Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency

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, the northern half of Serangoon North, a portion of northern Hougang, Jalan Kayu and two subzones in Sengkang (Fernvale (Blk 4xx) and Sengkang West).

Ang Mo Kio
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNortheastern Singapore
Electorate185,465
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of members5
Member(s)Lee Hsien Loong
Darryl David
Nadia Ahmad Samdin
Ng Ling Ling
Gan Thiam Poh
Town CouncilAng Mo Kio
Billboard at Anchorvale commemorating National Day 2006, showing the Members of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC after the elections in 2006.
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.

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. In the 2020 elections, Kebun Baru and Yio Chu Kang became SMCs while the GRC absorbed the Fernvale portion of Sengkang West SMC. In return, the Anchorvale portion of Sengkang West SMC was formed into the newly-created Sengkang Group Representation Constituency, and Ang Mo Kio GRC's seats were reduced by one to five seats.

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. The northeast also includes the Sengkang Floating Wetland.

Members of Parliament

Election Division IncumbentParty
1988 PAP
Formation
1991
  • Ang Mo Kio
  • Kebun Baru
  • Teck Ghee
  • Yio Chu Kang
PAP
1997
  • Ang Mo Kio
  • Kebun Baru
  • Nee Soon South
  • Teck Ghee
  • Yio Chu Kang
PAP
2001
  • Cheng San – Seletar
  • Kebun Baru
  • Jalan Kayu
  • Nee Soon South
  • Teck Ghee
  • Yio Chu Kang
PAP
2006
  • Cheng San – Seletar
  • Kebun Baru
  • Jalan Kayu
  • Nee Soon South
  • Sengkang West
  • Teck Ghee
PAP
2011
  • Ang Mo Kio – Hougang
  • Cheng San – Seletar
  • Kebun Baru
  • Jalan Kayu
  • Teck Ghee
  • Yio Chu Kang
PAP
2015
  • Ang Mo Kio – Hougang
  • Cheng San – Seletar
  • Jalan Kayu
  • Sengkang South
  • Teck Ghee
  • Yio Chu Kang
PAP
2020
  • Ang Mo Kio – Hougang
  • Cheng San – Seletar
  • Jalan Kayu
  • Sengkang South
  • Teck Ghee

^ Balaji died 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), Sengkang (Blks 400A-401F, 455A—463D), 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), Sengkang (Blks 402A–407B and 441–453) and the Topiary Condo

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PAP Lee Hsien Loong
Darryl David
Gan Thiam Poh
Ng Ling Ling
Nadia Samdin
Reform Kenneth Jeyaretnam
Andy Zhu
Noraini Yunus
Charles Yeo
Darren Soh
Majority
Rejected ballots
Turnout
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

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 +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
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 +3.19
Reform Arthero Lim
Alex Tan
Osman Bin Sulaiman
Mansor 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

General Election 2006: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
General Election 2001: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

General Election 1997: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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
General Election 1991: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
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

See also

References

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