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| Rochore | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Electorate | 14,164 (1984) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1988 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | Kampong Glam SMC |
Rochore Constituency was a constituency in Singapore that existed from 1951 until 1988.[1] The constituency was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955, in the Legislative Assembly from 1955 until 1965, and in Parliament from 1965 until 1988. It elected one member of Parliament.
History
[edit]The constituency was formed in 1951 by merging parts of the Municipal North–East Constituency and the Municipal South-West Constituency. The first election was won by Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj of the Labour Party.
In 1955, parts of the constituency were carved out to form Cairnhill, Kampong Kapor and Stamford constituencies. The constituency was won by Tan Theng Chiang of the Labour Front.
In 1959, parts of the constituency were separated to form Crawford and Kampong Glam constituencies. It was then won by Toh Chin Chye of the People's Action Party. Toh will remain the Member of Parliament of the constituency till it merged into Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency in 1988.
In 1988, the constituency was dissolved following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Constituency (SMC).[2]
Member of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
| Formation | |||
| Legislative Council of Singapore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj | LP | |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1955 | Tan Theng Chiang | LF | |
| 1959 | Toh Chin Chye | PAP | |
| 1963 | |||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1968 | Toh Chin Chye | PAP | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| Constituency abolished (1988) | |||
Electoral results
[edit]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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj | 1,433 | 43.1 | ||
| Independent | Mohamed Javad Namazie | 1,215 | 36.6 | ||
| Independent | Pandarapillai Thillai Nathan | 675 | 20.3 | ||
| Majority | 218 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3,380 | 45.1 | |||
| Labour Party win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Tan Theng Chiang | 2,929 | 46.25 | ||
| DP | Ong Eng Lian | 1,897 | 29.95 | ||
| PP | Soh Ghee Soon | 1,507 | 23.80 | ||
| Majority | 1,032 | 16.30 | |||
| Turnout | 6,414 | 53.1 | |||
| LF gain from Labour Party | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Toh Chin Chye | 7,995 | 71.76 | ||
| SPA | Konnolil C. Thomas | 2,212 | 19.85 | ||
| LSP | Tan Soo Wan | 934 | 8.39 | ||
| Majority | 5,121 | 51.91 | |||
| Turnout | 11,287 | 90.8 | |||
| PAP gain from LF | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1960s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Toh Chin Chye | Walkover | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 12,222 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Toh Chin Chye | 5,015 | 45.56 | ||
| BS | Lee Siew Choh | 4,926 | 44.75 | ||
| UPP | Pan Tiek Tai | 1,067 | 9.69 | ||
| Majority | 89 | 0.81 | |||
| Turnout | 11,117 | 95.0 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1970s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Toh Chin Chye | 6,218 | 60.40 | ||
| BS | Lee Siew Choh | 4,076 | 39.60 | ||
| Majority | 2,142 | 20.80 | |||
| Turnout | 10,552 | 91.1 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Toh Chin Chye | 9,053 | 65.50 | ||
| BS | Lee Siew Choh | 4,768 | 34.50 | ||
| Majority | 4,285 | 31.00 | |||
| Turnout | 14,172 | 91.9 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1980s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Toh Chin Chye | Walkover | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 14,705 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Toh Chin Chye | Walkover | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 14,164 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Historical maps
[edit]-
1955 General Election
References
[edit]- ^ "Singapore Electoral Constituencies". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010.
- ^ "The Straits Times, 15 June 1988, Page 1". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.