# Katong Constituency

Katong Constituency was a constituency in Singapore from 1951 until 1959 and from 1968 until 1984.
In 1951, the constituency was carved out from Municipal North–East Constituency and was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955. In 1955, parts of the constituency was carved out to form Geylang and Paya Lebar constituencies but it remained represented in the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 1955 until 1959 where it was abolished. The constituency was split into Joo Chiat, Mountbatten and Siglap constituencies. In 1968, the constituency was reformed by carving out from Mountbatten Constituency and lasted till 1984 where it was once again abolished and split into Joo Chiat and Mountbatten constituencies.

## Member of Parliament

| Year | Member of Parliament | Party |
| Legislative Council of Singapore ||||
| 1951 | John Laycock | PP |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore ||||
| 1955 | Armand Joseph Braga | LF |
| Constituency abolished (1959– 1968) ||||
| Parliament of Singapore ||||
| 1968 | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | PAP |
| 1972 | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | PAP |
| 1976 | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | PAP |
| 1980 | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | 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 1980: Katong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | PAP | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | Walkover |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,041 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing |

### Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1976: Katong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | 10,721 | 76.18 |
| | DPP | William James Cook | 3,353 | 23.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,368 | 52.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,469 | 91.2 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | |
General Election 1972: Katong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | PAP | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | Walkover |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,766 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing |

### Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1968: Katong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | Walkover | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,872 | | |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1955: Katong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LF | Armand Joseph Braga | 4,680 | 45.66 | |
| | PP | John Laycock | 2,965 | 28.93 | 35.3 |
| | DP | Chan Wah Chip | 2,605 | 25.41 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,715 | 16.73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,370 | 46.9 | 2.2 |
| | LF gain from PP | LF gain from PP | | | |
General Election 1951: Katong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PP | John Laycock | 2,075 | 64.2 | |
| | Independent | Goh Hood Kiat | 1,157 | 35.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 918 | 28.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,272 | 49.1 | |
| | PP win (new seat) | PP win (new seat) | PP win (new seat) | PP win (new seat) | PP win (new seat) |

## Historical maps

* 1955 General Election