Sengkang Group Representation Constituency

Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (Simplified Chinese: 盛港集选区 Tamil: செங்காங் குழுத்தொகுதி[1]) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The constituency consists parts of the Sengkang town area.[2] The four divisions of the GRC are Anchorvale, Rivervale, Compassvale and Buangkok.

Sengkang
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNorth-East Region, Singapore
Electorate120,166
Current constituency
Created13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Seats4
Party Workers' Party
Member(s)He Ting Ru
Louis Chua
Jamus Lim
Raeesah Khan
Town CouncilSengkang
Created from

As of the 2020 Singapore general election, Sengkang GRC is held by the Workers' Party and led by He Ting Ru.

History

The boundaries of the current GRC consists of parts of the former Sengkang West SMC, the whole of the former Punggol East SMC and the Sengkang Central ward from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. Sengkang West SMC and Punggol East SMC were previously helmed by then Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport, Dr. Lam Pin Min and Charles Chong respectively, while Teo Ser Luck was the MP for the Sengkang Central ward.[3][4]

In the 2020 Singaporean general election, it became the second GRC to be represented by the Worker's Party (WP),[5] and the first GRC to fall directly into the opposition's hands during its first election. Ng Chee Meng who led the People's Action Party (PAP) became the third cabinet minister to lose in a GRC to the opposition, after George Yeo and Lim Hwee Hua in Aljunied GRC in the 2011 general election.

Due to Sengkang as a new GRC, it will be managing it's town council with no other constituencies and named as Sengkang Town Council.

Members of Parliament
Before Formation
Election Division IncumbentParty
2015 PAP
Formation
2020[6]
  • Buangkok
  • Anchorvale
  • Compassvale
  • Rivervale
 WP

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s
General Election 2020: Sengkang GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WP He Ting Ru
Jamus Lim
Raeesah Khan
Louis Chua 		60,217 52.12 N/A
PAP Ng Chee Meng
Lam Pin Min
Amrin Amin
Raymond Lye Hoong Yip		 55,319 47.88 N/A
Majority 4,898 4.24
Rejected ballots 1,194 1.02
Turnout 116,730 97.14 N/A
Registered electors 120,166
WP win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "MP | Parliament Of Singapore". www.parliament.gov.sg.
  2. Lai, Linette (13 March 2020). "Singapore GE: New Sengkang GRC to be formed; includes single-seat wards of Punggol East and Sengkang West". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report". CNA. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  4. hermesauto (2020-03-13). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  5. "GE2020: Workers' Party wins new Sengkang GRC with 52.13% of votes". CNA. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  6. Lee, Jeremy (19 July 2020). "Sengkang GRC Team's Areas Of Responsibility Revealed By WP, Jamus Lim Will Serve Anchorvale". MS News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
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