West Coast Group Representation Constituency
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West Coast Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 西海岸集选区) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC is divided into five divisions and is a constituency held by the People's Action Party. The five divisions are Ayer Rajah-West Coast, Boon Lay, Clementi, Pioneer and Telok Blangah.
Formed in 1997, West Coast GRC is led by Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang. The constituency faced a contest against the Workers' Party in the 1997 general election. Since then, the constituency has received walkovers in the 2001 and 2006 general elections.
West Coast GRC consists of the areas of Ayer Rajah, Clementi, Dover, Pasir Panjang, the western area and the industrial estate of Jurong, Jurong Island, Sentosa, Telok Blangah, Tuas and the southern islands of the country.
The GRC also covers a large portion of Singapore's south-western territorial waters.
The constituency was a four member GRC in 1997 and was expanded to five, when it was expanded to include the areas of the now defunct Boon Lay Single Member Constituency and the Jurong area of Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency. In 2006, West Coast again absorbed Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency and merged with Minister of State's S Israwan's West Coast seat to form the Ayer Rajah-West Coast division.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Bernard Chen Tien Lap (1997 – 2001)
- Lim Hng Kiang - Telok Blangah (1997 – )
- S Iswaran - West Coast-Ayer Rajah (1997 – )
- Wan Soon Bee (1997 – 2001)
- Arthur Jen Fong - Clementi (2001 – )
- Cedric Foo Chee Keng - Pioneer (2001 – )
- Ho Geok Choo Madeleine - Boon Lay (2001 – )
[edit] Candidates and results
| Election | Seats | Voters | Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | |
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| Singapore general election, 1997 | 4 | 74,022 | PAP | Bernard Chen Tien Lap Lim Hng Kiang S Iswaran Wan Soon Bee |
48,275 | 70.14 | |
| WP | D'Cruz Anthony John Gan Eng Guan Mike Chan Ng Teck Siong |
20,550 | 29.86 | ||||
| Singapore general election, 2001 | 5 | 110,779 | PAP | Arthur Jen Fong Cedric Foo Chee Keng Lim Hng Kiang Ho Geok Choo Madeleine S Iswaran |
Walkover | Walkover | |
| Singapore general election, 2006 | 5 | 137,685 | PAP | Arthur Jen Fong Foo Chee Keng Cederic Ho Geok Choo Madeleine Iswaran S Lim Hng Kiang |
Walkover | Walkover | |
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