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Jurong Single Member Constituency was a
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) in the
western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...
area in Singapore mainly in
Jurong Jurong () is a major Region, geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region, Singapore, West Region of Singapore. Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the Planning Areas of Singapore, ...
and
Tuas Tuas ( ) is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by the Western Water Catchment to its north, Pioneer to its east and the Straits of Johor to its west. Tuas also shares a maritime boundary with the Weste ...
area. It had existed since the 1959 general elections by carving a portion from
Bukit Timah Constituency Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a single member constituency in Bukit Timah, Singapore. It was formerly known as Bukit Timah Constituency before 1988. History In 1951, Rural West Constituency was broken up into Bukit Timah co ...
. In 1976, part of the constituency was carved out to form Boon Lay Constituency. In 1997, the constituency was absorbed into Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency.


Member of Parliament


Elections


Elections in 1990s


Elections in 1980s


Elections in 1970s


Elections in 1960s


Elections in 1950s

Note: In 1957, Singapore Malay Union (SMU) was expelled by its alliance partners consisted of
UMNO The United Malays National Organisation ( abbrev: UMNO; , PEKEMBAR) is a conservative, Malay nationalist political party in Malaysia. As the oldest national political party in the country (since its inception in 1946), UMNO has been known as ...
and MCA for fielding a candidate in that by-election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Ahman bin Haji Subri as an independent candidate.


See also

*
Jurong GRC The Jurong Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC consisted of a large section of Jurong, sections of Bukit Batok and areas near Upper Buk ...


References


Results in 1959 GE
* ttp://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#J Results in 1968 GEbr>Results in 1972 GE
* {{Constituencies of Singapore West Region, Singapore