Sengkang Group Representation Constituency
| Sengkang | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 120,166 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 13 March 2020 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Party | Template:SG/WP |
| Member(s) | He Ting Ru Louis Chua Jamus Lim Raeesah Khan |
| Town Council | Sengkang |
| Created from | |
Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (Simplified Chinese: 盛港集选区 Tamil: செங்காங் குழுத்தொகுதி[1]) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The constituency consists parts of the Sengkang town area.[2] The four divisions of the GRC are Anchorvale, Rivervale, Compassvale and Buangkok.
As of the 2020 Singapore general election, Sengkang GRC is held by the Workers' Party and led by He Ting Ru.
History
The boundaries of the current GRC consists of most part of the former Sengkang West SMC (with the rest going to Ang Mo Kio GRC), the whole of the former Punggol East SMC and the Sengkang Central ward from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. Sengkang West SMC and Punggol East SMC were previously helmed by then Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport, Dr. Lam Pin Min and Charles Chong respectively, while Teo Ser Luck was the MP for the Sengkang Central ward.[3][4] Punggol East SMC was intended to become Sengkang East ward while Sengkang Central ward was to be split into Sengkang Central ward and Sengkang North ward.[5]
In the 2020 Singaporean general election, it became the second GRC to be represented by the Workers' Party (WP),[6] and the first GRC to fall directly into the opposition's hands upon its debut. Ng Chee Meng who led the People's Action Party (PAP) became the third cabinet minister to lose in a GRC to the opposition, after George Yeo and Lim Hwee Hua in Aljunied GRC in the 2011 general election.
Due to Sengkang being a new GRC, it will manage its own town council with no other constituencies which was named as Sengkang Town Council. The new WP MPs also introduced new names for the wards. Sengkang Central would be known as Buangkok, Sengkang East as Rivervale, Sengkang West as Anchorvale and Sengkang North as Compassvale, making this the only GRC which the WP and the PAP named the wards differently.
Members of Parliament
| Before Formation | ||||
| Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
| 2015 |
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| Formation | ||||
| 2020[7] |
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Candidates and results
Elections in 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP | He Ting Ru Jamus Lim Raeesah Khan Louis Chua |
60,217 | 52.12 | N/A | |
| PAP | Ng Chee Meng Lam Pin Min Amrin Amin Raymond Lye Hoong Yip |
55,319 | 47.88 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,898 | 4.24 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,194 | 1.02 | |||
| Turnout | 116,730 | 97.14 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 120,166 | ||||
| WP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
- Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency
- Punggol East Single Member Constituency
- Punggol West Single Member Constituency
- Sengkang West Single Member Constituency
References
- ^ "MP | Parliament Of Singapore". www.parliament.gov.sg.
- ^ Lai, Linette (13 March 2020). "Singapore GE: New Sengkang GRC to be formed; includes single-seat wards of Punggol East and Sengkang West". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report". CNA. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ hermesauto (2020-03-13). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-paps-sengkang-grc-team-promises-new-town-council-more-amenities
- ^ "GE2020: Workers' Party wins new Sengkang GRC with 52.13% of votes". CNA. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ Lee, Jeremy (19 July 2020). "Sengkang GRC Team's Areas Of Responsibility Revealed By WP, Jamus Lim Will Serve Anchorvale". MS News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
