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Radin Mas Single Member Constituency

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Radin Mas
Single-member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate25,567
Current constituency
Created1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Seats1
PartyPeople's Action Party
MemberMelvin Yong
Town CouncilTanjong Pagar
Merged1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Merged toTiong Bahru GRC
Reformed2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Reformed fromTanjong Pagar GRC

The Radin Mas Single Member Constituency is a single-member constituency (SMC) in central Singapore. It is managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council.[1] The current Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency is Melvin Yong from the governing People's Action Party (PAP).

History

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First existence (1976–1988)

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Radin Mas Constituency was created prior to the 1976 general election;[2] PAP candidate Govindasamy Naidu defeated Othman bin Abdullah from the Workers' Party (WP) with 75.65% of the vote.[3]

In 1977, a by-election was called after Naidu died in office.[4] Bernard Chen retained the constituency for the PAP, defeating J. B. Jeyaretnam, the secretary-general of the WP, with 70.59% of the vote.[4][5] Syed Abu Bakar Alsagoff, an independent, had also attempted to contest the by-election; however, he was disqualified after the end of nominations for being absent from the official register of electors, having not voted during the 1976 general election.[4]

During the 1980 and 1984 general elections, two different PAP candidates retained the constituency against WP candidate Wong Hong Toy, respectively obtaining 64.07% and 53.78% of the vote.[6][7]

Prior to the 1988 general election, with the creation of group representation constituencies (GRCs), Radin Mas Constituency was abolished and made part of the three-member Tiong Bahru GRC.[8]

Second existence (2011–present)

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For the 2011 general election, Radin Mas Single Member Constituency was carved from Tanjong Pagar GRC, which it had previously belonged to as a division.[9][a] Sam Tan, the incumbent PAP MP for the division, stood for reelection, defeating Yip Yew Weng from the National Solidarity Party (NSP) with 67.1% of the vote.[9][11]

In the 2015 general election, blogger Han Hui Hui ran as an independent candidate for the constituency. She won 10.03% of the vote, losing her election deposit of S$14,500 in the process for not winning at least 12.5% of the vote. Tan, on the other hand, retained the SMC with an improved 77.25% of the vote in a three-cornered fight.[12][13]

Prior to the 2020 general election, Tan retired from politics. Melvin Yong, the incumbent MP for the Moulmein–Cairnhill division in Tanjong Pagar GRC, was fielded by the PAP to retain the SMC;[14] he garnered 74.01% of the vote, defeating Kumar Appavoo, candidate for the Reform Party (RP), who had been contesting the SMC since 2015.[15][16]

In the 2025 general election, another three-cornered fight occurred in Radin Mas SMC after Darryl Lo, an independent candidate, ran in the constituency, claiming that there was no "credible opposition" in the constituency.[17] He won 23.52% of the vote, while Appavoo, now under the banner of the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR), a political coalition, lost his $13,500 deposit with 7.36% of the vote. Yong won reelection with 69.12% of the vote.[16][18]

Member of Parliament

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Year Member Party
Formation
1976 N. Naidu Govindasmy PAP
1977 Bernard Chen
1980 Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar
1984 Chng Hee Kok
Constituency abolished (1988 – 2011)
2011 Sam Tan PAP
2015
2020 Melvin Yong
2025

Electoral results

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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

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General Election 1976[3][19]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP N. Naidu Govindasmy 13,246 75.65
WP Othman bin Abdullah 4,263 24.35
Majority 8,983 51.3
Total valid votes 17,509 97.93
Rejected ballots 370 2.07
Turnout 17,879 97.07
Registered electors 18,418
PAP win (new seat)
By-election 1977[5][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Bernard Chen 12,053 70.59 Decrease5.06
WP J. B. Jeyaretnam 5,021 29.41 Increase5.06
Majority 7,032 41.18 Decrease10.12
Total valid votes 17,074 98.04 Increase0.11
Rejected ballots 341 1.96 Decrease0.11
Turnout 17,415 97.40 Increase0.33
Registered electors 17,879 Decrease2.93
PAP hold Swing Decrease5.06

Elections in 1980s

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General Election 1980[6][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Mohamed Kassim Abdul Jabbar 11,335 64.07 Decrease6.52
WP Wong Hong Toy 6,356 35.93 Increase6.52
Majority 4,979 28.14 Decrease13.04
Total valid votes 17,871 98.65 Increase0.61
Rejected ballots 244 1.35 Decrease0.61
Turnout 18,115 96.08 Decrease1.32
Registered electors 18,854 Increase4.08
PAP hold Swing Decrease6.52
General Election 1984[7][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chng Hee Kok 9,997 53.78 Decrease10.29
WP Wong Hong Toy 8,519 46.22 Increase10.29
Majority 1,478 7.56 Decrease20.58
Total valid votes 18,516 98.25 Decrease0.40
Rejected ballots 330 1.75 Increase0.40
Turnout 18,846 95.33 Decrease0.75
Registered electors 19,770 Increase4.90
PAP hold Swing Decrease10.29

Elections in 2010s

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General Election 2011[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Sam Tan 18,609 67.10
NSP Yip Yew Weng 9,123 32.90
Majority 9,486 34.20
Total valid votes 27,732 97.64
Rejected ballots 669 2.36
Turnout 28,401 91.57
Registered electors 31,014
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 2015[13][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sam Tan 20,246 77.25 Increase10.15
RP Kumar Appavoo 3,333 12.72 N/A
Independent Han Hui Hui 2,630 10.03 N/A
Majority 16,913 64.53 Increase30.33
Total valid votes 26,209 97.15 Decrease0.49
Rejected ballots 769 2.85 Increase0.49
Turnout 26,978 93.33 Increase1.76
Registered electors 28,906 Decrease7.29
PAP hold Swing Increase10.15

Elections in 2020s

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General Election 2020[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Melvin Yong 16,864 74.01 Decrease3.24
RP Kumar Appavoo 5,922 25.99 Increase13.28
Majority 10,942 48.02 Decrease16.52
Total valid votes 22,786 96.53 Decrease0.62
Rejected ballots 818 3.47 Increase0.62
Turnout 23,604 94.68 Increase1.43
Registered electors 24,931 Decrease15.94
PAP hold Swing Decrease3.24
General Election 2025[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Melvin Yong 15,854 69.12 Decrease4.89
Independent Darryl Lo 5,394 23.52 N/A
PAR Kumar Appavoo 1,689 7.36 N/A
Majority 10,460 45.60 Decrease2.42
Total valid votes 22,937 98.09 Increase1.56
Rejected ballots 446 1.91 Decrease1.56
Turnout 23,383 91.46 Decrease3.22
Registered electors 25,567 Increase2.55
PAP hold Swing Decrease4.89

Notes

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  1. ^ Tanjong Pagar GRC replaced Tiong Bahru GRC upon the latter's abolition in 1991.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Tanjong Pagar Town Council: Our MPs". Tanjong Pagar Town Council. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ^ "The 10 new constituencies". New Nation. 25 July 1976. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ a b "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Straight fight for Radin Mas". The Straits Times. 5 May 1977. Retrieved 26 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ a b "ELD | 1977 Parliamentary By-election Result". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  8. ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.
  9. ^ a b "Sam Tan" (PDF). Prime Minister's Office (Singapore). 24 July 2020.
  10. ^ "21 single-member wards, 15 GRCs for next election". The Straits Times. 10 August 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 9 May 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  11. ^ a b "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2011 > Radin Mas". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  12. ^ Tang, Louisa (12 September 2015). "Both independent candidates lose election deposit". TODAY. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  13. ^ a b "ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  14. ^ "GE2020: Tanjong Pagar GRC's Melvin Yong to stand in Radin Mas SMC; two new faces in team". Yahoo News. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  15. ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  16. ^ a b "GE2025 first results in: PAP's Melvin Yong wins Radin Mas SMC". AsiaOne. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  17. ^ "GE2025: 'No credible opposition' party in Radin Mas, says independent candidate Darryl Lo". The Straits Times. 23 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  18. ^ "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1976 > Radin Mas". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary By-Election May 1977 > Radin Mas". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  21. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Radin Mas". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  22. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1984 > Radin Mas". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  23. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2015 > Radin Mas". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  24. ^ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Radin Mas" (PDF). 16 July 2020.
  25. ^ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Radin Mas" (PDF). 16 May 2025.

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