Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency

Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1991, where it was absorbed into Aljunied GRC.

Elections in the 1950s and 1960s

General Election 1963: Paya Lebar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BS	Kow Kee Seng	6,152	48.0
	PAP	Tan Kia Gan	5,402	42.1	-18.7
	UPP	Lau Tok Keong	858	6.7
	SA	Goh Yeow Dek	415	3.2
Majority			750	5.9
Turnout			12,946	95.6
	BS gain from PAP		Swing

General Election 1959: Paya Lebar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tan Kia Gan	6,531	60.8
	Independent	Ong Chye Hock	4,209	39.2
Majority			2,322	21.6	N/A
Turnout			10,842	89.7
	PAP gain from SPA		Swing

Lim Koon Teck, who joined the Liberal Socialist Party and became its leader before joining the Singapore People's Alliance in 1958 was unable, under law, to contest in the 30 May 1959 election resulting from the objection to his nomination by an assistant returning officer.[1]

General Election 1955: Paya Lebar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PP	Lim Koon Teck	3,330	52.1
	DP	Tan Eng Joo	3,065	47.9
Majority			265	4.2	N/A
Turnout			6,494	50.6
	PP win (new seat)

References

1. The Straits Times, 13 May 1959, Page 12