Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency
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Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 碧山-大巴窑集选区) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the central region of Singapore. The GRC consists the entire areas of Bishan, Toa Payoh and parts of Thomson. Its sub-constituencies are Bishan East, Bishan-Toa Payoh North, Thomson, Toa Payoh Central and Toa Payoh East.
The GRC was formed in 1997 by merging the Bishan East, Bishan North, and Thomson divisions of the Thomson Group Representation Constituency with that of the Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency. The remaining Serangoon Gardens Division was split between the Ang Mo Kio, Aljunied, Cheng San and Marine Parade GRCs.
Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng, the anchorman in Thomson GRC in the 1991 General Elections, was tasked to lead the newly formed Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC in 1997, and has held that responsibility ever since.
Both the Thomson and Toa Payoh GRCs were uncontested in the 1991 General Elections, with the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC enjoying the same situation from 1997 onwards. Its boundaries also remained intact throughout its existence.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Davinder Singh - Toa Payoh East (1997 – 2006)
- Ho Tat Kin (1997 – 2001)
- Ibrahim Othman (1997 – 2001)
- Leong Horn Kee - Thomson (1997 – 2006)
- Wong Kan Seng - Bishan East (1997 – )
- Ng Eng Hen - Toa Payoh Central (2001 – )
- Zainudin Nordin - Bishan North (2001 – )
- Hri Kumar - Thomson (2006 – )
- Josephine Teo Li Min - Toa Payoh East (2006 – )
[edit] Candidates and results
| Election | Seats | Voters | Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | |
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| Singapore general election, 1997 | 5 | 122,256 | PAP |  |
Davinder Singh Ho Tat Kin Ibrahim Othman Leong Horn Kee Wong Kan Seng |
Walkover | Walkover |
| Singapore general election, 2001 | 5 | 114,621 | PAP | |
Davinder Singh Leong Horn Kee Ng Eng Hen Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin |
Walkover | Walkover |
| Singapore general election, 2006 | 5 | 115,323 | PAP | |
Hri Kumar Josephine Teo Li Min Ng Eng Hen Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin |
Walkover | Walkover |
| edit | Constituencies of Singapore |  |
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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) |
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| Single Member Constitutencies (SMCs)
Bukit Panjang | Chua Chu Kang | Hougang | Joo Chiat | MacPherson | Nee Soon Central | Nee Soon East | Potong Pasir | Yio Chu Kang |
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| Former or defunct constituencies Cheng San (5)
Alexandra | Aljunied | Ang Mo Kio | Anson | Ayer Rajah | Bedok | Bedok (4) | Bo Wen | Boon Lay | Boon Teck | Braddell Heights | Bras Basah | Brickworks | Brickworks (4) | Bukit Batok | Bukit Gombak | Bukit Ho Swee | Bukit Merah | Bukit Timah | Bukit Timah (5) | Buona Vista | Cairnhill | Changi | Changkat | Cheng San | Cheng San (5) | Chong Boon | Clementi | Crawford | Delta | Eunos | Eunos (4) | Farrer Park | Fengshan | Geylang East | Geylang Serai | Geylang West | Havelock | Henderson | Holland-Bukit Panjang (5) | Hong Kah | Hong Lim | Jalan Besar | Jalan Kayu | Jurong | Kaki Bukit | Kallang | Kampong Chai Chee | Kampong Glam | Kampong Glam (4) | Kampong Kapor | Kampong Kembangan | Kampong Ubi | Katong | Kebun Baru | Khe Bong | Kim Keat | Kim Seng | Kolam Ayer | Kreta Ayer | Kreta Ayer-Tanglin (4) | Kuo Chuan | Leng Kee | Marine Parade | Moulmien | Mountbatten | Nee Soon | Nee Soon South | Pasir Panjang | Pasir Panjang (3) | Pasir Ris (4) | Paya Lebar | Punggol | Punggol-Tampines | Queenstown | Radin Mas | River Valley | Rochore | Seletar | Sembawang | Sepoy Lines | Serangoon Gardens | Siglap | Stamford | Southern Islands | Tampines | Tanah Merah | Tanglin | Tanjong Pagar | Teck Ghee | Telok Ayer | Telok Blangah | Thomson | Thomson (4) | Tiong Bahru (3) | Toa Payoh | Toa Payoh (3) | Ulu Bedok | Ulu Pandan | Upper Serangoon | West Coast | Whampoa | Yuhua
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