Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency

Ang Mo Kio
Ang Mo Kio
	Group Representation Constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	North-East Region, Singapore
Electorate	185,465
Current constituency
Created	1991
Seats	5
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Lee Hsien Loong; Darryl David; Gan Thiam Poh; Ng Ling Ling; Nadia Ahmad Samdin
Town Council	Ang Mo Kio
Created from	Aljunied GRC (Aljunied-Hougang); Ang Mo Kio SMC; Cheng San GRC (Cheng San and Jalan Kayu); Kebun Baru SMC; Nee Soon South SMC; Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Punggol South); Sengkang West SMC; Teck Ghee SMC; Yio Chu Kang SMC;

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 five-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, the northern half of Serangoon North, a portion of northern Hougang, Jalan Kayu and a portion of Fernvale. Prior to the 2020 Singaporean general election, the entirety of Fernvale was redrawn and divided into the Fernvale and Jalan Kayu subsections, having previously been represented in Sengkang West SMC since 2006.

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

The western portion of the GRC consists of parts of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve while in the northeastern corner, it borders the Straits of Johor with two reclaimed islands, Pulau Punggol Barat and Pulau Punggol Timor. The northeast also includes the Sengkang Floating Wetland.

As of the 2020 general election, the GRC remains a stronghold of the People's Action Party. It is currently led by Mr Lee Hsien Loong who is the third Prime Minister of Singapore and Secretary General of the People's Action Party.

History

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 was managed by the Ang Mo Kio Town Council until its dissolution in 2020.

Nee Soon South was part of the GRC until 2011 and Kebun Baru 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. In the 2020 elections, Kebun Baru and Yio Chu Kang became SMCs while the GRC absorbed the Fernvale portion of Sengkang West SMC. In return, the Anchorvale portion of Sengkang West SMC was subsumed into the newly-created Sengkang Group Representation Constituency, and Ang Mo Kio GRC's seats were reduced by one to five seats.

From 2015 to June 2020 before Parliament was dissolved, Ang Mo Kio GRC was led by the third Prime Minister of Singapore and PAP secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong, who has been the MP for the Teck Ghee district since 1984, and co-led by Senior Minister of State Dr Koh Poh Koon. The GRC has been held by the People's Action Party since its formation in 1991, and was uncontested in every general election until 2006.

Members of Parliament

Election	Division	Incumbent	Party
1988	Ang Mo Kio (Ang Mo Kio SMC) Kebun Baru (Kebun Baru SMC) Teck Ghee (Teck Ghee SMC) Yio Chu Kang (Yio Chu Kang SMC)	Yeo Toon Chia Lim Boon Heng Lee Hsien Loong Lau Ping Sum		PAP
Formation
1991	Ang Mo Kio Kebun Baru Teck Ghee Yio Chu Kang	Yeo Toon Chia Umar Abdul Hamid Lee Hsien Loong Lau Ping Sum		PAP
1997	Ang Mo Kio Kebun Baru Nee Soon South Teck Ghee Yio Chu Kang	Tang Guan Seng Inderjit Singh Tan Boon Wan Lee Hsien Loong Seng Han Thong		PAP
2001	Cheng San – Seletar Kebun Baru Jalan Kayu Nee Soon South Teck Ghee Yio Chu Kang	Balaji Sadasivan Inderjit Singh Wee Siew Kim Tan Boon Wan Lee Hsien Loong Seng Han Thong		PAP
2006	Cheng San – Seletar Kebun Baru Jalan Kayu Nee Soon South Sengkang West Teck Ghee	Balaji Sadasivan (2001–2010)¹ Inderjit Singh Wee Siew Kim Lee Bee Wah Lam Pin Min Lee Hsien Loong		PAP
2011	Ang Mo Kio – Hougang Cheng San – Seletar Kebun Baru Jalan Kayu Teck Ghee Yio Chu Kang	Yeo Guat Kwang Ang Hin Kee Inderjit Singh Intan Azura Mokhtar Lee Hsien Loong Seng Han Thong		PAP
2015	Ang Mo Kio – Hougang Cheng San – Seletar Jalan Kayu Sengkang South Teck Ghee Yio Chu Kang	Darryl David Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar Gan Thiam Poh Lee Hsien Loong Koh Poh Koon		PAP
2020	Ang Mo Kio – Hougang Cheng San – Seletar Jalan Kayu Fernvale Teck Ghee	Darryl David Nadia Ahmad Samdin Ng Ling Ling Gan Thiam Poh Lee Hsien Loong		PAP

^ Balaji died in his sleep on 27 September 2010 due to cancer relapse.

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Ang Mo Kio GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Lee Hsien Loong Darryl David Gan Thiam Poh Ng Ling Ling Nadia Ahmad Samdin	124,430	71.91	6.72
	RP	Kenneth Jeyaretnam Charles Yeo Andy Zhu Noraini Yunus Darren Soh	48,600	28.09	6.72
Majority			75,830	43.82
Rejected ballots			5,009	2.81
Turnout			178,039	96.00	1.89
Registered electors			185,465
	PAP hold		Swing	6.72

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
	RP	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	9.3

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
	RP	Arthero Lim Alex Tan Osman Bin Sulaiman Mansor 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	N/A
	WP	Yaw Shin Leong Abdul Salim Bin Haroun Han Su May Lee Wai Leng Tan Kian Hwee Melvin Gopal Krishnan	49,479	33.86	N/A
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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