Aljunied Group Representation Constituency
The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of five divisions: Eunos, Bedok Reservoir-Punggol, Kaki Bukit, Serangoon and Paya Lebar. The current MPs are Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, Leon Perera and Muhamad Faisal Manap from the Worker's Party (WP).
Aljunied | |
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Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | North-East and East Regions, Singapore |
Electorate | 151,007 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1988 |
Seats | 5 |
Party | Workers' Party |
Member(s) | Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Muhamad Faisal Manap Gerald Giam Leon Perera |
Town Council | Aljunied–Hougang |
Created from |
History
Aljuined GRC consists of a large part of Hougang (excluding Hougang SMC), Paya Lebar, Serangoon Gardens, the southern half of Serangoon North as well as a portion of Bedok and a very small section of Tampines. It absorbed the Eunos and Kaki Bukit wards of Eunos GRC as well as the Punggol East and Punggol South divisions of Cheng San GRC.
Aljunied GRC was formed in 1988 and won by the People's Action Party (PAP). The Workers' Party team which was led by then-WP leader Low Thia Khiang successfully first won the GRC from the PAP in the 2011 general election, making it the first GRC to be won by the opposition since the introduction of the GRC concept in 1988 with the winning team with 54.72% of the votes against the People's Action Party team led by George Yeo with 45.28%.
In the following general election in 2015, the Workers' Party which was led by then-WP leader Low Thia Khiang managed to retain back the GRC, winning 50.96% of the vote against the People's Action Party team including Yeo Guat Kwang and four first-time candidates, who garnered a vote share of 49.04%.
Between 2011 and 2020, Aljunied GRC was led by Low Thia Khiang; he was succeeded by Pritam Singh as part of a leadership renewal process, but he still remains active in politics.
In the 2020 general election, Low Thia Khiang and Chen Show Mao declined to run for re-election; the 2020 election saw the Workers' Party which was led by WP leader Pritam Singh retain back the GRC with 59.95% of the vote, a 9% swing from the previous election against the People's Action Party team, who won 40.05%.
Members of Parliament
Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
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1988 |
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1991 |
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1997 |
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2001 |
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2006 |
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2011 |
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2015 | ||||
2020[1] |
Electoral results
Elections in 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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PAP | Chin Harn Tong George Yeo Wan Hussin Zoohri | 34,020 | 56.33 | |
SDP | Jufrie Mahmood Ashleigh Seow Neo Choon Aik | 26,375 | 43.67 | |
Majority | 7,645 | 12.67 | ||
Rejected ballots | 1,197 | 1.94 | ||
Turnout | 61,592 | 94.24 | ||
Registered electors | 65,351 | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
Elections in 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Chin Harn Tong George Yeo Ker Sin Tze Mohamad Maidin bin Packer | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 94,490 | ||||
PAP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | George Yeo Ker Sin Tze Sidek Saniff David Lim Toh See Kiat | 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 | |
Majority | 15,890 | 12.18 | N/A | ||
Rejected ballots | 2,971 | 3.00 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 98,915 | 95.60 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 103,466 | ||||
PAP hold |
Elections in 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Yeo Guat Kwang George Yeo Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua Ong Seh Hong | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 125,115 | ||||
PAP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Yeo Guat Kwang George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua | 74,843 | 56.09 | N/A | |
WP | Sylvia Lim Goh Meng Seng James Gomez Tan Wui-Hua Mohammed Rahizan Bin Yaacob | 58,593 | 43.91 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,250 | 12.18 | N/A | ||
Rejected ballots | 2,381 | 1.75 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 135,817 | 93.58 | |||
Registered electors | 145,141 | ||||
PAP hold |
Elections in 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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WP | Low Thia Khiang Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Muhamad Faisal Manap Chen Show Mao | 72,289 | 54.72 | 10.81 | |
PAP | George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua Ong Ye Kung | 59,829 | 45.28 | 10.81 | |
Majority | 12,460 | 9.44 | 2.74 | ||
Rejected ballots | 1,788 | 1.34 | 0.41 | ||
Turnout | 133,906 | 93.54 | 0.04 | ||
Registered electors | 143,148 | ||||
WP gain from PAP | Swing | 10.81 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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WP | Low Thia Khiang Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Muhamad Faisal Manap Chen Show Mao | 70,050 | 50.96 | 3.76 | |
PAP | Yeo Guat Kwang Victor Lye Chua Eng Leong Shamsul Kamar Murali Pillai | 67,424 | 49.04 | 3.76 | |
Majority | 2,626 | 1.92 | 7.52 | ||
Rejected ballots | 1,638 | 1.18 | 0.16 | ||
Turnout | 139,112 | 93.90 | 0.36 | ||
Registered electors | 148,142 | ||||
WP hold | Swing | 3.76 |
Elections in 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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WP | Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Muhamad Faisal Manap Gerald Giam Leon Perera | 85,815 | 59.95 | 8.99 | |
PAP | Victor Lye Alex Yeo Chan Hui Yuh Chua Eng Leong Shamsul Kamar | 57,330 | 40.05 | 8.99 | |
Majority | 28,485 | 19.90 | 17.98 | ||
Rejected ballots | 1,582 | 1.09 | 0.09 | ||
Turnout | 144,727 | 95.96 | 2.06 | ||
Registered electors | 150,821 | ||||
WP hold | Swing | 8.99 |
See also
References
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- ^ "1988 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "1991 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "1997 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "2001 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "2006 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "2011 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "2015 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Aljunied" (PDF). Elections Department of Singapore. Government Gazette. Retrieved 16 July 2020.