Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency
Ang Mo Kio | |
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Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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Region | Central Singapore |
Electorate | 187,771 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1991 |
Number of members | 6 |
Member(s) |
Lee Hsien Loong Darryl David Koh Poh Koon Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar Gan Thiam Poh |
Town Council | Ang Mo Kio |
- 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; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Ang Mo Kio; Tamil: அங் மோ கியோ குழுத் தொகுதி) 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, Cheng San, Yio Chu Kang, Seletar Hills and a small portion of Kebun Baru, the rest of which is part of another GRC), Jalan Kayu, the northern half of Serangoon North, a small portion of the western half of Sengkang (Fernvale), a portion of northern Hougang, and a small portion of Yishun.
In the 2001 general election, the constituency was enlarged to include most parts of the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency, while during the general election in 2006, the Yio Chu Kang division – where the centre of Ang Mo Kio town is located – was hived off as a Single Member Constituency (SMC). In 2011, Yio Chu Kang was returned to Ang Mo Kio GRC, while the Sengkang West division was carved out into an SMC, which till today is still managed by the Ang Mo Kio Town Council.
Nee Soon South had been part of the GRC until 2011 and Kebun Baru had been part of the GRC until 2015 – both were transferred to the Nee Soon GRC. In their place, parts of northern Hougang were progressively introduced into the GRC - Aljunied-Hougang (renamed eventually to Ang Mo Kio-Hougang) was introduced in place of Nee Soon South, and Punggol South (renamed eventually to Sengkang South) in place of Kebun Baru.
Ang Mo Kio GRC is led by the third Prime Minister of Singapore and PAP secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong, who is the MP for the Teck Ghee district since 1984, and it is co-led by Senior Minister of State Koh Poh Koon. The GRC has been held by the People's Action Party since its formation in 1991, and had been uncontested in every general election until 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 two 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 |
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1988 | SMC | SMC and Cheng San GRC as Chong Boon | SMC | SMC | SMC | Cheng San GRC as Cheng San |
Cheng San GRC | Cheng San GRC as Punggol South | ||
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 | Cheng San GRC as Punggol South | |
1997 | Seng Han Thong | Inderjit Singh | Tang Guan Seng | Tan Boon Wan | ||||||
2001 | Dissolved into Teck Ghee and Yio Chu Kang | Balaji Sadasivan (2001-2010)1 |
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 |
^ Balaji passed away in his sleep on 27 September 2010 due to cancer relapse.
Areas of responsibility
- Cheng San-Seletar – Ang Mo Kio (Blks 422–453A, 501–513, 520–539, 570–578, 584–587, 588A–D, 590A & B, 591A and 596A–D), Seletar Hills, Cactus & Sunrise Estates, Amoy Quee Camp and ITE College Central
- Jalan Kayu – Ang Mo Kio (Blks 540–565), Serangoon North (Blks 500–554), Buangkok Crescent (Blks 978A–999B), Fernvale (Blks 455A—458C), 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 and the Institute of Mental Health
- Teck Ghee – Ang Mo Kio (Blks 205–208, 215–220, 301–348, 350–354, 401–421 and 455A–476) and Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1
- Yio Chu Kang – Ang Mo Kio (Blks 119–128, 201–204, 209–214, 221–235, 601–650 and 7xx), Ang Mo Kio Town Centre, AMK Hub /Bus Interchange, Lentor Estate/Far Horizon Gardens, Yio Chu Kang Stadium/MRT, AMK Industrial park 3 and Nanyang Polytechnic
- Ang Mo Kio-Hougang – Hougang (Blks 601–662, 665—680, 909—933A, 936—946 and 950—976), Hougang Stadium and Regentville Condo
- Sengkang South – Hougang (Blks 435–458, 534–582 and 681–699D) and Fernvale (Blks 403A–407B and 441–453)
Candidates and results
Elections in 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Lee Hsien Loong Darryl David Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar Gan Thiam Poh Koh Poh Koon |
135,115 | 78.63 | +9.3 | |
Reform | Osman Bin Sulaiman Gilbert Goh M Ravi Roy Ngerng Siva Chandran Jessie Loo |
36,711 | 21.37 | -9.3 | |
Majority | 98,404 | 57.26 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4,887 | 2.60 | |||
Turnout | 176,713 | 94.11 | +0.51 | ||
PAP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Lee Hsien Loong Yeo Guat Kwang Inderjit Singh Seng Han Thong Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar |
112,677 | 69.33 | +3.19 | |
Reform | Arthero Lim Alex Tan Osman Bin Sulaiman Mensor Rahman Lim Zi Rui Vigneswari Ramachandran |
49,851 | 30.67 | N/A | |
Turnout | 167,562 | 93.6 | +0.4 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | +3.14 |
Elections in 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Lee Hsien Loong Balaji Sadasivan Inderjit Singh Wee Siew Kim Lam Pin Min Lee Bee Wah |
96,636 | 66.14 | ||
WP | Yaw Shin Leong Abdul Salim Bin Haroun Han Su May Lee Wai Leng Tan Kian Hwee Melvin Gopal Krishnan |
49,479 | 33.86 | ||
Turnout | 149,094 | 93.2 | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Lee Hsien Loong Inderjit Singh Seng Han Thong Tan Boon Wan Wee Siew Kim Balaji Sadasivan |
Walkover | |||
Turnout | 166,644 | N/A | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Tang Guan Seng Lee Hsien Loong Inderjit Singh Seng Han Thong Tan Boon Wan |
Walkover | |||
Turnout | 125,344 | N/A | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Yeo Toon Chia Lee Hsien Loong Lau Pin Sum Umar Abdul Hamid |
Walkover | |||
Turnout | 74,004 | N/A | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |