Sengkang West Single Member Constituency

Sengkang West Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 盛港西单选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Sengkang West; Tamil: செங்காங் வெஸ்ட் தனித்தொகுதி) was a former Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The ward covers the western area of Sengkang, between Sengkang East Road and Fernvale Road. This ward was carved out during the 2011 General Election and was formerly a ward from the Ang Mo Kio GRC.

Sengkang West
Former Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNortheastern Singapore
Electorate47,846
Former constituency
Created2011
Abolished2020
Seats1
Member(s)Lam Pin Min
Town CouncilAng Mo Kio
Created fromAng Mo Kio GRC
Replaced by

Part of Fernvale (the area west of Fernvale Road) has been carved into Ang Mo Kio GRC in 2015.[1]

In light of the 2020 General Election, Sengkang West SMC was dissolved and split between Ang Mo Kio GRC and the new Sengkang GRC, with the entirety of Fernvale (Blks 4XX) and Anchorvale (Blks 3XX) redrawn under the respective GRCs.[2]

Members of Parliament
Election Division IncumbentParty
2011Sengkang West SMCLam Pin MinPAP

Candidates and Results

Elections in 2010s
General Election 2015: Sengkang West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lam Pin Min 17,564 62.11 4.00
WP Koh Choong Yong 10,716 37.89 4.00
Majority 6,848 24.22 8.02
Rejected ballots 417
Turnout 28,697 95.28 0.42
Registered electors 30,119
PAP hold Swing +4.00
General Election 2011: Sengkang West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lam Pin Min 14,689 58.11 N/A
WP Koh Choong Yong 10,591 41.89 N/A
Majority 4,098 16.2 N/A
Turnout 25,717 95.70 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

References
  1. Written reply on the size of electorate
  2. "More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report". CNA. Retrieved 2020-03-13.


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