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Tanglin Single Member Constituency

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Tanglin Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 東陵單選區; Simplified Chinese: 东陵单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the city area in Singapore that existed since 1951 general elections by craving a portion from the then defunct til prior to 1997 general elections where it was absorbed into the then defunct Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC and subsequently Tanjong Pagar GRC after 2001 general elections where the division was renamed to Henderson-Dawson in 2015.

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Members of Parliament

  • Tan Chye Cheng (1951 – 1955)
  • John Ede (1955 – 1959)
  • Thio Chan Bee (1959 – 1963)
  • Edmund William Barker (1963 – 1988)
  • Lew Syn Pau (1988 – 1997)
  • Constituency Abolished (1997 – present)

    Elections in 1960s

    Note: Thio Chan Bee, the then incumbent of this ward had contested in the previous general election under Singapore People's Alliance's banner, which had subsequently joined with Singapore Alliance in this GE whereby another party, United Malays National Organisation is one of the alliance member who had stood against him in 1959 GE, Tanglin SMC as well.

    Elections in 1950s

    Note: UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance was informally formed as an alliance in 1961, where it still within this term of election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Ahmad as a candidate for Singapore Alliance.

    References

    Tanglin Single Member Constituency Wikipedia