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Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency

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Ang Mo Kio
Group Representation constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Ang Mo Kio Group Group Representation Constituency
RegionCentral Singapore
Electorate187,771
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of members6
Member(s)Lee Hsien Loong
Darryl David
Koh Poh Koon
Ang Hin Kee
Intan Azura Mokhtar
Gan Thiam Poh
Town CouncilAng Mo Kio-Yio Chu Kang
Billboard at Anchorvale commemorating National Day 2006, showing the current Members of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC.
Not to be confused with the similarly named, now-defunct Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency that existed prior to the 1991 elections, when this ward was formed.

Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 宏茂桥集选区; Template:Lang-ms; Template:Lang-ta) is a six-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north eastern region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses the majority of Ang Mo Kio, Teck Ghee, Kebun Baru, Yio Chu Kang, Jalan Kayu, Seletar Hills, part of Serangoon North, the western portion of Sengkang - Fernvale, bounded between Jalan Kayu and Fernvale Road and a western portion of Hougang. In the 2001 general election, the constituency was enlarged to include most parts of the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency.

The town centre of Ang Mo Kio had been part of the group representation constituency until the general election in 2006, when Yio Chu Kang division was carved out into a new Single Member Constituency, the Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency. In 2011, Yio Chu Kang was absorbed back into Ang Mo Kio GRC, while Sengkang West division was carved out into an SMC.

Nee Soon South had been part of the GRC until 2011 and Kebun Baru had been part of the GRC until 2015 – both divisions were transferred to the Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency. In 2011, the boundaries of the constituency were redrawn to include most of Aljunied-Hougang, and in 2015, Punggol South division of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC was transferred.

Ang Mo Kio GRC is led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who is the MP for Teck Ghee and Co-led byDarryl David who is MP for Ang Mo Kio-Hougang. The GRC has been held by the People's Action Party since its formation in 1991. The constituency had never been contested before in the three general elections before 2006.

The western portion of the GRC consists of parts of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve while in the Northeastern corner, it fronts a short coastline in the Straits of Johor with 2 reclaimed islands, Pulau Punggol Barat and Pulau Punggol Timor.

Members of Parliament

Election Yio Chu Kang Teck Ghee Kebun Baru Ang Mo Kio Nee Soon South Cheng San-Seletar Jalan Kayu Sengkang West Ang Mo Kio-Hougang Sengkang South
1988 SMC SMC and Cheng San GRC as Chong Boon SMC SMC SMC Cheng San GRC
as Cheng San
Cheng San GRC Carved From Cheng San GRC(Punggol) Carved From Cheng San GRC (Punggol)
Formation
1991 Lau Ping Sum Lee Hsien Loong Umar Abdul Hamid Yeo Toon Chia SMC Cheng San GRC
as Cheng San
Cheng San GRC Carved from jalan kayu and Sengkang Cheng San GRC
as Punggol South
1997 Seng Han Thong Inderjit Singh Tang Guan Seng Tan Boon Wan Cheng San GRC as Punggol South
2001 Balaji Sadasivan
as Cheng San(2001–2010)
Wee Siew Kim Aljunied GRC
as Aljunied-Hougang
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
as Punggol South
2006 SMC Lee Bee Wah Lam Pin Min
2011 Seng Han Thong Nee Soon GRC Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar SMC Yeo Guat Kwang
2015 Koh Poh Koon Nee Soon GRC Darryl David Gan Thiam Poh

Dr Balaji Sadasivan died from heart failure in his sleep on 27 September 2010 during his term as Member of Parliament.

Electoral map

  • Cheng San-Seletar – Blocks 422–453A, 501–513, 520–539, 570–578, 584–587, 588A–D, 590A & B, 591A and 596A–D in Ang Mo Kio, Seletar Hills, Cactus & Sunrise Estates, Amoy Quee Camp.
  • Jalan Kayu – Blocks 540–565 in Ang Mo Kio, Blocks 501–554 Serangoon North, Blocks 978A–988C Buangkok Crescent, Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Gerald, Mugliston and Luxus Hills Estate , Jalan kayu shophouses , Seletar aerospace park , Seletar airport & Ang mo kio industrial park 2,AMK Techpark ,Northstar building
  • Teck Ghee – Blocks 206–208, 215–220, 301–348, 350–354, 401–422 and 455–476 of Ang Mo Kio, Pathlight School and Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1
  • Yio Chu Kang – Blocks 119–128, 201–205, 209–214, 221–235, 601–650 and 7xx of Ang Mo Kio, Lentor Estate/Far Horizon Gardens
  • Ang Mo Kio-Hougang – Blocks 601–680 and Block 9xx of Hougang
  • Sengkang South – Blocks 435–458, 534–580 and 681–699D of Hougang and Fernvale Blocks 403A–407B and 441–453

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Hsien Loong
Darryl David
Ang Hin Kee
Intan Azura Mokhtar
Gan Thiam Poh
Koh Poh Koon
135,115 78.63 Increase9.3
RP Osman Bin Sulaiman
M Ravi
Roy Ngerng
Siva Chandran
Gilbert Goh
Jessie Loo
36,711 21.37 Decrease9.3
Majority 98,404 57.26
Rejected ballots 4,887 2.60
Turnout 176,713 94.11 Increase0.51
PAP hold Swing
General Election 2011: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Hsien Loong
Yeo Guat Kwang
Inderjit Singh
Seng Han Thong
Ang Hin Kee
Intan Azura Mokhtar
112,677 69.33 Increase3.19
RP Osman Bin Sulaiman
Mansor Rahman
Arthero Lim
Alex Tan
Lim Zi Rui
Vigneswari Ramachandran
49,851 30.67 N/A
Turnout 167,562 93.6 Increase0.4
PAP hold Swing Increase3.14

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Hsien Loong
Inderjit Singh
Balaji Sadasivan
Wee Siew Kim
Lee Bee Wah
Lam Pin Min
96,636 66.14
WP Abdul Salim Bin Harun
Gopal Krishnan
Han Su May
Lee Wai Leng
Tan Kian Hwee Melvin
Yaw Shin Leong
49,479 33.86
Turnout 149,094 93.2 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 2001: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Hsien Loong
Inderjit Singh
Seng Han Thong
Tan Boon Wan
Balaji Sadasivan
Wee Siew Kim
Walkover
Turnout 166,644 N/A N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Hsien Loong
Tang Guan Seng
Inderjit Singh
Seng Han Thong<br/ Tan Boon Wan
Walkover
Turnout 125,344 N/A N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1991: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Hsien Loong
YeoToon Chia
Lau Pin Sum
umar Abdul Hamid
Walkover
Turnout 74,004 N/A N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

See also

References