West Coast Group Representation Constituency

West Coast
Former group representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	West and Central Regions, Singapore
Electorate	146,251
Former constituency
Created	1997;28 years ago (1997)
Abolished	2025;0 years ago (2025)
Seats	5
Member	Constituency abolished
Town Council	West Coast
Created from	Brickworks GRC Tanjong Pagar GRC
Replaced by	Tanjong Pagar GRC (Telok Blangah and Dover) Radin Mas SMC (HarbourFront, Sentosa and Southern Islands) West Coast–Jurong West GRC (all other areas)

The West Coast Group Representation Constituency was a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in western and central Singapore. It covered the areas of Jurong, Dover, Pasir Panjang, West Coast and Telok Blangah, as well as Jurong Island, an offshore island of Singapore. ^[1] At abolition, it had five divisions: Ayer Rajah–Gek Poh, Boon Lay, Nanyang, Telok Blangah and West Coast, managed by West Coast Town Council. ^[2]

History

Creation and WP contest (1997)

Prior to the 1997 general election, West Coast GRC was created from the GRCs of Brickworks, which was abolished at the same election, and Tanjong Pagar; it was assigned four Members of Parliament (MPs). ^[3] The governing People's Action Party (PAP) defeated the Workers' Party (WP) with 70.14% of the vote. ^[4]

Walkovers (2001 and 2006)

In the 2001 general election, Boon Lay Single Member Constituency (SMC) was abolished and absorbed into West Coast GRC, which gained one MP to become a five-member GRC. ^[5] The PAP team won unopposed. ^[6]

In the 2006 general election, the GRC absorbed Ayer Rajah SMC; Tan Cheng Bock, incumbent PAP MP for the SMC and future opposition politician, made his initial retirement from politics at the same election. ^[7] The PAP team won unopposed for the second consecutive election. ^[8]

RP contests (2011 and 2015)

In the 2011 general election, Pioneer SMC was carved out of West Coast GRC; ^[9] the PAP defeated the Reform Party (RP) with 66.57% of the vote. ^[10] At the same election, Lawrence Wong, future Prime Minister and MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC, made his political debut as a PAP candidate for West Coast GRC. He was assigned to the Boon Lay division. ^{[11] [12]}

In the 2015 general election, West Coast GRC lost its Clementi division to Jurong GRC, becoming a four-member GRC in the process. ^{[13] [14]} The PAP defeated the RP with 78.57% of the vote. ^[7]

PSP contest/PAP detrenchment (2020)

Founding of PSP (2019)

Main article: Progress Singapore Party

In 2019, Tan co-founded the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) with 11 others, a part of whom had, like him, previously belonged to the PAP. Together with Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged younger brother of then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the 12 said that the PAP had "lost its way" and deviated from its founding principles. The party was officially registered on 28 March 2019 after being approved by the Registry of Societies. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

General election

In the 2020 general election, West Coast GRC was re-expanded to become a five-member GRC, gaining the Nanyang division of Chua Chu Kang GRC and the Jurong West section of Hong Kah North SMC. ^[1]

During the election, Desmond Lee and Ang Wei Neng, both incumbent PAP MPs for Jurong GRC, were redeployed to the GRC. Tan, meanwhile, contested West Coast GRC, personally leading the PSP's "A-team"; ^{[18] [19]} the move was framed as a return to his defunct Ayer Rajah SMC. ^{[1] [18] [19]} In its worst performance in the history of West Coast GRC, the PAP defeated the PSP with 51.68% of the vote. ^{[7] [18]}

After the election, two non-constituency MP (NCMP) seats were offered to the PSP team for West Coast GRC by virtue of their electoral performance. Hazel Poa and Leong Mun Wai were appointed. ^[18]

Resignation of S. Iswaran (2024)

In January 2024, S. Iswaran resigned from the PAP, the ministership for transport and his seat as MP for West Coast GRC. He had been charged in the State Courts of Singapore with 27 charges relating to bribery and corruption following investigations that started in July 2023. ^{[20] [21]}

Abolition (2025)

Prior to the 2025 general election, West Coast GRC was abolished, with the majority of its area being merged into the new West Coast–Jurong West GRC. Estates in Telok Blangah and Dover were carved out and reassigned to Tanjong Pagar GRC, while those in Harbourfront and on the offshore island of Sentosa were reassigned to Radin Mas SMC alongside the Southern Islands. ^{[22] [23] [24]}

Members of Parliament

Year	Division	Members of Parliament	Party
Formation
1997	Clementi Pasir Panjang Telok Blangah West Coast	Bernard Chen S. Iswaran Lim Hng Kiang Wan Soon Bee		PAP
2001	Boon Lay Clementi Pioneer Telok Blangah West Coast	Ho Geok Choo Arthur Fong Cedric Foo Lim Hng Kiang S. Iswaran
2006	Ayer Rajah-West Coast Boon Lay Clementi Pioneer Telok Blangah	S. Iswaran Ho Geok Choo Arthur Fong Cedric Foo Lim Hng Kiang
2011	Ayer Rajah Boon Lay Clementi Telok Blangah West Coast	Foo Mee Har Lawrence Wong Arthur Fong Lim Hng Kiang S. Iswaran
2015	Ayer Rajah Boon Lay Telok Blangah West Coast	Foo Mee Har Patrick Tay Lim Hng Kiang S. Iswaran
2020	Ayer Rajah-Gek Poh Boon Lay Nanyang Telok Blangah West Coast	Foo Mee Har Desmond Lee Ang Wei Neng Rachel Ong S. Iswaran (2020–2024)
Constituency abolished (2025)

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 1990s

General Election 1997 ^{[25] [26]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Bernard Chen S. Iswaran Lim Hng Kiang Wan Soon Bee	48,275	70.14
	WP	D'Cruz Anthony John Gan Eng Guan Mike Chan Ng Teck Siong	20,550	29.86
Majority			27,725	40.28
Total valid votes			68,825	97.50
Rejected ballots			1,762	2.50
Turnout			70,587	95.36
Registered electors			74,022
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2001 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ho Geok Choo Arthur Fong Cedric Foo Lim Hng Kiang S. Iswaran	Unopposed
Registered electors			110,779		49.66
	PAP hold

General Election 2006 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	S. Iswaran Ho Geok Choo Arthur Fong Cedric Foo Lim Hng Kiang	Unopposed
Registered electors			137,739		24.34
	PAP hold

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011 ^{[29] [30]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Arthur Fong Foo Mee Har Lawrence Wong Lim Hng Kiang S. Iswaran	72,563	66.57	N/A
	RP	Andy Zhu Frankie Low Haren Hu Kenneth Jeyaretnam Kumar Appavoo	36,443	33.43	N/A
Majority			36,120	33.14	N/A
Total valid votes			109,006	97.48	N/A
Rejected ballots			2,821	2.52	N/A
Turnout			111,827	92.38	N/A
Registered electors			121,045		12.12
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2015 ^{[31] [32]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Foo Mee Har Lim Hng Kiang Patrick Tay S. Iswaran	71,214	78.57	11.91
	RP	Andy Zhu Darren Soh Kenneth Jeyaretnam Noraini Yunus	19,426	21.43	11.91
Majority			51,788	57.14	24.00
Total valid votes			90,640	97.40	0.08
Rejected ballots			2,416	2.60	0.08
Turnout			93,056	93.71	1.33
Registered electors			99,300		17.96
	PAP hold		Swing	11.91

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020 ^{[33] [34]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ang Wei Neng Desmond Lee Foo Mee Har Rachel Ong S. Iswaran	71,658	51.68	26.89
	PSP	Hazel Poa Jeffrey Khoo Leong Mun Wai Nadarajah Loganathan Tan Cheng Bock	66,996	48.32	N/A
Majority			4,662	3.36	53.74
Total valid votes			138,654	98.83	1.43
Rejected ballots			1,646	1.17	1.43
Turnout			140,300	96.04	2.33
Registered electors			146,089		47.11
	PAP hold		Swing	26.89

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