Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency composed of several city suburbs along with the Central Area of Singapore. The Jalan Besar GRC is the electoral division representing the largest area of the downtown city centre of Singapore, followed by Tanjong Pagar GRC. There are four wards in the GRC: Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng, Kolam Ayer, Whampoa and lastly Kampong Glam managed by Jalan Besar Town Council. The current Members of Parliament are Denise Phua, Wan Rizal, Josephine Teo and Heng Chee How from the People's Action Party (PAP).
| Jalan Besar | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 107,936 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Denise Phua Wan Rizal Josephine Teo Heng Chee How |
| Town Council | Jalan Besar |
| Created from | |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Dissolved to | |
| Reformed | 2015 |
| Reformed from | |
History
editIt is named after Jalan Besar, a street in Singapore that forms this GRC's centrepiece. The street itself is within the Kallang planning area, Kallang itself being part of this GRC. The GRC encompasses several heritage areas, including Little India, Desker Road, Kolam Ayer and Crawford in the North. Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng itself includes the Singapore River, Chinatown and Bukit Ho Swee.
During 1988 general election, the three-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 62.68% of the votes against the WP with 37.32% of the votes.
Jalan Besar GRC has been contested by the opposition at every election, except 1991.
During 1997 general election, the four-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 67.55% of the votes against the WP with 32.45% of the votes.
During 2001 general election, the five-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 74.49% of the votes against the SDA led by Desmond Lim with 25.51% of the votes.
During 2006 general election, the five-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 69.26% of the votes against the SDA with 30.74% of the votes.
Jalan Besar GRC was dissolved ahead of the 2011 elections and along with Moulmein from Tanjong Pagar GRC to form Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency while a majority of the Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng and Whampoa were redrawn into Tanjong Pagar GRC and as a SMC, respectively.
However, its GRC were again reformed one parliamentary term later in 2015 Singaporean general election, where changes made from a majority of the GRC were reversed, while the Jalan Besar division was dissolved into other wards.
In 2015 Singaporean general election, the four-member PAP team led by Lily Neo won the election with 67.75% of the votes while WP got 32.25% of the votes.
In 2020 general election, the four-member PAP team led by Josephine Teo won the election with 65.36% of the votes while the Peoples Voice led by Lim Tean obtained 34.64% of the votes.
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Division | Members of Parliament | Party | |
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| 1988 |
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| 1991 |
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| 1997 |
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| 2001 |
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| 2006 | ||||
| Constituency abolished (2011–2015) | ||||
| 2015 |
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PAP | ||
| 2020 | ||||
^ Choo resigned before being charged and convicted in 1999 for cheating offences.[1] However, no by-election was called on the ground since it was a Group Representation Constituency, and the workload for the Whampoa ward was distributed among the rest of the team.
Electoral results
editElections in 1980s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Peh Chin Hua Lee Boon Yang Sidek Bin Saniff |
31,604 | 62.68 | ||
| WP | Marsh Edund Richard Mohamed Bin Idris Toh Keng Thong |
18,814 | 37.32 | ||
| Majority | 12,790 | 25.37 | |||
| Registered electors | 54,941 | ||||
| Turnout | 50,418 | 91.77 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Peh Chin Hua Lee Boon Yang Choo Wee Khiang Zulkifli Mohammed |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 82,615 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Peh Chin Hua Lee Boon Yang Yaacob Ibrahim Choo Wee Khiang |
44,840 | 67.55 | N/A | |
| SDP | Gandhi Ambalam Jufrie Mahmood David Chew Low Yong Nguan |
21,537 | 32.45 | ||
| Majority | 23,303 | 35.10 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 71,922 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 66,377 | 92.29 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lee Boon Yang Loh Meng See Yaacob Ibrahim Lily Neo Heng Chee How |
68,309 | 74.49 |  6.94
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| SDA | Desmond Lim Sin Kek Tong M Rahizan Reno Fong Ng Kee How |
23,391 | 25.51 | N/A | |
| Majority | 44,918 | 48.98 | 13.88
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| Registered electors | 100,268 | 39.41
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| Turnout | 91,700 | 91.45 |  0.84
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| PAP hold | Swing | 6.94
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lee Boon Yang Denise Phua Yaacob Ibrahim Lily Neo Heng Chee How |
58,913 | 69.26 | 5.23
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| SDA | Cheo Chai Chen Sebastian Teo Reno Fong Muhammad Ali Aman Vincent Yeo |
26,151 | 30.74 | 5.23
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| Majority | 32,762 | 38.51 | 10.47
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| Registered electors | 93,025 | 7.22
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| Turnout | 85,064 | 91.50 | 0.05
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| PAP hold | Swing | 5.23
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Elections in 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| PAP | Denise Phua Yaacob Ibrahim Lily Neo Heng Chee How |
63,644 | 67.75 | ||
| WP | Frieda Chan L Somasundaram Redzwan Hafidz Abdul Razak Adrian Sim |
30,302 | 32.25 | ||
| Majority | 33,342 | 35.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 102,540 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,550 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 95,496 | 93.1 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Denise Phua Wan Rizal Josephine Teo Heng Chee How |
64,631 | 65.36 | 2.37
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| PV | Lim Tean Leong Sze Hian Nor Azlan Sulaiman Michael Fang Amin |
34,261 | 34.64 | N/A | |
| Majority | 30,370 | 30.72 | 4.78
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| Registered electors | 107,720 | 5.05
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| Rejected ballots | 2,948 | 2.9 | 1.3
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| Turnout | 101,840 | 94.5 | 1.4
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| PAP hold | Swing | 2.37
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Choo resigns as MP, then pleads guilty". The Straits Times. 3 June 1999.
- ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 2001 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 2006 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ Parliamentary Elections Act – Statement of the Poll after Counting the ballots for Electoral Division of Jalan Besar (PDF) (Notification 1427). Republic of Singapore Government Gazette. 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.