Sembawang Group Representation Constituency

Sembawang
Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore

Region	Northwestern Singapore
Electorate	144,672
Current constituency
Created	1988
Number of members	5
Member(s)	Khaw Boon Wan Lim Wee Kiat Vikram Nair Ong Ye Kung Amrin Amin (2015 - 2020)
Town Council	Sembawang

Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 三巴旺集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Sembawang; Tamil: செம்பவாங் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the northern area of Singapore. The GRC consists of Sembawang, Woodlands, Admiralty, Canberra and Gambas. It also encompasses a section of Singapore's northern territorial waters in the Straits of Johor.

Since its creation in 1988, the GRC has been held by the People's Action Party and it has been uncontested at every general election until the general election in 2006. The Group Representation Constituency was led by Tony Tan (who is currently the 7th President of the Republic of Singapore) until his retirement in 2006.

The largest number of voters meant that the constituencies are split into Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC in 2001 (Bukit Panjang division), Nee Soon GRC in 2011 (Chong Pang and Canberra divisions) and Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC in 2015 (Marsiling and Woodgrove divisions). Nee Soon GRC had handed back Simpang to Sembawang GRC to allow further development in 2015.

Currently, Sembawang GRC is led by Transport Minister and PAP chairman Khaw Boon Wan.

Members of Parliament

Election	Chong Pang	Nee Soon East	Sembawang	Bukit Panjang	Marsiling	Woodlands	Admiralty	Canberra	Woodgrove	Gambas
1984	Carved from Sembawang	Carved from Nee Soon	SMC	SMC
Formation
1988	K Shanmugam	Charles Chong	Tony Tan Keng Yam
1991		Ho Peng Kee		Lee Yiok Seng	Carved from Bukit Panjang	Carved from Sembawang
1997		Ho Peng Kee		Teo Ho Pin	Hawazi Bin Daipi	Chin Tet Yung	Carved from Woodlands	Carved from Sembawang
2001		SMC		Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC		Chin Tet Yung	Mohd Maliki Osman	Warren Lee
2006		SMC	Khaw Boon Wan	SMC		Ellen Lee Geck Hoon	Mohd Maliki Osman	Lim Wee Kiak	Carved from Woodlands,Marsiling and Admiralty
2011	Nee Soon GRC					Ellen Lee Geck Hoon	Vikram Nair	Nee Soon GRC	Ong Teng Koon	Carved from Chong Pang, Nee Soon East, Nee Soon South
2015					Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC	Amrin Amin	Vikram Nair	Lim Wee Kiak	Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC	Ong Ye Kung

Operational responsibility

Admiralty - part of Blk 6xx of Woodlands, Blk 5xx of Woodlands except Blocks 509-526, Singapore Sports School
Canberra - Blk 3xx (part), 4xx of Sembawang
Sembawang - Blk 5xx of Sembawang, part of Blks 7xx woodlands and Sembawang Airbase
Gambas - Blks 301-318 & 350-355 of Sembawang, Blks 333-336, 385-399 & 4xx of Yishun, (blks 1xx Sembawang),Sembawang Spring Estate & Mintonia Close
Woodlands - Some parts of Blk 6xx, 7xx & Blk 8xx of Woodlands, Woodlands MRT, Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange, Republic Polytechnic

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Sembawang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Khaw Boon Wan Lim Wee Kiak Vikram Nair Ong Ye Kung Amrin Amin	96,639	72.28%	+8.38
	NSP	Abdul Rasheed S/O Y Abdul Kuthus Kevryn Lim Spencer Ng Chung Hon Yadzeth Bin Haris Eugene Yeo Ren Yuan	37,067	27.72%	N/A
Majority			59,572	44.5	+16.7
Rejected ballots			3,796	2.76	+0.32
Turnout			137,502	95.04	+0.17
	PAP hold		Swing	+8.38

General Election 2011: Sembawang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Khaw Boon Wan Hawazi Bin Daipi Ellen Lee OngTeng Koon Vikram Nair	84,252	63.90	-12.8
	SDP	John Tan James Gomez Mohd Isa Aziz Sadasivam Veriyah Jarrod Luo	47,605	36.10	+12.8
Turnout			135,148	94.87	+0.07
	PAP hold		Swing	-12.8

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Sembawang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Khaw Boon Wan K Shanmugam Hawazi Daipi Ellen Lee Mohd Maliki Osman Lim Wee Kiak	130,170	76.70	N/A
	SDP	Chee Siok Chin Christopher Neo Ting Wei Francis Yong Chu Leong Gerald Sng Choon Guan Mohd Isa Abdul Aziz Narayanasamy Gogelavany	39,537	23.30	N/A
Turnout			175,194	94.8	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2001: Sembawang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Tony Tan Keng Yam K Shanmugam Chin Tet Yung Hawazi Daipi Mohd Maliki Osman Warren Lee	Walkover
Turnout			166,137		N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Sembawang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Tony Tan Keng Yam Hawazi Daipi K Shanmugam Ho Peng Kee Chin Tet Yung Teo Ho Pin	Walkover
Turnout			154,402		N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1991: Sembawang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Tony Tan Keng Yam Lee yiok Seng K Shanmugam Ho Peng Kee	Walkover
Turnout			117,951		N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Sembawang GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Tony Tan Keng Yam K Shanmugam Charles Chong	36,154	70.1%
	United People's Front	Harbans Singh Ang Bee Lian Kasim bin Ibrahim	15,436	29.9%
Turnout			53,596	96.3	N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

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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