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'''Queenstown Single Member Constituency''' was a constituency in [[Singapore]]. It used to exist from 1955 to 1988, where it was absorbed into [[Brickworks GRC]].
'''Queenstown Constituency''' was a [[constituencies of Singapore|constituency]] in [[Singapore]]. It used to exist from 1955 to 1988, where it was absorbed into [[Brickworks GRC]].


== Member of Parliament ==
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{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center"
|'''Election '''
|'''Member of Parliament'''
| colspan="2" |'''Party'''
|-
|'''1955'''
|[[Lee Choon Eng]]
| rowspan="7" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |
| rowspan="7" |[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|-
|'''1959'''
|[[Lee Siew Choh]]
|-
|'''1963'''
| rowspan="5" |[[Jek Yeun Thong]]
|-
|'''1972'''
|-
|'''1976'''
|-
|'''1980'''
|-
|'''1984'''
|}

== Elections ==
{{small|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 1950s ===
{{Election box begin no change|title=[[1955 Singaporean general election|General Election 1955]]: Queenstown<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1955.html#Q|title=ELD &#124; 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Singapore Labour Front|candidate=[[Lee Choon Eng]]|votes=2,792|percentage=67.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Singapore Democratic Party|candidate=Murray Brash|votes=736|percentage=17.73}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Progressive Party (Singapore)|candidate=[[Elizabeth Choy]]|votes=622|percentage=14.99}}
{{Election box majority no change|votes=2056|percentage=49.55}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=7,015}}
{{Election box new seat win no change|winner=People's Action Party}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Elections in 1960s ===

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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}{{Constituencies of Singapore}}

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[[Category:Singaporean electoral divisions]]
[[Category:Singaporean electoral divisions]]
[[Category:Queenstown, Singapore]]
[[Category:Queenstown, Singapore]]



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Latest revision as of 03:30, 17 January 2022

Queenstown Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1988, where it was absorbed into Brickworks GRC.

Member of Parliament

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Election Member of Parliament Party
1955 Lee Choon Eng PAP
1959 Lee Siew Choh
1963 Jek Yeun Thong
1972
1976
1980
1984

Elections

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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 1950s

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General Election 1955: Queenstown[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Singapore Labour Front Lee Choon Eng 2,792 67.28
SDP Murray Brash 736 17.73
PP Elizabeth Choy 622 14.99
Majority 2056 49.55
Registered electors 7,015
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

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Historical maps

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References

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  1. ^ "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.