| Sengkang West | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
 | |
| Region | Northeastern Singapore |
| Electorate | 47,846 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Abolished | 2020 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
| Town Council | Ang Mo Kio[1] |
| Created from | Ang Mo Kio GRC Cheng San GRC |
| Replaced by | |
Sengkang West Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency located in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The constituency covers the western area of Sengkang, between Sengkang East Road and Fernvale Road.
In 2011, the constituency was formed by carving out a ward from Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
In 2015, part of the constituency, part of Fernvale, was carved out and merged back into Ang Mo Kio GRC.[2]
In 2020, the constituency was abolished and was split into two parts, one part merged back to Ang Mo Kio GRC, the other merged into the Sengkang GRC.[3]
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
| 2011 | Lam Pin Min | PAP | |
| 2015 | |||
Candidates and results
Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lam Pin Min | 14,689 | 58.11 | N/A | |
| WP | Koh Choong Yong | 10,591 | 41.89 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,098 | 16.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 25,717 | 95.70 | N/A | ||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lam Pin Min | 17,564 | 62.11 |  4.00 | |
| WP | Koh Choong Yong | 10,716 | 37.89 |  4.00 | |
| Majority | 6,848 | 24.22 | 8.02 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 417 | ||||
| Turnout | 28,697 | 95.28 | 0.42 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,119 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | +4.00 | |||
References
- ↑ "Our Home" (pdf). Ang Mo Kio Town Council. Singapore. December 2017. p. 20. Retrieved 13 Jun 2022.
- ↑ Written reply on the size of electorate
- ↑ "More electoral divisions, no 6-member GRCs in coming election: EBRC report". CNA. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
External links
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