Aljunied Group Representation Constituency

Aljunied

Malay: *Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Aljunied*
Chinese: 阿裕尼集选区
Tamil: அல்ஜுனிட் குழுத்தொகுதி
Malay:	Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Aljunied
Chinese:	阿裕尼集选区
Tamil:	அல்ஜுனிட் குழுத்தொகுதி
	Group Representation Constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	North-East and East Regions, Singapore
Electorate	151,007
Current constituency
Created	1988
Seats	5
Party	Workers' Party
Member(s)	Pritam Singh; Sylvia Lim Swee Lian; Muhamad Faisal Manap; Gerald Giam Yean Song; Leon Perera
Town Council	Aljunied–Hougang
Created from	Aljunied SMC; Kampong Kembangan SMC; Kampong Ubi SMC;

The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of Singapore. This opposition-held GRC consists of a large part of Hougang (excluding the Hougang Single Member Constituency), Paya Lebar, Serangoon Gardens, the southern half of Serangoon North, as well as a portion of Bedok and a very small section of Tampines.

Aljunied GRC was formed in 1988. During the time it was under the control of the People's Action Party (PAP), it absorbed several constituencies that the Workers' Party (WP) had contested in and narrowly lost (namely the Eunos and Kaki Bukit wards of the Eunos GRC in 1997, as well as the Punggol East and Punggol South divisions of the Cheng San GRC in 2001). However, Aljunied GRC itself fell to the WP during the 2011 general elections, making it the first GRC to have been won by a party other than the PAP since the introduction of the GRC concept in 1988.

This GRC has been hotly contested in the 2006, 2011 and most notably the 2015 general election, where the PAP team consisting of former MP Yeo Guat Kwang and four first-time candidates lost by a close margin, garnering a vote share of 49.04%. From 2011 to 2020, Aljunied GRC was led by Low Thia Khiang. Prior to the 2020 general elections, Low Thia Khiang and Chen Show Mao retired and were succeeded by Gerald Giam and Leon Perera. In the 2020 general election, the WP won the GRC with 59.95% of the votes, a 9% swing from the previous election. Aljunied GRC is currently led by the Secretary-General of the Workers' Party Pritam Singh.

Members of Parliament

Election	Division	Incumbent	Party
1984	Aljunied (Aljunied SMC) Kampong Kembangan (Kampong Kembangan SMC) Kampong Ubi (Kampong Ubi SMC)	Chin Harn Tong Yatiman bin Yusof Wan Hussin B H Zoohri		PAP
Formation
1988	Aljunied Kampong Kembangan Kampong Ubi	Chin Harn Tong George Yeo Wan Hussin B H Zoohri		PAP
1991	Aljunied Kampong Kembangan Kampong Ubi Paya Lebar	Chin Harn Tong George Yeo Wan Hussin B H Zoohri Mohamad Maidin B P M Ker Sin Tze		PAP
1997	Aljunied Changi Simei Eunos Kampong Kembangan Paya Lebar	Toh See Kiat David Lim Tik En Sidek B Saniff George Yeo Ker Sin Tze		PAP
2001	Aljunied Kembangan Aljunied Hougang Eunos Kembangan-Punggol Paya Lebar	Ong Seh Hong Yeo Guat Kwang Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed George Yeo Cynthia Phua		PAP
2006	Aljunied Hougang Bedok Reservoir Punggol Eunos Paya Lebar Serangoon	Yeo Guat Kwang George Yeo Zainul Abidin Bin Mohamed Rasheed Cynthia Phua Lim Hwee Hua		PAP
2011	Bedok Reservoir Punggol Eunos Kaki Bukit Paya Lebar Serangoon	Low Thia Khiang Pritam Singh Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap Chen Show Mao Sylvia Lim Swee Lian		WP
2015				WP
2020[1]		Gerald Giam Yean Song Pritam Singh Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Leon Perera		WP

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Aljunied GRC[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	WP	Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Muhamad Faisal Manap Gerald Giam Yean Song Leon Perera	85,815	59.95	8.99
	PAP	Victor Lye Thiam Fatt Alex Yeo Sheng Chye Chan Hui Yuh Chua Eng Leong Shamsul Kamar	57,330	40.05	8.99
Majority			28,485	19.90	17.98
Rejected ballots			1,582	1.09	0.09
Turnout			144,727	95.96	2.06
Registered electors			150,821
	WP hold		Swing	8.99

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Aljunied GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	WP	Low Thia Khiang Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Pritam Singh Chen Show Mao Muhamad Faisal Manap	70,050	50.96	3.76
	PAP	Yeo Guat Kwang Lye Thiam Fatt Joseph Victor Chua Eng Leong Shamsul Kamar Murali Pillai	67,424	49.04	3.76
Majority			2,626	1.92	7.52
Rejected ballots			1,638	1.18	0.16
Turnout			139,112	93.90	0.36
Registered electors			148,142
	WP hold		Swing	3.76

General Election 2011: Aljunied GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	WP	Low Thia Khiang Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Pritam Singh Chen Show Mao Muhamad Faisal Manap	72,289	54.72	10.81
	PAP	George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua Ong Ye Kung	59,829	45.28	10.81
Majority			12,460	9.44	2.74
Rejected ballots			1,788	1.34	0.41
Turnout			133,906	93.54	0.04
Registered electors			143,148
	WP gain from PAP		Swing	10.81

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Aljunied GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Yeo Guat Kwang George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua	74,843	56.09
	WP	Sylvia Lim Mohammed Rahizan Bin Yaacob Goh Meng Seng James Gomez Tan Wui-Hua	58,593	43.91
Majority			16,250	12.18
Rejected ballots			2,381	1.75
Turnout			135,817	93.58
Registered electors			145,141
	PAP hold

General Election 2001: Aljunied GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Yeo Guat Kwang Ong Seh Hong George Yeo Zainul Abidin bin Mohammed Rasheed Cynthia Phua	Walkover	N/A
Registered electors			125,115
	PAP hold

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Aljunied GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Toh See Kiat George Yeo Ker Sin Tze Sidek Saniff David Lim Tik En	64,299	67.02
	SDP	Aziz Ibrahim Kwan Yue Keng S. Kunalen Tay Hoon Wong Hong Toy	31,645	32.98
Majority			15,890	12.18
Rejected ballots			2,971	3.00
Turnout			98,915	95.60
Registered electors			103,466
	PAP hold

General Election 1991: Aljunied GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Chin Harn Tong George Yeo Ker Sin Tze Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd	Walkover	N/A
Registered electors			94,490
	PAP hold

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Aljunied GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Chin Harn Tong George Yeo Wan Hussin Zoohri	34,020	56.33
	SDP	Jufrie Mahmood Ashleigh Seow Neo Choon Aik	26,375	43.67
Majority			7,645	12.67
Rejected ballots			1,197	1.94
Turnout			61,592	94.24
Registered electors			65,351
	PAP win (new seat)

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References

Lee, Jeremy (19 July 2020). "Sengkang GRC Team's Areas Of Responsibility Revealed By WP, Jamus Lim Will Serve Anchorvale". MS News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
"Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Aljunied" (PDF). Elections Department of Singapore. Government Gazette. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

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[1] Lee, Jeremy (19 July 2020). "Sengkang GRC Team's Areas Of Responsibility Revealed By WP, Jamus Lim Will Serve Anchorvale". MS News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.

[2] "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Aljunied" (PDF). Elections Department of Singapore. Government Gazette. Retrieved 16 July 2020.