# Whampoa Single Member Constituency

Whampoa Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) located in the eastern region of Singapore. The constituency covers the main area of Whampoa.

## History

In 1968, Whampoa Constituency was formed by carving out of Kallang Constituency. In 1988, it was renamed as Whampoa Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. It existed for another term till 1991 when it was abolished and divided into Kampong Glam Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Jalan Besar GRC and Toa Payoh GRC.
In 2011, Whampoa SMC was recreated by carving out from Jalan Besar GRC. It was later merged back to Jalan Besar GRC again in the 2015 Singaporean general election.

## Member of Parliament

| Election | Member of Parliament | Party |
| 1968 | Buang bin Omar Junid | PAP |
| 1972 | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | PAP |
| 1976 | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | PAP |
| 1980 | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | PAP |
| 1984 | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | PAP |
| 1988 | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | PAP |
| Constituency abolished (1991 – 2011) ||||
| 2011 | Heng Chee How | 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 1960s

General Election 1968: Whampoa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Buang bin Omar Junid | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,854 | |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |

### Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Whampoa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | 8,773 | 78.55 | N/A |
| | PF | Phang Juet Haw | 2,395 | 21.45 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,378 | 57.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,044 | | 0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,401 | 94.66 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1976: Whampoa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | 14,636 | 80.98 | 2.43 |
| | WP | Mohamed Shariff bin Yahya | 3,438 | 19.02 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,198 | 61.96 | 4.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,259 | | 59.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,468 | 95.89 | 1.2 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 2.43 | |

### Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Whampoa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,131 | | 0.66 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1984: Whampoa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,494 | | 3.33 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1988: Whampoa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Augustine Tan Hui Heng | 7,522 | 59.47 | N/A |
| | NSP | Ken Sun | 5,126 | 40.53 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,396 | 18.94 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,819 | | 25.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,841 | 92.92 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |

### Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Whampoa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Heng Chee How | 13,028 | 66.10 |
| | NSP | Ken Sun | 6,683 | 33.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,345 | 32.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,631 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,199 | 93.4 |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |

## Historical maps

* 1955 General Election