# Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency

Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1997, when it was merged with Leng Kee division of the Tanjong Pagar GRC.

## Member of Parliament

| Election | Member of Parliament | Party |
| 1959 | Sellappa Ramaswamy | PAP |
| 1963 | Lim Huan Boon | BS |
| 1966 | Lim Guan Hoo | PAP |
| 1968 | Lim Guan Hoo | PAP |
| 1972 | Lim Guan Hoo | PAP |
| 1976 | Lim Guan Hoo | PAP |
| 1977 | Lim Chee Onn | PAP |
| 1980 | Lim Chee Onn | PAP |
| 1984 | Lim Chee Onn | PAP |
| 1988 | Lim Chee Onn | PAP |
| 1991 | Ch'ng Jit Koon | 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 1959: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Sellappa Ramaswamy | 5,922 | 59.09 |
| | SPA | Teo Cheng Hye | 3,026 | 30.2 |
| | Independent | Lee Choon Eng | 1,073 | 10.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,896 | 28.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,286 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,021 | 88.79 |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |

### Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BS | Lim Huan Boon | 4,963 | 42.84 | N/A |
| | PAP | Sellappa Ramaswamy | 4,520 | 39.02 | 20.07 |
| | UPP | Poon Weng Ying | 1,129 | 9.75 | N/A |
| | SA | Shums Tung Tao Chang | 740 | 6.39 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ngoh Eng Kok | 232 | 2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 3.82 | 25.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,225 | | 8.32 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,584 | 94.76 | 5.97 |
| | BS gain from PAP | BS gain from PAP | Swing | 42.84 | |
By-election 18 January 1966: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Guan Hoo | 9,082 | 82.94 | N/A |
| | Independent | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | 1,868 | 17.06 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,214 | 65.88 | 62.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,489 | | 10.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,950 | 81.18 | 9.8 |
| | PAP gain from BS | PAP gain from BS | Swing | 43.92 | |
General Election 1968: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Guan Hoo | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,319 | | 43.22 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |

### Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Guan Hoo | 9,044 | 69.33 | N/A |
| | WP | Kho Jiak Hong | 2,042 | 15.65 | N/A |
| | BS | Said bin Jali | 1,958 | 15.02 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,002 | 53.68 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,960 | | 27.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,044 | 93.44 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1976: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Guan Hoo | 12,775 | 76.37 | 7.04 |
| | DPP | Wong Kui Yu | 3,952 | 23.63 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,823 | 52.74 | 0.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,538 | | 25.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,727 | 95.38 | 1.94 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 7.04 | |
By-election, 23 July 1977: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Chee Onn | 11,625 | 72.21 | N/A |
| | BS | Lee Siew Choh | 4,473 | 27.79 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,152 | 44.4 | 8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,937 | | 3.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,098 | 95.05 | 0.1 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 4.16 | |

### Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Chee Onn | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,046 | | 12.45 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1984: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Chee Onn | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,210 | | 0.86 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1988: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Chee Onn | 9,414 | 69.78 | N/A |
| | WP | Pok Lee Chuen | 4,077 | 30.22 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 230 | 1.67 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,337 | 39.56 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,723 | | 23.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,721 | 93.19 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |

### Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Bukit Merah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Ch'ng Jit Koon | 6,878 | 61.94 | N/A |
| | WP | Gopalan Nair Pallichadath | 4,046 | 36.43 | N/A |
| | Independent | Patrick Leong Siew Choong | 181 | 1.63 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 193 | 1.7 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,832 | 25.51 | 14.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,998 | | 18.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,298 | 94.16 | 0.97 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 7.9 | |