Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency
Appearance
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (October 2013) |
Pasir Ris–Punggol | |
---|---|
Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | East and North-East Regions, Singapore |
Electorate | 166,587 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2001 |
Seats | 5 |
Party | People's Action Party |
Member(s) | Mohamed Sharael Taha Desmond Tan Teo Chee Hean Yeo Wan Ling Janil Puthucheary |
Town Council | Pasir Ris–Punggol |
Created from |
The Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency is a five-member
Pasir Ris West, Punggol Shore as well as Punggol Coast managed by Pasir Ris—Punggol Town Council. The current MPs are Mohamed Sharael Taha,Desmond Tan, Teo Chee Hean, Yeo Wan Ling and Janil Puthucheary from the People's Action Party
(PAP).
History
Its first contest happened in 2006 with the opponent being
2011 general election, the incumbent People's Action Party announced that their team would be led by Teo Chee Hean, and include then-Senior Parliamentary Secretary Teo Ser Luck, Penny Low, as well as new candidates Janil Puthucheary, Gan Thiam Poh and Zainal Sapari.[1] In the 2015 general election, Penny Low retired from politics and new candidates Ng Chee Meng and Sun Xueling joined the team.[2]
In the
Members of Parliament
Election | Division | Members of Parliament | Party | |
2001 |
|
|
PAP | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 |
|
| ||
2011 |
|
| ||
2015 |
|
| ||
2020 |
|
Electoral results
Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
Elections in 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Mohamed Sharael Taha Desmond Tan Teo Chee Hean Yeo Wan Ling Janil Puthucheary |
100,772 | 64.15 | 8.74 | |
SDA | Desmond Lim Abu Mohamed Harminder Pal Singh Kelvin Ong Soon Huat Kuswadi Atnawi |
37,179 | 23.67 | 3.44 | |
PV | Jireh Lim Prabu Ramachandran Mohamed Nassir Ismail Gilbert Goh Keow Wah Vigneswari Ramachandran |
19,127 | 12.18 | N/A | |
Majority | 44,466 | 28.30 | |||
Rejected ballots | 3,392 | 2.11 | |||
Turnout | 160,470 | 96.33 | 1.96 | ||
Registered electors | 166,587 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | 8.74 |
Elections in 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Zainal Sapari Teo Chee Hean Ng Chee Meng Teo Ser Luck Sun Xueling Janil Puthucheary |
125,021 | 72.89 | 8.10 | |
SDA | Desmond Lim Harminder Pal Singh Abu Mohammed Arthero Lim Ong Teik Seng Wong Way Weng |
46,508 | 27.11 | 8.10 | |
Majority | 78,513 | 45.78 | 16.2 | ||
Rejected ballots | 5,310 | 3.00 | - | ||
Turnout | 176,839 | 94.37 | 0.13 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | 8.10 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Zainal Sapari Teo Chee Hean Penny Low Gan Thiam Poh Teo Ser Luck Janil Puthucheary |
100,493 | 64.79 | 3.91 | |
SDA | Harminder Pal Singh Sidney Soon Mohd Shafni Ahmad Tan Keng Hong Jeffrey Lim Patrick Lee Song Juan |
54,601 | 35.21 | 3.91 | |
Turnout | 159,639 | 94.5 | -0.3 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | 3.91 |
Elections in 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | ' | 113,322 | 68.70 | N/A | |
SDA | Desmond Lim Ishark Bin Haroun Lineker Lee Hock Huat Mohamad Hamim Bin Aliyas Ong Beng Soon Elvin Yen Kim Khooi |
51,618 | 31.30 | N/A | |
Turnout | 169,172 | 94.8 | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Michael Lim |
Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 134,151 | N/A | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
References
- ^ Ramesh, S (19 April 2011). "GE: PAP announces election line-up". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ Chew, Hui Min (22 August 2015). "PAP introduces 2 new faces in Pasir Ris–Punggol team: Ex-defence chief Ng Chee Meng, Sun Xueling". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Sim, Royston (13 March 2020). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report". CNA. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.