Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency
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Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Northwestern Singapore |
| Electorate | 104,491 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2006 |
| Number of members | 4 |
| Member(s) |
Christopher de Souza Sim Ann Liang Eng Hwa Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Town Council | Holland-Bukit Panjang |
Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 荷兰-武吉知马集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Holland-Bukit Timah; Tamil: ஹோலண்ட்-புக்கிட் தீமா குழுத்தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the central, western and northern areas of Singapore. The Group Representation Constituency has received two contests since 2011, which is the former presidential candidate and now the SingFirst secretary-general Tan Jee Say in 2011 and the current SDP secretary-general Chee Soon Juan in 2015 who was being sued for defamation, both of which were contested under Singapore Democratic Party.
Originally known as the Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency, it was renamed to its present name due to the Bukit Panjang ward of the GRC being carved out to form a Single Member Constituency. The Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency was absorbed and became part of the GRC.
Holland-Bukit Timah GRC is led by Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.
A large portion of Holland-Bukit Timah GRC is made up of jungle and nature reserve, namely the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and the Central Water Catchment.
Operational responsibility
- Ulu Pandan - All Ghim Moh HDB flats, Blk 101-118 of Clementi Neighbourhood 1, Sunset Way housing estate, Sixth Avenue (western half and the rest), Old Holland Road, Mount Sinai and Farrer Road
- Bukit Timah - Blk 201-206, 208, 208A-C and 301-320 of Clementi, Dunearn Road, Whitley Road (western half), Adam Road, Bukit Timah Road, southern edge of Toh Tuck Road and Eng Kong,and watten estate ,eng neo avenue
- cashew - Chestnut Drive housing estate, Cashew Road, Dairy Farm Road and Blocks 134-185, 601-613 & 533-547 of Bukit Panjang
- Zhenghua - Central Water Catchment, Mandai, a portion of Bukit Panjang(blks 5xx,6xx), and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Members of Parliament
| Election | Buona Vista | cashew | Ulu Pandan | Zhenghua | Bukit Timah |
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| 2001 | Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC | SMC | |||
| Formation | |||||
| 2006 | Lim Swee Say | Vivian Balakrishnan | Christopher de Souza | Liang Eng Hwa | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon |
| 2011 | Tanjong Pagar GRC | Sim Ann | |||
| 2015 | |||||
Candidates and results
Elections in 2010s
| General Election 2015: Holland Bukit-Timah GRC | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PAP | Christopher de Souza Sim Ann Liang Eng Hwa Vivian Balakrishnan |
62,630 | 66.62% | +6.52 | |
| SDP | Chee Soon Juan Chong Wai Fung Md Sidek Bin Mallek Paul Anantharajah Tambyah |
31,380 | 33.38% | -6.52% | |
| Majority | 31,250 | 33.24% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,500 | 1.60% | |||
| Turnout | 95,510 | 91.41% | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 0.91% | |||
| General Election 2011: Holland Bukit-Timah GRC | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PAP | Christopher de Souza Sim Ann Liang Eng Hwa Vivian Balakrishnan |
48,773 | 60.10% | ||
| SDP | Vincent Wijeysingha Tan Jee Say Ang Yong Guan Michelle Lee |
32,406 | 39.90% | ||
| Turnout | 82,899 | 90.5% | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in 2000s
| General Election 2006: Holland Bukit-Timah GRC | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| PAP | Christopher de Souza Yu-Foo Yee Shoon Liang Eng Hwa Lim Swee Say Vivian Balakrishnan |
Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 118,092 | N/A | N/A | ||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
