In an upset, the WP team, comprising He Ting Ru, Raeesah Khan, Jamus Lim and Louis Chua, won the GRC, marking the second opposition victory in a GRC since the introduction of GRCs in 1988. They won 52.12% of the vote, defeating Ng Chee Meng and his team representing the governing People's Action Party (PAP). It was also the first time the opposition won a newly created GRC.[4][5][6]
After their victory, the WP divided the GRC into the divisions of Buangkok, Anchorvale, Compassvale and Rivervale.[7]
MP resignation
On 30 November 2021, Khan resigned as a WP member, effectively expelling herself from Parliament, after making unsubstantiated allegations against the police in Parliament on three occasions.[8] After her resignation, the Compassvale division was physically divided among the remaining three MPs for Sengkang GRC. At the same time, Faisal Manap, incumbent MP for Aljunied GRC, became a temporary advisor to the Sengkang GRC team, which party leader Pritam Singh claimed addressed concerns on the lack of a minority MP for the GRC.[9][a]
2025: WP entrenchment
On 27 March 2022, the PAP team for the GRC was revamped with Lam Pin Min remaining; Ng, Amrin Amin and Raymond Lye were replaced with Elmie Nekmat, Theodora Lai Xi Yi, and Ling Weihong.[11] Ling was later replaced by Marcus Loh in October 2023,[12] who was himself replaced by Bernadette Giam in January 2025.[13] After the appointment of Giam, the PAP confirmed their final lineup for the 2025 general election.[14] Prior to the same election, the WP announced that Abdul Muhaimin, a senior property manager at WP-held Aljunied–Hougang Town Council, would be contesting the GRC alongside the incumbent MPs.[15] Despite a national swing towards the PAP, the WP retained the GRC with 56.32% of the vote to the PAP's 43.68%, a positive swing of over 4%.[6][16]
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%.
^Every team in a GRC is legally required to contain at least one minority (i.e. non-Chinese) candidate, either Malay or Indian/other (other being not Chinese, Malay or Indian). The mandatory minority category in a GRC is determined by the President. The number of GRCs requiring Malay candidates at a general election must be three-fifths of the total number of GRCs, or, if that is fractional, the next highest whole number.[10]
^Resigned from Parliament in 2021 after her allegations against the police.
