Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency

Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency.

Not to be confused with the defunct ward called Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency

Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 丹戎巴葛集選區;Simplified Chinese: 丹戎巴葛集选区) is currently a five-member Group Representation Constituency in central Singapore.

Tanjong Pagar GRC is led by former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew who was Prime Minister from 1959 to 1990. Subsequently, he held the positions of Senior Minister from 1990 to 2004 and Minister Mentor from 2004 to 2011. Mr Lee retired from the Cabinet in 2011, but remains the leading Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC.

Tanjong Pagar GRC has been held by the People's Action Party since 1991, with a walkover victory at every Nomination Day since its creation. Tanjong Pagar consists of five divisions, namely Buona Vista, Queenstown, Tanglin-Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru and Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng. The constituency consists of the areas of Tanjong Pagar, part of the Marina Bay area, Marina South, Queenstown, Tiong Bahru, Tanglin, Orchard Road, Bukit Merah, Buona Vista, most areas of Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Kim Seng, Outram Park.

The GRC absorbed a section of Kreta Ayer-Tanglin Group Representation Constituency in 2001. Buona Vista is back with Tanjong Pagar GRC from 2011. It was in the GRC from 1997 to 2001, until it was under Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency in 2001 and Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency since 2006. Telok Blangah was also part of the constituency from 1991 to 1997. A portion bounded by Eng Neo Avenue, Pan Island Expressway, Dunearn Road and Adam Road was part of Holland-Bukit Timah GRC until the area was transferred to Tanjong Pagar GRC in 2006 and subsequently, Moulmein-Kallang GRC in 2011. Moulmein division will be transferred to the new Moulmein-Kallang GRC in 2011, while Radin Mas will be crafted out as a single member constituency. The Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng division of the former Jalan Besar GRC will now come under Tanjong Pagar GRC.

Previous Members of Parliament for the GRC, Lim Hng Kiang, Lim Swee Say, Khaw Boon Wan, Lui Tuck Yew cut their political teeth here and went on to become ministers in the Cabinet.

Members of Parliament

Election	Radin Mas	Tiong Bahru	Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru	Telok Blangah	Buona Vista	Leng Kee	Queenstown	Moulmein	Tanglin - Cairnhill	Kreta Ayer - Kim Seng
Formation
1988	Tiong Bahru GRC		As Tanjong Pagar SMC	SMC	SMC	SMC	Brickworks GRC	SMC	SMC as Tanglin and Cairnhill	SMC as Kreta Ayer and Kim Seng
1991	S Vasoo	Koo Tsai Kee	Lee Kuan Yew as Tanjong Pagar (Koo Tsai Kee is helping out in MPS)	Lim Hng Kiang	SMC	SMC	Brickworks GRC	Kampong Glam GRC	SMC as Tanglin and Cairnhill
1997				West Coast GRC	Lim Swee Say	Ow Chin Hock	Chay Wai Chuen	Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC	Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC as Tanglin	Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC as Kreta Ayer and Kim Seng
2001	Chong Weng Chiew				Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC			Khaw Boon Wan	Indranee Thurai Rajah	Jalan Besar GRC
2006	Sam Tan Ching Siong				Holland-Bukit Timah GRC		Baey Yam Keng	Lui Tuck Yew
2011	SMC	Absorbed by Tanjong Pagar	Lee Kuan Yew		Chan Chun Sing		Chia Shi Lu	Moulmein-Kallang GRC		Lily Neo

Operational responsibility

• Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru - Tanjong Pagar (part), The Pinnacle @ Duxton, Everton Park, Spottiswoode Park, Raeburn old flats, Kim Tian, Jalan Membina and Tiong Bahru Pre-War Flats
• Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng - Havelock Road, Jalan Bukit Ho Swee, Great World City, Outram Secondary School, Manhattan House, Kreta Ayer, Chinatown, Maxwell Road, MND Building, Marina Bay Sands, Marina Bay Residences, Raffles Place (part), Marina Barrage, Marina Bay, Gardens by the Bay
• Tanglin-Cairnhill - Margaret Drive, Strathmore Estate, Jervois Road, Chatsworth Road, Botanic Gardens, Farrer Road, Orchard, Somerset, Dhoby Ghaut, Istana, Scotts Square, Cairnhill, Tanglin, Balmoral Road, Bukit Merah View, River Valley Road
• Queenstown - All Queenstown HDB flats
• Buona Vista - Commonwealth Heights, Holland Village, Holland Vista, Buona Vista Court

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Indranee Thurai Rajah Lee Kuan Yew Lily Neo Chan Chun Sing Chia Shi-Lu	Walkover
Turnout			139,771	N/A	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Baey Yam Keng Indranee Thurai Rajah Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew Lui Tuck Yew Tan Chin Siong	Walkover
Turnout			148,141	N/A	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2001: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chay Wai Chuen Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew Lim Swee Say Ow Chin Hock Khaw Boon Wan	Walkover
Turnout			141,150	N/A	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chay Wai Chuen Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew Lim Swee Say Ow Chin Hock S Vasoo	Walkover
Turnout			141,520	N/A	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1991: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew Lim Hng Kiang S Vasoo	Walkover
Turnout			86,944	N/A	N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

Failed attempt at contest in GE2011

In GE 2011, a group of independents led by Ng Teck Siong were disqualified from contesting Tanjong Pagar GRC against the PAP team as they submitted nomination papers 35 seconds late.

See also

• Lee Kuan Yew
• Tanjong Pagar SMC