Punggol Group Representation Constituency

Punggol
Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	North-East Region, Singapore
Electorate	123,820
Current constituency
Created	11 March 2025;5 months ago (2025-03-11)
Seats	4
Party	People’s Action Party
Member(s)	Gan Kim Yong Janil Puthucheary Sun Xueling Yeo Wan Ling
Town Council	Punggol
Created from	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Punggol Coast, Punggol Shore) Punggol West SMC

The Punggol Group Representation Constituency ^[a] is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. It consists of 4 divisions: Punggol West, Punggol North, Punggol Coast, and Punggol Shore, managed by Punggol Town Council. ^[2] The current Members of Parliament are Gan Kim Yong, Janil Puthucheary, Sun Xueling and Yeo Wan Ling from the People's Action Party (PAP).

History

Prior to the 2025 general election, Punggol GRC was formed by merging the entirety of Punggol West Single Member Constituency (SMC) with the Punggol Coast and Punggol Shore divisions of the defunct Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. This was ostensibly done due to population growth in Punggol, as well as a need to better reflect the geographical location of the town. ^{[3] [4]}

On Nomination Day, Gan Kim Yong, the incumbent deputy prime minister and previous anchor minister ^[b] for Chua Chu Kang GRC, where he had been expected to stay, was deployed to Punggol GRC to lead the PAP team in a last-minute move against a "strong" challenge from lawyer Harpreet Singh Nehal and his team representing the Workers' Party (WP). ^[6] The PAP won with 55% of the vote.

After the result for Punggol GRC was announced, the Singaporean mainstream media attributed the defeat of one of the WP's perceivedly strongest slates in the general election to Gan's position and perceived importance as deputy prime minister, as well as a sense of geopolitical uncertainty. ^{[7] [8]} Before the election, political analysts had predicted that Punggol GRC would be vulnerable for the PAP to a repeat WP victory, analogous to the then-new Sengkang GRC in the 2020 general election. ^[9]

Constituency profile

Punggol GRC includes key transport infrastructure such as the Punggol and Punggol Coast MRT stations, along with the entire Punggol LRT line, which together serve the town's residential and commercial areas. The constituency is home to the campus of the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), a major tertiary institution. Other notable landmarks within the GRC include Coney Island, a designated nature reserve, as well as Waterway Point shopping centre, Marina Country Club and the integrated community hub One Punggol, which also houses the Punggol Regional Library. ^[9] The Punggol Regional Sports Centre and new residential developments such as Northshore, which have been constructed as part of the town's expansion since the late 2010s and early 2020s, are also in the GRC.

The GRC has a relatively high proportion of young voters, with over half of its more than 120,000 voters estimated to be aged between 21 and 45 as of the 2025 general election. ^[9]

Members of Parliament

Year	Division	Members of Parliament	Party
Formation
2025	Punggol North Punggol Coast Punggol Shore Punggol West	Gan Kim Yong Janil Puthucheary Yeo Wan Ling Sun Xueling		PAP

Electoral results

Note: Elections Department Singapore does not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2025 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Gan Kim Yong Janil Puthucheary Sun Xueling Yeo Wan Ling	63,745	55.17
	WP	Alexis Dang Harpreet Singh Nehal Jackson Au Siti Alia	51,789	44.83
Majority			11,956	10.34
Total valid votes			115,534	99.29
Rejected ballots			823	0.71
Turnout			116,357	93.97
Registered electors			123,820
	PAP win (new seat)

Notes

1. Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Punggol; Chinese :榜鹅集选区; Tamil: பொங்கோல் குழுத்தொகுதி ^[1]
2. A full Cabinet minister leading the PAP team in a GRC. ^[5]

References

1. "Government Terms Translated". gov.sg. 15 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
2. "Punggol Town Council". punggol-tc.org.sg. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
3. Koh, Fabian (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact". CNA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
4. "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, 2025" (PDF). Elections Department Singapore . 11 March 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
5. Koh, Fabian (22 April 2025). "GE2025: Nomination Day surprises await? PAP withholds line-ups for 5 constituencies including East Coast, Punggol GRCs". CNA . Retrieved 23 July 2025. The deployment of candidates in these electoral blocs typically features an anchor minister – a full Cabinet minister who will lead the team into the hustings.
6. "GE2025: PAP keeps opposition guessing with last-minute deployments on Nomination Day". The Straits Times. 23 April 2025. ISSN   0585-3923. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
7. "GE2025: 'Task force man' Gan Kim Yong leads PAP to win Punggol GRC". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 5 June 2025.
8. "GE2025: PAP wins Punggol GRC with 55.17% of votes, staving off strong challenge from WP". CNA. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
9. Wong Pei Ting; Nadine Chua; Zhaki Abdullah; Lee Li Ying (17 March 2025). "Election spotlight: Fierce PAP-WP fight expected in Punggol, Singapore's youngest GRC". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2 May 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
10. "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Punggol" (PDF). 16 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.