Bedok Group Representation Constituency

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Not to be confused with Bedok Single Member Constituency or Ulu Bedok Single Member Constituency.

Bedok
Group Representation constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Current constituency
Created1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Seats4
PartyPeople's Action Party
Created from
Replaced byEast Coast GRC

Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 勿洛集選區;Simplified Chinese: 勿洛集选区) is a defunct Group Representation Constituency in Bedok, Singapore that existed from 1988 to 1997. The last Members of Parliament (MPs) are S Jayakumar, Tan Soo Khoon, Arthur Beng and Abdullah Tarmugi from the People's Action Party (PAP).

History

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Bedok GRC was established in 1988 following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Constituency (SMC).[1]

In 1997, the GRC was merged into East Coast GRC to form a six MP GRC.[2][3]

Members of Parliament

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Year Division Members of Parliament Party
Formation
1988 PAP
1991
Constituency abolished (1997)

Electoral results

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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 1980s

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General Election 1988[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP S Jayakumar
Hong Hai
Ibrahim Othman 		28,266 54.92
WP Gertrude De Gracias
Sarawathy Murugason
Seow Khee Leng 		23,203 45.08
Majority 5,063 9.84
Total valid votes 51,469 98.05
Rejected ballots 1,024 1.95
Turnout 52,493 95.50
Registered electors 54,969
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1990s

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General Election 1991[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP S Jayakumar
Abdullah Tarmugi
Tan Soo Khoon
Arthur Beng Kian Lam 		49,109 61.98 Increase7.06
WP Balakrishnan Ananthan
Sim Say Chuan
Lim Chiu Liang
Tan Soo Phuan 		30,121 38.02 Decrease7.06
Majority 18,988 23.96 Increase14.12
Total valid votes 79,230 97.20 Decrease0.85
Rejected ballots 2,276 2.80 Increase0.85
Turnout 81,506 94.51 Decrease0.99
Registered electors 86,246 56.90
PAP hold Swing Increase7.06

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "New Horizons". The Straits Times. 22 November 1996. p. 54. Retrieved 20 June 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "If you now live in ..." The New Paper. 22 November 1996. p. 5. Retrieved 20 June 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Bedok GRC". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  6. ^ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1991 > Bedok GRC". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 20 June 2025.