Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency
| Jalan Besar | |
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| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 107,936 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Party |  People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Denise Phua Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah Josephine Teo Heng Chee How |
| Town Council | Jalan Besar |
| Created from |
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| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Dissolved to |
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| Reformed | 2015 |
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Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency is a four-member
History
It is named after
.During 1988 general election, the three-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 62.68% of the votes against the WP with 37.32% of the votes.
Jalan Besar GRC has been contested by the opposition at every election, except 1991.
During 1997 general election, the four-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 67.55% of the votes against the WP with 32.45% of the votes.
During 2001 general election, the five-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 74.49% of the votes against the SDA led by Desmond Lim with 25.51% of the votes.
During 2006 general election, the five-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 69.26% of the votes against the SDA with 30.74% of the votes.
Jalan Besar GRC was dissolved ahead of the
However, its GRC were again reformed one parliamentary term later in 2015 Singaporean general election, where changes made from a majority of the GRC were reversed, while the Jalan Besar division was dissolved into other wards.
In 2015 Singaporean general election, the four-member PAP team led by Lily Neo won the election with 67.75% of the votes while WP got 32.25% of the votes.
In 2020 general election, the four-member PAP team led by Josephine Teo won the election with 65.36% of the votes while the Peoples Voice led by Lim Tean obtained 34.64% of the votes.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Division | Members of Parliament | Party | |
| 1988 |
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| 1991 |
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| 1997 |
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| 2001 |
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| 2006 |
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| Constituency abolished (2011–2015) | ||||
| 2015 |
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PAP | |
| 2020 |
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Electoral results
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| PAP | Sidek Bin Saniff
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31,604 | 62.68 | ||
WP
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Marsh Edund Richard Mohamed Bin Idris Toh Keng Thong |
18,814 | 37.32 | ||
| Majority | 12,790 | 25.37 | |||
| Registered electors | 54,941 | ||||
| Turnout | 50,418 | 91.77 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Zulkifli Mohammed
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Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 82,615 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Peh Chin Hua Lee Boon Yang Yaacob Ibrahim Choo Wee Khiang |
44,840 | 67.55 | N/A | |
| SDP | Gandhi Ambalam Jufrie Mahmood David Chew Low Yong Nguan |
21,537 | 32.45 | ||
| Majority | 23,303 | 35.10 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 71,922 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 66,377 | 92.29 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2000s
[5]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lee Boon Yang Loh Meng See Yaacob Ibrahim Lily Neo Heng Chee How |
68,309 | 74.49 |  6.94
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| SDA | Desmond Lim Sin Kek Tong M Rahizan Reno Fong Ng Kee How |
23,391 | 25.51 | N/A | |
| Majority | 44,918 | 48.98 | 13.88
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| Registered electors | 100,268 | 39.41
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| Turnout | 91,700 | 91.45 |  0.84
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| PAP hold | Swing | 6.94
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lee Boon Yang Denise Phua Yaacob Ibrahim Lily Neo Heng Chee How |
58,913 | 69.26 | 5.23
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| SDA | Cheo Chai Chen Sebastian Teo Reno Fong Muhammad Ali Aman Vincent Yeo |
26,151 | 30.74 | 5.23
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| Majority | 32,762 | 38.51 | 10.47
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| Registered electors | 93,025 | 7.22
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| Turnout | 85,064 | 91.50 | 0.05
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| PAP hold | Swing | 5.23
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Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| PAP | Denise Phua Yaacob Ibrahim Lily Neo Heng Chee How |
63,644 | 67.75 | ||
WP
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Frieda Chan L Somasundaram Redzwan Hafidz Abdul Razak Adrian Sim |
30,302 | 32.25 | ||
| Majority | 33,342 | 35.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 102,540 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,550 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 95,496 | 93.1 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Denise Phua Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah Josephine Teo Heng Chee How |
64,631 | 65.36 | 2.37
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| PV | Lim Tean Leong Sze Hian Nor Azlan Sulaiman Michael Fang Amin |
34,261 | 34.64 | N/A | |
| Majority | 30,370 | 30.72 | 4.78
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| Registered electors | 107,720 | 5.05
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| Rejected ballots | 2,948 | 2.9 | 1.3
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| Turnout | 101,840 | 94.5 | 1.4
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| PAP hold | Swing | 2.37
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See also
- Jalan Besar SMC
- Moulmein–Kallang GRC
References
- ^ "Choo resigns as MP, then pleads guilty". The Straits Times. 3 June 1999.
- ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 2001 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 2006 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ Parliamentary Elections Act – Statement of the Poll after Counting the ballots for Electoral Division of Jalan Besar (PDF) (Notification 1427). Republic of Singapore Government Gazette. 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
