Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency

Bukit Gombak
Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Singapore
Electorate	26,427
Current constituency
Created	1988
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Low Yen Ling
Town Council	Chua Chu Kang
Created from	Bukit Batok SMC (1988)
Replaced by	Hong Kah GRC (2001)
Reformed from	Chua Chu Kang GRC (2025)

Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency ^[a] is a single member constituency (SMC) in the western area in Singapore. The seat consists of the area surrounding Bukit Gombak MRT station and a few private housing estates such as the Hillview area. It was first formed in 1988 from parts of Bukit Batok SMC and was reinstated in 2025 after being separated from Chua Chu Kang GRC. The current Members of Parliament is Low Yen Ling from the People's Action Party (PAP).

Electoral history

The SMC was first formed in 1988 with PAP candidate Seet Ai Mee and Singapore Democratic Party's candidate Ling How Doong contesting it. During the election campaign, Seet washed her hands after shaking hands with a fishmonger while campaigning in a market, which drew negative publicity..

Ling challenged Seet again in the 1991 general election. During an election rally, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, in an attempt to defend Seet in the handwashing incident, said that she had a habit of washing her hands regularly and had not done so out of disrespect. His comments were reported in the media and reignited the incident. Seet eventually lost the contest to Ling with 48.6 percent share of the votes, a drop of almost 5 percent. Goh bringing up the handwashing incident was thought to have contributed to Seet's defeat. In an interview with The Straits Times in 2011, Seet said that she had in fact washed her hands because she had also shaken hands with pork sellers and wanted to clean her hands before meeting Muslim residents. She added that she wished Goh Chok Tong had clarified this with her before making his comments at the election rally. ^[2]

During the 2001 Singaporean general election, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed as a ward into Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency (GRC).

In 2025, the SMC was recreated with the Bukit Gombak and Hillview estates. The recreation is due to population growth in Tengah in Chua Chu Kang GRC and to keep the electorate small enough such that the GRC remains a four-member GRC. ^[3]

Member of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
Formation
1988	Seet Ai Mee		PAP
1991	Ling How Doong		SDP
1997	Ang Mong Seng		PAP
Constituency abolished (2001 – 2025)
2025	Low Yen Ling		PAP

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 1980s

General Election 1988 ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Seet Ai Mee	12,661	53.46
	SDP	Ling How Doong	11,024	46.54
Majority			1,637	6.92
Total valid votes			23,685	98.34
Rejected ballots			401	1.66
Turnout			24,086	95.50
Registered electors			25,221
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP	Ling How Doong	12,037	51.39	4.85
	PAP	Seet Ai Mee	11,383	48.61	4.85
Majority			654	2.78	4.14
Total valid votes			23,420	98.08	0.26
Rejected ballots			459	1.92	0.26
Turnout			23,879	95.67	0.17
Registered electors			24,961		1.03
	SDP gain from PAP		Swing	4.85

General Election 1997 ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ang Mong Seng	15,229	65.14	16.53
	SDP	Ling How Doong	6,643	28.42	22.97
	SPP	Syed Farid Wajidi	1,506	6.44	N/A
Majority			7,080	36.72	33.92
Total valid votes			23,378	98.15	0.07
Rejected ballots			441	1.85	0.07
Turnout			23,819	95.62	0.08
Registered electors			24,909		0.21
	PAP gain from SDP		Swing	16.53

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2025 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Low Yen Ling	17,946	75.81
	PSP	Harish Pillay	5,726	24.19
Majority			12,220	51.62
Total valid votes			23,672	98.76
Rejected ballots			298	1.24
Turnout			23,970	90.70
Registered electors			26,427
	PAP win (new seat)

Notes

1. Malay: Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Bukit Gombak; Chinese :武吉甘柏单选区; Tamil: புக்கிட் கோம்பாக் தனித் தொகுதி ^[1]

References

1. "Government Terms Translated". gov.sg. 15 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
2. Dr Seet Ai Mee: Why I lost in Bukit Gombak Archived 5 August 2012 at archive.today , The Straits Times, 19 March 2011
3. Koh, Fabian (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
4. "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
5. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Bukit Gombak". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
6. "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
7. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1991 > Bukit Gombak". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
8. "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
9. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1997 > Bukit Gombak". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
10. "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Bukit Gombak" (PDF). 16 May 2025.