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Chua Chu Kang | |
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Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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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. There are four divisions of the GRC: Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Gombak, Keat Hong and Brickland. Military installations constitute a large part of the constituency managed by Chua Chu Kang Town Council, including most of the SAFTI Live Firing Area, Ama Keng and Neo Tiew military training areas and Murai Urban training facility. 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
editBetween 1988 and 2011, at the time Chua Chu Kang GRC was formerly called Hong Kah GRC, Chua Chu Kang SMC was one of the oldest surviving constituencies in Singapore and the only one to have both remained intact and existed before Singapore's independence, existed 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 Hong Kah North ward that had been crafted out to become an SMC.
In 2020, the rest of Tengah were moved from Chua Chu Kang GRC to Hong Kah North SMC and all of the Nanyang were shifted to West Coast GRC. The Western Water Catchment, Ama Keng, Wrexham, Poyan, Sarimbun, Lim Chu Kang and Murai were shifted from Nanyang to Keat Hong division. In 2025, the whole of Tengah will be moved from Hong Kah North SMC back to Chua Chu Kang GRC, and might increase from 4 to 5 seats or the Brickland division will be renamed to Brickland-Tengah division.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
2011 |
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2015 |
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2020 |
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Electoral results
editElections in 2010s
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Heng Swee Keat picked as PAP's first assistant secretary-general, indicating he will be next PM". StraitsTimes. 23 November 2018.