Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency

Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 蔡厝港集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Chua Chu Kang; Tamil: சுவா சூ காங் குழுத் தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The four divisions of the GRC consists of Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Gombak, Keat Hong and Brickland.

Not to be confused with Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency.
Chua Chu Kang
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNorth and West Region, Singapore
Electorate106,693
Current constituency
Created2011 (2011)
Seats4
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Gan Kim Yong
Low Yen Ling
Don Wee Boon Hong
Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Town CouncilChua Chu Kang
Created from

The constituency covers the areas of Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Upper Bukit Timah, Jurong West and Lim Chu Kang. Schools like ITE College West and military installations constitute a large part of the constituency, including most of the SAFTI Live Firing Area, Ama Keng and Neo Tiew military training areas and Murai Urban training facility; additional bases are the Chua Chu Kang, Keat Hong, Lim Chu Kang (I and II) and Sungei Gedong camps and the Tengah Air Base. The Singapore Police Force's Home Team Academy and the Police Coast Guard's Lim Chu Kang base are located in this region of Singapore as well.

Chua Chu Kang GRC is led by Gan Kim Yong, Health Minister and current PAP chairman,[1] and Low Yen Ling, Minister of State.

History

Between 1988 and 2011, at the time Chua Chu Kang GRC was formerly called Hong Kah GRC, Chua Chu Kang SMC was one of the oldest surviving constituencies in Singapore and the only one to have both remained intact and existed before Singapore's independence, existed since 1959 when Singapore gained full self-governance from its colonial British Government. The 2011 elections saw the reformation of both wards with every ward of Hong Kah GRC and Chua Chu Kang being merged into Chua Chu Kang GRC, with the exception of Hong Kah North ward that had been crafted out to become an SMC.

In 2020, the rest of Tengah were moved from Chua Chu Kang GRC to Hong Kah North SMC and all of the Nanyang were shifted to West Coast GRC. The Western Water Catchment, Ama Keng, Wrexham, Poyan, Sarimbun, Lim Chu Kang and Murai were shifted from Nanyang to the newly formed Brickland division.

In 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into the former Hong Kah GRC with the town council being Hong Kah Town Council. In 2015, Yew Tee was absorbed into the newly created Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC.

Choa Chu Kang GRC with Hong Kah North SMC are under the same town council, Choa Chu Kang Town Council.

Members of Parliament
Election Division IncumbentParty
2006 PAP
Formation
2011
  • Chua Chu Kang
  • Bukit Gombak
  • Keat Hong
  • Nanyang
  • Yew Tee
 PAP
2015
  • Chua Chu Kang
  • Bukit Gombak
  • Keat Hong
  • Nanyang
 PAP
2020
  • Brickland
  • Chua Chu Kang
  • Bukit Gombak
  • Keat Hong
 PAP


Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s
General Election 2020: Chua Chu Kang GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Gan Kim Yong
Low Yen Ling
Don Wee Boon Hong
Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim		 59,462 58.64 18.25
PSP Francis Yuen Kin Pheng
Tan Meng Wah
Choo Shaun Ming
Abdul Rahman Mohamad		 41,942 41.36 N/A
Majority 17,520 17.28
Rejected ballots 1,410 1.37
Turnout 102,814 96.36 2.02
Registered electors 106,693
PAP hold Swing 18.25

Elections in 2010s
General Election 2015: Chua Chu Kang GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Gan Kim Yong
Low Yen Ling
Zaqy Mohamad
Yee Chia Hsing		 84,731 76.89 15.69
PPP Goh Meng Seng
Syafarin Sarif
Low Wai Choo
Lee Tze Shih		 25,460 23.11 N/A
Majority 59,271 53.78 -
Rejected ballots 2,949 2.61 -
Turnout 113,140 94.34 -
PAP hold Swing 15.69
General Election 2011: Chua Chu Kang GRC
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Gan Kim Yong
Zaqy Mohamad
Alvin Yeo
Low Yen Ling
Alex Yam		 89,710 61.20
NSP Hazel Poa
Sebastian Teo
Tony Tan Lay Thiam
Nor Lella Mardiiiah Mohamed
Jeisilan Sivalingam		 56,885 38.80
Turnout 149,659 94.3
PAP win (new seat)


See also

References
  1. "Heng Swee Keat picked as PAP's first assistant secretary-general, indicating he will be next PM". StraitsTimes. 23 November 2018.


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