Moulmein-Kallang Group Representation Constituency
Moulmein-Kallang Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 摩棉-加冷集选区) is a defunct four-member Group Representation Constituency, and therefore an electoral district composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore. It existed from 2011 to 2015.
The GRC was formed in 2011 general election,since it was just a change in name, it absorbed most parts of the Jalan Besar GRC and the Moulmein ward of Tanjong Pagar GRC. The GRC was broken up in 2015 General Election, reverting to the original wards before 2011.
Moulmein-Kallang GRC was co-led by Minister of Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim who is also Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, and Minister of Transport Lui Tuck Yew.
The ward saw a contest in the 2011 general election between the incumbent People's Action Party and a rookie team from the Workers' Party of Singapore. The National Solidarity Party had expressed interest in contesting the constituency, but dropped out to avoid a three-cornered fight.[1] The PAP emerged victor with 44,828 votes or 58.56% of the total ballot for the electoral division. Incidentally, this was the highest vote percentage for the PAP in a Workers' Party contested constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Jalan Besar | Kampong Glam | Kolam Ayer | Moulmein | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Jalan Besar GRC | Tanjong Pagar GRC | |||
| Formation | |||||
| 2011 | Edwin Tong Chun Fai | Denise Phua Lay Peng | Yaacob Ibrahim | Lui Tuck Yew | |
| Dissolution | |||||
| 2015 | Jalan Besar GRC as kolam ayer & kampong glam | Tanjong Pagar GRC as Moulmein-Cairnhill | |||
Electoral map
- Moulmein - Little india (Tekka) , Ah Hood Estate, Balestier Road, Jalan Rajah, Thomson Road, Farrer Park, Cambridge Estate, Mount Pleasant Road, Lornie Road,Part of Dunearn Road, MacRitchie Reservoir, KK Women's and Children's Hospital ,Watten Road, University Road, Eng Neo,United Square and Watten Estate
- Jalan Besar - Bendemeer Road, Boon Keng ,upper boon keng, Lavender street , king george's avenue and Jalan Besar Stadium
- Kampong Glam - Kampong Glam, North Bridge road , crawford , Beach road , Bugis,Bras basah, Rochor centre , selegie road , waterloo street , City Hall, Raffles Place, Marina Centre (incl. Suntec City and Singapore Flyer), Nicoll highway , Singapore river , Hong Lim, Boat Quay, Clarke Quay, G-MAX and Fort Canning
- Kolam Ayer - Kallang Bahru, Geylang Bahru, St George's Road, The River Vista @ Kallang, Sims Place, Sims Drive and Sims Vista
IN THE GE 2015 ,The Moulmein division is being divided into four parts :
-Blocks 677 & 681-685 of the Perumal and Race Course Roads and Blocks 51 - 54 of Kent Road moved to Jalan Besar GRC -Novena & Balestier areas moved to Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC -Adam Road (Eng Neo ,Dunearn and Watten Estates) moved to Holland-Bukit Timah GRC -The remainder moved to Tanjong Pagar GRC and became Moulmein-Cairnhill, which absorbed parts of Tanglin-Cairnhill as well.
Candidates and Results
Elections in 2010s
| General Election 2011: Moulmein-Kallang GRC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PAP | Lui Tuck Yew Denise Phua Lay Peng Yaacob Ibrahim Edwin Tong |
44,828 | 58.56 | ||
| WP | Mohd Rahizan Ya'acob Toh Hong Boon L Somasundaram Frieda Chan |
31,721 | 41.44 | ||
| Turnout | 76,549 | 89.4 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
References
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