The following is a list of Singaporean electoral divisions from 1997 to 2001 that served as constituencies that elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 9th Parliament of Singapore in the 1997 Singaporean general elections.[1] The total number of seats in Parliament had increased by 2 to 83 since the last general election.
The number of members in a team representing a group representative constituency (GRC) was increased from 4 to 6.[2] This reduced the total number of electoral divisions to 24.
Group Representation Constituencies
Constituency
|
Seats
|
Minority representation
|
Electorate (1997)
|
Polling Districts (1997)
|
Polling Districts (1999)
|
Wards
|
Aljunied GRC
|
5
|
Malay
|
103,466
|
20
|
24
|
Aljunied
|
Changi–Simei
|
Eunos
|
Kampong Kembangan
|
Paya Lebar
|
Ang Mo Kio GRC
|
5
|
Indian or other
|
125,344
|
27
|
28
|
Ang Mo Kio
|
Kebun Baru
|
Nee Soon South
|
Teck Ghee
|
Yio Chu Kang
|
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
|
5
|
Indian or other
|
122,256
|
20
|
27
|
Bishan–Toa Payoh North
|
Bishan East
|
Thomson
|
Toa Payoh Central
|
Toa Payoh East
|
Bukit Timah GRC
|
5
|
Indian or other
|
118,248
|
21
|
29
|
Bukit Batok
|
Bukit Timah
|
Jurong
|
Ulu Pandan
|
Yuhua
|
Cheng San GRC
|
5
|
Malay
|
103,323
|
18
|
25
|
Cheng San
|
Jalan Kayu
|
Punggol Central
|
Punggol East
|
Punggol South
|
East Coast GRC
|
6
|
Malay
|
142,201
|
34
|
27
|
Bedok
|
Fengshan
|
Joo Chiat
|
Kaki Bukit
|
Kampong Chai Chee
|
Siglap
|
Hong Kah GRC
|
5
|
Malay
|
125,452
|
25
|
30
|
Hong Kah East
|
Hong Kah North
|
Hong Kah West
|
Nanyang
|
Yew Tee
|
Jalan Besar GRC
|
4
|
Malay
|
71,992
|
17
|
16
|
Geylang West
|
Jalan Besar
|
Kolam Ayer
|
Whampoa
|
Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC
|
4
|
Indian or other
|
75,126
|
23
|
20
|
Kim Seng
|
Kreta Ayer
|
Moulmein
|
Tanglin
|
Marine Parade GRC
|
6
|
Malay
|
142,106
|
35
|
36
|
Braddell Heights
|
Geylang Serai
|
Kampong Ubi
|
Marine Parade
|
Mountbatten
|
Serangoon
|
Pasir Ris GRC
|
4
|
Malay
|
85,908
|
16
|
22
|
Pasir Ris Central
|
Pasir Ris Elias
|
Pasir Ris Loyang
|
Pasir Ris South
|
Sembawang GRC
|
6
|
Indian or other
|
154,402
|
29
|
40
|
Bukit Panjang
|
Chong Pang
|
Marsiling
|
Nee Soon East
|
Sembawang
|
Woodlands
|
Tampines GRC
|
4
|
Malay
|
94,476
|
18
|
25
|
Changkat
|
Tampines Central
|
Tampines East
|
Tampines West
|
Tanjong Pagar GRC
|
6
|
Indian or other
|
141,520
|
35
|
30
|
Buona Vista
|
Leng Kee
|
Queenstown
|
Radin Mas
|
Tanjong Pagar
|
Tiong Bahru
|
West Coast GRC
|
4
|
Indian or other
|
74,022
|
16
|
16
|
Clementi
|
Pasir Panjang
|
Telok Blangah
|
West Coast
|
Single Member Constituencies
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