Sepoy Lines Constituency

Sepoy Lines Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1976, whereby it consists of Singapore General Hospital. Wee Toon Boon was a member of parliament for the constituency until 1976.

Member of Parliament
Year Member of Parliament Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Wee Toon Boon PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Wee Toon Boon PAP
1972

Elections

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 1950s
General Election 1959: Sepoy Lines[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Wee Toon Boon 5,352 58.35
SPA Goh Su Chiang 3,820 41.65
Majority 1,532 16.70
Registered electors 10,347
Total valid votes 9,172 99.06
Rejected ballots 87 0.94
Turnout 9,259 89.48
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1963: Sepoy Lines[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wee Toon Boon 4,907 52.25 Decrease6.1
BS Ong Chang Sam 3,147 33.51 N/A
SA Goh Su Chiang 793 8.44 N/A
UPP Tan Choon Sing 914 545 5.80
Majority 1,760 18.74 Increase2.04
Registered electors 10,046 Increase2.91
Total valid votes 9,392 99.14 Increase0.08
Rejected ballots 81 0.86 Decrease0.08
Turnout 9,473 94.30 Increase4.82
PAP hold Swing Decrease6.1
General Election 1968: Sepoy Lines[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wee Toon Boon Unopposed
Registered electors 11,409 Increase13.57
PAP hold

Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1972: Sepoy Lines[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wee Toon Boon 9,160 81.30 N/A
UNF Ho Soo Hock 2,107 18.70 N/A
Majority 7,053 62.60 N/A
Registered electors 12,308 Increase7.88
Total valid votes 11,267 98.01 N/A
Rejected ballots 229 1.99 N/A
Turnout 11,496 93.40 N/A
PAP hold

References
  1. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1959 > Sepoy Lines". www.singapore-elections.com.
  3. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  4. "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1963 > Sepoy Lines". www.singapore-elections.com.
  5. "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  6. "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  7. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1972 > Sepoy Lines". www.singapore-elections.com.


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