Bras Basah Constituency

Bras Basah
Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Singapore
Former constituency
Created	1959
Abolished	1976
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member	Hoo Bee Seng
Town Council	Jalan Besar
Replaced by	Jalan Besar GRC

Bras Basah Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1976. It was represented in the Parliament of Singapore by Hoe Puay Choo from 1959 to 1963 then by Ho See Beng from 1963 to 1976.

History

In 1976, the constituency was abolished and the electorate was divided between Kampong Glam Constituency and Telok Ayer Constituency.^[1]

Member of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
Formation
1959	Hoe Puay Choo		PAP
1963	Ho See Beng
1968
1972
Constituency abolished (1976)

Electoral results

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

General Election 1959^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Hoe Puay Choo	6,014	63.25
	LSP	Foo Ho Fang	1,993	20.96
	SPA	Goh Hin Shong	1,501	15.79
Majority			4,021	42.29
Total valid votes			9,508	98.82
Rejected ballots			114	1.18
Turnout			9,622	85.96
Registered electors			11,193
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ho Bee Seng	4,926	51.80	11.45
	BS	Leong Kwan Fai	3,831	40.28	N/A
	UPP	Pan Cheng Luan	335	3.52	N/A
	SA	Wong Chin Sen	304	3.20	12.59
	WP	Chiang Seok Keong	114	1.20	N/A
Majority			1,095	11.52	30.77
Total valid votes			9,510	99.05	0.23
Rejected ballots			91	0.95	0.23
Turnout			9,601	89.91	3.95
Registered electors			10,678		4.60
	PAP hold		Swing	11.45

General Election 1968^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ho Bee Seng	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,718		8.99
	PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ho Bee Seng	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,323		14.35
	PAP hold

References

1. "ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE 69 CONSTITUENCIES". New Nation. 29 July 1976. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
2. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
3. "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1959 > Bras Basah". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
4. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
5. "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1963 > Bras Basah". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
6. "ELD | 1968 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
7. "ELD | 1972 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.