Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency Explained

Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency should not be confused with Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency.

Tanjong Pagar
Type:Group Representation
Parl Name:Parliament of Singapore
Region:Central Region, Singapore
Electorate:134,642
Members:Chan Chun Sing
Joan Pereira
Alvin Tan
Eric Chua
Indranee Rajah
Seats:5
Local Council Label:Town Council
Local Council:Tanjong Pagar
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The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in Central and Western Singapore. The five divisions consists: Buona Vista, Queenstown, Moulmein-Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru and Henderson-Dawson managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council. The current Members of Parliament are Chan Chun Sing, Joan Pereira, Alvin Tan, Eric Chua and Indranee Rajah from the People's Action Party (PAP).

History

This GRC came into formation in 1991, when it absorbed the Tiong Bahru GRC, Telok Blangah SMC and Tanjong Pagar SMC. Since the formation of the GRC, the ward was notable for its repeated walkovers. The last walkover was in 2011 when Tanjong Pagar GRC became the only constituency to be uncontested following the disqualification of a team of independent candidates (which led by Ng Teck Siong) as they submitted their nomination papers 35 seconds late.[1]

Members of Parliament

Year Division Members of Parliament Party
  • Radin Mas
  • Tiong Bahru
  • Tanjong Pagar
  • Telok Blangah
PAP
  • Buona Vista
  • Leng Kee
  • Queenstown
  • Radin Mas
  • Tiong Bahru
  • Tanjong Pagar
  • Moulmein
  • Queenstown
  • Radin Mas
  • Tanglin–Cairnhill
  • Tiong Bahru
  • Tanjong Pagar
2006
  • Buona Vista
  • Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng
  • Queenstown
  • Tanglin–Cairnhill
  • Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru
  • Buona Vista
  • Henderson–Dawson
  • Moulmein–Cairnhill
  • Queenstown
  • Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru
Lee died on 23 March 2015 due to pneumonia. No by-elections were called as it was a GRC and Rajah served as a temporary MP for the ward until the general elections in September that year.

Electoral results

Elections in 2020s

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Chua. Lee Hoong. 28 April 2011. Singapore heads to history-making polls on May 7. The Straits Times. 9 May 2011.