Punggol West Single Member Constituency

Punggol West Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern area of Singapore formed in 2020. The constituency is carved out from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC.[1] The incumbent MP is Sun Xueling.

Punggol West
Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNorth-East Region, Singapore
Electorate26,579
Current constituency
Created13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Seats1
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Sun Xueling
Town CouncilPasir Ris–Punggol
Created fromPasir Ris–Punggol GRC

History

Punggol West used to be part of the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. However, in 2020, Punggol West was carved into the new constituency called Punggol West Single Member Constituency and reducing the size of the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC from six to five seats. Schools like Oasis Primary, Punggol Cove Primary and Waterway Primary were carved in the new SMC. People's Action Party (PAP) candidate Sun Xueling defeated Worker's Party (WP) candidate Tan Chen Chen with a vote count of 60.97% vs 39.03% in the 2020 Singapore general election which made her the incumbent MP of the new constituency of Punggol West.

Punggol West SMC with Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC are under same town council, Paris Ris-Punggol Town Council.

Members of Parliament
Election Division IncumbentParty
2020Punggol West SMCSun XuelingPAP

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s
General Election 2020: Punggol West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sun Xueling 15,637 60.97 N/A
WP Tan Chen Chen 10,012 39.03 N/A
Majority 5,625 21.94
Rejected ballots 216 0.84
Turnout 25,865 97.31 N/A
Registered electors 26,579
PAP win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. Sim, Royston (13 March 2020). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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