List of Singaporean Community Development Councils (1997–2001) explained

The following is a list of Singaporean Community Development Councils from 1997 to 2001.

A total of nine Community Development Councils were set up throughout Singapore in 1997.^[1] These were reduced and simplified to five CDCs in 2001 which is under the rationalisation programme:

• Ang Mo Kio-Cheng San CDC was merged into Central Singapore CDC.
• Bukit Timah CDC was merged into South West CDC.
• Hougang CDC was merged into North East CDC.
• Marine Parade CDC and Potong Pasir CDC were merged into South East CDC.
• Sembawang-Hong Kah CDC were split into North West CDC as well as South West CDC respectively.
• Tanjong Pagar CDC were split into Central Singapore CDC (only Tanjong Pagar GRC) and South West CDC (only West Coast GRC).

Community Development Council	Created	Constituencies	Electorate (1997)
			Constituency	CDC
Ang Mo Kio–Cheng San	22 November 1997	Ang Mo Kio GRC	125,344	228,667
		Cheng San GRC	103,323
Bukit Timah	13 December 1997	Bukit Timah GRC	118,248	164,347
		Ayer Rajah SMC	22,025
		Chua Chu Kang SMC	24,074
Central Singapore	22 November 1997	Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC	122,256	289,418
		Jalan Besar GRC	71,992
		Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC	75,126
		Kampong Glam SMC	20,044
Hougang	13 December 1997	Hougang SMC	24,423	24,423
Marine Parade	29 March 1997	East Coast GRC	142,201	305,041
		Marine Parade GRC	142,106
		MacPherson SMC	20,734
North East	22 November 1997	Aljunied GRC	103,466	283,850
		Pasir Ris GRC	85,908
		Tampines GRC	94,476
Potong Pasir	13 December 1997	Potong Pasir SMC	18,759	18,759
Sembawang–Hong Kah	13 December 1997	Hong Kah GRC	125,452	351,034
		Sembawang GRC	154,402
		Boon Lay SMC	20,014
		Bukit Gombak SMC	24,909
		Nee Soon Central SMC	26,257
Tanjong Pagar	29 March 1997	Tanjong Pagar GRC	141,520	215,542
		West Coast GRC	74,022

References

1. Web site: 13 December 1997. People's Association (Community Development Councils) Rules 1997. Singapore Statutes Online.