Radin Mas Single Member Constituency
The Radin Mas Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) located in the central area of Singapore. The ward covers a portion of Bukit Merah, specifically the suburbs of Redhill, Bukit Merah Central, the eastern half of Telok Blangah, Bukit Purmei Estate and Mount Faber. The current Member of Parliament is Melvin Yong of the People's Action Party (PAP).
| Radin Mas | |
|---|---|
| Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 24,980 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1976 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party |  People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Melvin Yong |
| Town Council | Tanjong Pagar |
| Merged | 1988 |
| Merged to | Tiong Bahru GRC |
| Reformed | 2011 |
| Reformed from | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
| 1967 | N. Naidu Govindasmy | PAP | |
| 1977 | Bernard Chen Tien Lap | ||
| 1980 | Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar | ||
| 1984 | Chng Hee Kok | ||
| Constituency abolished (1988 – 2011) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sam Tan Chin Siong | PAP | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Melvin Yong Hik Chye | ||
Electoral results
Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | N. Naidu Govindasmy | 13,246 | 75.7 | N/A | |
| WP | Othman bin Abdullah | 4,263 | 24.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,983 | 51.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 17,879 | 97.1 | N/A | ||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Bernard Chen | 12,053 | 70.6 |  5.1 | |
| WP | J.B. Jeyaretnam | 5,021 | 29.4 |  5.1 | |
| Majority | 7,032 | 41.2 | 10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 17,415 | 94.6 | 2.5 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 5.1 |
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Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar | 11,335 | 64.1 | 6.5 | |
| WP | Wong Hong Toy | 6,356 | 35.9 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | 4,979 | 28.2 | 13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 18,115 | 96.1 | 1.5 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 6.5 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chng Hee Kok | 9,997 | 54.0 | 10.1 | |
| WP | Wong Hong Toy | 8,519 | 46.0 | 10.1 | |
| Majority | 1,478 | 8.0 | 20.2 | ||
| Turnout | 18,846 | 95.3 | 0.8 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 10.1 |
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Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Sam Tan | 18,609 | 67.1 | N/A | |
| NSP | Yip Yew Weng | 9,123 | 32.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,486 | 34.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 28,401 | 91.2 | N/A | ||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Sam Tan | 20,230 | 77.25 | 10.15 | |
| RP | Kumar Appavoo | 3,329 | 12.71 | N/A | |
| Independent | Han Hui Hui | 2,629 | 10.04 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,901 | 64.54 | 30.34 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 768 | 2.85 | - | ||
| Turnout | 26,956 | 93.25 | 2.05 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 10.15 |
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Elections in 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Melvin Yong | 16,834 | 74.03 | 3.22 | |
| RP | Kumar Appavoo | 5,905 | 25.97 | 13.26 | |
| Majority | 10,929 | 48.06 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 817 | 3.47 | |||
| Turnout | 23,556 | 94.30 | 1.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,980 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 3.22 |
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References
- 2020 General Election's result
- 2015 General Election results
- 2011 General Election results
- 1984 General Election results
- 1980 General Election results
- 1977 (First) May By-Election's result — There were 2 by elections held in 1977 on various constituencies
- 1976 General Election's result
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