Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency
1°21′25″N 103°45′10″E / 1.3570551°N 103.7529097°E
Chua Chu Kang | |
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Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | North and West Region, Singapore |
Electorate | 106,693 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Seats | 4 |
Party | People's Action Party |
Member(s) | Don Wee Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim |
Town Council | Chua Chu Kang |
Created from |
The Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC has four wards: Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Gombak, Keat Hong and Brickland. Only the a small portion of the constituency is residential, with most of its area comprising of the Western Water Catchment. The current Members of Parliament are Don Wee, Gan Kim Yong, Low Yen Ling and Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim from the People's Action Party (PAP).[1]
History
[edit]Prior to 2011, the area comprising Choa Chu Kang GRC was administered under Hong Kah GRC and Chua Chu Kang SMC. Choa Chu Kang SMC was one of the oldest surviving constituencies in Singapore and the only one to have remained intact before Singapore's independence, existing since 1959 when Singapore gained full self-governance from its colonial British Government.
In 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into the former Hong Kah GRC with the town council being Hong Kah Town Council. In 2015, Yew Tee was absorbed into the newly created Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC.
The 2011 elections saw the reformation of both wards with every ward of Hong Kah GRC and Chua Chu Kang being merged into Chua Chu Kang GRC, with the exception of the Hong Kah North ward that had been carved out to become an SMC.
In 2020, the rest of Tengah were moved from Chua Chu Kang GRC to Hong Kah North SMC. Most of the residential portions of Nanyang were shifted to West Coast GRC, while the less populated areas were allocated to Keat Hong ward.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
2011 |
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2015 |
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2020 |
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Electoral results
[edit]Elections in 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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PAP | Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Zaqy Mohamad Alvin Yeo Alex Yam |
89,710 | 61.20 | ||
NSP | Sebastian Teo Hazel Poa Tony Tan Nor Lella Mardiiiah Mohamed Jeisilan Sivalingam |
56,885 | 38.80 | ||
Turnout | 149,659 | 94.3 | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Zaqy Mohamad Yee Chia Hsing |
84,731 | 76.89 | 15.69 | |
PPP | Goh Meng Seng Syafarin Sarif Low Wai Choo Lee Tze Shih |
25,460 | 23.11 | N/A | |
Majority | 59,271 | 53.78 | − | ||
Rejected ballots | 2,949 | 2.61 | - | ||
Turnout | 113,140 | 94.34 | − | ||
PAP hold | Swing | 15.69 |
Elections in 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Don Wee Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim |
59,462 | 58.64 | 18.25 | |
PSP | Francis Yuen Tan Meng Wah Choo Shaun Ming Abdul Rahman Mohamad |
41,942 | 41.36 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,520 | 17.28 | |||
Rejected ballots | 1,410 | 1.37 | |||
Turnout | 102,814 | 96.36 | 2.02 | ||
Registered electors | 106,693 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | 18.25 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Heng Swee Keat picked as PAP's first assistant secretary-general, indicating he will be next PM". StraitsTimes. 23 November 2018.