Brickworks Constituency

Brickworks
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1976
Abolished1988
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Replaced byBrickworks GRC

Brickworks Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1976 to 1988. It merged part of Leng Kee and Pasir Panjang.

History

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In 1988, the constituency was merged into Brickworks GRC following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Constituency (SMC).[1]

Member of Parliament

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Election Member Party
Formation
1976 Ahmad Mattar PAP
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988)

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%.

General Election 1976[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Ahmad Mattar 9,871 73.99
United Front Tung Tao-Chang alias Shums 3,470 26.01
Majority 6,401 47.98
Registered electors 14,062
Turnout 13,341 94.87
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1980[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ahmad Mattar Unopposed
Registered electors 13,054 Decrease7.17
PAP hold
General Election 1984[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ahmad Mattar 8,389 66.27 N/A
WP Mohd Taib B Saffar 4,270 33.73 N/A
Majority 4,119 32.54 N/A
Registered electors 13,571 Increase3.96
Turnout 12,659 93.28 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-05-06.