Aljunied Group Representation Constituency

Aljunied
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Northeastern Singapore
Electorate 148,142
Current constituency
Created 1988
Number of members 5
Member(s) Chen Show Mao
Sylvia Lim Swee Lian
Low Thia Khiang
Muhamad Faisal Manap
Pritam Singh
Town Council Aljunied-Hougang
Not to be confused with the smaller constituency with similar name of Aljunied Single Member Constituency, which existed since the pre-independence era. This article is describing a present ward.

Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 阿裕尼集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Aljunied; Tamil: அல்ஜுனிட் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large part of Hougang, Serangoon Gardens, a portion of Bedok. Located within Aljunied GRC is an enclave single member constituency known as Hougang Single Member Constituency (SMC) which is currently manned by an opposition Member of Parliament from the Workers' Party.

Aljunied GRC was formed in 1988 and was held by the People's Action Party (PAP) till 2011. Currently, Aljunied GRC is led by the Secretary-General of the Workers' Party, Low Thia Khiang. This is the first time a Group Representation Constituency has been won by a party other than the PAP since the introduction of the Group Representation Constituency concept in 1988. This GRC has seen competitive contests between the PAP and WP in the 2006, 2011 and 2015 general elections. At the most recent general election, the PAP team consisting of former MP Yeo Guat Kwang and four first-time candidates lost by a close margin, garnering a vote share of 49.04%.

Aljunied GRC absorbed several GRCs that the opposition may have won before 2011. These includes Eunos GRC (Eunos division) in 1997 and Cheng San GRC (Punggol South division) in 2001.

Members of Parliament

Election Aljunied Kembangan Kampong Ubi Bedok Reservoir Paya Lebar Changi Simei Eunos Aljunied-Hougang Serangoon Kaki Bukit
1984 SMC
as Aljunied		 SMC SMC
as Kampong Kembangan		 SMC SMC
as Changi and Changkat		 SMC SMC
as Serangoon Gardens		 SMC
Formation
1988 Chin Harn Tong
as Aljunied		 Wan Hussin B H Zoohri George Yeo
as Kampong Kembangan		 SMC As Changi and Changkat Eunos GRC SMC
as Serangoon Gardens		 Eunos GRC
1991 Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd Ker Sin Tze As Changi and Changkat South ward in Tampines GRC Thomson GRC
as Serangoon Gardens
1997 Toh See Kiat
as Aljunied		 Marine Parade GRC David Lim Tik En Sidek B Saniff Marine Parade GRC East Coast GRC
2001 Ong Seh Hong George Yeo
as Kembangan		 Cynthia Phua East Coast GRC Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed Yeo Guat Kwang
2006 Marine Parade GRC
as Kampong Ubi-Kembangan		 George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Marine Parade GRC
2011 Low Thia Khiang Chen Show Mao Pritam Singh Ang Mo Kio GRC
as Ang Mo Kio-Hougang		 Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap
2015

Operational responsibility

Candidates and Results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Aljunied GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WP Chen Show Mao
Sylvia Lim Swee Lian
Low Thia Khiang
Muhamad Faisal Manap
Pritam Singh		 70,050 50.96 -3.76
PAP Yeo Guat Kwang
Lye Thiam Fatt Joseph Victor
Chua Eng Leong
K Muralidharan Pillai
Shamsul Kamar		 67,424 49.04 +3.76
Majority 2,626 1.9
Rejected ballots 1,638 1.2
Turnout 138,474 93.8 +0.3
WP hold Swing N/A


General Election 2011: Aljunied GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WP Chen Show Mao
Sylvia Lim Swee Lian
Low Thia Khiang
Muhamad Faisal Manap
Pritam Singh		 72,289 54.72 +10.81
PAP Lim Hwee Hua
Ong Ye Kung
Cynthia Phua
George Yong-Boon Yeo
Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed		 59,829 45.28 -10.81
Majority 12,460 9.4
Turnout 133,906 93.5 -0.1
WP gain from PAP Swing +10.8

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Aljunied GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Cynthia Phua
George Yeo
Lim Hwee Hua
Yeo Guat Kwang
Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed		 74,483 56.09 N/A
WP Goh Meng Seng
James Gomez
Sylvia Lim Swee Lian
Mohammed Rahizan Bin Yaacob
Tan Wui-Hua		 58,593 43.91 N/A
Turnout 135,817 93.6
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 2001: Aljunied GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Cynthia Phua
George Yeo
Ong Seh Hong
Yeo Guat Kwang
Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed		 N/A Walkover
Turnout 125,115 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Aljunied GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ker Sin Tze
David Lim Tik En
Sidek B Saniff
Toh See Kiat
George Yeo		 64,299 67.02 N/A
SDP Aziz Ibrahim
Kwan Yue Keng
S. Kunalen
Tay Hoon
Wong Hong Toy		 31,645 32.98 N/A
Turnout 98,915 95.6 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1991: Aljunied GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP George Yeo
Chin Harn Tong
Ker Sin Tze
Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd		 Walkover
Turnout 94,490 N/A N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Aljunied GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chin Harn Tong
Wan Hussin bin Haji Zoohri
George Yeo		 34,020 56.33
SDP Ashleigh Seow
Mohamed Jufrie bin Mahmood
Neo Choon Aik		 26,375 43.67
Majority 7,645 12.6
Turnout 61,592 94.2
PAP win (new seat)

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