Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency

Chua Chu Kang
Chua Chu Kang
Group Representation constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	North and West Region, Singapore
Electorate	106,693
Current constituency
Created	2011; 13 years ago
Seats	4
Party	Template:SG/PAP
Member(s)	Gan Kim Yong; Low Yen Ling; Don Wee; Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Town Council	Chua Chu Kang
Created from	Hong Kah GRC; Chua Chu Kang SMC;

1°21′25″N 103°45′10″E / 1.3570551°N 103.7529097°E / 1.3570551; 103.7529097

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, including most of the SAFTI Live Firing Area, Ama Keng and Neo Tiew military training areas and Murai Urban training facility. The current MPs are Gan Kim Yong, Low Yen Ling, Don Wee and Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim from the People's Action Party (PAP).^[1]

History

Between 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. 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 the newly formed Brickland division.

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.

Town Council

Chua Chu Kang Town Council are operating with the Hong Kah North SMC and the Chua Chu Kang GRC.

Members of Parliament

Election	Division	Incumbent	Party
2011	Chua Chu Kang Bukit Gombak Keat Hong Nanyang Yew Tee	Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Zaqy Mohamad Alvin Yeo Khirn Hai Alex Yam Ziming		PAP
2015	Chua Chu Kang Bukit Gombak Keat Hong Nanyang	Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Zaqy Mohamad Yee Chia Hsing
2020	Brickland Chua Chu Kang Bukit Gombak Keat Hong	Don Wee Boon Hong Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

^ Zaqy Mohamad have been transferred to Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC due to Halimah Yacob resigned from her post to participate in the 2017 Singaporean presidential election. He have been replaced by Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim for his ward.

Electoral results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Chua Chu Kang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Gan Kim Yong Zaqy Mohamad Alvin Yeo Low Yen Ling 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)

General Election 2015: Chua Chu Kang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General Election 2020: Chua Chu Kang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Don Wee 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

References

^ "Heng Swee Keat picked as PAP's first assistant secretary-general, indicating he will be next PM". StraitsTimes. 23 November 2018.

External links

[1] "Heng Swee Keat picked as PAP's first assistant secretary-general, indicating he will be next PM". StraitsTimes. 23 November 2018.

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