Delta Constituency

Delta
Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Singapore
Former constituency
Created	1959
Abolished	1988
Seats	1
Member	Constituency Abolished
Town Council	Tanjong Pagar
Replaced by	Tanjong Pagar GRC

Delta Constituency was a constituency in Singapore from 1959 to 1988. It was originally part of Havelock Constituency.

History

In 1988, the constituency was dissolved following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Constituency (SMC).^[1]

Member of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Formation
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959	Chan Choy Siong		PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968	Chan Choy Siong		PAP
1972	Yeo Choo Kok
1976
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988)

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Delta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chan Choy Siong	9,301	69.45
	LSP	Lim Ah Lee	2,308	17.23
	MCA	Chia Chee Buang	1,212	9.05
	SPA	N. Munusamy	571	4.27
Majority			6,993	52.22	N/A
Turnout			13,392	89.55
Registered electors			14,954
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Delta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chan Choy Siong	5,417	40.53	−29.0
	BS	Wee Toon Lip	5,354	40.07
	UPP	Chen Chia Kuang	2,233	16.71
	Independent	Wong Kui Yu	359	2.69
Majority			63	0.46	−51.76
Turnout			13,363	95.20
Registered electors			14,037
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1968: Delta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chan Choy Siong	Uncontested	—
Registered electors			17,715

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Delta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeo Choo Kok	9,149	70.72	+30.19
	WP	Wong Hong Toy	2,186	16.90
	BS	A. Rahim	1,602	12.38
Majority			6,963	53.82	+53.36
Turnout			12,937	93.88
Registered electors			13,781
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 1976: Delta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeo Choo Kok	10,636	76.40	+5.68
	UF	Ng Ho	3,286	23.60
Majority			7,350	52.80	−1.02
Turnout			10,636	71.76
Registered electors			14,821
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Delta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeo Choo Kok	Uncontested	—
Registered electors			14,830

General Election 1984: Delta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Yeo Choo Kok	7,987	58.72	−17.68
	WP	Chua Chwee Huat Peter	5,614	41.28
Majority			2,373	17.44	−35.36
Turnout			13,601	91.90
Registered electors			14,800
	PAP hold		Swing

References

1. "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.

• 1984 Parliamentary General Election result
• 1980 Parliamentary General Election result
• 1976 Parliamentary General Election result
• 1972 Parliamentary General Election result
• 1968 Parliamentary General Election result
• 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election result
• 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election result