Sengkang West Single Member Constituency

Sengkang West
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNortheastern Singapore
Electorate47,846
Former constituency
Created2011
Abolished2020
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Town CouncilAng Mo Kio[1]
Created fromAng Mo Kio GRC
Cheng San GRC
Replaced by

Sengkang West Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency located in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The constituency covers the western area of Sengkang, between Sengkang East Road and Fernvale Road.

In 2011, the constituency was formed by carving out a ward from Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC).

In 2015, part of the constituency, part of Fernvale, was carved out and merged back into Ang Mo Kio GRC.[2]

In 2020, the constituency was abolished and was split into two parts, one part merged back to Ang Mo Kio GRC, the other merged into the Sengkang GRC.[3]

Member of Parliament

Year Member of Parliament Party
2011 Lam Pin Min PAP
2015

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

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)
General Election 2015: Sengkang West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lam Pin Min 17,564 62.11 Increase4.00
WP Koh Choong Yong 10,716 37.89 Decrease4.00
Majority 6,848 24.22 Increase8.02
Rejected ballots 417
Turnout 28,697 95.28 Decrease0.42
Registered electors 30,119
PAP hold Swing +4.00

References

  1. ^ "Our Home" (PDF). Ang Mo Kio Town Council. Singapore. December 2017. p. 20. Retrieved 13 Jun 2022.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Written reply on the size of electorate
  3. ^ "More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report". CNA. Archived from the original on 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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