Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency
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| Kebun Baru | |
|---|---|
| Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 22,223 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1980 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Henry Kwek |
| Town Council | Ang Mo Kio |
| Created from | Ang Mo Kio SMC |
| Merged | 1991 |
| Merged to | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
| Reformed | 2020 |
| Reformed from | Nee Soon GRC |
The Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It is managed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is People's Action Party (PAP) Henry Kwek.
History
[edit]The original Kebun Baru SMC was carved from the now-defunct Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency in 1980. It was helmed by Lim Boon Heng throughout its first 11 years of existence.
In 1988, it was renamed as Kebun Baru Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms.
It was absorbed into the new Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC) prior to the 1991 general election.
Following the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee's report on 13 March 2020, it was announced that, Kebun Baru SMC, would be re-introduced for the 2020 general election.[1] The constituency was carved out of Nee Soon GRC, where the constituency is transferred to in 2015.[2]
In the 2020 general election, People's Action Party's (PAP) Henry Kwek defeated Progress Singapore Party's (PSP) Kumaran Pillai with a vote count of 62.97% vs 37.03%, which made Kwek the MP for Kebun Baru.
On 17 April 2025, PSP announced Tony Tan Lay Thiam as its candidate contesting the constituency for the 2025 general election.[3]
Member of Parliament
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | |||
| 1980 | Lim Boon Heng | PAP | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | |||
| Constituency abolished (1991 – 2020) | |||
| 2020 | Henry Kwek | PAP | |
| 2025 | |||
Electoral results
[edit]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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Boon Heng | 13,632 | 82.83 | ||
| DPP | Lim Tiong Hock | 1,883 | 11.44 | ||
| UPF | Jantan B Taib | 943 | 5.73 | ||
| Majority | 11,749 | 71.39 | |||
| Total valid votes | 16,458 | 96.99 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 511 | 3.01 | |||
| Turnout | 16,969 | 95.82 | |||
| Registered electors | 17,709 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Boon Heng | 12,311 | 75.84 |  6.99
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| UPF | Harbans Singh | 3,921 | 24.16 |  18.43
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| Majority | 8.390 | 51.68 | 19.71
| ||
| Total valid votes | 16,232 | 95.77 | 1.22
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 717 | 4.23 | 1.22
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| Turnout | 16,949 | 96.62 | 0.80
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| Registered electors | 17,542 | 0.94
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| PAP hold | Swing | 6.99
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Boon Heng | 15,734 | 75.36 | 0.48
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| NSP | Mohamed Affendy bin Abdul Rahim | 5,145 | 24.64 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,589 | 50.72 | 0.96
| ||
| Total valid votes | 20,879 | 97.37 | 1.60
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 564 | 2.63 | 1.60
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| Turnout | 21,443 | 95.24 | 1.38
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| Registered electors | 22,515 | 28.35
| |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 0.48
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Elections in 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Henry Kwek | 13,309 | 62.92 | ||
| PSP | Kumaran Pillai | 7,842 | 37.08 | ||
| Majority | 5,467 | 25.85 | |||
| Total valid votes | 21,151 | 98.20 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 387 | 1.80 | |||
| Turnout | 21,538 | 95.20 | |||
| Registered electors | 22,623 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Henry Kwek | 13,721 | 68.50 | 5.53
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| PSP | Tony Tan | 6,310 | 31.50 | 5.53
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| Majority | 7,411 | 37 | |||
| Total valid votes | 20,031 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 325 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 22,263 | 1.77
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| PAP hold | Swing | 5.53
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References
[edit]- ^ "Key changes to the electoral boundaries: What you need to know". CNA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Singapore GE: Kebun Baru to return as SMC after nearly 30 years". The Straits Times.
- ^ Ang, Hwee Min (17 April 2025). "GE2025: PSP to field Hazel Poa's husband Tony Tan in Kebun Baru SMC". CNA. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Kebun Baru". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1984 > Kebun Baru". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Kebun Baru". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2020 > Kebun Baru". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
