# Cairnhill Single Member Constituency

Cairnhill Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a former single member constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1988 as Cairnhill Constituency and was renamed as Cairnhill Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Kampong Glam Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in 1991.
Lim Kim San was the elected Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1980 and then Wong Kwei Cheong from 1980 to 1991.

## History

The constituency was formed during the 1955 Singaporean general election, encompassing Balestier, Rochore and Tanglin wards.
During the 1959 Singaporean general election, part of the constituency was split to form River Valley Constituency.
In 1988, the constituency was renamed Cairnhill Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms and also absorbed River Valley Constituency back.
In 1991, the constituency was abolished and merged into Kampong Glam GRC.

## Member of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore ||||
| 1955 | David Marshall | LF |
| 1957 | Soh Ghee Soon | LSP |
| 1959 | Lim Yew Hock | SPA |
| 1963 | Lim Kim San | PAP |
| Parliament of Singapore ||||
| 1968 | Lim Kim San | PAP |
| 1972 | Lim Kim San | PAP |
| 1976 | Lim Kim San | PAP |
| 1980 | Wong Kwei Cheong | PAP |
| 1984 | Wong Kwei Cheong | PAP |
| 1988 | Wong Kwei Cheong | PAP |

## Electoral results

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 the 1950s

General Election 1955: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LF | David Marshall | 3,305 | 47.58 |
| | PP | Tan Chye Cheng | 2,530 | 36.42 |
| | DP | Tan Khiang Khoo | 1,111 | 16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | 11.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,239 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,946 | 99.07 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 65 | 0.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,011 | 62.38 |
| | LF win (new seat) | LF win (new seat) | LF win (new seat) | LF win (new seat) |
By-election 1957: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LSP | Soh Ghee Soon | 2,342 | 40.28 | N/A |
| | Independent | Goh Kong Beng | 1,281 | 22.03 | N/A |
| | LF | Keng Ban Ee | 1,118 | 19.23 | 28.35 |
| | Malay Union | Tengku Muda Muhamed bin Mahmud | 983 | 16.90 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mirza Abdul Majid | 91 | 1.56 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 18.25 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,802 | | 31.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,815 | 98.74 | 0.33 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 74 | 1.26 | 0.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,889 | 39.79 | 22.59 |
| | LSP gain from LF | LSP gain from LF | LSP gain from LF | LSP gain from LF | LSP gain from LF |
General Election 1959: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SPA | Lim Yew Hock | 5,275 | 48.22 | N/A |
| | WP | David Marshall | 2,920 | 26.69 | N/A |
| | PAP | Oh Su Chen | 2,262 | 20.68 | N/A |
| | LSP | Tan Keng Siong | 483 | 4.41 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,355 | 21.53 | 3.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,239 | | 17.32 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,940 | 89.39 | 9.35 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 105 | 10.61 | 9.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,045 | 90.24 | 50.45 |
| | SPA gain from LSP | SPA gain from LSP | SPA gain from LSP | SPA gain from LSP | SPA gain from LSP |

### Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1963: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Kim San | 7,749 | 66.46 | 45.78 |
| | BS | Lim Ang Chuan | 2,443 | 20.95 | N/A |
| | SA | Lee Ah Seong | 1,467 | 12.59 | 35.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,306 | 45.51 | 23.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,340 | | 0.83 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,659 | 99.22 | 9.83 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 92 | 0.78 | 9.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,751 | 95.23 | 4.99 |
| | PAP gain from SA | PAP gain from SA | PAP gain from SA | PAP gain from SA | PAP gain from SA |
General Election 1968: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Kim San | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,287 | | 0.43 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |

### Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1972: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Kim San | 8,458 | 80.92 | N/A |
| | United National Front | Paul Elisha | 1,994 | 19.08 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,464 | 61.84 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,952 | | 2.73 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,452 | 97.96 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 218 | 2.04 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,670 | 89.27 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1976: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Kim San | 7,979 | 68.17 | 12.75 |
| | Independent | Chiam See Tong | 3,726 | 31.83 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,253 | 36.34 | 25.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,419 | | 12.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,705 | 97.91 | 0.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 251 | 2.09 | 0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,956 | 89.1 | 0.2 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 12.75 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1980: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Wong Kwei Cheong | 11,444 | 71.79 | 3.62 |
| | SDP | Fok Tai Loy | 4,498 | 28.21 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,946 | 43.58 | 7.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,133 | | 35.13 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 15,942 | 97.97 | 0.06 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 331 | 2.03 | 0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,273 | 89.7 | 0.6 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 3.62 | |
General Election 1984: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Wong Kwei Cheong | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,862 | | 12.52 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1988: Cairnhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Wong Kwei Cheong | 12,779 | 63.98 | N/A |
| | SDP | Jimmy Tan Tiang Hoe | 7,194 | 36.02 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,197 | | 46.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,585 | 27.96 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,973 | 98.04 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 399 | 1.96 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,372 | 87.82 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |

## Historical maps

* 1955 General Elections