Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency

Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency (2006's version).

Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 白沙—榜鵝集選區;Simplified Chinese: 白沙—榜鹅集选区) is a six-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The constituency consists of Pasir Ris town, Punggol town, a small northern part of Hougang, and Compassvale, in central Sengkang. Formed during the 2001 general election as a five-member GRC, it has been held by the People's Action Party. With the growth in population of Punggol New Town and Sengkang New Town, the GRC grew from a five-member GRC to a six-member GRC prior to the general election in 2006.

Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC is led by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean who is also the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs. In 2001, the GRC was only contested by the People's Action Party. In the 2006 elections, its opponent is the Singapore Democratic Alliance.

For the 2011 general election, the incumbent People's Action Party has announced that their team would be led by Teo Chee Hean, and include Senior Parliamentary Secretary Teo Ser Luck, Penny Low, Janil Puthucheary, Gan Thiam Poh and Zainal Sapari.

The opposition party of SDA's six candidates were formed in the last minute because one member vamvoosed and 5 were left and PAP was almost a walkover for them..Desmond Lim SG of SDA...suggested I took over the empty slot. I agreed. In fact, I left them and was about to be in NSP team for Tampines GRC to fight Mah Bow Tan's team. Opposition unity come to play. I switched back to SDA and I became an accidental politcian..hahaaa!

Our team comprised..Team leader Harmidai Singh, Sidney Soon, Mohd Shafni, Tony Tan (another same name Tony Tan), Jeffrey Lim and myself, Patrick Lee Song Juan...We knew it would be an uphill task but we fought hard and lacking resources of logistics and money but with alot of drive. In the end, we scored 35.2 percent votes from the electorate. We were delighted even in losing..We sliced off DPM face for a bit.

But our SG Desmond Lim, who did not want to stay in the GRC and fought his lone battle in a 3-corner fight with PAP and WP, garnered only 1386 votes in Punggol West SMC and lost his deposit of S$16,000. It was sad for a veteran politician of the opposition.

Members of Parliament

Election	Pasir Ris East	Pasir Ris West	Punggol Central	Punggol South	Punggol East	Punggol North	Punggol West
1997	Pasir Ris GRC As Pasir Ris Central, Pasir Ris Elias and Pasir Ris Loyang		Cheng San GRC
Formation
2001	Ahmad bin Mohammed Magad	Teo Chee Hean	Charles Chong	Michael Lim	Penny Low
2006				Teo Ser Luck	Michael Palmer	Penny Low
2011	Zainal Bin Sapari		Teo Ser Luck	Gan Thiam Poh	SMC		Janil Puthucheary

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Teo Chee Hean Zainal Sapari Gan Thiam Poh Penny Low Janil Puthucheary Teo Ser Luck	100,493	64.79%	-3.91
	SDA	Harminder Pal Singh Sidney Soon Mohd Shafni Ahmad Tan Keng Hong Jeffrey Lim Patrick Lee	54,601	35.21%	+3.91
Turnout			159,639	94.5	-0.3
	PAP hold		Swing	-3.91

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ahmad Bin Mohd Magad Chong You Fook Charles Michael Anthony Palmer Penny Low Teo Chee Hean Teo Ser Luck	113,322	68.70%	N/A
	SDA	Ishak Bin Haroun Lim Bak Chuan, Desmond Lineker Lee Hock Huat Mohd Hamim Bin Aliyas Ong Beng Soon, Elvin Yen Kim Khooi	51,618	31.30%	N/A
Turnout			169,172	94.8	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2001: Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ahmad Bin Mohd Magad Chong You Fook Charles Michael Lim Penny Low Teo Chee Hean	Walkover
Turnout			134,151		N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

See also

• Pasir Ris GRC

References

• 2011 General Election's result
• 2006 General Election's result
• 2001 General Election's result