Whampoa Single Member Constituency

{{Short description|Former constituency in Singapore}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox constituency | type = single-member | parl_name = Parliament of Singapore | name = Whampoa | year = 1968 | image = | caption = Location under 2011 boundaries | region = Central Region, Singapore | electorate = 22,069 | abolished = 2015 | members = ''Constituency abolished'' | seats = 1 | party = | local_council_label = Town Council | local_council = Moulmein–Kallang | next = | previous = | blank1_name = Merged | blank1_info = 1991, 2015 | blank2_name = Merged to | blank2_info = Kampong Glam GRC Jalan Besar GRC Toa Payoh GRC | blank3_name = Reformed | blank3_info = 2011 | blank4_name = Reformed from | blank4_info = Jalan Besar GRC }}

'''Whampoa Single Member Constituency''' was a single-member constituency (SMC) in central Singapore. At abolition, it was managed by Moulmein–Kallang Town Council.

== 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 until 1991 when it was abolished and divided into Kampong Glam, Jalan Besar and Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituencies.

In 2011, Whampoa Single Member Constituency was recreated by carving out from Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) as Jalan Besar GRC was dissolved and was replaced by Moulmein–Kallang and Tanjong Pagar GRCs respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 February 2011|title=GE Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report accepted - Channel NewsAsia|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112730/1/.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225222245/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112730/1/.html|archive-date=25 February 2011|access-date=31 December 2021|website=}}</ref><ref name="cna_feb24">{{Cite web|date=25 February 2011|title=GE 11 new constituencies drawn up - Channel NewsAsia|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112773/1/.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225222317/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112773/1/.html|archive-date=25 February 2011|access-date=31 December 2021|website=}}</ref> Heng Chee How contested as a solo PAP candidate in the newly formed Whampoa SMC and won with 66.1% of the vote against the National Solidarity Party's Ken Sun. This was despite a national swing against the PAP.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELD {{!}} 2011 Parliamentary General Election Results |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2011.html |access-date=2020-08-05 |website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref> It was later merged back to the revived Jalan Besar GRC again in the 2015 Singaporean general election.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Auto|first=Hermes|date=24 July 2015|title=New electoral boundaries announced: 13 SMCs, 16 GRCs, one in five voters will see shift |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/new-electoral-boundaries-announced-13-smcs-16-grcs-one-in-five-voters-will-see-shift|access-date=31 December 2021|website=www.straitstimes.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Member of Parliament== {|class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center" |- ! Year !! Member!! colspan="2" |Party |- | colspan=4 bgcolor=black |'''Formation''' |- | '''1968''' | Buang bin Omar Junid | rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | || rowspan="6" | PAP |- |'''1972''' | rowspan="5" |Augustine Tan Hui Heng |- |'''1976''' |- |'''1980''' |- |'''1984''' |- |'''1988''' |- | colspan=4 bgcolor=black |'''Constituency abolished (1991– 2011)''' |- |'''2011''' | Heng Chee How | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | || | PAP |- | colspan=4 bgcolor=black |'''Constituency abolished (2015)''' |} ==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 1960s === {{Election box begin no change|title=General Election 1968: Whampoa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#W|title=ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|candidate=Buang bin Omar Junid|party=People's Action Party}} {{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=12,854}} {{Election box new seat win no change|winner=People's Action Party}} {{Election box end}}

===Elections in 1970s=== {{Election box begin | title=General Election 1972: Whampoa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1972.html#W|title=ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|votes=8,773|percentage=78.55|change=N/A}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Front (Singapore)|candidate=Phang Juet Haw|votes=2,395|percentage=21.45|change=N/A}} {{Election box majority||votes=6,378|percentage=57.1|change=N/A}}{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=12,044|change={{decrease}}0.06}} {{Election box turnout||votes=11,401|percentage=94.66|change=N/A}} {{election box hold with party link |winner= People's Action Party |swing = N/A }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1976: Whampoa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html#W|title=ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|votes=14,636|percentage=80.98|change={{increase}}2.43}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers' Party of Singapore|candidate=Mohamed Shariff bin Yahya|votes=3,438|percentage=19.02|change=N/A}} {{Election box majority||votes=11,198|percentage=61.96|change={{increase}}4.86}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=19,259|change={{increase}}59.9}}{{Election box turnout||votes=18,468|percentage=95.89|change={{increase}}1.2}} {{election box hold with party link |winner= People's Action Party |swing = {{increase}}2.43 }} {{Election box end}}

===Elections in 1980s=== {{Election box begin|title=General Election 1980: Whampoa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html#W|title=ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|party=People's Action Party}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=19,131|change={{decrease}}0.66}} {{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=People's Action Party}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General Election 1984: Whampoa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html#W|title=ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|party=People's Action Party}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=18,494|change={{decrease}}3.33}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=People's Action Party}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1988: Whampoa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1988.html#W|title=ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Augustine Tan Hui Heng|votes=7,522|percentage=59.47|change=N/A}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=National Solidarity Party (Singapore)|candidate=Ken Sun|votes=5,126|percentage=40.53|change=N/A}} {{Election box majority||votes=2,396|percentage=18.94|change=N/A}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=13,819|change={{decrease}}25.28}}{{Election box turnout||votes=12,841|percentage=92.92|change=N/A}} {{election box hold with party link no swing |winner= People's Action Party }} {{Election box end}}

===Elections in 2010s=== {{Election box begin no change | title=General Election 2011: Whampoa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2011.html#W|title=ELD | 2011 Parliamentary General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Heng Chee How|votes=13,028|percentage=66.10}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=National Solidarity Party (Singapore)|candidate=Ken Sun|votes=6,683|percentage=33.90}} {{Election box majority no change|votes=6,345|percentage=32.2}} {{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=21,631}} {{Election box turnout no change|votes=20,199|percentage=93.4}} {{election box new seat win |winner= People's Action Party }} {{Election box end}}

== Historical maps == <gallery> File:Whampoa 1955 Singaporean GE.svg|1955 General Election </gallery>

==References== {{reflist}}

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