Brickworks Group Representation Constituency

The Brickworks Group Representation Constituency was a group representation constituency (GRC) in Singapore. It existed from 1988 to 1996.

History

Brickworks GRC was created prior to the 1988 general election with three seats in Parliament; it was a merger of the constituencies of Alexandra, Brickworks and Queenstown. All constituencies with a single Member of Parliament (MP) were renamed single-member constituencies (SMCs). ^[1] The team for the governing People's Action Party (PAP) defeated the Workers' Party (WP) with 67.43% of the vote. ^[2]

During the 1991 general election, Brickworks GRC lost its Alexandra division while absorbing Pasir Panjang GRC; it became a four-seat GRC, as with all other GRCs at that election. ^[3] Incumbent MP Tan Soo Khoon was redeployed to Bedok GRC. ^[4] The PAP team won unopposed. ^[5]

Prior to the 1997 general election, Brickworks GRC was dissolved; its territory was distributed between Bukit Timah, Tanjong Pagar and West Coast GRCs. ^[6]

Members of Parliament

Year	Division	Members of Parliament	Party
Formation
1988	Alexandra Brickworks Queenstown	Tan Soo Khoon Ahmad Mattar Chay Wai Chuen		PAP
1991	Brickworks Queenstown Clementi West Coast	Ahmad Mattar Chay Wai Chuen Bernard Chen Tien Lap Wan Soon Bee
Abolished (1997)

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

General Election 1988 ^{[2] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Ahmad Mattar Chay Wai Chuen Tan Soo Khoon	26,870	67.43
	WP	Ismail Yacob Goh Teng Hoon J. C. Corera	12,977	32.57
Majority			13,893	34.86
Total valid votes			39,847	98.25
Rejected ballots			710	1.75
Turnout			40,557	94.06
Registered electors			43,117
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ahmad Mattar Chay Wai Chuen Bernard Chen Wan Soon Bee	Unopposed
Registered electors			101,440		143.81
	PAP hold

References

1. "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times . 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025– via NewspaperSG.
2. "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
3. "21 single-member wards, 15 GRCs for next election". The Straits Times . 10 August 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 9 May 2025– via NewspaperSG.
4. "Bedok, the 'stereo GRC'". The Straits Times . 22 August 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 9 May 2025– via NewspaperSG.
5. "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
6. "New Horizons". The Straits Times . 22 November 1996. p. 54. Retrieved 29 March 2025– via NewspaperSG.
7. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Brickworks GRC". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.