Sengkang West | |
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Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Northeastern Singapore |
Electorate | 47,846 |
Former constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Abolished | 2020 |
Seats | 1 |
Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
Town Council | Ang Mo Kio [1] |
Created from | Ang Mo Kio GRC Cheng San GRC |
Replaced by |
Sengkang West Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency located in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The constituency covers the western area of Sengkang, between Sengkang East Road and Fernvale Road.
In 2011, the constituency was formed by carving out a ward from Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
In 2015, part of the constituency, part of Fernvale, was carved out and merged back into Ang Mo Kio GRC. [2]
In 2020, the constituency was abolished and was split into two parts, one part merged back to Ang Mo Kio GRC, the other merged into the Sengkang GRC. [3]
Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
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2011 | Lam Pin Min | PAP | |
2015 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Lam Pin Min | 14,689 | 58.11 | N/A | |
WP | Koh Choong Yong | 10,591 | 41.89 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,098 | 16.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,717 | 95.70 | N/A | ||
PAP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Lam Pin Min | 17,564 | 62.11 | 4.00 | |
WP | Koh Choong Yong | 10,716 | 37.89 | 4.00 | |
Majority | 6,848 | 24.22 | 8.02 | ||
Rejected ballots | 417 | ||||
Turnout | 28,697 | 95.28 | 0.42 | ||
Registered electors | 30,119 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | +4.00 |
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