Mountbatten Single Member Constituency
Mountbatten is a single-member constituency in the central-southeastern part of Singapore. It was formerly a ward of Marine Parade GRC from 1997 till 2011. It was carved out to be a SMC again in the 2011 election. The incumbent Member of Parliament is Lim Biow Chuan.
| Mountbatten | |
|---|---|
| Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
 | |
| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 24,267 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1957 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party |  People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Lim Biow Chuan |
| Town Council | Marine Parade |
| Merged | 1997 |
| Merged to | Marine Parade GRC |
| Reformed | 2011 |
| Reformed from | Marine Parade GRC |
The constituency consists of Tanjong Rhu, Old Airport Road, Singapore National Stadium, Amber, Meyer Estates, Pine Close, Cassia Crescent, Kampong Kayu, Kampong Arang, Jalan Tiga, Jalan Enam, Jalan Dua, Jalan Batu, Dakota Crescent, Dakota Close and certain parts of Katong.
Mountbatten existed as a constituency from 1959 to 1991 before it was absorbed into Marine Parade GRC in 1997.
Mountbatten SMC with Marine Parade GRC & MacPherson SMC are under the same town council, Marine Parade Town Council.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
| 1959 | Mountbatten SMC | Seow Peck Leng | SPA | |
| 1963 | Ng Yeow Chong | PAP | ||
| 1980 | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | PAP | ||
| Constituency abolished (1997 – 2011) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mountbatten SMC | Lim Biow Chuan | PAP | |
| 2020 | PAP | |||
Candidates & Results
Elections in 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Biow Chuan | 16,227 | 73.84 |  1.98 | |
| PV | Sivakumaran Chellappa | 5,748 | 26.16 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,479 | 47.68 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 584 | 2.59 | |||
| Turnout | 22,559 | 92.96 | 3.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,267 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 1.98 |
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Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Biow Chuan | 15,331 | 71.86 | 13.24 | |
| SPP | Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss | 6,004 | 28.14 |  13.24 | |
| Majority | 9,327 | 43.72 | 26.48 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 333 | 2.35 | - | ||
| Turnout | 21,668 | 89.75 | - | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 13.24 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Biow Chuan | 11,985 | 58.62 | N/A | |
| NSP | Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss | 8,461 | 41.38 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,524 | 17.24 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,865 | 87.9 | N/A | ||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | 11,029 | 78.00 | 0.2 | |
| Independent | Yen Kim Khooi | 3,119 | 22.00 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 7,910 | 56.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 14,741 | 95.1 | 0.2 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 0.2 |
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Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | 12,712 | 78.20 | 3.1 | |
| Independent | Chiam Pan Boon | 3,554 | 21.80 | 3.1 | |
| Majority | 9,158 | 56.4 | 6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 16,909 | 95.3 | 0.2 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 3.1 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | 16,077 | 81.30 | N/A | |
| Independent | Tan Ah Teng | 3,692 | 18.70 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,385 | 62.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,505 | 95.5 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | Walkover | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 14,045 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ng Yeow Chong | 9,412 | 65.9 | N/A | |
| UF | Seow Khee Leng | 4,878 | 34.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,534 | 31.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 14,707 | 95.3 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ng Yeow Chong | Walkover | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 14,396 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ng Yeow Chong | Walkover | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 12,760 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ng Yeow Chong | 7,751 | 49.0 | 25.2 | |
| BS | Fung Yin Ching | 5,158 | 32.6 | 32.6 | |
| SA | Lee Kim Chuan | 1,865 | 11.8 | 21.9 | |
| Independent | Felice Leon-Soh | 1,053 | 6.7 | 8.4 | |
| Majority | 2,593 | 16.4 | 25.2 | ||
| Turnout | 15,969 | 94.8 | 6.1 | ||
| PAP gain from SPA | Swing | 25.2 |
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Notes: SPA joins UMNO-MCA-MIC alliance to form SA in 1963 GE.[1]
Elections in 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | Seow Peck Leng | 3,031 | 33.7 | N/A | |
| PAP | Tay Kim Sun | 2,143 | 23.8 | N/A | |
| MCA | Wong Foo Nam | 1,903 | 21.2 | N/A | |
| Katong United Resident Association | Felice Leon-Soh | 1,354 | 15.1 | N/A | |
| LSP | Wee Soo Bee | 559 | 6.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,593 | 16.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 888 | 9.9 | N/A | ||
| SPA win (new seat) | |||||
References
- 2020 General Election's result
- 2011 General Election's result
- 1991 General Election's result
- 1988 General Election's result
- 1984 General Election's result
- 1980 General Election's result
- 1976 General Election's result
- 1972 General Election's result
- 1968 General Election's result
- 1963 General Election's result
- 1959 General Election's result
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