Electoral Boundaries Review Committee

Not to be confused with EBRC Jaguar.

Electoral Boundaries Review Committee

选区范围检讨委员会
Agency overview
Formed	1954;71 years ago (1954)
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Minister responsible	Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister
Agency executive	Tan Kee Yong, Chairman
Parent department	Elections Department

The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) is a body convened before general elections in Singapore. It decides the electoral constituencies and boundaries that will be used to elect Members of Parliament (MPs).

History

The earliest mention of the EBRC, was of its predecessor the Electoral Boundaries Delineation Committee (EBDC) was in 1954 to amend the boundaries for the general election the following year. ^[1]

In 1988, the EBDC was renamed as the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee. ^[2]

Constituency Boundary Changes since 1954

Year	Total	Change	Source
1955	25	16	[3]
1959	51	26	[4]
1963	51	0	[5]
1968	58	7	[6]
1972	65	7	[7]
1976	69	4	[8]
1980	75	6	[9]
1984	79	4	[10]
1988	81	2	[11]
1991	81	0	[12]
1997	83	2	[13]
2001	84	1	[14]
2006	84	0	[15]
2011	87	3	[16]
2015	89	2	[17]
2020	93	4	[18]
2025	97	4	[19]
Next	TBD

References

1. "ELECTORAL DIVISIONS REPORT READY SOON". Singapore Free Press . 24 July 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
2. Hui Yin, Loh (15 June 1988). "Why boundaries have to be redrawn". The Business Times . p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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11. "NewspaperSG" . Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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15. "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
16. "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee 2011". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
17. "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
18. "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee 2020". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
19. "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.