# Sembawang Constituency

Sembawang Constituency was a single member constituency in Sembawang, Singapore that was formed in 1955 and continued until 1988 when it was merged into Sembawang Group Representation Constituency.

## Member of Parliament

| Year | Member of Parliament | Party |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore ||||
| 1955 | Ahmad Ibrahim | Independent |
| 1959 | Ahmad Ibrahim | PAP |
| 1963 | Teong Eng Siong | PAP |
| Parliament of Singapore ||||
| 1968 | Teong Eng Siong | PAP |
| 1972 | Teong Eng Siong | PAP |
| 1976 | Teong Eng Siong | PAP |
| 1980 | Tony Tan | PAP |
| 1984 | Tony Tan | 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 the 1980s

General Election 1984: Sembawang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Tony Tan | 15,948 | 77.42 | −4.13 |
| | Independent | Stanley Mariadass | 4,652 | 22.58 | +22.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,304 | 95.4 | +0.2 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -4.13 | |
General Election 1980: Sembawang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Tony Tan | 13,415 | 81.55 | −2.02 |
| | United People's Front | Harbans Singh | 3,035 | 18.45 | +2.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,932 | 95.2 | +0.6 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -2.02 | |

### Elections in 1970s

1979 By Election: Sembawang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Tony Tan | 12,824 | 78.42 | −5.15 |
| | United People's Front | Harbans Singh | 3,528 | 21.58 | +5.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,714 | 94.6 | −0.2 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -5.15 | |
General Election 1976: Sembawang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Teong Eng Siong | 13,661 | 83.57 | +6.21 |
| | United People's Front | Mohd Arif bin Sahul Hameed | 2,685 | 16.43 | +16.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,767 | 94.8 | +2.7 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | +6.21 | |
General Election 1972: Sembawang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Teong Eng Siong | 8,466 | 77.36 |
| | United National Front | Mohd Arif bin Sahul Hameed | 2,478 | 22.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,251 | 92.1 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | |

### Elections in 1960s

General Election 1968: Sembawang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | PAP | Teong Eng Siong | Walkover |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,220 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing |
General Election 1963: Sembawang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Teong Eng Siong | 3,745 | 42.17 | −12.52 |
| | BS | Chen Poh Chang | 3,591 | 40.43 | +40.43 |
| | SA | Appavoo Pakri | 1,197 | 13.48 | −20.10 |
| | UPP | Low Seng Wan | 348 | 3.92 | +3.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,930 | 95.7 | +6 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -12.52 | |

### Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Sembawang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Ahmad Ibrahim | 4,316 | 54.69 | −8.55 |
| | MIC | Vangadaslam Jayaram | 1,566 | 19.84 | +19.84 |
| | SPA | Chew Seng | 1,084 | 13.74 | +13.74 |
| | LSP | Lau Sai Seng | 926 | 11.73 | +11.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,948 | 89.7 | +25.7 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -8.55 | |
Note: MIC is allied with Singapore's UMNO and MCA chapters, similar to its Malaysian counterpart with the exception of not using the alliance symbol which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Vangadaslam Jayaram as an independent candidate.
General Election 1955: Sembawang :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ahmad Ibrahim | 4,281 | 63.24 | |
| | PP | Lee Kim Kee | 2,488 | 36.76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,835 | 64.0 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

## Historical maps

* 1955 General Election