Jurong Group Representation Constituency

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Jurong
Group Representation constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Jurong GRC locator map.svg
Region West Region, Singapore
Electorate131,234
Current constituency
Created2001;23 years ago (2001)
Seats5
Party PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Member(s) Rahayu Mahzam
Tan Wu Meng
Xie Yao Quan
Shawn Huang
Town CouncilJurong–Clementi
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The Jurong Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large section of Jurong, sections of Bukit Batok and areas near Upper Bukit Timah Road. The five divisions of the GRC: Bukit Batok East, Jurong Central, Taman Jurong, Jurong Spring and Clementi managed by Jurong Town Council. The current MPs are Rahayu Mahzam, Tan Wu Meng, Xie Yao Quan and Shawn Huang from the People's Action Party (PAP). [1]

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Within the resignation of former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam to run for the 2023 Presidential Elections, this GRC is currently anchor-minister-less until the next general elections are called.

History

In the 2011 general elections, the Jurong Central and Hong Kah division's population carved to form the new Jurong Spring division, while Yuhua became a SMC in return. In 2015, Bukit Batok was carved as a SMC while Clementi, a division under the West Coast GRC, was absorbed to the ward to maintain its five seats.

The constituency was first contested in the 2001 general election with the People's Action Party against the Singapore Democratic Party. The ward won a walkover in 2006 before facing another contest with the National Solidarity Party (2011), Singaporeans First (2015) and Red Dot United (2020); however, this GRC has always been held by the People's Action Party since its creation in 2001.

The ward was first led by the Minister Lim Boon Heng until his retirement from politics in 2011. After his retirement, Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Minister Desmond Lee Ti-Seng have assumed leadership for Jurong GRC, but Lee was transferred to West Coast GRC in 2020 together with three term MP Ang Wei Neng.

Ivan Lim was introduced on 24 June 2020 for the General Elections but withdrew 3 days later following allegations of his past behaviour. [2] He was replaced by Xie Yao Quan.

Members of Parliament

Election Division Members of ParliamentParty
2001
  • Bukit Batok
  • Bukit Batok East
  • Jurong Central
  • Taman Jurong
  • Yuhua
PAP
2006
2011
  • Bukit Batok
  • Bukit Batok East
  • Jurong Central
  • Jurong Spring
  • Taman Jurong
2015
  • Bukit Batok East
  • Clementi
  • Jurong Central
  • Jurong Spring
  • Taman Jurong
2020

^ Ong died on 14 July 2008 due to a heart failure. However, no by-election was called since it was a Group Representation Constituency (GRC), and the workload for the Bukit Batok division was given to Halimah Yacob.

^ Tharman Shanmugaratnam resigned as Member of Parliament in 2023 to contest in the 2023 presidential election. However, no by-election was called on the ground since it was a Group Representation Constituency, the workload for the ward was distributed among the rest of the team.

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 2000s

General Election 2001: Jurong GRC
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Ong Chit Chung
Halimah Yacob
Lim Boon Heng
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
84,47279.75%
SDP Chee Soon Juan
Chee Siok Chin
Gandhi s/o Karuppiah Ambalam
Mohamed Isa Bin Abdul Aziz
Vincent Yeo
21,51120.25%
Turnout 115,11394.8
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 2006: Jurong GRC
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Ong Chit Chung
Halimah Yacob
Lim Boon Heng
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Grace Fu
Unopposed
Registered electors 116,573
PAP hold

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Jurong GRC
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP David Ong
Halimah Yacob
Ang Wei Neng
Desmond Lee
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
76,595 66.96 N/A
NSP Abdul Rasheed
Cristopher Neo
Elvin Ong
Ong Hock Siong
Noraini Yunus
37,78633.07N/A
Turnout 117,08793.5N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 2015: Jurong GRC
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Rahayu Mahzam
Tan Wu Meng
Ang Wei Neng
Desmond Lee
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
95,080 79.28 Increase2.svg12.32
SingFirst Foo Ming Jin David
Sukdeu Singh
Tan Peng Ann
Wong Chee Wai
Wong Soon Hong
24,84820.72N/A
Majority61,66655.37N/A
Rejected ballots2,432
Turnout 122,360
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Jurong GRC
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Rahayu Mahzam
Tan Wu Meng
Xie Yao Quan
Shawn Huang
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
91,692 74.62 Decrease2.svg4.66
RDU Michelle Lee Juen
Ravi Philemon
Nicholas Tang
Liyana Dhamirah
Alec Tok
31,19125.38N/A
Majority60,50149.24
Rejected ballots2,5172.01
Turnout 125,40095.55Increase2.svg1.79
Registered electors 131,234
PAP hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.66

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