Sembawang Group Representation Constituency

History

Creation

From its creation until the 2006 general elections, the GRC was always uncontested. In the 2006 general elections, the Singapore Democratic Party led by Chee Soon Juan's sister Chee Siok Chin contested in the GRC against the PAP team led by Khaw Boon Wan in which the PAP team won with 76.7% against the SDP's 23.3%. In the 2011 general election, the PAP won against the SDP team led by former Workers' Party Aljunied GRC candidate James Gomez with a reduced majority of 63.9%. In the 2015 general elections, although the SDP did not contest in the GRC, the National Solidarity Party contested and the PAP won against the NSP with 72.3% of the vote. Prior to the 2020 general election, Khaw and Lim Wee Kiak retired, Amrin Amin moved to contest in Sengkang GRC unsuccessfully and Ong Ye Kung became the anchor minister for the PAP Sembawang GRC team. The PAP team proceeded to win with 67.3% of the vote.

2025 general election

For the 2025 general election, the majority of the residential area of Sembawang West ward was carved out of the GRC to form a new Sembawang West Single Member Constituency (SMC) in order to reduce the number of voters in the GRC.

In the same year, the National Solidarity Party (NSP) and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) entered talks hoping to avert a three-cornered fight in the GRC. However, on 12 April, both parties were unable to come to an agreement as NSP rejected SDP's proposal for NSP to instead contest in Holland–Bukit Timah.

Due to the creation of Sembawang West SMC, Poh Li San, left the GRC team to stand for reelection alone. A reconfigured PAP team defeated SDP with 67.75% of the vote to the SDP's 29.93%, while the NSP lost their deposit with 2.32% of the vote.

Members of Parliament

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 1980s

Charles Chong Tony Tan}} |reg. electors= 55,633 winner=People's Action Party

Elections in 1990s

K Shanmugam Ho Peng Kee Tony Tan}} |reg. electors= 117,951

Hawazi Daipi Ho Peng Kee K Shanmugam Teo Ho Pin Tony Tan |reg. electors= 154,402

Elections in 2000s

Hawazi Daipi Mohd Maliki Osman K Shanmugam Tony Tan Warren Lee}} |reg. electors= 166,137

Elections in 2010s

Elections in 2020s

References

• 2011 General Election's result

References

1. "GE2025: Six new SMCs created as the EBRC lays out changes to constituencies".
2. (11 March 2025). "6 new SMCs for GE2025, five single seats gone". The Straits Times.
3. Begum, Shabana. (6 April 2025). "GE2025: NSP plans to meet SDP for talks to avoid three-cornered fight in Sembawang GRC".
4. Begum, Shabana. (12 April 2025). "GE2025: NSP, SDP fail in talks to avoid three-cornered fight in Sembawang GRC".
5. Begum, Shabana. (22 April 2025). "GE2025: Poh Li San to contest new Sembawang West SMC, against SDP's Chee Soon Juan". [[The Straits Times]].
6. (2025-05-04). "GE2025: PAP wins Sembawang GRC with 67.75% of the vote, Poh Li San wins Sembawang West SMC". The Straits Times.
7. "ELD {{!}} 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results".
8. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Sembawang GRC".
9. "ELD {{!}} 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results".
10. "ELD {{!}} 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results".
11. "ELD {{!}} 2001 Parliamentary General Election Results".
12. "STATEMENT OF THE POLL AFTER COUNTING THE BALLOTS".
13. (16 July 2020). "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Sembawang".
14. (16 May 2025). "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Sembawang".