Thomson Group Representation Constituency

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Thomson
Former group representation constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Singapore
Former constituency
Created1991;34 years ago (1991)
Abolished1997;28 years ago (1997)
Seats4
Party People's Action Party
MemberConstituency abolished
Created from
Replaced by Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Marine Parade GRC

Thomson Group Representation Constituency (GRC) was a defunct four-member group representation constituency that compromises of Bishan East, Serangoon Gardens, Bishan North and Thomson from 1991 to 1997. It merged parts of Thomson and Serangoon Gardens itself. Thomson GRC was led by Leong Horn Kee and Wong Kan Seng.

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History

The ward only exist for one term until 1997. Bishan and Thomson, along with Toa Payoh GRC, was merged to create Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC, while Serangoon Gardens was absorbed into three constituencies, namely Aljunied GRC, Ang Mo Kio GRC and Marine Parade GRC.

Members of Parliament

YearDivisionMembers of ParliamentParty
Formation
1991
  • Bishan East
  • Serangoon Gardens
  • Bishan North
  • Thomson
PAP
Constituency abolished (1997)

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Wong Kan Seng
Lau Teik Soon
Ibrahim Othman
Leong Horn Kee
Unopposed
Registered electors 68,294

References

  1. "1991 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department Singapore . Retrieved 27 April 2021.