Bishan–Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency

Bishan–Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 碧山-大巴窑集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Bishan–Toa Payoh; Tamil: பீஷான்-தோ பாயோ குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central region of Singapore. The GRC consists the entire areas of Bishan, Singapore, the majority of Toa Payoh, parts of Thomson, Singapore. Its sub-constituencies are Thomson, Singapore, Bishan East, Bishan North Bishan, Singapore, Sin Ming, Shun Fu, Toa Payoh West, Toa Payoh East Toa Payoh Central.

Bishan–Toa Payoh
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Singapore
Electorate101,366
Current constituency
Created1997
Number of members5
Member(s)Ng Eng Hen
Josephine Teo Li Min
Chee Hong Tat
Chong Kee Hiong
Saktiandi Supaat
Town CouncilBishan–Toa Payoh

The GRC was formed in 1997 by merging the Bishan East, Bishan North, and Thomson divisions of the Thomson Group Representation Constituency with that of the Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency. The remaining Serangoon Gardens Division was split between three GRCs, namely Aljunied, Ang Mo Kio and Marine Parade.

Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC was first headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore , Wong Kan Seng until his retirement in 2015. Currently, it is headed by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Manpower (and Second Minister of Home Affairs) Josephine Teo, and Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat.

Both the Thomson and Toa Payoh GRCs were uncontested since the 1991 General Elections, with the Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC enjoying the same situation from 1997 until 2011, with the first contest is with Singapore People's Party led by former opposition leader Chiam See Tong. Its boundaries also remained intact throughout its existence until 2015 when it was expanded in size to include Balestier, MacRitchie Reservoir and Novena. In 2020, Bishan North was carved into Marymount Single Member Constituency and reducing the size to four seats, while Balestier and Novena was subsumed into the neighbouring Jalan Besar GRC and in return, Blocks 210 to 224 from the former opposition constituency of Potong Pasir were absorbed into Toa Payoh East.

The westernmost portion of Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC consists of part of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve which is shared with the Holland–Bukit Timah GRC and Nee Soon GRC.

Members of Parliament

Election Division IncumbentParty
1991 PAP
Formation
1997
  • Bishan East
  • Bishan–Toa Payoh North
  • Thomson
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East
PAP
2001 PAP
2006
  • Bishan East
  • Bishan–Toa Payoh North
  • Thomson-Toa Payoh
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East
PAP
2011
  • Bishan East
  • Bishan North
  • Thomson-Toa Payoh
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East
PAP
2015
  • Bishan East - Thomson
  • Bishan North
  • Toa Payoh West - Balestier
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East - Novena
PAP
2020

Areas of responsibility

  • Bishan : Bishan Street 11-15 (Blks 1xx) and Town Centre (Blks 5xx), Junction 8, Bishan MRT/Bus Interchange, Thomson Ridge, Lakeview HUDC Estate (Blks 97A-C), Shunfu Estate, Sin Ming, Raffles Institution, Winsdor Park, Bishan North St 2X Blocks 2XX and Jalan Pemimpin housing estate
  • Toa Payoh West: MacRitchie Reservoir, Bukit Brown, Caldecott, parts of Toa Payoh Lorong 1 & 2, Toa Payoh North, The Peak@TPY
  • Toa Payoh Central: Toa Payoh Lorong 1 (part of), 2, 3, 4 & 5 (part of) and HDB Hub/Toa Payoh MRT/Bus Interchange
  • Toa Payoh East: Toa Payoh Lorong 5-8, Kim Keat Avenue, Toa Payoh East Industrial Estate

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PAP Ng Eng Hen
Josephine Teo Li Min
Chee Hong Tat
Saktiandi Supaat
Chong Kee Hiong
86,514 73.59 +16.66
SPP Benjamin Pwee
Mohammed Hamim Aliyas
Law Kim Hwee
Bryan Long
Mohamad Abdillah Zamzuri
31,049 26.41 -16.66
Majority 55,465 47.18 +33.32
Rejected ballots 2,411 2.01
Turnout 119,974 92.31
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 2011: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PAP Hri Kumar
Josephine Teo Li Min
Ng Eng Hen
Wong Kan Seng
Zainudin Nordin
62,385 56.93
SPP Chiam See Tong
Mohamad Hamim Bin Aliyas
Benjamin Pwee
Wilfred Leung
Jimmy Lee
47,205 43.07
Majority 12,180 13.86
Turnout 111,677 91.2
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PAP Hri Kumar
Josephine Teo Li Min
Ng Eng Hen
Wong Kan Seng
Zainudin Nordin
N/A Walkover
Turnout 115,323 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 2001: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PAP Davinder Singh
Leong Horn Kee
Ng Eng Hen
Wong Kan Seng
Zainudin Nordin
N/A Walkover
Turnout 114,621 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PAP Davinder Singh
Ho Tat Kin
Ibrahim Othman
Leong Horn Kee
Wong Kan Seng
N/A Walkover
Turnout 122,256 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

References

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