Sengkang West Single Member Constituency
Sengkang West | |
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Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
Electorate | 47,846 |
Former constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Abolished | 2020 |
Seats | 1 |
Member(s) | Constituency abolished |
Town Council | Ang Mo Kio[1] |
Created from | Ang Mo Kio GRC Cheng San GRC |
Replaced by |
Sengkang West Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. At abolition, it was managed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council.
History
[edit]In 2011, the constituency was formed from the Sengkang West division of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC).[2] Lam Pin Min, then the Member of Parliament (MP) for said division, stood for reelection in the SMC; he defeated Koh Choong Yong from the Workers' Party (WP) with 58.1% of the vote.[3]
In 2015, part of the constituency was returned to Ang Mo Kio GRC;[4] Lam won 62.1% of the vote in a rematch against Koh.[3]
In 2020, the constituency was abolished and split into two parts; one was returned to Ang Mo Kio GRC, the other merged into the newly created Sengkang GRC.[5]
Member of Parliament
[edit]Year | Member | Party | ||
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2011 | Lam Pin Min | PAP | ||
2015 | ||||
Constituency abolished (2020) |
Candidates and results
[edit]Elections in 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Lam Pin Min | 14,689 | 58.11 | N/A | |
WP | Koh Choong Yong | 10,591 | 41.89 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,098 | 16.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,717 | 95.70 | N/A | ||
PAP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Lam Pin Min | 17,564 | 62.11 | ![]() | |
WP | Koh Choong Yong | 10,716 | 37.89 | ![]() | |
Majority | 6,848 | 24.22 | ![]() | ||
Rejected ballots | 417 | ||||
Turnout | 28,697 | 95.28 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 30,119 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | +4.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Home" (PDF). Ang Mo Kio Town Council. Singapore. December 2017. p. 20. Retrieved 13 Jun 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). lkyspp.nus.edu.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ a b "GE2015: Lam Pin Min wins Sengkang West SMC". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Size of Electorate" (PDF). Elections Department Singapore. 1 April 2019.
- ^ "More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report". CNA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.