East Coast Group Representation Constituency
| East Coast | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Southeastern Singapore |
| Electorate | 99,118 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Number of members | 4 |
| Member(s) | Lim Swee Say Maliki Osman Lee Yi Shyan Jessica Tan |
| Town Council | East Coast-Fengshan |
East Coast Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 东海岸集选区; Template:Lang-ms; Template:Lang-ta) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern area of Singapore. The areas of the Group Representation Constituency consists of East Coast, Bedok, Changi-Simei, Siglap, Kampong Chai Chee and offshore islands of Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin. Singapore Changi International Airport is located in this constituency. Offshore island of Coney Island, transferred to Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC in 2015.
The GRC also covers a large portion of Singapore's eastern territorial waters.
East Coast GRC is led by Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say, who was also once Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.
History
East Coast GRC was formed in 1997 as a six-member Group Representation Constituency. East Coast GRC was formed with a merger of Bedok Group Representation Constituency and Eunos Group Representation Constituency.
Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency was formerly part of the GRC until 2001 when it was carved out to form a new Single Member Constituency.
A large portion of the Kaki Bukit division and 60% of Kampong Chai Chee was transferred from East Coast GRC to Marine Parade GRC and saw the removal of Chew Heng Ching, Tan Soo Khoon and Lee Yock Suan due to the advanced age in 2006, followed by S Jayakumar and Abdullah Tarmugi in 2011. It was downsized from six members to five members following the redrawing of divisions into the Marine Parade GRC in 2006.
The People's Action Party was uncontested in the 1997 and 2001 general elections and saw its first contest in the 2006 general election from the Workers' Party. In 2011 and 2015, the party has received numerous close fight with the Workers' Party but in the end People's Action Party wins. In the 2015 general election, Fengshan SMC was carved out from the constituency, leaving it with four members.
Members of Parliament
Areas of responsibility
- Bedok - Blocks 1 to 65 Bedok South,Lucky Heights AND BAYSHORE
- Changi-Simei - All blocks in Simei, Upper Changi Road
- Kampong Chai Chee - Blocks 2xx, 4xx, 130 - 140 Bedok and Longvale HDB .
- Siglap - Kew Crescent, Stratford Ria Court, Eastwood, UE BizHub East, Flora Road, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong ,Changi Village,Changi Airport
Candidates and results
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Swee Say Lee Yi Shyan Maliki Osman Jessica Tan |
54,981 | 60.7% | +5.9% | |
| WP | Leon Perera Daniel Goh Pei Siong Gerald Giam Mohamed Fairoz Bin Shariff |
35,547 | 39.3% | −5.9% | |
| Majority | 19,434 | 21.4% | |||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Swee Say Raymond Lim Maliki Osman Lee Yi Shyan Jessica Tan |
59,992 | 54.8 | −9.1 | |
| WP | Gerald Giam Png Eng Huat Mohd Fazli Talip Eric Tan Heng Chong Glenda Han |
49,429 | 45.2 | +9.1 | |
| Majority | 10,563 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 111,269 | 92.5 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | -9.1 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Jayakumar Raymond Lim Abdullah Tarmugi Lee Yi Shyan Jessica Tan |
66,931 | 63.9 | ||
| WP | Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman Brandon Siow Wei-Min Chia Ti Lik Eric Tan Heng Chong Perry Tong Tzee Kwang |
37,873 | 36.1 | ||
| Turnout | 107,028 | 91.7 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Jayakumar Raymond Lim Lee Yock Suan Abdullah Tarmugi Tan Soo Khoon Chew Heng Ching |
Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 144,012 | N/A | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Jayakumar Ch'ng Hee Kok Tan Soo Khoon Abdulah Tarmugi Chew Heng Ching Chan Soo Sen |
Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 142,201 | N/A | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- 1997 General Election's Result
- 2001 General Election's Result
- 2006 General Election's Result
- 2011 General Election's Result
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