Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency

Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 惹兰勿刹集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Jalan Besar; Tamil: ஜாலான் புசார் குழுத் தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore. It is named after Jalan Besar, a street in Singapore that forms this GRC's centrepiece. The street itself is within the Kallang planning area, Kallang itself being part of this GRC. The GRC has four divisions consisting of Kampong Glam, Kolam Ayer, Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng and Whampoa.

Jalan Besar
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate107,936
Current constituency
Created1988 (1988)
Seats4
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Josephine Teo
Heng Chee How
Denise Phua
Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah
Town CouncilJalan Besar
Created from
Dissolved2011
Dissolved to
Reformed2015
Reformed from

This GRC encompasses several heritage areas, including Little India, Desker Road, Kolam Ayer and Crawford in the North. Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng itself includes the Singapore River, Chinatown and Bukit Ho Swee.

Jalan Besar GRC is being anchored by Manpower Minister and Second Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore) Ms Josephine Teo, co-led by Senior Minister of State Mr Heng Chee How.

History

Jalan Besar GRC was dissolved ahead of the 2011 elections and along with Moulmein from Tanjong Pagar GRC to form Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency while a majority of the Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng and Whampoa were redrawn into Tanjong Pagar GRC and as a SMC, respectively. However, its GRC were again reformed one parliamentary term later in 2015, where changes made from a majority of the GRC were reversed, while the Jalan Besar division was dissolved into other wards.

Jalan Besar GRC were headed by Lee Boon Yang from 1988 to 2009, Yaacob Ibrahim from 1997 to 2020 (with the exception of 2011 - 2015, being in Moulmein–Kallang GRC instead), Lily Neo from 2001 to 2020 (with the exception of 2011 - 2015, being in Tanjong Pagar GRC instead) and Denise Phua from 2006 to present time and Mr Heng Chee How part of the team since 2015 onwards where his Whampoa SMC is being merged back in that year General Election. Jalan Besar GRC has been contested by the opposition at every election, except 1991.

Jalan Besar GRC and Potong Pasir SMC are under the same Town Council, Jalan Besar Town Council.

In 2020, Yaacob Ibrahim and Lily Neo have stepped down and not contesting in the 2020 Singaporean general election, they have been succeeded by Josephine Teo Li Min who have transferred from Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah with Denise Phua and Heng Chee How.

Members of Parliament

Election Division IncumbentParty
Formation
1988
  • Geylang West
  • Jalan Besar
  • Kolam Ayer
PAP
1991
  • Geylang West
  • Jalan Besar
  • Kallang
  • Kolam Ayer
PAP
1997
  • Geylang West
  • Jalan Besar
  • Kolam Ayer
  • Whampoa
PAP
2001
  • Jalan Besar
  • Kampong Glam
  • Kolam Ayer
  • Kreta Ayer - Kim Seng
  • Whampoa
PAP
2006 PAP
Dissolution
Formation
2015
  • Kampong Glam
  • Kolam Ayer
  • Kreta Ayer - Kim Seng
  • Whampoa
PAP
2020 PAP

^ Choo resigned before being charged and convicted in 1999 for cheating offences.[1] However, no by-election was called on the ground since it was a Group Representation Constituency, and the workload for the Whampoa ward was distributed among the rest of the team.

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Jalan Besar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Josephine Teo
Heng Chee How
Denise Phua
Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah
64,631 65.36 2.37
PV Lim Tean
Leong Sze Hian
Nor Azlan Sulaiman
Michael Fang Amin
34,261 34.64 N/A
Majority 30,370 30.72
Rejected ballots 2,948 2.9
Turnout 101,840 94.5
Registered electors 107,720
PAP hold Swing 2.37

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Jalan Besar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Yaacob Ibrahim
Heng Chee How
Denise Phua
Lily Neo
63,644 67.75 N/A
WP Chan Sio Phing Frieda
L Somasundaram
Redzwan Hafidz Abdul Razak
Adrian Sim Tian Hock
30,302 32.25 N/A
Majority 33,342 35.50 -
Rejected ballots 1,550 1.6 -
Turnout 95,496 93.1 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Jalan Besar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Boon Yang
Yaacob Ibrahim
Heng Chee How
Lily Neo
Denise Phua
58,913 69.26 5.23
SDA Cheo Chai Chen
Sebastian Teo
Reno Fong
Muhammad Ali Aman
Vincent Yeo Boon Keng
26,151 30.74 5.23
Turnout 85,064 91.50 0.05
PAP hold Swing 5.23
General Election 2001: Jalan Besar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Boon Yang
Yaacob Ibrahim
Heng Chee How
Loh Meng See
Lily Neo
68,309 74.49 6.94
SDA Desmond Lim
Sin Kek Tong
M Rahizan
Reno Fong
Ng Kee How
23,391 25.51 6.94
Turnout 91,700 91.45 0.84
PAP hold Swing 6.94

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Jalan Besar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Boon Yang
Peh Chin Hua
Choo Wee Khiang
Yaacob Ibrahim
44,840 67.55 N/A
SDP Gandhi Ambalam
Jufrie Mahmood
David Chew
Low Yong Nguan
21,537 32.45 N/A
Turnout 71,922 92.29 N/A
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1991: Jalan Besar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Boon Yang
Peh Chin Hua
Choo Wee Khiang
Zulkifli Mohammed
Walkover
Turnout 82,615 N/A N/A
PAP hold Swing

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Jalan Besar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Boon Yang
Peh Chin Hua
Sidek Bin Saniff
31,604 62.68 0.1
WP Marsh Edund Richard
Mohamed Bin Idris
Toh Keng Thong
18,814 37.32
Turnout 50,418 91.77 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

See also

References

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