Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency
Toa Payoh GRC was a defunct representation constituency that from 1988 to 1997 comprised Kuo Chuan, Boon Teck and Toa Payoh, in the Central Region of Singapore. Kim Keat SMC was absorbed in the 1991 elections.
| Toa Payoh | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Member(s) | Davinder Singh Ong Teng Cheong Ho Tat Kin S Dhanabalan |
| Town Council | Toa Payoh |
Toa Payoh GRC was co-led by Davinder Singh and Deputy Prime Minister, Ong Teng Cheong. Ong would resign in 1993 to contest in the Presidential Election and later become the 5th President of Singapore.
In 1997, the ward was merged along with Thomson GRC to form Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Kuo Chuan | Boon Teck | Toa Payoh | Kim Keat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | SMC | SMC | SMC | SMC | |
| Formation | |||||
| 1988 | Wong Kan Seng | Ho Tat Kin | Davinder Singh | SMC | |
| 1991 | S Dhanabalan | Ong Teng Cheong (1991-1993)1 | |||
| Dissolution | |||||
| 1997 | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (Toa Payoh Central and Bishan–Toa Payoh North) | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (Toa Payoh Central and Toa Payoh East) | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (Toa Payoh Central) | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (Toa Payoh East) | |
^ Ong Teng Cheong resigned his post on July 1993 in order to contest in the 1993 Presidential Elections.
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