Bishan–Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency

Bishan-Toa Payoh
Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Central Singapore
Electorate	129,975
Current constituency
Created	1997
Number of members	5
Member(s)	Ng Eng Hen Josephine Teo Li Min Chee Hong Tat Chong Kee Hiong Saktiandi Supaat
Town Council	Bishan-Toa Payoh

Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 碧山-大巴窑集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Bishan-Toa Payoh; Tamil: பீஷான்-தோ பாயோ குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central region of Singapore. The GRC consists the entire areas of Bishan, the majority of Toa Payoh, parts of Thomson and small portions of Balestier and Novena. Its sub-constituencies are Bishan East-Thomson, Bishan North, Toa Payoh West-Balestier, Toa Payoh Central and Toa Payoh East-Novena.

The GRC was formed in 1997 by merging the Bishan East, Bishan North, and Thomson divisions of the Thomson Group Representation Constituency with that of the Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency. The remaining Serangoon Gardens Division was split between the Ang Mo Kio, Aljunied, Cheng San and Marine Parade GRCs.

Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC is currently headed by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen after the retirement of former Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng from the Singapore Cabinet.

Both the Thomson and Toa Payoh GRCs were uncontested since the 1991 General Elections, with the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC enjoying the same situation from 1997 until 2011, with the first contest is with Singapore People's Party. Its boundaries also remained intact throughout its existence.

The westernmost portion of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC consists of a small part of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.

Members of Parliament

Election	Bishan East-Thomson	Bishan North	Toa Payoh West-Balestier	Toa Payoh Central	Toa Payoh East-Novena
1991	Thomson GRC as Bishan East, Bishan North & Thomson			Toa Payoh GRC as Toa Payoh	Toa Payoh GRC as Kim Keat and Boon Teck
Formation
1997	Wong Kan Seng as Bishan East	Ho Tat Kin as Bishan-Toa Payoh North	Leong Horn Kee as Thomson	Ibrahim Othman	Davinder Singh as Toa Payoh East
2001		Zainudin Nordin as Bishan-Toa Payoh North		Ng Eng Hen
2006			Hri Kumar as Thomson-Toa Payoh		Josephine Teo Li Min as Toa Payoh East
2011		Josephine Teo Li Min			Zainudin Nordin as Toa Payoh East
2015	Chong Kee Hiong		Chee Hong Tat		Saktiandi Supaat

Areas of responsibility

• Bishan East-Thomson: Bishan St 11-15 (Blks 1xx),Town centre (5xx), Thomson Ridge, Lakeview HUDC estate (Blks 97A-C), Shunfu Estate, Raffles Institution , Winsdor Park ,Bishan st 21 and jalan pemimpin housing estate
• Bishan North: Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Bishan St 22-25 (Blks 2xx), Bright Hill, Sin Ming, Shunfu HUDC flats
• Toa Payoh West-Balestier: MacRitchie Reservoir, Ah Hood HDB Estate (Blocks 101-106), Bukit Brown ,Caldecolt, Toa Payoh Lor 1/2 (part), The Peak@TPY and Balestier Road (Northern Portion)
• Toa Payoh Central: TPY Lor 1(part), 2 ,3 and 4, and HDB Hub
• Toa Payoh East-Novena: TPY Lor 5-8, Kim Keat Ave, TPY East Ind Estate, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Velocity Novena Square ,Square 2 and Sinaran Drive

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ng Eng Hen Josephine Teo Li Min Chee Hong Tat Saktiandi Supaat Chong Kee Hiong	86,514	73.59	+16.66
	SPP	Benjamin Pwee Mohammed Hamim Aliyas Law Kim Hwee Bryan Long Mohamad Abdillah Zamzuri	31,049	26.41	-16.66
Majority			55,465	47.18	+33.32
Rejected ballots			2,411	2.01
Turnout			119,974	92.31
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2011: Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Hri Kumar Josephine Teo Li Min Ng Eng Hen Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin	62,385	56.93
	SPP	Chiam See Tong Mohamad Hamim Bin Aliyas Benjamin Pwee yek kwan Wilfred Leung Jimmy Lee	47,205	43.07	N/A
Majority			12,180	13.86
Turnout			111,677	91.2
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Hri Kumar Josephine Teo Li Min Ng Eng Hen Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin	N/A	Walkover
Turnout			115,323		N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2001: Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Davinder Singh Leong Horn Kee Ng Eng Hen Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin	N/A	Walkover
Turnout			114,621		N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Davinder Singh Ho Tat Kin Ibrahim Othman Leong Horn Kee Wong Kan Seng	N/A	Walkover
Turnout			122,256		N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

References

• 1997 General Elections Result
• 2001 General Elections Result
• 2006 General Elections Result
• 2011 General Elections Result