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unusual facts about single member constituency



Matthias Yao

In 1994, Yao was publicly challenged by the leader of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Chee Soon Juan, to stand against him in a single member constituency at the next general election.

Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency

Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 義順南單選區; Simplified Chinese: 义顺南单选区) is a defunct single member constituency consisting of Yishun's Neighourhood 8 (Khatib),part of Neighbourhood 7 and private residential areas along Sembawang Road(near Sembawang Army Camp).


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Gonzalo Aguirre Villafán

In 1997 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, as the Free Bolivia Movement (MBL) candidate in the single-member constituency No. 4 (which covers areas of the Zudañez, Tomina and Belisario Boeto provinces).

Jaalil Melgar Mustafá

In 1997 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, as the UCS candidate in the single-member constituency No. 53 (which covers areas of the Andrés Ibañez province).

Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency

After the 1951 election, the present Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency constituted the majority of the Seletar ward; that ward was dissolved prior to the 1959 election, producing the Jayan Kalu ward, the then Thomson ward, and small parts of Nee Soon ward.

Town council

A town council area can consist of a Group Representation Constituency (GRC), a Single Member Constituency (SMC), or a collection of neighbouring GRCs and SMCs controlled by the same political party.