Katong Constituency

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Katong Constituency was a constituency in Singapore from 1951 until 1959 and from 1968 until 1984.^[1]

In 1951, the constituency was carved out from Municipal North–East Constituency and was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955. In 1955, parts of the constituency was carved out to form Geylang and Paya Lebar constituencies but it remained represented in the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 1955 until 1959 where it was abolished. The constituency was split into Joo Chiat, Mountbatten and Siglap constituencies. In 1968, the constituency was reformed by carving out from Mountbatten Constituency and lasted till 1984 where it was once again abolished and split into Joo Chiat and Mountbatten constituencies.

Member of Parliament[edit]

Elections[edit]

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%.

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

General Election 1955: Katong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	LF	Armand Joseph Braga	4,680	45.66
	PP	John Laycock	2,965	28.93	35.3
	DP	Chan Wah Chip	2,605	25.41
Majority			1,715	16.73
Turnout			10,370	46.9	2.2
	LF gain from PP

Historical maps[edit]

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  1955 General Election

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