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1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Alexandra

Number of Electors: 24,499
Candidates Party Total Votes
S.A. Hamid
 UNF
 1,427
(6.16%)
Wong Kui Yu
 WP
 3,782
(16.32%)
Wong Lin Ken
 PAP
 17,965
(77.52%)

Aljunied

Number of Electors: 19,278
Candidates Party Total Votes
Amir Ali b.Mohamed
 UNF
 762
(4.24%)
Chee Han Tong
 PAP
 12,861
(71.51%)
Lim Kang Chew
 WP
 4,360
(24.25%)

Anson

Number of Electors: 8,171
Candidates Party Total Votes
C. Kunjuraman
 UNF
 444
(6.57%)
P. Govindaswamy
 PAP
 5,027
(74.34%)
Tay Kim Oh
 WP
 1,291
(19.09%)

Boon Teck

Number of Electors: 15,958
Candidates Party Total Votes
Lim Thiam Hock
 PF
 4,954
(33.25%)
Phey Yew Kok
 PAP
 9,947
(66.75%)

Bras Basah

Number of Electors: 8,323
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ho See Beng
 PAP
 Uncontested

Bukit Batok

Number of Electors: 14,563
Candidates Party Total Votes
Chai Chong Yii
 PAP
 9,765
(73.78%)
R. Vetrivelu
 UNF
 3,471
(26.22%)

Bukit Ho Swee

Number of Electors: 12,212
Candidates Party Total Votes
Chin Tian Choo
 BS
 2,209
(19.32%)
Seah Mui Kok
 PAP
 7,862
(68.77%)
Wee Kia Eng
 WP
 1,361
(11.91%)

Bukit Merah

Number of Electors: 13,960
Candidates Party Total Votes
Kho Jiak Hiong
 WP
 2,042
(15.65%)
Lim Guan Hoo
 PAP
 9,044
(69.33%)
Said Jali
 BS
 1,958
(15.02%)

Bukit Panjang

Number of Electors: 15,461
Candidates Party Total Votes
Lee Yiok Seng
 PAP
 9,527
(67.65%)
Leyu Tan Jib
 UNF
 1,060
(7.53%)
Tang Song Khiang
 WP
 3,496
(24.82%)

Bukit Timah

Number of Electors: 15,476
Candidates Party Total Votes
Chor Yeok Eng
 PAP
 9,475
(66.78%)
K. K. Nair
 BS
 4,714
(33.22%)

Cairnhill

Number of Electors: 11,952
Candidates Party Total Votes
Paul Elisha
 UNF
 1,994
(19.08%)
Lim Kim San
 PAP
 8,458
(80.92%)

Changi

Number of Electors: 18,297
Candidates Party Total Votes
Normah Yahya
 WP
 4,917
(29.20%)
Omar Ninggal
 UNF
 1,412
(8.38%)
Sim Boon Woo
 PAP
 10,512
(62.42%)

Chua Chu Kang

Number of Electors: 15,669
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ng Ah Chue
 BS
 5,434
(37.64%)
Tang See Chim
 PAP
 9,002
(62.36%)

Crawford

Number of Electors: 9,285
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ang Kok Peng
 PAP
 6,040
(72.60%)
N. M. Abdul Wahid
 UNF
 714
(8.59%)
Wu Kher
 WP
 1,565
(18.81%)

Delta

Number of Electors: 13,781
Candidates Party Total Votes
Yeo Choo Kok
 PAP
 9,149
(70.72%)
Wong Hong Toy
 WP
 2,186
(16.90%)
A. Rahim
 BS
 1,602
(12.38%)

Farrer Park

Number of Electors: 12,707
Candidates Party Total Votes
Jeyaretnam J. B.
 WP
 2,668
(23.11%)
S. A. Latiff
 UNF
 354
(3.07%)
Lee Chiaw Meng
 PAP
 8,521
(73.82%)

Geylang East

Number of Electors: 16,580
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ho Cheng Choon
 PAP
 9,692
(64.24%)
Kum Teng Hock
 WP
 4,951
(32.81%)
Mohd. Elias Ibrahim
 UNF
 445
(2.95%)

Geylang Serai

Number of Electors: 13,837
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ahmad Haji Taff
 PKMS
 4,978
(39.75%)
Rahmat Bin Kenap
 PAP
 6,711
(53.59%)
Rom b. Jaafar
 UNF
 833
(6.66%)

Geylang West

Number of Electors: 11,653
Candidates Party Total Votes
Quek Doh Lam
 WP
 3,246
(30.72%)
Yong Nyuk Lin
 PAP
 7,320
(69.28%)

Havelock

Number of Electors: 10,849
Candidates Party Total Votes
Harbans Singh
 BS
 2,692
(27.35%)
Hon Sui Sen
 PAP
 7,151
(72.65%)

Henderson

Number of Electors: 9,431
Candidates Party Total Votes
Lai Tha Chai
 PAP
 6,577
(74.43%)
Wong Wen Nan @ Ong Boon Nam
 PF
 2,260
(25.57%)

Hong Lim

Number of Electors: 7,486
Candidates Party Total Votes
Lee Khoon Choy
 PAP
 4,835
(73.79%)
Wong Kong Hoa
 PF
 1,717
(26.21%)

Jalan Besar

Number of Electors: 10,310
Candidates Party Total Votes
Chan Chee Seng
 PAP
 7,794
(83.86%)
Johnnie Ng
 UNF
 1,500
(16.14%)

Jalan Kayu

Number of Electors: 14,982
Candidates Party Total Votes
Damodaran Nair M. P.
 WP
 5,137
(36.86%)
Hwang Soo Jin
 PAP
 8,283
(59.42%)
Ong Seng Kok
 UNF
 518
(3.72%)

Joo Chiat

Number of Electors: 15,684
Candidates Party Total Votes
William Cook
 UNF
 2,307
(16.51%)
Yeoh Ghim Seng
 PAP
 11,669
(83.49%)

Jurong

Number of Electors: 15,348
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ho Kah Leong
 PAP
 10,741
(76.43%)
Ng Soon Hee
 UNF
 3,312
(23.57%)

Kallang

Number of Electors: 17,232
Candidates Party Total Votes
Abdul Aziz Karim
 PAP
 12,626
(79.75%)
Sultan Mydin Bin Abdul Hamid
 UNF
 3,205
(20.25%)

Kampong Chai Chee

Number of Electors: 15,564
Candidates Party Total Votes
Hashim Bin Yadi
 WP
 2,590
(18.19%)
Ng Yang Choo
 BS
 4,188
(29.42%)
Sha'ari Bin Tadin
 PAP
 7,458
(52.39%)

Kampong Glam

Number of Electors: 7,542
Candidates Party Total Votes
Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
 PAP
 Uncontested

Kampong Kapor

Number of Electors: 9,361
Candidates Party Total Votes
Chng Boon Eng
 UNF
 2,251
(26.85%)
Yeo Toon Chia
 PAP
 6,132
(73.15%)

Kampong Kembangan

Number of Electors: 18,480
Candidates Party Total Votes
Kamaruddin Hassan
 UNF
 1,687
(10.04%)
Mohamed Ariff Bin Suradi
 PAP
 9,671
(57.53%)
Othman Abdullah
 WP
 5,451
(32.43%)

Kampong Ubi

Number of Electors: 15,431
Candidates Party Total Votes
Darus Shariff
 UNF
 1,017
(7.20%)
Rahman Zin
 PKMS
 5,076
(35.94%)
Ya'acob bin Mohamed
 PAP
 8,030
(56.86%)

Katong

Number of Electors: 16,766
Candidates Party Total Votes
De Conceicao Joseph Francis
 PAP
 Uncontested

Kim Keat

Number of Electors: 14,640
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ong Teng Cheong
 PAP
 10,262
(74.00%)
W. J. Paglar
 UNF
 583
(4.21%)
Seow Khee Leng
 WP
 3,022
(21.79%)

Kim Seng

Number of Electors: 12,893
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ong Leong Boon
 PAP
 8,178
(67.74%)
Heng Swee Tong
 WP
 3,895
(32.26%)

Kreta Ayer

Number of Electors: 9,627
Candidates Party Total Votes
Goh Keng Swee
 PAP
 Uncontested

Kuo Chuan

Number of Electors: 15,142
Candidates Party Total Votes
P. Mano
 BS
 3,757
(26.31%)
P. Selvadurai
 PAP
 10,523
(73.69%)

Leng Kee

Number of Electors: 17,158
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ahmad Mattar
 PAP
 10,929
(68.28%)
N. Logam
 UNF
 1,042
(6.51%)
Ng Ho
 WP
 4,036
(25.21%)

MacPherson

Number of Electors: 15,637
Candidates Party Total Votes
Chua Sian Chin
 PAP
 10,117
(68.76%)
Lee Tow Kiat
 WP
 4,597
(31.24%)

Moulmein

Number of Electors: 11,144
Candidates Party Total Votes
Cheng Poh Yew
 WP
 2,822
(27.57%)
Sia Khoon Seong
 PAP
 7,412
(72.43%)

Mountbatten

Number of Electors: 14,396
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ng Yeow Chong
 PAP
 Uncontested

Nee Soon

Number of Electors: 17,061
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ong Soo Chuan
 PAP
 11,636
(73.29%)
F. S. Yap
 UNF
 4,240
(26.71%)

Pasir Panjang

Number of Electors: 13,964
Candidates Party Total Votes
Othman Bin Wok
 PAP
 9,209
(71.77%)
Syed Ahmad Bin Syed Husain
 UNF
 3,623
(28.23%)

Paya Lebar

Number of Electors: 19,102
Candidates Party Total Votes
Kow Kee Seng
-
 
Independent Candidate
 1,545
(8.59%)
Tan Poh Seng
 WP
 5,361
(29.82%)
Tay Boon Too
 PAP
 11,073
(61.59%)

Potong Pasir

Number of Electors: 13,103
Candidates Party Total Votes
Baptist Ivan Cuthbert
 PAP
 7,772
(66.22%)
Harnek Singh
 UNF
 573
(4.89%)
Rajaratnam Murugason
 WP
 3,391
(28.89%)

Punggol

Number of Electors: 15,303
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ng Kah Ting
 PAP
 8,215
(58.13%)
Ng Teng Kian
-
 
Independent Candidate
 5,917
(41.87%)

Queenstown

Number of Electors: 18,458
Candidates Party Total Votes
Chua Eng Huat
 WP
 2,504
(14.33%)
Jek Yeun Thong
 PAP
 14,200
(81.24%)
Lew Ban Huat
 UNF
 775
(4.43%)

River Valley

Number of Electors: 12,189
Candidates Party Total Votes
Tan Eng Liang
 PAP
 Uncontested

Rochore

Number of Electors: 11,589
Candidates Party Total Votes
Lee Siew Choh
 BS
 4,076
(39.60%)
Toh Chin Chye
 PAP
 6,218
(60.40%)

Sembawang

Number of Electors: 12,217
Candidates Party Total Votes
Mohd Arif
 UNF
 2,478
(22.64%)
Teong Eng Siong
 PAP
 8,466
(77.36%)

Sepoy Lines

Number of Electors: 12,308
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ho Soo Hock
 UNF
 2,107
(18.70%)
Wee Toon Boon
 PAP
 9,160
(81.30%)

Serangoon Gardens

Number of Electors: 13,836
Candidates Party Total Votes
Rodrigo Leonard Peter
 PAP
 Uncontested

Siglap

Number of Electors: 16,091
Candidates Party Total Votes
Abdul Rahim Ishak
 PAP
 11,456
(78.63%)
Ariffin Noordin
 WP
 2,529
(17.36%)
H. M. Yahiya
 UNF
 584
(4.01%)

Stamford

Number of Electors: 8,212
Candidates Party Total Votes
Chiang Seok Keong
 WP
 1,999
(28.23%)
Fong Sip Chee
 PAP
 5,083
(71.77%)

Tampines

Number of Electors: 15,302
Candidates Party Total Votes
Phua Bah Lee
 PAP
 9,049
(64.30%)
Tan Sim Hock
 PF
 5,025
(35.70%)

Tanglin

Number of Electors: 12,777
Candidates Party Total Votes
Barker Edmund William
 PAP
 Uncontested

Tanjong Pagar

Number of Electors: 9,946
Candidates Party Total Votes
Lee Kuan Yew
 PAP
 7,542
(84.08%)
Leong Mun Kwai
 PF
 1,428
(15.92%)

Telok Ayer

Number of Electors: 10,547
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ng Oh Chew
 UNF
 1,452
(16.02%)
Ong Pang Boon
 PAP
 7,612
(83.98%)

Telok Blangah

Number of Electors: 14,624
Candidates Party Total Votes
N. Govindasamy
 PAP
 7,669
(57.92%)
M. Ramasamy
 UNF
 858
(6.48%)
Zainul Abiddin Bin Mohd. Shah
 WP
 4,714
(35.60%)

Thomson

Number of Electors: 18,702
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ang Nam Piau
 PAP
 12,378
(72.55%)
Chung Kit Wong
 PF
 4,683
(27.45%)

Tiong Bahru

Number of Electors: 17,394
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ch'ng Jit Koon
 PAP
 11,991
(75.62%)
Lee Kah Chit
 UNF
 894
(5.64%)
Seow Yong Chew
 WP
 2,972
(18.74%)

Toa Payoh

Number of Electors: 15,742
Candidates Party Total Votes
Cheong Yuen Chee
 PAP
 10,884
(73.85%)
Tay Cheng Kang
 BS
 3,853
(26.15%)

Ulu Pandan

Number of Electors: 14,485
Candidates Party Total Votes
Ang Kheng Kwan
 UNF
 3,678
(28.17%)
Chiang Hai Ding
 PAP
 9,378
(71.83%)

Upper Serangoon

Number of Electors: 16,621
Candidates Party Total Votes
Lim Kia Joo
 UNF
 3,401
(22.28%)
Sia Kah Hui
 PAP
 11,862
(77.72%)

Whampoa

Number of Electors: 12,044
Candidates Party Total Votes
Phang Juet Haw
 PF
 2,395
(21.45%)
Tan Hui Heng, Augustine
 PAP
 8,773
(78.55%)