Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency

Ang Mo Kio
Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore

Region	Central Singapore
Electorate	187,771
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	6
Member(s)	Lee Hsien Loong Darryl David Koh Poh Koon Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar Gan Thiam Poh (2015 - 2020)
Town Council	Ang Mo Kio

Billboard at Anchorvale commemorating National Day 2006, showing the Members of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC after the elections in 2006.

Not to be confused with the similarly named, now-defunct Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency that existed prior to the 1991 elections, when this ward was formed.

Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 宏茂桥集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Ang Mo Kio; Tamil: அங் மோ கியோ குழுத் தொகுதி) is a six-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north eastern region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses the majority of Ang Mo Kio (Teck Ghee, Cheng San, Yio Chu Kang, Seletar Hills and a small portion of Kebun Baru, the rest of which is part of another GRC), Jalan Kayu, the northern half of Serangoon North, a small portion of the western half of Sengkang (Fernvale), a portion of northern Hougang, and a small portion of Yishun.

In the 2001 general election, the constituency was enlarged to include most parts of the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency, while during the general election in 2006, the Yio Chu Kang division – where the centre of Ang Mo Kio town is located – was hived off as a Single Member Constituency (SMC). In 2011, Yio Chu Kang was returned to Ang Mo Kio GRC, while the Sengkang West division was carved out into an SMC, which till today is still managed by the Ang Mo Kio Town Council.

Nee Soon South had been part of the GRC until 2011 and Kebun Baru had been part of the GRC until 2015 – both were transferred to the Nee Soon GRC. In their place, parts of northern Hougang were progressively introduced into the GRC - Aljunied-Hougang (renamed eventually to Ang Mo Kio-Hougang) was introduced in place of Nee Soon South, and Punggol South (renamed eventually to Sengkang South) in place of Kebun Baru.

Ang Mo Kio GRC is led by the third Prime Minister of Singapore and PAP secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong, who is the MP for the Teck Ghee district. It is co-led by Darryl David, MP for Ang Mo Kio-Hougang. The GRC has been held by the People's Action Party since its formation in 1991, and had been uncontested in every general election before 2006.

The western portion of the GRC consists of parts of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve while in the Northeastern corner, it fronts a short coastline in the Straits of Johor with 2 reclaimed islands, Pulau Punggol Barat and Pulau Punggol Timor.

Members of Parliament

Election	Yio Chu Kang	Teck Ghee	Kebun Baru	Ang Mo Kio	Nee Soon South	Cheng San-Seletar	Jalan Kayu	Sengkang West	Ang Mo Kio-Hougang	Sengkang South
1988	SMC	SMC and Cheng San GRC as Chong Boon	SMC	SMC	SMC	Cheng San GRC as Cheng San	Cheng San GRC		Cheng San GRC as Punggol South
Formation
1991	Lau Ping Sum	Lee Hsien Loong	Umar Abdul Hamid	Yeo Toon Chia	SMC	Cheng San GRC as Cheng San	Cheng San GRC	Carved from Jalan Kayu	Cheng San GRC as Punggol South
1997	Seng Han Thong		Inderjit Singh	Tang Guan Seng	Tan Boon Wan	Cheng San GRC as Cheng San	Cheng San GRC		Cheng San GRC as Punggol South
2001	Seng Han Thong			Dissolved	Tan Boon Wan	Balaji Sadasivan (d. 2010)	Wee Siew Kim		Aljunied GRC as Aljunied-Hougang	Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC as Punggol South
2006	SMC				Lee Bee Wah	Balaji Sadasivan (d. 2010)	Wee Siew Kim	Lam Pin Min	Aljunied GRC as Aljunied-Hougang
2011	Seng Han Thong				Nee Soon GRC	Ang Hin Kee	Intan Azura Mokhtar	SMC	Yeo Guat Kwang
2015	Koh Poh Koon		Nee Soon GRC		Nee Soon GRC	Ang Hin Kee	Intan Azura Mokhtar	SMC	Darryl David	Gan Thiam Poh

Dr Balaji Sadasivan died from cancer in his sleep on 27 September 2010 during his term as Member of Parliament.

Electoral map

Cheng San-Seletar – Blocks 422–453A, 501–513, 520–539, 570–578, 584–587, 588A–D, 590A & B, 591A and 596A–D in Ang Mo Kio, Seletar Hills, Cactus & Sunrise Estates, Amoy Quee Camp and ITE College Central
Jalan Kayu – Blocks 540–565 in Ang Mo Kio, Blocks 500–554 in Serangoon North, Blocks 978A–999B Buangkok Crescent, Blocks 455A—458C in Fernvale, Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Gerald, Mugliston and Luxus Hills Estate, Jalan Kayu Shophouses, Seletar Aerospace Park, Seletar Airport & Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2, AMK Techpark, Northstar Building and the Institute of Mental Health
Teck Ghee – Blocks 205–208, 215–220, 301–348, 350–354, 401–421 and 455A–476 of Ang Mo Kio and Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1
Yio Chu Kang – Blocks 119–128, 201–204, 209–214, 221–235, 601–650 and 7xx of Ang Mo Kio, Lentor Estate/Far Horizon Gardens, Yio Chu Kang Stadium and Nanyang Polytechnic
Ang Mo Kio-Hougang – Blocks 601–662, 665—680, 909—933A, 936—946 and 950—976 of Hougang, Hougang Stadium and Regentville Condo
Sengkang South – Blocks 435–458, 534–580 and 681–699D of Hougang and Fernvale Blocks 403A–407B and 441–453

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Lee Hsien Loong Darryl David Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar Gan Thiam Poh Koh Poh Koon	135,115	78.63	9.3
	Reform	Osman Bin Sulaiman Gilbert Goh M Ravi Roy Ngerng Siva Chandran Jessie Loo	36,711	21.37	9.3
Majority			98,404	57.26
Rejected ballots			4,887	2.60
Turnout			176,713	94.11	0.51
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 2011: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Lee Hsien Loong Yeo Guat Kwang Inderjit Singh Seng Han Thong Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar	112,677	69.33	3.19
	Reform	Arthero Lim Alex Tan Osman Bin Sulaiman Mensor Rahman Lim Zi Rui Vigneswari Ramachandran	49,851	30.67	N/A
Turnout			167,562	93.6	0.4
	PAP hold		Swing	3.14

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Lee Hsien Loong Balaji Sadasivan Inderjit Singh Wee Siew Kim Lam Pin Min Lee Bee Wah	96,636	66.14
	WP	Yaw Shin Leong Abdul Salim Bin Haroun Han Su May Lee Wai Leng Tan Kian Hwee Melvin Gopal Krishnan	49,479	33.86
Turnout			149,094	93.2	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2001: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Lee Hsien Loong Inderjit Singh Seng Han Thong Tan Boon Wan Wee Siew Kim Balaji Sadasivan	Walkover
Turnout			166,644	N/A	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Tang Guan Seng Lee Hsien Loong Inderjit Singh Seng Han Thong Tan Boon Wan	Walkover
Turnout			125,344	N/A	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1991: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Yeo Toon Chia Lee Hsien Loong Lau Pin Sum umar Abdul Hamid	Walkover
Turnout			74,004	N/A	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

References

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Constituencies (GRCs)

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Constitutencies (SMCs)

Former or
defunct constituencies

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Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of representatives assigned.

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