Jurong Group Representation Constituency

Jurong Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 裕廊集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Jurong; Tamil: ஜூரோங் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large section of Jurong, sections of Bukit Batok and areas near Upper Bukit Timah Road. The five divisions of the GRC are Bukit Batok East, Jurong Central, Taman Jurong and Clementi as well as Jurong Spring.

Not to be confused with the defunct Jurong Single Member Constituency.
Jurong
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionWest Region, Singapore
Electorate131,234
Current constituency
Created2001 (2001)
Seats5
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Tan Wu Meng
Rahayu Mahzam
Shawn Huang Wei Zhong
Xie Yao Quan
Town CouncilJurong–Clementi
Created from

Jurong GRC is headed by Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam; assisting Tharman is Parliamentary Secretary in the Health Ministry, Rahayu Mahzam.

History

In the 2011 general elections, the Jurong Central and Hong Kah division's population carved to form the new Jurong Spring division, while Yuhua became a SMC in return. In 2015, Bukit Batok was carved as a SMC while Clementi, a division under the West Coast GRC, was absorbed to the ward to maintain its five seats.

The constituency was first contested in the 2001 general election with the People's Action Party against the Singapore Democratic Party. The ward won a walkover in 2006 before facing another contest with the National Solidarity Party (2011), Singaporeans First (2015) and Red Dot United (2020); however, this GRC has always been held by the People's Action Party since its creation in 2001.

The ward was first led by the Minister Lim Boon Heng until his retirement from politics in 2011. After his retirement, new MP Desmond Lee (now the Minister for Social and Family Development) has assumed leadership for Jurong GRC, but Lee was transferred to West Coast GRC in 2020 with three term MP Ang Wei Neng.

Ivan Lim was introduced on 24 June 2020 for the General Elections but withdrew 3 days later following allegiations of his past behaviour.[1] He was replaced by Xie Yao Quan.

In February 2016, about 600 Jurong GRC residents in the Community Heath Assist Scheme (CHAS) participated in the Project Big Heart carnival, a joint project with Fullerton Health Group. Medication was prescribed to patients at no cost.[2]

Jurong GRC with Bukit Batok SMC & Yuhua SMC are under the same town council, Jurong–Clementi Town Council.

Members of Parliament
Election Division IncumbentParty
1997 PAP
Formation
2001
  • Bukit Batok
  • Bukit Batok East
  • Jurong Central
  • Taman Jurong
  • Yuhua
 PAP
2006 PAP
2011
  • Bukit Batok
  • Bukit Batok East
  • Jurong Central
  • Jurong Spring
  • Taman Jurong
 PAP
2015
  • Bukit Batok East
  • Clementi
  • Jurong Central
  • Jurong Spring
  • Taman Jurong
 PAP
2020 PAP

^ Ong died on 14 July 2008 due to a heart failure. Following his death, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that there would be no by-elections to fill the position since it was a GRC. His seat (Bukit Batok) was temporary replaced by Halimah Yacob from the nearby Bukit Batok East ward until the next election in 2011, where he was succeeded by David Ong.

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s
General Election 2020: Jurong GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Tan Wu Meng
Rahayu Mahzam
Shawn Huang Wei Zhong
Xie Yao Quan		 91,692 74.62 4.66
RDU Michelle Lee Juen
Ravi Philemon
Nicholas Tang
Liyana Dhamirah
Alec Tok		 31,191 25.38 N/A
Majority 60,501 49.24
Rejected ballots 2,517 2.01
Turnout 125,400 95.55 1.79
Registered electors 131,234
PAP hold Swing 4.66

Elections in 2010s
General Election 2015: Jurong GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ang Wei Neng
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Desmond Lee
Rahayu Mahzam
Tan Wu Meng		 95,080 79.28 12.32
SingFirst Foo Ming Jin David
Sukdeu Singh
Tan Peng Ann
Wong Chee Wai
Wong Soon Hong		 24,848 20.72 N/A
Majority 61,666 55.37 N/A
Rejected ballots 2,432
Turnout 122,360
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 2011: Jurong GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ang Wei Neng
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Halimah Yacob
Desmond Lee
David Ong		 76,595 66.96 N/A
NSP Abdul Rasheed
Cristopher Neo
Elvin Ong
Ong Hock Siong
Noraini Yunus		 37,786 33.07 N/A
Turnout 117,087 93.5 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 2000s
General Election 2006: Jurong GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Boon Heng
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Ong Chit Chung
Halimah Yacob
Grace Fu		 Walkover
Turnout 116,573 N/A
PAP hold Swing
General Election 2001: Jurong GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Boon Heng
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
Ong Chit Chung
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Halimah Yacob		 84,472 79.75% N/A
SDP Chee Soon Juan
Chee Siok Chin
Gandhi s/o Karuppiah Ambalam
Mohamed Isa Bin Abdul Aziz
Yeo Boon Keng Vincent		 21,511 20.25% N/A
Turnout 115,113 94.8 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

References
  1. "GE2020: PAP prospective candidate Ivan Lim will not contest in election after online criticism". CNA. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. Quay, Olivia (28 February 2016). "More needy residents in Jurong to receive free medical consultations - Channel NewsAsia". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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