Tampines Group Representation Constituency

Tampines
Tampines
	Group Representation Constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	East Region, Singapore
Electorate	151,708
Current constituency
Created	1988
Seats	5
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Masagos Zulkifli; Baey Yam Keng; Desmond Choo; Cheng Li Hui; Koh Poh Koon
Town Council	Tampines
Created from	Changkat SMC; Tampines SMC;

Tampines Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 淡滨尼集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Tampines; Tamil: தெம்பனிஸ் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines with five divisions -Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines Central, Tampines North and Tampines Changkat. The electoral boundaries remained unchanged between the 2001 elections until early 2020 when its boundaries were redrawn to include Tampines retail park from the neighbouring Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. The GRC has faced a contest in every general election except 1997, in which the National Solidarity Party was disqualified. In the 2001 and 2006 general elections, the PAP's opponent was the Singapore Democratic Alliance (due to a merger with National Solidarity Party until 2007).

Tampines GRC is led by both Social and Family Development Minister, Second Health Minister (and Minister in-charge of Muslim Affairs) Masagos Zulkifli with Senior Minister of State from the Ministry of Health (Singapore) Dr Koh Poh Koon where Koh was moved from Ang Mo Kio GRC after his Yio Chu Kang Division is being crafted out to be a SMC for the 2020 General Election. Following the 2020 EBRC redrawn exercise, the constituency has brought in places that include the Tampines Wafer Fab Park and the entire Tampines North Industrial Estate comprises locations such as Giant Hypermart and IKEA Tampines.

History

Previously, ex-Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan was the anchor minister until he stepped down from the cabinet following the 2011 general elections, retiring from politics in 2015. On May 2016, Heng Swee Keat was incapacitated due to a stroke. His condition was reported to be stable but he remained in the hospital's intensive care unit until 25 June 2016. His fellow MPs assisted to oversee his Tampines Central ward with the former MP Sin Boon Ann returning to help until his discharge. Also, previously Heng Swee Keat was the anchor minister until he was transferred to nearby East Coast GRC in 2020, he was succeeded by Koh Poh Koon.

Tampines GRC is the only GRC that is managing it's town council with no other constituencies and named as Tampines Town Council.

Members of Parliament

Election	Division	Incumbent	Party
1984	Tampines SMC Changkat SMC	Phua Bah Lee Aline Wong		PAP
Formation
1988	Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Changkat	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Bin Yusof Aline Wong		PAP
1991	Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Changkat Changkat South	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Bin Yusof Aline Wong Chng Hee Hock		PAP
1997	Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Central Tampines Changkat	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Bin Yusof Sin Boon Ann Aline Wong		PAP
2001	Tampines North Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Central Tampines Changkat	Ong Kian Min Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Bin Yusof Sin Boon Ann Irene Ng		PAP
2006		Ong Kian Min Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Sin Boon Ann Irene Ng		PAP
2011		Baey Yam Keng Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Irene Ng		PAP
2015		Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Desmond Choo		PAP
2020		Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui Masagos Zulkifli Koh Poh Koon Desmond Choo		PAP

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Tampines GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Masagos Zulkifli Baey Yam Keng Desmond Choo Cheng Li Hui Koh Poh Koon	94,561	66.41	5.65
	NSP	Reno Fong Mohammad Rizwan Mohammad Yeo Ren-Yuan Choong Hon Heng Vincent Ng	47,819	33.59	5.65
Majority			46,742	32.82
Rejected ballots			3,516	2.41
Turnout			145,896	96.17	1.58
Registered electors			151,708
	PAP hold		Swing	5.65

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Tampines GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Heng Swee Keat Masagos Zulkifli Desmond Choo Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui	95,202	72.06	14.84
	NSP	Lim Tean Sebastian Teo Reno Fong Nor Lella Mardilla Muhd Choong Hon Heng	36,920	27.94	14.84
Majority			58,282	44.12	29.68
Rejected ballots			3,638	2.68	0.32
Turnout			135,760	94.59	0.1
	PAP hold		Swing	14.84

General Election 2011: Tampines GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Heng Swee Keat Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Irene Ng Baey Yam Keng	72,728	57.22	11.29
	NSP	Goh Meng Seng Raymond Lim Peng Ann Gilbert Goh Keah Wah Syafarin Sarif Reno Fong Chin Leong	54,381	42.78	11.29
Turnout			130,184	94.7	0.7
	PAP hold		Swing	11.29

Elections in 2000s (decade)

General Election 2006: Tampines GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Sin Boon Ann Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Irene Ng Ong Kian Min	80,376	68.51%	4.83
	SDA	Abdul Rahman Mohamad Lim Tung Hee Arthero Ng Say Eng Ong Hock Siong Tan Lead Shake	36,948	31.49%	4.83
Turnout			120,416	95.4	0.1
	PAP hold		Swing	4.83

General Election 2001: Tampines GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Sin Boon Ann Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Irene Ng Ong Kian Min	85,915	73.34%	N/A
	SDA	Sebastian Teo Foo Kok Wah Neo Ting Wei Abdul Rahim Yip Yew Weng	31,231	26.66%	N/A
Turnout			119,479	95.3	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Tampines GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Sin Boon Ann Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Aline Wong	Walkover
Turnout			154,402		N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1991: Tampines GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman bin Yusof Aline Wong Chng Hee Kok	38,844	59.5	1.5
	NSP	Ken Sunn Rasiah Thiagarajah Ong Seng Kwe Sarry bin Hassan	26,457	40.5	1.5
Turnout			117,951	96.4	-
	PAP hold		Swing	1.5

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Tampines GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman bin Yusof Aline Wong	37,216	61.0%	N/A
	NSP	Lim Ah Yong Chan Yeng Cheong Abdul Malik bin Ali	23,796	39.0%	N/A
Turnout			65,148	96.4	N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

References

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