Hong Lim Constituency

Hong Lim Constituency was a constituency in Chinatown, Singapore. It was created in 1959 and dissolved in 1976 but is currently part of Jalan Besar GRC (Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng).

The constituency dwindled in population since its creation. In 1968, 1,615 voters were shifted to Bukit Ho Swee. Later on, 5,162 voters were shifted to Serangoon private houses. The remaining people were merged into Telok Ayer.

Member of Parliament

Election	Member of Parliament	Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959	Ong Eng Guan[1]		PAP
1961			Independent
1963			UPP
1965	Lee Khoon Choy		PAP
Parliament of Singapore
1968	Lee Khoon Choy		PAP
1972

Note : Ong Eng Guan resigned from the Legislative Assembly in 1965

Electoral results

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 1950s

General Election 1959: Hong Lim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ong Eng Guan	8,834	77.0
	MCA	Loh Ngian Lim	1,192	10.4
	LSP	Tan Hong Chye	856	7.5
	SPA	Sim Wee Teck	588	5.1
Majority			7,642	66.6	N/A
Turnout			11,604	91.6
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

By-election of 29 April 1961: Hong Lim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ong Eng Guan	7,747	73.3	+73.3
	PAP	Jek Yeun Thong	2,820	26.7	−50.3
Majority			4,927	46.6	N/A
Turnout			10,818	91.0	−0.6
	Independent gain from PAP		Swing	N/A

General Election 1963: Hong Lim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UPP	Ong Eng Guan	5,066	44.5	−28.8
	PAP	Seah Mui Kok	3,789	33.3	+6.6
	BS	Lim Chien Sen	2,344	20.6
	SA	Sam Tai Guan	191	1.7	−13.8
Majority			1,277	11.2	N/A
Turnout			11,463	95.5
	UPP hold		Swing

By-election 1965: Hong Lim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lee Khoon Choy	6,398	59.5	+26.2
	BS	Ong Chang Sam	4,346	40.5	+19.9
Majority			2,052	19.0	N/A
Turnout			10,858	91.7	+0.7
	PAP gain from UPP		Swing	N/A