# Toa Payoh Constituency

Toa Payoh Single Member Constituency was a constituency that holds the Toa Payoh area, in the Central Region of Singapore, from 1959 to 1988.

## History

The constituency broke away into Boon Teck, Kim Keat and Kuo Chuan in 1972 general elections, and Khe Bong in 1976 general elections.

## Member of Parliament

| Year | Member of Parliament | Party |
| 1959 | Wong Soon Fong | PAP |
| 1963 | Wong Soon Fong | BS |
| 1968 | Eric Cheong | PAP |
| 1972 | Eric Cheong | PAP |
| 1976 | Eric Cheong | PAP |
| 1980 | Eric Cheong | PAP |
| 1984 | Eric 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 1950s

General Election 1959 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Wong Soon Fong | 8,693 | 77.66 |
| | SPA | Lee Poh Chee | 2,500 | 22.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,193 | 55.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,551 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,442 | 91.16 |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |

### Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BS | Wong Soon Fong | 6,083 | 48.20 | N/A |
| | PAP | Yip Sai Weng | 4,276 | 33.88 | −43.78 |
| | UPP | Goh Nee Kim | 1,501 | 11.89 | N/A |
| | United Democratic Party | Tan Chor Yong | 760 | 6.03 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,807 | 14.32 | 41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,394 | | 6.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,772 | 95.36 | 4.18 |
| | BS gain from PAP | BS gain from PAP | BS gain from PAP | BS gain from PAP | BS gain from PAP |
General Election 1968 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Eric Cheong | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,143 | | 42.93 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |

### Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Eric Cheong | 10,884 | 73.85 | N/A |
| | BS | Tay Cheng Kang | 3,853 | 26.15 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,031 | 47.70 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,742 | | 17.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,737 | 93.62 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Eric Cheong | 9,633 | 73.63 | 0.22 |
| | BS | Abdul Rahim | 3,450 | 26.37 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,183 | 47.26 | 0.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,933 | | 11.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,083 | 93.90 | 0.28 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 0.22 | |

### Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Eric Cheong | 9,872 | 76.73 | 3.1 |
| | BS | Ng Ho | 2,994 | 23.27 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,878 | 53.46 | 6.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,799 | | 0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,866 | 93.24 | 0.66 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 3.1 | |
General Election 1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Eric Cheong | 8,559 | 65.16 | 11.57 |
| | BS | Ng Ho | 4,576 | 34.84 | 11.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,983 | 30.32 | 23.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,177 | | 2.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,866 | 92.65 | 0.59 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 11.57 | |