Tampines Changkat Single Member Constituency

Tampines Changkat
Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	East Region, Singapore
Electorate	23,847
Current constituency
Created	11 March 2025;2 months ago (2025-03-11)
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Desmond Choo
Town Council	Tampines
Created from	Tampines GRC East Coast GRC

Tampines ChangkatSingle Member Constituency (SMC) is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) for the Parliament of Singapore. Located in the East Region, Singapore, it was established in 2025 after being split from Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC). The current Member of Parliament is Desmond Choo from the People's Action Party (PAP).

History

Tampines Changkat SMC was established for the 2025 general election by carving out most of the Tampines Changkat ward in Tampines GRC and the 42nd polling district of East Coast GRC, reducing the number of voters in Tampines GRC. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

An investigation by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) was later launched in relation to the SMC after it was revealed that only one voter was registered in the EC42 polling district and was supposedly living in Tampines Industrial Park A. At the same time, of the four Build-to-Order (BTO) projects in the polling district, only one had been finished, with the residents receiving their keys after the finalisation of the Registers of Electors; thus, they could not vote in the SMC. The voter also said that he did not live at his registered address, a crime punishable by a fine of up to $5000 and a jail sentence of up to 5 years. ^[3]

Member of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
Formation
2025	Desmond Choo		PAP

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 2020s

General Election 2025 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Desmond Choo	12,476	56.16
	WP	Kenneth Foo	9,741	43.84
Majority			2,735	12.32
Total valid votes			22,217	99.00
Rejected ballots			224	1.00
Turnout			22,441	94.10
Registered electors			23,847
	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. "ICA investigating case of solo voter in polling district within new Tampines Changkat SMC". The Straits Times. 2025-04-10. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2025-05-31.
4. "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Tampines Changkat" (PDF). 16 May 2025.