# Havelock Constituency

Havelock Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1984.

## History

In 1963, Loh Miaw Gong was elected as assemblyman for the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. However she was arrested under the Internal Security Act before she can assume her seat.
In 1967, Loh resigned her seat, along with four other Barisan Sosialis MP. A by-election was called in 1967 to fill in the seat.
In 1984, Havelock was merged with nearby constituencies, Telok Ayer and Kreta Ayer Constituencies.

## Member of Parliament

| Election | Member of Parliament | Party |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore ||||
| 1955 | Lim Yew Hock | LF |
| 1959 | Peter Lau Por Tuck | PAP |
| 1963 | Loh Miaw Gong | BS |
| Parliament of Singapore ||||
| 1963 | Loh Miaw Gong (resigned in 1967) | BS |
| 1967 | Lim Soo Peng | PAP |
| 1968 | Lim Soo Peng | PAP |
| 1970 | Hon Sui Sen | PAP |
| 1972 | Hon Sui Sen | PAP |
| 1976 | Hon Sui Sen | PAP |
| 1980 | Hon Sui Sen | 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 1955: Havelock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LF | Lim Yew Hock | 5,744 | 86.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Soh C.S. | 525 | 7.9 | N/A |
| | PP | Chua Bock Kwee | 373 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,219 | 78.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,835 | | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,642 | 51.7 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | LF win (new seat) | LF win (new seat) | LF win (new seat) | LF win (new seat) | LF win (new seat) |
General Election 1959: Havelock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Peter Lau Por Tuck | 9,227 | 63.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ng See Thong | 3,562 | 24.6 | N/A |
| | SPA | Tan Theng Chiang | 963 | 6.6 | N/A |
| | MCA | Loke Kwok Sang | 433 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | LSP | Tan Ah Pak | 323 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,665 | 39.0 | 39.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,919 | | 24.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,508 | 91.1 | 39.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | PAP gain from SPA | PAP gain from SPA | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Havelock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BS | Loh Miaw Gong | 6,304 | 44.1 | N/A |
| | PAP | Wong Chun Choi | 4,157 | 29.0 | 34.6 |
| | UPP | Ng Chee Sen | 3,209 | 22.4 | N/A |
| | SA | Lim Ser Puan | 641 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,147 | 15.1 | 23.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,159 | | 4.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,311 | 94.4 | 1.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BS gain from PAP | BS gain from PAP | Swing | N/A | |

## Historical maps

* 1955 General Election