Changi Single Member Constituency
# Changi Single Member Constituency

Changi Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency covering Changi and eastern outer islands such as Pulau Ubin, Singapore.

## Constituency changes

| Election | Boundary changes | Electorate |
| - | - | - |
| 1951 | Constituency formed from Rural East. | 3,623 |
| 1955 | Parts of the constituency separated to form Paya Lebar, Punggol–Tampines, Serangoon and Ulu Bedok. | 11,239 |
| 1959 | Part of the constituency separated to form Siglap. | 11,199 |
| 1963 | No changes. | 11,866 |
| 1968 | No changes. | 15,594 |
| 1972 | No changes. | 18,297 |
| 1976 | No changes. | 17,827 |
| 1980 | Part of the constituency separated to form Tanah Merah. | 25,464 |
| 1984 | No changes. | 20,129 |
| 1988 | Constituency became a Single Member Constituency. | 17,145 |
| 1991 | No changes. | 24,886 |
| 1997 | Constituency abolished and split between Aljunied GRC as Changi–Simei ward and East Coast GRC as Siglap ward. | Constituency abolished and split between Aljunied GRC as Changi–Simei ward and East Coast GRC as Siglap ward. |

## Member of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| Legislative Council of Singapore ||||
| 1951 | Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar | PP |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore ||||
| 1955 | Lim Cher Kheng | DP |
| 1959 | Teo Hock Guan | PAP |
| 1963 | Sim Boon Woo | PAP |
| Parliament of Singapore ||||
| 1968 | Sim Boon Woo | PAP |
| 1972 | Sim Boon Woo | PAP |
| 1976 | Teo Chong Tee | PAP |
| 1980 | Teo Chong Tee | PAP |
| 1984 | Teo Chong Tee | PAP |
| 1988 | Teo Chong Tee | PAP |
| 1991 | Teo Chong Tee | PAP |

## 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 1950s

General Election 1951: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | PP | Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar | 1,486 | 72.52 |
| | Labour Party | Syed Mohamed Abdul Hameed Chisty | 563 | 27.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 923 | 45.04 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,623 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,049 | 97.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 44 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,093 | 57.77 |
| | PP win (new seat) | PP win (new seat) | PP win (new seat) | PP win (new seat) |

General Election 1955: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | DP | Lim Cher Kheng | 2,624 | 45.08 | N/A |
| | PP | S. G. Mohamed Ghows | 1,699 | 29.19 | N/A |
| | LF | Wong Sau Sheung | 1,498 | 25.73 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 925 | 15.89 | 29.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,239 | | 210.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,821 | 98.81 | 0.91 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 70 | 1.19 | 0.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,891 | 52.42 | 5.35 |
| | DP gain from PP | DP gain from PP | DP gain from PP | DP gain from PP | DP gain from PP |

General Election 1959: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PAP | Teo Hock Guan | 3,480 | 35.10 | +35.10 |
| | UMNO | Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Said | 2,818 | 28.43 | +28.43 |
| | Independent | Lim Cher Kheng | 2,225 | 22.45 | -22.63 |
| | LSP | Wee Tin Teck | 1,024 | 10.33 | -34.75 |
| | Malay Union | Fatimah Nor binte Golam Shawal | 366 | 3.69 | +3.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,995 | 89.2 | +36.8 |
| | PAP gain from DP | PAP gain from DP | Swing | +35.10 | |

Note 1: In 1957, Singapore Malay Union (SMU) was expelled by its alliance partners consisted of UMNO and MCA for fielding a candidate in that by-election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Fatimah as another independent candidate.

Note 2: Lim Cher Kheng was the then incumbent seeking for another term. He represented the Democratic Party (Not to be confused with the Singapore Democratic Party, which was only formed after Singapore's independence.) which was dissolved by merging with Progressive Party (Singapore) as Liberal Socialist Party within a year from the 1955 General elections. With that consideration, the vote swing for both independent candidate Lim and Liberal Socialist Party candidate Wee will be taken from Lim's previous election result because that is the result for the candidate himself and his party respectively.

Note 3: UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance was informally formed as an alliance in 1961, where it still within this term of election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Abdul Rahman as a candidate for Singapore Alliance.

### Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PAP | Sim Boon Woo | 4,808 | 42.78 | +7.68 |
| | BS | Siek Shing Min | 3,425 | 30.48 | +30.48 |
| | SA | Dato Syed Esa | 1,975 | 17.57 | -10.86 |
| | UPP | Abdullah Masood | 935 | 8.32 | +8.32 |
| | Independent | Yahya bin Mohammad Noor | 95 | 0.85 | +0.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,343 | 95.6 | +6.4 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | +7.68 | |

Note: One of the component party in Singapore Alliance is United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and hence the swing will be based on its previous election of UMNO candidate.

General Election 1968: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | PAP | Sim Boon Woo | Walkover | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,594 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | |

### Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PAP | Sim Boon Woo | 10,512 | 62.42 | |
| | WP | Normah Yahya Omar Ninggal | 4,917 | 29.20 | |
| | United National Front | Omar Ninggal | 1,412 | 8.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,159 | 93.8 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | | |

General Election 1976: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PAP | Teo Chong Tee | 12,038 | 72.63 | +10.21 |
| | WP | Zainal Abiden bin Mohamed Ali | 4,537 | 27.37 | -1.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,968 | 95.2 | -1.4 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | +10.21 | |

### Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | PAP | Teo Chong Tee | Walkover | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,464 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | |

General Election 1984: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | PAP | Teo Chong Tee | 12,195 | 65.75 |
| | DPP | Sim Peng Kim | 6,353 | 34.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,105 | 94.9 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | |

General Election 1988: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PAP | Teo Chong Tee | 9,398 | 59.37 | -6.38 |
| | WP | Chiam Yeow Juan | 6,431 | 40.63 | +40.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,217 | 94.6 | -0.3 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -6.38 | |

### Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Changi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | PAP | Teo Chong Tee | 12,292 | 53.00 | -6.37 |
| | WP | Tan Bin Seng | 10,901 | 47.00 | +6.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,739 | 95.4 | +0.8 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -6.37 | |

## Historical maps

* 1955 General Election
