Bedok Constituency
| Bedok | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1976 |
| Abolished | 1988 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
| Replaced by | Bedok GRC |
Bedok Constituency was a single member constituency in Bedok South, Singapore. It was formed in 1976 general elections by carving a portion from Siglap constituency and continues throughout till prior to 1988 general elections where the constituency, along with neighbouring constituencies namely: Kampong Chai Chee and Tanah Merah were merged to form the Bedok Group Representation Constituency.[1]
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
| Formation | |||
| 1976 | Sha'ari bin Tadin | PAP | |
| 1980 | S Jayakumar | ||
| 1984 | |||
| Constituency abolished (1988) | |||
Electoral results
Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Sha'ari bin Tadin | 7,928 | 73.78 | ||
| UF | Sim Peng Kim | 2,818 | 26.22 | ||
| Majority | 5,110 | 47.56 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,746 | 97.79 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 243 | 2.21 | |||
| Turnout | 10,989 | 97.16 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,310 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Jayakumar | 14,691 | 75.03 |  1.25
| |
| PKMS | Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed Zin | 3,527 | 18.01 | N/A | |
| UPF | Thomas Anthony Tay | 1,362 | 6.96 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,164 | 57.02 | 9.46
| ||
| Total valid votes | 19,580 | 97.57 |  0.22
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 487 | 2.43 | 0.22
| ||
| Turnout | 20,067 | 96.23 | 1.0
| ||
| Registered electors | 20,852 | 84.37
| |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 1.25
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Jayakumar | 10,972 | 68.95 | 6.08
| |
| SUF | Lee Chin Teck | 4,941 | 31.05 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,031 | 37.90 | 19.12
| ||
| Total valid votes | 15,913 | 96.62 | 0.95
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 556 | 3.38 | 0.95
| ||
| Turnout | 16,469 | 96.46 | 0.23
| ||
| Registered electors | 17,074 | 18.12
| |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 6.08
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References
- ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Halaman 5 Iklan Ruangan 1". Berita Harian. 24 December 1976. p. 5. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Bedok". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1984 > Bedok". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
