Sengkang Group Representation Constituency

Sengkang
Group Representation constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNorth-East Region, Singapore
Electorate120,166
Current constituency
Created13 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-13)
Seats4
PartyWorkers' Party
Member(s)He Ting Ru
Jamus Lim
Louis Chua
Town CouncilSengkang
Created from

The Sengkang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. It consists of Punggol East SMC, Sengkang West SMC and what was previously the Sengkang Central ward of the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. Sengkang GRC consists of four divisions: Anchorvale, Rivervale, Buangkok, and Compassvale managed by Sengkang Town Council. The current Members of Parliament are He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim and Louis Chua from the Workers' Party (WP) after the resignation of Raeesah Khan.

History

Before the 2020 general election, Sengkang GRC was formed by merging the bulk of Sengkang West SMC with Punggol East SMC and the Sengkang Central ward of the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC.[1] [2][3]

The WP team, led by He Ting Ru, won the GRC in the 2020 general election, marking only the second time the opposition won a GRC since the introduction of the GRC scheme in 1988. The WP team won with 52.12% against the People's Action Party (PAP) team, led by Ng Chee Meng, which garnered 47.88% of votes.[4]

WP divided the GRC into Buangkok, Anchorvale, Compassvale and Rivervale divisions.[5]

On 30 November 2021, Raeesah Khan resigned as a Member of Parliament after making unsubstantiated allegations in Parliament on three occasions.[6] After Khan's resignation, the workload for the Compassvale division was distributed among the other MPs in Sengkang GRC.

On 27 March 2022, the PAP team for the GRC was revamped with Lam Pin Min remaining, Ng Chee Meng, Amrin Amin and Raymond Lye were replaced with Elmie Nekmat; Theodora Lai Xi Yi, and Ling Weihong.[7] Ling was later replaced by Marcus Loh in October 2023.[8]

Members of Parliament

Election Division Members of Parliament Party
2020[9]
  • Buangkok
  • Anchorvale
  • Compassvale
  • Rivervale
 WP

Electoral results

Note: Elections Department Singapore does not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

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 		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. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report". CNA. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ hermesauto (13 March 2020). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. ^ Parliamentary Elections Act – Statement of the Poll after Counting the ballots for Electoral Division of Sengkang (PDF) (Notification 1442). Republic of Singapore Government Gazette. 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ Lee, Jeremy (19 July 2020). "WP Reveals Sengkang GRC Team's Designated Wards, Jamus Lim Will Serve Anchorvale". MS News - Independent News For Singaporeans. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Raeesah Khan resigns from The Workers' Party, effectively resigns as MP". CNA. 30 November 2021.
  7. ^ Elangovan, Navene (27 March 2022). "PAP unveils 3 new faces in Sengkang GRC, replacing Ng Chee Meng, Amrin Amin and Raymond Lye". TODAY. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ "PAP introduces another new face in Sengkang GRC". CNA. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  9. ^ 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.