Sengkang Group Representation Constituency

The Sengkang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore.[1] The three divisions of the GRC are Anchorvale, Rivervale and Buangkok, with Compassvale subsumed into the existing three. The current MPs are He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim and Louis Chua from the Workers' Party (WP).

Sengkang
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNorth-East Region, Singapore
Electorate120,166
Current constituency
Created13 March 2020 (2020-03-13)
Seats4
Party Workers' Party
Member(s)He Ting Ru
Louis Chua
Jamus Lim
Town CouncilSengkang
Created from

History

The boundaries of the current GRC consists of most part of the former Sengkang West SMC (with the rest going to Ang Mo Kio GRC), the whole of the former Punggol East SMC and the Sengkang Central ward carved out from Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC. Sengkang West SMC and Punggol East SMC were previously helmed by Lam Pin Min and Charles Chong respectively, while Teo Ser Luck was the MP for the Sengkang Central ward.[2][3] Punggol East SMC would become the Sengkang East ward while Sengkang Central was to be split into Sengkang Central ward and Sengkang North ward.[4]

In the 2020 Singaporean general election, it became the second GRC to be represented by the Workers' Party (WP),[5] and the first GRC to fall directly into the opposition's hands upon its debut. Ng Chee Meng, who led the People's Action Party (PAP) team and was earmarked to helm the Sengkang North ward, became the third cabinet minister to lose in a GRC to the opposition. However, Ng Chee Meng, Raymond Lye, Lam Pin Min and Amrin Amin remained as Grassroots leaders for the respective constituencies from 2020 to 2022.

The new WP MPs also introduced new names for the wards. Sengkang Central was split into two and would be known as Buangkok (south) and Compassvale (north), Sengkang East as Rivervale and Sengkang West as Anchorvale. The PAP branches retained the old names, making this the only GRC which the WP and the PAP named the wards differently.[6]

Raeesah Khan resigned from Workers' Party on 30 November 2021. Similar to Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC of which a minority MP has left the GRC, no by-election will be called at all. The minority representation in Parliament will not be affected as there are only 26 of them.[7]

Town Council

Sengkang GRC is managed by the Sengkang Town Council.[8]

Members of Parliament
Election Division Members of ParliamentParty
2020[9]
  • Buangkok
  • Anchorvale
  • Compassvale
    (2020-2021)1
  • Rivervale
 WP

^ Compassvale was carved up and subsumed into the other three existing wards following Raeesah Khan's resignation and Aljunied GRC MP, Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap will be the advisory capacity for Sengkang. [10]

^ Raeesah Begum Bte Farid Khan resigned from the Workers' Party on 30 November 2021, effectively ending her tenure as MP.[11]

Electoral results

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 2020s
General Election 2020: Sengkang GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
WP He Ting Ru
Jamus Lim
Raeesah Khan
Louis Chua 		60,217 52.12 N/A
PAP Ng Chee Meng
Lam Pin Min
Amrin Amin
Raymond Lye		 55,319 47.88 N/A
Majority 4,898 4.24
Rejected ballots 1,194 1.02
Turnout 116,730 97.14 N/A
Registered electors 120,166
WP win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. Lai, Linette (13 March 2020). "Singapore GE: New Sengkang GRC to be formed; includes single-seat wards of Punggol East and Sengkang West". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report". CNA. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  3. hermesauto (2020-03-13). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  4. "Singapore GE2020: PAP's Sengkang GRC team promises new town council, more amenities". The Straits Times. July 2, 2020.
  5. "GE2020: Workers' Party wins new Sengkang GRC with 52.13% of votes". CNA. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  6. "WP share contact details for Sengkang MPs-elect in Telegram blast". mothership.sg.
  7. "Raeesah Khan resigns from The Workers' Party, effectively resigns as MP". CNA. 30 November 2021.
  8. "Sengkang Town Council takes over full running of estates". The Straits Times. October 28, 2020.
  9. Lee, Jeremy (19 July 2020). "Sengkang GRC Team's Areas Of Responsibility Revealed By WP, Jamus Lim Will Serve Anchorvale". MS News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
  10. "No by-election in Sengkang GRC after Raeesah Khan's resignation: WP". CNA. 2 December 2021.
  11. "Raeesah Khan resigns from The Workers' Party, effectively resigns as MP". CNA. 30 November 2021.
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