Anson Constituency

Not to be confused with the later Anson Single Member Constituency.
Anson
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1959
Abolished1988
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Town CouncilTanjong Pagar
Replaced byRadin Mas SMC

Anson Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 and was merged into Tiong Bahru Group Representation Constituency in 1988.

Member of Parliament

Year Member of Parliament Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff PAP
1961 David Marshall WP
1963 Perumal Govindaswamy PAP
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Perumal Govindaswamy PAP
1972
1976
1979 Devan Nair
1980
1981 J.B. Jeyaretnam WP
1984

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Anson[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff 5,167 60.7
SPA Goh Kong Beng 1,875 22.0
LSP Tan Cheng Chuan 1,231 14.5
Independent Wong Swee Kee 117 1.4
Independent Krishaan Pakirisamy 116 1.4
Majority 3,292 38.7
Turnout 8,608 86.8
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1960s

By-election of 15 July 1961: Anson[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WP David Marshall 3,598 43.3 N/A
PAP Mahmud bin Awang 3,052 36.7 Decrease24.0
SA Chee Phui Hung 1,482 17.8 Decrease4.2
LSP Mohammed Ismail bin Haji Mohammed Hussain 104 1.3 Decrease13.2
Singapore Congress Mohammed Ibrahim bin Mohd Kassim 69 0.8 Increase0.8
Majority 546 6.6 Decrease32.1
Turnout 9,566 97.5 Increase10.7
WP gain from PAP Swing Increase
General Election 1963: Anson[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Perumal Govindaswamy 3,957 46.9 Increase10.2
BS Chan Chong Keen 3,123 37.0 N/A
SA Arthur K. Iasac 543 6.4 −11.4
Independent David Saul Marshall 416 4.9
UPP V. Vythalingam 306 3.6
WP Chiang Seok Keong 91 1.1 −42.2
Majority 834 9.9
Turnout 8,506 92.5
PAP gain from WP Swing N/A
General Election 1968: Anson[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Perumal Govindaswamy Unopposed
Registered electors 8,764
PAP hold

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1972: Anson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Perumal Govindaswamy 5,027 74.3 N/A
WP Tay Kim Oh 1,291 19.1 N/A
United National Front Paul C. Kunjaraman 444 6.6 N/A
Majority 3,736 55.2 N/A
Turnout 6,899 84.4 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1976: Anson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Perumal Govindaswamy Unopposed
Registered electors 12,755
PAP hold
By-election 1979: Anson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Devan Nair 8,127 86.2 N/A
DPP Johnny Wee Lai Seng 1,300 13.8 N/A
Majority 6,827 72.4 N/A
Turnout 9,694 86.2 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1980: Anson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Devan Nair 11,564 84.1 −2.1
United People's Front P.M. Thevar 2,187 15.9 N/A
Majority 9,377 68.2
Turnout 14,224 94.3 +8.1
PAP hold Swing -2.1
By-election 1981: Anson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WP J.B. Jeyaretnam 7,012 51.9 +51.9
PAP Pang Kim Hin 6,359 47.1 −37.0
United People's Front Harbans Singh 131 1.0 −14.9
Majority 653 4.8 N/A
Turnout 13,746 94.7 +0.3
WP gain from PAP Swing N/A
General Election 1984: Anson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WP J.B. Jeyaretnam 9,909 56.8 +4.9
PAP Ng Pock Too 7,533 43.2 −3.9
Majority 2,376 13.6
Turnout 17,764 96.1
WP hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "1959 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".
  2. ^ "1961 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY BY-ELECTION RESULT".
  3. ^ "1963 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".
  4. ^ "1968 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS".


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