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The '''Pioneer Single Member Constituency''' is a [[Single Member Constituency]] in the western part of Singapore. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is [[People's Action Party]] (PAP) [[Patrick Tay]].
The '''Pioneer Single Member Constituency''' is a [[Single Member Constituency]] in the western part of Singapore. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is [[People's Action Party]] (PAP) [[Patrick Tay]].
==History==
It was a former ward of [[West Coast Group Representation Constituency]] (GRC) from 2001 until 2011, when it was carved out as a standalone SMC during the [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011 elections]]. The SMC is entirely surrounded in all sides by the [[West Coast Group Representation Constituency|West Coast GRC]]. It is bounded by Jurong West Street 61/62, [[Jurong West Central]], Jalan Boon Lay, Boon Lay Way, Jurong West Street 93 (until the gap between Jurong West Sports Complex and Block 980 & 979, but excluding the Yunnan Gardens and Yunnan Park) and Jurong West Avenue 4. It covers the southern area of [[Pioneer, Singapore|Pioneer]] and is connected to the rest of the [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit system]] through [[Boon Lay MRT station|Boon Lay MRT]] and [[Pioneer MRT station|Pioneer MRT]] stations.


==Members of Parliament==
==Members of Parliament==

Revision as of 12:35, 14 December 2023

Pioneer
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionWest Region, Singapore
Electorate24,672
Current constituency
Created2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Seats1
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Patrick Tay
Town CouncilWest Coast
Created fromWest Coast GRC

The Pioneer Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency in the western part of Singapore. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is People's Action Party (PAP) Patrick Tay.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2011 Cedric Foo Chee Keng PAP
2015
2020 Patrick Tay Teck Guan

Electoral results

Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Pioneer
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Cedric Foo 14,593 60.73
NSP Steve Chia 9,437 39.27
Majority 5,156 21.36
Registered electors
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout 24,476 95.1
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 2015: Pioneer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Cedric Foo 17,994 76.34 Increase15.61
NSP Elvin Ong 5,578 23.66 Decrease15.61
Majority 12,416 52.68 Increase31.22
Registered electors 25,458
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots 658 2.72 Increase0.90
Turnout 24,230 95.18 Increase0.08
PAP hold Swing Increase15.61

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Pioneer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Patrick Tay 14,571 61.98 Decrease14.36
PSP Lim Cher Hong 8,285 35.24 N/A
Independent Cheang Peng Wah 654 2.78 N/A
Majority 5,632 23.96
Registered electors 24,672
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots 350 1.47
Turnout 23,860 96.71 Increase 1.53
PAP hold Swing Decrease14.36

References