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Farrer Park Constituency

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Farrer Park Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1980.

General Election 1963: Farrer Park[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP S.R. Dharmarajoo 5,365 55.7 +13.8
BS Lee Chin Siang 2,619 27.2
SA A.P. Rajah 1,232 12.8 −31.7
UPP Wee Kia Eng 414 4.3
Majority 2,746 28.5
Turnout 9,704 95.2
PAP gain from SA Swing
General Election 1959: Farrer Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A.P. Rajah 4,077 44.5
PAP Tan Teck Ngiap 3,832 41.9 +8.8
Independent Soo-Tho Siu Hee 789 8.6
Independent Chan Kooi Chew 311 3.4
Independent Arthur Joseph 147 1.6
Majority 245 2.6
Turnout 9,291 90.3
Independent gain from LF Swing
General Election 1955: Farrer Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LF Anthony Rebeiro Lazarous 2,585 38.5
PAP Devan Nair 2,219 33.1
PP Eric Wee 1,784 26.6
Independent C.T.B. Unnithan 85 1.3
Independent Chua Kim Watt 37 0.6
Majority 366 5.4 N/A
Turnout 6,803 55.6
LF win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "THIS IS THE WAY THE VOTING WENT". The Straits Times. 22 September 1963. p. 2.
  2. ^ "THE RESULTS: ALL YOU". The Straits Times. 31 May 1959. p. 4.
  3. ^ "The Results". The Straits Times. 3 April 1955. p. 1.