{{Short description|Single member constituency in Singapore}} {{distinguish|Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency}} {{Infobox constituency |type=Single Member |name=Jalan Besar |year=1959 |parl_name=Parliament of Singapore |member=Constituency Abolished |image= |region=Singapore |electorate= |local_council_label=Town Council |local_council=Jalan Besar |next = Jalan Besar GRC }} '''Jalan Besar Constituency''' was a single member constituency within Kallang, Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1988.
== Member of Parliament == {| class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center" !Election !Member of Parliament ! colspan="2" |Party |- ! colspan="4" |Legislative Assembly of Singapore |- |'''1959''' | rowspan="3" |Chan Chee Seng | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | | rowspan="3" |PAP |- |'''1961''' |- |'''1963''' |- ! colspan="4" |Parliament of Singapore |- |'''1968''' | rowspan="4" |Chan Chee Seng | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | | rowspan="5" |PAP |- |'''1972''' |- |'''1976''' |- |'''1980''' |- |'''1984''' |Lee Boon Yang |}
== Electoral results == {{small|Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).}}
===Elections in 1950s=== {{Election box begin | title=General Election 1959: Jalan Besar}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = People's Action Party |candidate = Chan Chee Seng |votes = 7,600 |percentage = 62.48 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Singapore People's Alliance |candidate = Wong Yew Hon |votes = 2,573 |percentage = 21.15 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Socialist Party |candidate = Lo Ka Fat |votes = 1,488 |percentage = 12.23 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labor Front |candidate = See Eng Kiat |votes = 503 |percentage = 4.14 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 12,297 |percentage = 88.6 |change = }} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = People's Action Party }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in 1960s=== {{Election box begin | title=General Election 1963: Jalan Besar<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1963.html#J | title=1963 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS | access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = People's Action Party |candidate = Chan Chee Seng |votes = 6,686 |percentage = 51.87 |change = -10.61 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Barisan Sosialis |candidate = Ng Ngeong Yew |votes = 5,172 |percentage = 40.12 |change = +40.12 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United People's Party (Singapore) |candidate = Yong Wan Kit |votes = 1,033 |percentage = 8.01 |change = +8.01 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 13,092 |percentage = 95.1 |change = +6.5 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = People's Action Party |swing = -10.61 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1968: Jalan Besar<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#J | title=1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS | access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = People's Action Party |candidate = Chan Chee Seng |votes = Walkover |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 11,400 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = People's Action Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in 1970s=== {{Election box begin | title=General Election 1972: Jalan Besar<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1972.html#J | title=1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS | access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = People's Action Party |candidate = Chan Chee Seng |votes = 7,794 |percentage = 83.86 |change = }} {{Election box candidate| |party = United National Front |candidate = Johnnie Ng |votes = 1,500 |percentage = 16.14 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 9,514 |percentage = 92.3 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = People's Action Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1976: Jalan Besar<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html#J | title=1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS | access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = People's Action Party |candidate = Chan Chee Seng |votes = Walkover |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 14,933 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = People's Action Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in 1980s=== {{Election box begin | title=General Election 1980: Jalan Besar<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html#J | title=1980 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS | access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = People's Action Party |candidate = Chan Chee Seng |votes = Walkover |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 15,058 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = People's Action Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1984: Jalan Besar<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html#J | title=1984 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS | access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = People's Action Party |candidate = Lee Boon Yang |votes = 9,236 |percentage = 64.43 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Workers' Party of Singapore |candidate = Ananthan Balakrishnan |votes = 5,100 |percentage = 35.57 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 14,808 |percentage = 91.9 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = People's Action Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== *Jalan Besar GRC *Moulmein–Kallang GRC
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Constituencies of Singapore}}
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Category:Subdivisions of Singapore Category:Kallang