title: Anson Constituency
text: # Anson Constituency
  
  Anson Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 and was merged into Tiong Bahru Group Representation Constituency in 1988.
  
  ## Member of Parliament
  
  | Year | Member of Parliament | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | Legislative Assembly of Singapore ||||
  | 1959 | Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff | PAP |
  | 1961 | David Marshall | WP |
  | 1963 | Govindaswamy Perumal | PAP |
  | Parliament of Singapore ||||
  | 1968 | Govindaswamy Perumal | PAP |
  | 1972 | Govindaswamy Perumal | PAP |
  | 1976 | Govindaswamy Perumal | PAP |
  | 1979 | Devan Nair | PAP |
  | 1980 | Devan Nair | PAP |
  | 1981 | J.B. Jeyaretnam | WP |
  | 1984 | J.B. Jeyaretnam | WP |
  
  ## Elections
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  General Election 1959: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PAP | Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff | 5,167 | 60.7 |
  | | SPA | Goh Kong Beng | 1,875 | 22.0 |
  | | LSP | Tan Cheng Chuan | 1,231 | 14.5 |
  | | Independent | Wong Swee Kee | 117 | 1.4 |
  | | Independent | Krishaan Pakirisamy | 116 | 1.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,292 | 38.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,608 | 86.8 |
  | | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  By-election of 15 July 1961: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | WP | David Marshall | 3,598 | 43.3 | N/A |
  | | PAP | Mahmud bin Awang | 3,052 | 36.7 | 24.0 |
  | | SA | Chee Phui Hung | 1,482 | 17.8 | 4.2 |
  | | LSP | Mohammed Ismail bin Haji Mohammed Hussain | 104 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
  | | Singapore Congress | Mohammed Ibrahim bin Mohd Kassim | 69 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 546 | 6.6 | 32.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,566 | 97.5 | 10.7 |
  | | WP gain from PAP | WP gain from PAP | Swing | | |
  
  General Election 1963: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PAP | Govindaswamy Perumal | 3,957 | 46.9 | 10.2 |
  | | BS | Chan Chong Keen | 3,123 | 37.0 | N/A |
  | | SA | Arthur K. Iasac | 543 | 6.4 | -11.4 |
  | | Independent | David Saul Marshall | 416 | 4.9 | |
  | | UPP | V. Vythalingam | 306 | 3.6 | |
  | | WP | Chiang Seok Keong | 91 | 1.1 | -42.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 834 | 9.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,506 | 92.5 | |
  | | PAP gain from WP | PAP gain from WP | Swing | N/A | |
  
  General Election 1968: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PAP | Govindaswamy Perumal | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,764 | | |
  | | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  General Election 1972: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PAP | Govindaswamy Perumal | 5,027 | 74.3 | N/A |
  | | WP | Tay Kim Oh | 1,291 | 19.1 | N/A |
  | | United National Front | Paul C. Kunjaraman | 444 | 6.6 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,736 | 55.2 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,899 | 84.4 | N/A |
  | | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  General Election 1976: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PAP | Govindaswamy Perumal | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,755 | | |
  | | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
  
  By-election 1979: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PAP | Devan Nair | 8,127 | 86.2 | N/A |
  | | DPP | Johnny Wee Lai Seng | 1,300 | 13.8 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,827 | 72.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,694 | 86.2 | N/A |
  | | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  General Election 1980: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PAP | Devan Nair | 11,564 | 84.1 | -2.1 |
  | | United People's Front | P.M. Thevar | 2,187 | 15.9 | N/A |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,377 | 68.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,224 | 94.3 | +8.1 |
  | | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -2.1 | |
  
  By-election 1981: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | WP | J.B. Jeyaretnam | 7,012 | 51.9 | +51.9 |
  | | PAP | Pang Kim Hin | 6,359 | 47.1 | -37.0 |
  | | United People's Front | Harbans Singh | 131 | 1.0 | -14.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 653 | 4.8 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,746 | 94.7 | +0.3 |
  | | WP gain from PAP | WP gain from PAP | Swing | N/A | |
  
  General Election 1984: Anson :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | WP | J.B. Jeyaretnam | 9,909 | 56.8 | +4.9 |
  | | PAP | Ng Pock Too | 7,533 | 43.2 | -3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,376 | 13.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,764 | 96.1 | |
  | | WP hold | WP hold | Swing | | |
  