# Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency

Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in Tanjong Pagar, Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1955 and was abolished in 1991. It was one of the longest-surviving constituencies since the pre-independence era, and has been a People's Action Party stronghold. Throughout its history, the seat was only held by the late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who held the longest political term in Parliament from 1955 to 2015.

## History

In 1955, the Tanjong Pagar constituency was formed. It took over Sepoy Lines in 1976 and Anson in 1988. After Lee Kuan Yew had passed the premiership to Goh Chok Tong in 1990, the constituency was even merged into Tanjong Pagar GRC, and the legacy of the "Tanjong Pagar GRC" name continues to remain even after the death of Lee Kuan Yew in 2015. 1988 was also the last election of which Tanjong Pagar was contested during Lee Kuan Yew's time, following which during the final 24 years of Lee Kuan Yew in Tanjong Pagar GRC, the constituency was declared as walkover.

## Member of Parliament

| Year | Member of Parliament | Party |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore ||||
| 1955 | Lee Kuan Yew | PAP |
| 1959 | Lee Kuan Yew | PAP |
| 1963 | Lee Kuan Yew | PAP |
| Parliament of Singapore ||||
| 1968 | Lee Kuan Yew | PAP |
| 1972 | Lee Kuan Yew | PAP |
| 1976 | Lee Kuan Yew | PAP |
| 1980 | Lee Kuan Yew | PAP |
| 1984 | Lee Kuan Yew | PAP |
| 1988 | Lee Kuan Yew | 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 1988: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | 14,043 | 81.60 |
| | Independent | Gnaguru Thamboo Mylvaganam | 3,167 | 18.40 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,876 | 63.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,685 | 92.9 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | |
General Election 1984: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | Walkover |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,812 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing |
General Election 1980: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | 11,730 | 92.74 | +3.71 |
| | DPP | Johnny Wee Lai Seng | 555 | 4.39 | +4.39 |
| | United People's Front | Lee Mun Hung | 363 | 2.87 | −8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,175 | 88.35 | +10.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,941 | 94.0 | −0.5 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | +3.71 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1976: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | 9,996 | 89.03 | +4.95 |
| | United People's Front | Harbans Singh | 1,232 | 10.97 | +10.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,764 | 78.06 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,479 | 94.5 | +2.6 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | +4.95 | |
General Election 1972: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | 7,542 | 84.08 | −10.26 |
| | PF | Leong Mun Kwai | 1,428 | 15.92 | +15.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,114 | 68.16 | −20.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,142 | 91.9 | +0.3 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -10.26 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1968: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | 9,128 | 94.34 | +35.41 |
| | Independent | Vetrivelu Rengaswamy | 548 | 5.66 | +5.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,580 | 88.68 | +62.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,902 | 91.6 | −3.5 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | +35.41 | |
General Election 1963: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | 6,317 | 58.93 | −12.11 |
| | BS | Ong Hock Siang | 3,537 | 32.99 | +32.99 |
| | UPP | Lim Peng Kang | 473 | 4.41 | +4.41 |
| | SA | Chng Boon Eng | 393 | 3.67 | +3.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,780 | 25.94 | −16.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,841 | 95.1 | |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -12.11 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | 7,617 | 71.04 | −7.29 |
| | LSP | Subrahmanyam Chinniah | 3,105 | 28.96 | +28.96 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,512 | 42.08 | −24.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,870 | 91.0 | +33.4 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -7.29 | |
By-election 1957: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | 4,707 | 68.1 | −10.2 |
| | LSP | Chong Wei Ling | 1,315 | 19.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Koh Choon Hong | 887 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,392 | 49.1 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,985 | 47.3 | −10.3 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1955: Tanjong Pagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lee Kuan Yew | 6,029 | 78.33 | |
| | PP | Lim Seck Tiong | 908 | 11.80 | |
| | DP | Lam Thian | 760 | 9.87 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,121 | 66.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,737 | 57.6 | |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |

## Historical maps

* 1955 General Election