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 four-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. The four divisions of the GRC are Bishan East-Sin Ming, Toa Payoh West-Thomson, Toa Payoh East and Toa Payoh Central.

Bishan–Toa Payoh
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate101,366
Current constituency
Created1997 (1997)
Seats4
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Ng Eng Hen
Chee Hong Tat
Saktiandi Supaat
Chong Kee Hiong
Town CouncilBishan–Toa Payoh
Created from

The GRC was formed in 1997 by merging the Bishan East, Bishan North, Serangoon Gardens and Thomson divisions of the Thomson Group Representation Constituency with that of the Kuo Chuan, Boon Teck and Toa Payoh divisions of 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 is currently headed by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen and Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat.

History

Both the Thomson and Toa Payoh GRCs were uncontested since the 1991 General Elections but in 2001, Ibrahim Othman, Leong Horn Kee and Hong Tat Kin retired from political service, they were succeeded by Ng Eng Hen, Hri Kumar Nair & Zainudin Nordin succeeded him. In 2006, Davinder Singh retired from political service, he was succeeded by Josephine Teo Li Min. The Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC enjoying the same situation from 1997 until 2011 with former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Wong Kan Seng leading the team until 2011 with the first contest is with Singapore People's Party led by former opposition leader Chiam See Tong with results of 56.93% to 43.07% . Its boundaries also remained intact throughout its existence until 2015 when it was expanded in size to include Balestier, MacRitchie Reservoir and Novena.

In 11 September 2015, when Wong Kan Seng retired from political service after 31 years, Hri Kumar Nair quit running for political office just before the 2015, citing his wife’s diagnosis of lymphoma in 2012 as a factor and Zainudin Nordin quit running for political office citing wanting to spend more time with his family. They were succeeded by Chong Kee Hiong, Chee Hong Tat and Saktiandi Supaat. In 2015 Singaporean general election, the second contest with the Singapore People's Party led by Benjamin Pwee with results of 73.59% to 26.41%. In 2020, the third contest is with Singapore People's Party led by former opposition leader Steve Chia with the results of 67.26% to 32.74% and Bishan North where Josephine Teo was managing was carved into Marymount Single Member Constituency and reducing the size to four seats, while and she was transferred to Jalan Besar GRC. 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 Holland–Bukit Timah GRC and Kebun Baru SMC.

Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and Marymount SMC are under the same town council, Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council.

Members of Parliament

Election Division IncumbentParty
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 Central
  • Toa Payoh East
PAP
2011
  • Bishan East
  • Bishan North
  • Thomson
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East
PAP
2015
  • Bishan East
  • Bishan North
  • Toa Payoh West
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East
PAP
2020
  • Bishan East
  • Toa Payoh West
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East
PAP

Candidates and results

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)

Elections in 2000s

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
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

Elections in 2010s

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 N/A
SPP Chiam See Tong
Mohamad Hamim Bin Aliyas
Benjamin Pwee
Wilfred Leung
Jimmy Lee
47,205 43.07 N/A
Majority 12,180 13.86 N/A
Turnout 111,677 91.2 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
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 1.11
PAP hold Swing 16.66

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ng Eng Hen
Chee Hong Tat
Saktiandi Supaat
Chong Kee Hiong
62,853 67.26 6.33
SPP Steve Chia
Osman Sulaiman
Melvyn Chiu
Williamson Lee
30,594 32.74 6.33
Majority 32,259 34.52
Rejected ballots 2,043 2.14
Turnout 95,490 94.20 1.89
Registered electors 101,366
PAP hold Swing 6.33

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