Aljunied Group Representation Constituency
Aljunied | |
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Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Northeastern Singapore |
Electorate | 148,142 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1988 |
Number of members | 5 |
Member(s) | Low Thia Khiang Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Pritam Singh Chen Show Mao Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap |
Town Council | Aljunied-Hougang |
- Not to be confused with the smaller constituency with a similar name of Aljunied Single Member Constituency, which existed since the pre-independence era. This article is describing a present ward.
Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 阿裕尼集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Aljunied; Tamil: அல்ஜுனிட் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of Singapore. This opposition-held GRC consists of a large part of Hougang (excluding the Hougang Single Member Constituency), Paya Lebar, Serangoon Gardens, the southern half of Serangoon North, as well as a portion of Bedok and a very small section of Tampines.
Aljunied GRC was formed in 1988. During the time it was under the control of the People's Action Party (PAP), it absorbed several GRCs that the Workers' Party (WP) might have otherwise won (namely the Eunos and Kaki Bukit wards of the Eunos GRC in 1997, as well as the Punggol East and Punggol South divisions of the Cheng San GRC in 2001). However, Aljunied GRC itself fell to the WP during the 2011 general elections, making it the first GRC to have been won by a party other than the PAP since the introduction of the GRC concept in 1988.
This GRC has been hotly contested in the 2006, 2011 and 2015 General Elections. At the most recent general election, the PAP team consisting of former MP Yeo Guat Kwang and four first-time candidates (Mssrs Victor Lye, Murali Pillai, Chua Eng Leong and Shamsul Kamar) lost by a close margin, garnering a vote share of 49.04%. Currently, Aljunied GRC is led by the Secretary-General of the WP, Mr Pritam Singh, after former leader Low Thia Khiang stepped down his position on 8 April, 2018.[1]
Members of Parliament
Areas of responsibility
- Bedok Reservoir-Punggol – Bedok Reservoir (Blks 7xx), Hougang (Blks 4xx and 501-533 ,804-814, excluding 435-458), Defu, Temasek Polytechnic, Paya Lebar Airbase and Bedok Reservoir Park, Punggol Park ,Hougang MRT/Bus Interchange/ Town Centre
- Paya Lebar – Lorong Ah Soo estate, Kovan, Heartland Mall and Surin & Charlton Avenue estates , Hougang Ave 3 Blks 15-23 , St 31 Blks 370-375
- Kaki Bukit – Bedok North (Blks 5xx)
- Eunos – Bedok Reservoir (Blks 1xx and 6xx) , Kaki Bukit Industrial Area
- Serangoon – Serangoon North (Blks 1xx and 211 – 230), Kovan and Serangoon Gardens estates such as Hillside Drive, Roysth Road, Philips Avenue, Kovan Road, Simon Road and Poh Huat Avenue , Tai Hwan Avenue
Candidates and results
Elections in 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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WP | Low Thia Khiang Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Pritam Singh Chen Show Mao Muhamad Faisal Manap |
70,050 | 50.96 | −3.76 | |
PAP | Yeo Guat Kwang Lye Thiam Fatt Joseph Victor Chua Eng Leong Shamsul Kamar Murali Pillai |
67,424 | 49.04 | +3.76 | |
Majority | 2,626 | 1.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 1,638 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 138,474 | 93.8 | +0.3 | ||
WP hold | Swing | −3.76 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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WP | Low Thia Khiang Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Pritam Singh Chen Show Mao Muhamad Faisal Manap |
72,289 | 54.72 | +10.81 | |
PAP | George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua Ong Ye Kung |
59,829 | 45.28 | −10.81 | |
Majority | 12,460 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 133,906 | 93.5 | −0.1 | ||
WP gain from PAP | Swing | +10.8 |
Elections in 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Yeo Guat Kwang George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua |
74,483 | 56.09 | N/A | |
WP | Sylvia Lim Mohammed Rahizan Bin Yaacob Goh Meng Seng James Gomez Tan Wui-Hua |
58,593 | 43.91 | N/A | |
Turnout | 135,817 | 93.6 | |||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Yeo Guat Kwang Ong Seh Hong George Yeo Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua |
N/A | Walkover | ||
Turnout | 125,115 | N/A | |||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Toh See Kiat George Yeo Ker Sin Tze Toh Sidek Bin Snaiff David Lim Tik En |
64,299 | 67.02 | N/A | |
SDP | Aziz Ibrahim Kwan Yue Keng S. Kunalen Tay Hoon Wong Hong Toy |
31,645 | 32.98 | N/A | |
Turnout | 98,915 | 95.6 | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Chin Harn Tong George Yeo Ker Sin Tze Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd |
Walkover | |||
Turnout | 94,490 | N/A | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Chin Harn Tong George Yeo Wan Hussin bin Haji Zoohri |
34,020 | 56.33 | ||
SDP | Mohammed Julfri Bin Mahmood Ashleigh Seow Neo Choon Aik |
26,375 | 43.67 | ||
Majority | 7,645 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 61,592 | 94.2 | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
See also
External links
- 1991 General Election's Result
- 1997 General Election's Result
- 2001 General Election's Result
- 2006 General Election's Result
- 2011 General Election's Result
- Background of 1997 General Election to show that Aljunied GRC had absorbed the hotly contested and defunct Eunos GRC
- ChannelNewsAsia report on campaigning at Aljunied GRC during the 2011 General Elections
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