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Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency

Former constituency in Singapore


Summary

Former constituency in Singapore

FieldValue
typeFormer single-member
nameJoo Chiat
year1959–1988
2001-2015
parl_nameParliament of Singapore
memberConstituency abolished
image[[File:Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency locator map.png240px]]
captionLocation under 2006 boundaries
regionsoutheastern Singapore
elects_howmany1
electorate22,069
nextMarine Parade GRC
previousEast Coast GRC

2001-2015

Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency (SMC) that was located in the eastern region of Singapore. The SMC formerly encompassed the areas of Joo Chiat, Katong, Opera Estate, Siglap and a portion of Telok Kurau. It had existed from 1959 until 1988, when it was merged with neighbouring constituencies to form Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Bedok GRC). It was reformed just before the 2001 general election after being carved out from East Coast Group Representation Constituency. The seat has been held by the People's Action Party since its reformation that year and was contested again in 2006.

History

Bukit Panjang and Mountbatten currently share the roots where it has been interrupted due to Group Representation Constituency system, where it had been merged into the respective bigger constituencies at different times. No other constituencies has survived longer without the interruption after Chua Chu Kang had been merged into Chua Chu Kang GRC.

Prior to the 2015 general election, the constituency was merged into Marine Parade GRC.

Member of Parliament

YearMemberPartyLegislative Assembly of SingaporeParliament of Singapore
Formation
1959Koh Choon HongSPA
1963Fong Kim HengPAP
1966Yeoh Ghim SengPAP
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988 – 2001)
2001Chan Soo SenPAP
2006
2011Charles Chong
Constituency abolished (2015)

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1950s

Elections in 1960s

Elections in 1970s

Elections in 1980s

Elections in 2000s

Elections in 2010s

References

References

  1. (22 April 2025). "‘I am stepping up – again’: Three-time WP candidate Yee Jenn Jong looks set to contest GE2025". The Straits Times.
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