Aljunied Group Representation Constituency

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Aljunied Group Representation Constituency.
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Aljunied Group Representation Constituency.
Campaign posters for the Aljunied GRC in the 2006 general election. The poster on top is of the People's Action Party while the bottom poster belongs to the Workers' Party.
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Campaign posters for the Aljunied GRC in the 2006 general election. The poster on top is of the People's Action Party while the bottom poster belongs to the Workers' Party.

Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (Simplified Chinese: 阿裕尼集选区) is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large part of Hougang, Serangoon Gardens, a portion of Bedok and Aljunied. Located within Aljunied GRC is an enclave single member constituency known as Hougang Single Member Constituency (SMC) which is occupied by an opposition Member of Parliament.

Aljunied GRC was formed in 1988 and has been held by the People's Action Party since then. The GRC is an opposition favourite and was contested in the 1988, 1997 and 2006 general elections.

Aljunied GRC absorbed the previous Eunos GRC and part of Cheng San GRC where PAP narrowly won in 1991 & 1997 . The Workers' Party was to contest the seat in the 2001 general elections, but its candidates failed to fill up the forms properly and were therefore disqualified.

For the general election in 2006, the electoral boundaries were re-drawn, and parts of Eunos, Kembangan and Chai Chee, bounded by Pan Island Expressway, Jalan Eunos and Sims Avenue East, were transferred to Marine Parade GRC while Serangoon Gardens was transferred to Aljunied GRC.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Candidates and Results

Election Seats Voters Party Candidate(s) Votes Votes %
Aljunied Group Representation Constituency
Singapore general election, 1988 3 65,351 PAP Chin Harn Tong
Wan Hussin B H Zohari
George Yeo Yong-Boon
34,020 56.33
SDP Mohamed Jufrie B Mahmood
Neo Choon Aik
Ashleigh Seow Chuan-Hock
26,375 43.67
Singapore general election, 1991 4 94,490 PAP Chin Harn Tong
Ker Sin Tze
Mohamad Maidin B P M
George Yeo Yong-Boon
Walkover Walkover
Singapore general election, 1997 5 103,466 PAP Ker Sin Tze
David Lim Tik En
Sidek B Saniff
Toh See Kiat
George Yeo Yong-Boon
64,299 67.02
SDP Aziz Ibrahim
Kwan Yue Keng
S. Kunalen
Tay Hoon
Wong Hong Toy
31,645 32.98
Singapore general election, 2001 5 125,115 PAP Cynthia Phua
George Yeo Yong-Boon
Ong Seh Hong
Yeo Guat Kwang
Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed
Walkover Walkover
Singapore general election, 2006 5 145,099 PAP Cynthia Phua
George Yeo Yong-Boon
Lim Hwee Hua
Yeo Guat Kwang
Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed
74,843 56.09
WP Goh Meng Seng
James Gomez
Lim Swee Lian Sylvia
Mohammed Rahizan Bin Yaacob
Tan Wui-Hua
58,593 43.91


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Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)

Aljunied (5) | Ang Mo Kio (6) | Bishan-Toa Payoh (5) | East Coast (5) | Holland-Bukit Timah (5) | Hong Kah (5) | Jalan Besar (5) | Jurong (5) | Marine Parade (6) | Pasir Ris-Punggol (6) | Sembawang (6) | Tampines (5) | Tanjong Pagar (6) | West Coast (5)

Single Member Constitutencies (SMCs)

Bukit Panjang | Chua Chu Kang | Hougang | Joo Chiat | MacPherson | Nee Soon Central | Nee Soon East | Potong Pasir | Yio Chu Kang

Former or defunct constituencies Cheng San (5)