Replaced by | Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
Kim Keat Single Member Constituency was absorbed in the 1991 elections. In 1997, the ward was merged along with Thomson GRC to form Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC. Ong would resign in 1993 to contest in the Presidential Election and later become the 5th President of Singapore.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
| Formation | ||||
| 1988 |
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PAP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |
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PAP | ||
| 1997 | Constituency Abolished | |||
^ Ong Teng Cheong resigned his post in July 1993 in order to contest in the 1993 Presidential Elections.
Candidates and results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ho Tat Kin Davinder Singh Wong Kan Seng |
N/A | Walkover | ||
| Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Dhanabalan Ho Tat Kin Davinder Singh Ibrahim Othman Ong Teng Cheong |
N/A | Walkover | ||
| Turnout | N/A | N/A | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
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