Hong Kah North Single Member Constituency

Hong Kah North
Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Southwestern Singapore
Electorate 28,145
Current constituency
Created 2011
Member(s) Amy Khor Lean Suan
Town Council Chua Chu Kang

Hong Kah North Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 丰加北单选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Hong Kah North; Tamil: ஹொங் கா நார்த் தனித்தொகுதி) is a Single-Member Constituency in the Western Part of Singapore. Formerly a ward of Hong Kah GRC throughout the ward's existence, from 1991 to 2011, it was crafted out as a SMC during the 2011 elections.

This constituency covers the western areas of Singapore, consisting of Bulim (Jurong West), Bukit Gombak and Tengah.

Together with Chua Chu Kang GRC, it is currently under the management of Chua Chu Kang Town Council. Prior to the 2011 general election, a five-year plan was introduced by PAP, which plan includes replacing current bus stops (those orange-white type used in the 1990s) along Jurong West Avenue 5 and 3, at the constituency, with new modern bus stops (those grey ones used in the 2000s).

In the 2011 general election, this ward gave the People's Action Party a strong mandate of 70.6% despite the national average dropping to 60.1%. Sin Kek Tong also received the second lowest percentage of votes from all candidates, behind another candidate Desmond Lim who took a share of 4.45% of the votes in Punngol East SMC during a three-cornered fight.

Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament Party Dates Notes
Amy Khor Lean Suan PAP 2011– Incumbent

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Hong Kah North[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Amy Khor Lean Suan 19,628 74.76 +4.15
SPP Ravi Philemon 6,627 25.24 -4.15
Majority 13,001 49.52 +8.30
Total valid votes 26,255 97.94 +0.12
Rejected ballots 551 2.06 -0.12
Total votes 26,806 95.24 +0.35
Registered electors 28,145
PAP hold Swing +8.30
General Election 2011: Hong Kah North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Amy Khor Lean Suan 18,156 70.61
SPP Sin Kek Tong 7,556 29.39
Majority 10,600 41.22
Total valid votes 25,712 97.82
Rejected ballots 573 2.18
Total votes 26,285 94.89
Registered electors 27,701
PAP win (new seat)

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sample Count: PAP 74%; SPP 26%, http://www.eld.gov.sg/samplecount2015.html, 11 Sep 2015.
  2. ↑ Parliamentary Elections Act - Statement of the Poll for Electoral Division of Hong Kah North (Gazette Notification No. 2319/2015)
  3. ↑ Parliamentary Elections Act - Statement of the Poll for Electoral Division of Hong Kah North (Gazette Notification No. 1273/2011)

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