Sembawang West Single Member Constituency

Sembawang West
Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	North Region, Singapore
Electorate	24,206
Current constituency
Created	2025;0 years ago (2025)
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Poh Li San
Created from	Sembawang GRC

Sembawang WestSingle Member Constituency (SMC) is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) for the Parliament of Singapore. Located in the North Region, Singapore, it was established in 2025 after being split from Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC). The current Member of Parliament is Poh Li San from the People's Action Party (PAP).

History

Sembawang West SMC was established for the 2025 general election by carving out the majority of the Sembawang West ward of Sembawang GRC, in order to reduce the number of voters in the GRC. At the time of establishment, there were 24,153 registered voters within the SMC. ^{[1] [2]}

After the SMC was formed, Singapore Democratic Party's secretary-general Chee Soon Juan said he would contest the SMC as Bukit Batok SMC, where he had previously contested, would be absorbed into the newly established Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC. ^{[3] [4]} National Solidarity Party initially intended to contest the SMC but eventually announced on 20 April that it would not contest there to avoid a three-way fight. ^[5]

On 22 April, Poh Li San, incumbent MP for the predecessor ward via Sembawang GRC, announced her candidacy for the SMC. ^[5] She proceeded to defeat Chee with 53% of the vote. ^[6]

Member of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
Formation
2025	Poh Li San		PAP

Elections

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 2020s

General Election 2025: Sembawang West ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Poh Li San	11,999	53.18
	SDP	Chee Soon Juan	10,564	46.82
Majority			1,435	6.36
Total valid votes			22,563	98.82
Rejected ballots			269	1.18
Turnout			22,832	94.32
Registered electors			24,206
	PAP win (new seat)

References

1. "GE2025: Six new SMCs created as the EBRC lays out changes to constituencies". CNA. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
2. "6 new SMCs for GE2025, five single seats gone". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 12 March 2025.
3. "GE2025: Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan to contest in Sembawang West SMC". Channel NewsAsia. 23 March 2025. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
4. 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.
5. Begum, Shabana (22 April 2025). "GE2025: Poh Li San to contest new Sembawang West SMC, against SDP's Chee Soon Juan". The Straits Times . ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 22 April 2025.
6. "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
7. "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Sembawang West" (PDF). 16 May 2025.