Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency
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| Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore |
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| Region | Central Singapore |
| Electorate | 102,540 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Number of members | 4 |
| Member(s) | Heng Chee How Lily Neo Denise Phua Yaacob Ibrahim |
| Town Council | Jalan Besar |
Not to be confused with the smaller ward that existed since pre-independence era named as Jalan Besar Single Member Constituency, which is also where the ex-minister Lee Boon Yang made his debut.
Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 惹兰勿刹集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Jalan Besar; Tamil: ஜாலான் புசார் குழுத் தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency, and therefore an electoral district composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore, of which the street Jalan Besar it is named after and forms its centrepiece. The street itself is within the Kallang planning area, Kallang itself being part of the Jalan Basar Group Representation Constituency. The GRC has four divisions, namely Kampong Glam, Kolam Ayer, Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng and Whampoa.
Several heritage areas such as Little India, colourful Desker Road, Kolam Ayer and Crawford, these of which border the Kallang River is located in the GRC. Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng itself includes the Singapore River, Chinatown and Bukit Ho Swee whose Member of Parliament is Lily Neo. Whampoa which covers Balestier Road and Whampoa whose MP is Heng Chee How. These areas are relatively older compared to many of the newer suburbs of Singapore.
Jalan Besar GRC is headed by Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim. Lee Boon Yang was the previous anchor minister for the original Jalan Besar GRC,
Jalan Besar GRC is a favourite GRC to be contested by the opposition at every election, with the exception in 1991 GE.
Contents
Members of Parliament
Notes: Choo Wee Khiang resigned his MP position before being charged and convicted on 1999 for cheating offences.[1] Since he was in a GRC team, no by-election was called on the grounds of the workload could be distributed among the remaining team members.
Dissolution
On Singaporean general election, 2011, Jalan Besar GRC ceased to exist and its services transferred to three constituencies:
- Kolam Ayer, Jalan Besar, and Kampong Glam divisions became Moulmein-Kallang Group Representation Constituency
- Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng division was transferred to Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency
- Whampoa division was evolved into the single-member constituency known as Whampoa Single Member Constituency.
It was reformed in 2015 to replace Moulmein-Kallang GRC which is only temporary for one term.
Electoral map
- Kampong Glam - Kampong Glam, Bugis, Hong Lim Park, City Hall, Kent Road (Blocks 51 to 54), King George's Park, V Hotel Lavender, Marina Centre (incl. Suntec City and Singapore Flyer), Raffles Landing Site, St George's Road, Rowell Court, Kelantan Court and Jalan Besar Stadium
- Kolam Ayer - Kallang Bahru, Geylang Bahru, Bendemeer Road, Boon Keng, Aperia, The River Vista @ Kallang, Sims Place, Sims Drive and Sims Vista
- Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng - Havelock Road, Jalan Bukit Ho Swee, Great World City, Outram Secondary School, Manhattan House, Kreta Ayer, Chinatown, Maxwell Road, Ministry of National Development (MND) Building, Marina Bay Sands, Hong Lim, Boat Quay, Clarke Quay (some), Marina Bay Residences, Raffles Place, Marina Barrage, Marina Bay, Gardens by the Bay and Marina South Pier
- Whampoa - Jalan Rajah (Blocks 101 to 108), Jalan Tenteram, Northlight School and Whampoa HDB Estate
Candidates and results
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lee Boon Yang Peh Chin Hua Sidek Bin Saniff |
31,604 | 62.68 | N/A | |
| WP | Marsh Edund Richard Mohamed Bin Idris Toh Keng Thong |
18,814 | 37.32 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 50,418 | 91.77 | N/A | ||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Choo Wee Khiang Lee Boon Yang Peh Chin Hua Zulkifli Mohammed |
Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 82,615 | N/A | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Choo Wee Khiang Lee Boon Yang Peh Chin Hua Yaacob Ibrahim |
44,840 | 67.55 | N/A | |
| SDP | David Chew Gandhi Ambalam Jufrie Mahmood Low Yong Nguan |
21,537 | 32.45 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 71,922 | 92.29 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Heng Chee How Lee Boon Yang Lily Neo Loh Meng See Yaacob Ibrahim |
68,309 | 74.49 | +6.94 | |
| SDA | Fong Chin Leong Lim Bak Chuan Mohd Rahizan Bin Ya'acob Ng Kee How Sin Kek Tong |
23,391 | 25.51 | -6.94 | |
| Turnout | 91,700 | 91.45 | -0.84 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Denise Phua Lay Peng Heng Chee How Lee Boon Yang Lily Neo Yaacob Ibrahim |
58,913 | 69.26 | -5.23 | |
| SDA | Cheo Chai Chen Fong Chin Leong, Reno Muhamad Ali Aman Sebastian Teo Kway Hwang Vincent Yeo Boon Keng |
26,151 | 30.74 | +5.23 | |
| Turnout | 85,064 | 91.50 | +0.05 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Heng Chee How Lily Neo Denise Phua Yaacob Ibrahim |
63,561 | 67.73 | N/A | |
| WP | Chan Sio Phing Frieda L Somasundaram Redzwan Hafidz Abdul Razak Adrian Sim Tian Hock |
30,283 | 32.27 | N/A | |
| Majority | 33,278 | 35.46 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,549 | 1.62 | |||
| Turnout | 95,393 | 93.03 | N/A | ||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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