Pasir Ris Group Representation Constituency

Pasir Ris Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 白沙集選區;Simplified Chinese: 白沙集选区) is a former four member Group Representation Constituency that locates in the eastern part of Singapore at Pasir Ris. It had only existed once in 1997 general election.

In 2001 General Election, this GRC had absorbed 3 wards in Punggol areas, while 3 of the existing 4 member wards in Pasir Ris was consolidated into 2 wards. With such enlargement, this GRC was renamed into Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC and expands to a 5 members GRC. Since then, it has again further expanded to 6 members GRC on 2006 General Election which the arrangmement is still exists to date.

Members of Parliament

Election Pasir Ris Elias Pasir Ris Central Pasir Ris Loyang Pasir Ris South
1991 Eunos GRC
as Pasir Ris		 Eunos GRC
as Tampines North
Formation
1997 Charles Chong You Fook Teo Chee Hean Ahmad bin Mohamed Magad Ong Kian Min
Dissolution
2001 Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
As Pasir Ris West		 Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
As Pasir Ris East		 Tampines GRC
As Tampines North

Candidates and results

Elections on 1990s

General Election 1997: Pasir Ris GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Teo Chee Hean
Charles Chong You Fook
Ahmad bin Mohamed Magad
Ong Kian Min		 56,907 70.9% N/A
WP Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Rahman
Balakrishnan Ananthan
Sim Say Chuan
Lim Chiu Liang		 23,404 29.1% N/A
Turnout 82,708 96.3 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

See also

References