Boon Lay Single Member Constituency

1°20′50″N 103°42′44″E / 1.3471°N 103.7123°E / 1.3471; 103.7123

Boon Lay
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1976
Abolished2001
Seats1
MemberConstituency Abolished
Replaced byWest Coast GRC

Boon Lay Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 文禮單選區; Simplified Chinese: 文礼单选区) was a single member constituency in Boon Lay, Singapore that existed from 1976 to 2001.

History

The constituency was formed in 1976 by carving out part of Jurong Constituency.

In 1988, following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and SMC, it was known as Boon Lay SMC.

In 2001, it was abolished and absorbed into the West Coast GRC.

Member of Parliament

YearMemberParty
Formation
1976 Ngeow Pack Hua PAP
1980 Goh Chee Wee
1984
1988
1991
1997
Constituency abolished (2001)

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Ngeow Pack Hua 11,749 79.82
SJP Joseph Varghese 2,970 20.18
Majority 8,779 59.64
Total valid votes 14,719 97.66
Rejected ballots 353 2.34
Turnout 15,072 97.26
Registered electors 15,496
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Chee Wee 15,005 74.19 Decrease5.63
UF Tan Chee Kien 5,220 25.81 N/A
Majority 9,785 48.38 Decrease11.26
Total valid votes 20,225 97.46 Decrease0.20
Rejected ballots 527 2.54 Increase0.20
Turnout 20,752 97.35 Increase0.09
Registered electors 21,317 Increase37.56
PAP hold Swing Decrease5.63
General Election 1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Chee Wee 12,490 69.65 Decrease4.54
SUF Reveendran Sasi 5,443 30.35 Increase4.54
Majority 7,047 39.30 Decrease9.08
Total valid votes 17,933 97.13 Decrease0.22
Rejected ballots 530 2.87 Increase0.22
Turnout 18,463 97.36 Increase0.01
Registered electors 18,964 Decrease11.04
PAP hold Swing Decrease4.54
General Election 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Chee Wee 11,317 71.97 Increase2.32
PKMS Salleh bin Mohd Bawthan 4,408 28.03 N/A
Majority 6,909 44.04 Increase4.74
Total valid votes 15,725 97.18 Increase0.05
Rejected ballots 457 2.82 Decrease0.05
Turnout 16,182 97.21 Decrease0.15
Registered electors 16,646 Decrease12.22
PAP hold Swing Increase2.32

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Chee Wee 10,106 73.27 Increase1.30
PKMS Sahid bin Sahooman 3,686 26.73 Decrease1.30
Majority 6,420 46.54 Increase2.50
Total valid votes 13,792 95.38 Decrease1.80
Rejected ballots 668 4.62 Increase1.80
Turnout 14,460 96.36 Decrease0.85
Registered electors 15,007 Decrease9.85
PAP hold Swing Increase1.30
General Election 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Chee Wee 12,407 66.10 Decrease7.17
NSP Christopher Neo Ting Wei 6,362 33.90 N/A
Majority 6,045 32.20 Decrease14.34
Total valid votes 18,769 97.38 Increase2.00
Rejected ballots 505 2.62 Decrease2.00
Turnout 19,274 96.30 Decrease0.06
Registered electors 20,014 Increase33.36
PAP hold Swing Decrease7.17

References

  1. ↑ "Special guide for S'pore voters". New Nation. 29 July 1976. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 22 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ↑ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ↑ Henson, Bertha (20 October 2001). "Bigger GRCs in the next election". The Straits Times.
  4. ↑ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1984 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1991 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1997 > Boon Lay". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 18 September 2025.