Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency

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Braddell Heights
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1976
Abolished1997
Seats1
MemberConstituency Abolished
Replaced byMarine Parade GRC

Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1976 to 1997 and was merged into Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency in 1997.

History

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In 1976, Braddell Heights Constituency was formed by merging parts of Serangoon Gardens, Thomson, Upper Serangoon, Aljunied and Paya Lebar constituencies together.[1]

In 1984, rrior to the 1984 general election, Lee Khoon Choy stepped down from his parliamentary positions and did not contest the elections.[2]

In 1988, following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and SMC, it was known as Braddell Heights SMC.[3]

In 1997, the SMC was merged into Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency.[4]

Member of Parliament

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Year Member Party
Formation
1976 Lee Khoon Choy PAP
1980
1984 Goh Choon Kang PAP
1988
1991
Constituency abolished (1997)

Electoral results

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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 1970s

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General Election 1976[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Lee Khoon Choy Unopposed
Registered electors 14,031
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s

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General Election 1980[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Khoon Choy Unopposed
Registered electors 14,519 Increase3.48
PAP hold
General Election 1984[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Choon Kang Unopposed
Registered electors 14,152 Decrease2.53
PAP hold
General Election 1988[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Choon Kang 14,862 58.80 N/A
SDP Sin Kek Tong 10,412 41.20 N/A
Majority 4,450 17.60 N/A
Total valid votes 25,274 98.38 N/A
Rejected ballots 417 1.62 N/A
Turnout 25,691 95.08 N/A
Registered electors 27,019 Increase90.92
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1990s

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General Election 1991[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Choon Kang 13,454 52.27 Decrease6.53
SDP Sin Kek Tong 12,285 47.73 Increase6.53
Majority 1,169 13.06 Decrease4.54
Total valid votes 25,739 98.15 Decrease0.23
Rejected ballots 486 1.85 Increase0.23
Turnout 26,225 95.56 Increase0.48
Registered electors 27,444 Increase1.57
PAP hold Swing Decrease6.53

References

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  1. ^ "ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE 69 CONSTITUENCIES". New Nation. 29 July 1976. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  2. ^ Chew, Valerie. "Lee Khoon Choy". National Library Board. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "New Horizons". The Straits Times. 22 November 1996. p. 54. Retrieved 29 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "ELD 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  6. ^ "ELD 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  7. ^ "ELD 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  8. ^ "ELD 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  9. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Braddell Heights". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  10. ^ "ELD 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  11. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1991 > Braddell Heights". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 19 September 2025.


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