Rochore Constituency was a constituency in Singapore that existed from 1951 until 1988. The constituency was represented in the

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from 1951 until 1955, in the Legislative Assembly from 1955 until 1965, and in

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from 1965 until 1988. It elected one member of Parliament.

History

The constituency was formed in 1951 by merging parts of the Municipal North–East Constituency and the

Municipal South-West Constituency Municipal South-West was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore The Legislative Council of the Colony of Singapore was the legislative council of Singapore that assisted the governor in making laws in the colony. ...

. The first election was won by Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj of the Labour Party. In 1955, parts of the constituency were carved out to form Cairnhill, Kampong Kapor and Stamford constituencies. The constituency was won by Tan Theng Chiang of the

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. In 1959, parts of the constituency were separated to form Crawford and

Kampong Glam Kampong Glam ( ; Malay language, Malay: Kampung Gelam; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: کامڤوڠ ڬلم ; ; Tamil language, Tamil: கம்போங் கிளாம்) is a neighbourhood and ethnic enclave in Singapore. It is located north of ...

constituencies. It was then won by

Toh Chin Chye Toh Chin Chye ( zh, s=杜进才, p=Dù Jìncái, poj=Tō͘ Chìn-châi; 10 December 1921 – 3 February 2012) was a Singaporean statesman and academic who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1968. Toh is widely ...

of the

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. Toh will remain the Member of Parliament of the constituency till it merged into

Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in Kampong Glam Kampong Glam ( ; Malay language, Malay: Kampung Gelam; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: کامڤوڠ ڬلم ; ; Tamil language, Tamil: கம்போங� ...

in 1988. In 1988, the constituency was dissolved 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

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History

Member of Parliament

Electoral results

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

Historical maps

References