West Coast Constituency

West Coast Constituency was a constituency that existed from 1980 to 1988 in Singapore. It was formed in 1980 by carving out from Bukit Timah Constituency. In 1988, it was merged into Pasir Panjang Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament

Election Member of Parliament Party
1980 Wan Soon Bee PAP
1984

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 the 1980s

General Election 1980: West Coast[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Wan Soon Bee 15,185 84.43
SJP M Ramasamy 2,801 15.57
Majority 12,384 68.86
Registered electors 18,949
Turnout 17,986 94.92
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1984: West Coast[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Wan Soon Bee 19,745 75.72 Decrease8.71
SJP M Ramasamy 6,331 24.28 Increase8.71
Majority 13414 51.44 Decrease17.42
Registered electors 28,008 Increase47.8
Turnout 26,076 93.1 Decrease1.82
PAP hold Swing Decrease8.71

References

  1. ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.


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