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Punggol West | |
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Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
Electorate | 26,579 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2020 |
Seats | 1 |
Party | ![]() |
Member(s) | Sun Xueling |
Town Council | Pasir Ris–Punggol |
Created from | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
The Punggol West Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern area of Singapore formed in 2020. [1] The current Member of Parliament (MP) is People's Action Party (PAP) Sun Xueling.
Punggol West SMC, alongside Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC, is managed by Pasir Ris–Punggol Town Council.
Election | Member | Party | |
2020 | Sun Xueling | PAP |
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%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Sun Xueling | 15,637 | 60.97 | N/A | |
WP | Tan Chen Chen | 10,012 | 39.03 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,625 | 21.94 | |||
Rejected ballots | 216 | 0.84 | |||
Turnout | 25,865 | 97.31 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 26,579 | ||||
PAP win (new seat) |
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