Tampines Constituency was a constituency in

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, Singapore. It was formed in 1959 when Punggol–Tampines Constituency was split into

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and Tampines constituencies. In 1988, the constituency was merged into

Tampines Group Representation Constituency The Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines and is managed by the Tampines Town Council, with five divisions: Tampines ...

(GRC).

History

In the 1955 general elections, this ward started as part of Punggol–Tampines Constituency which consisted of largely present-day

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Simei Simei ( ) is an estate located in Tampines, Tampines Town in the East Region, Singapore, Eastern Region of Singapore. The name ''Simei'' is pinyin for "Four Beauties" in Chinese. Formerly known as Tampines South, it was officially renamed to Sime ...

and

. These were considered rural areas of Singapore and had a very low population (there were only 6,628 voters then, of which only 3,886 of them turned out to vote). In 1959, prior to the 1959 general election, the Punggol–Tampines Constituency was split into two constituencies, Punggol and Tampines Constituencies. Tampines constituency took on significant portions of Ulu Bedok Constituency and part of the original of the Punggol–Tampines Constituency to become one of the larger wards in eastern Singapore. From 1968, no significant changes were made to the constituency until

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when

and part of Tampines (which is south of Tampines Avenue 2) formed the new Changkat Constituency due to the growing population in the fast-development in Tampines New Town. From 1984 to 1988, this ward then only consisted of present-day

and

. The ward only contain the residents committees in Tampines that is north of Tampines Avenue 2. In 1988, the constituency was merged into

following the establishment of

Group representation constituency A group representation constituency (GRC) is a type of electoral division or constituency in Singapore in which teams of candidates, instead of individual candidates, compete to be elected into Parliament as the Members of Parliament (MPs) for th ...

(GRC) and

Single Member Constituency A single-member district or constituency is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. In some countries, such as Australia and India ...

(SMC).

Member of Parliament

Electoral results

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Notes:

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joins UMNO-MCA-MIC alliance to form SA in 1963 GE.

Elections in the 1950s

References

1984 General Election's result
{{Constituencies of Singapore Singaporean electoral divisions Tampines