Bishan–Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency

Bishan–Toa Payoh
Bishan–Toa Payoh
	Group Representation Constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Central Region, Singapore
Electorate	101,366
Current constituency
Created	1997
Seats	4
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Ng Eng Hen; Chee Hong Tat; Saktiandi Supaat; Chong Kee Hiong
Town Council	Bishan–Toa Payoh
Created from	Thomson GRC; Toa Payoh GRC;

Bishan–Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 碧山-大巴窑集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Bishan–Toa Payoh; Tamil: பீஷான்-தோ பாயோ குழுத்தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central region of Singapore. The GRC consists the entire areas of Bishan, Singapore, the majority of Toa Payoh, parts of Thomson, Singapore. Its sub-constituencies are Thomson, Singapore, Bishan East, Bishan North Bishan, Singapore, Sin Ming, Shun Fu, Toa Payoh West, Toa Payoh East Toa Payoh Central.

The GRC was formed in 1997 by merging the Bishan East, Bishan North, and Thomson divisions of the Thomson Group Representation Constituency with that of the Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency. The remaining Serangoon Gardens Division was split between three GRCs, namely Aljunied, Ang Mo Kio and Marine Parade.

Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC was first headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore , Wong Kan Seng until his retirement in 2015. Currently, it is headed by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen and Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat.

Both the Thomson and Toa Payoh GRCs were uncontested since the 1991 General Elections, with the Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC enjoying the same situation from 1997 until 2011, with the first contest is with Singapore People's Party led by former opposition leader Chiam See Tong. Its boundaries also remained intact throughout its existence until 2015 when it was expanded in size to include Balestier, MacRitchie Reservoir and Novena. In 2020, Bishan North was carved into Marymount Single Member Constituency and reducing the size to four seats, while Balestier and Novena was subsumed into the neighbouring Jalan Besar GRC and in return, Blocks 210 to 224 from the former opposition constituency of Potong Pasir were absorbed into Toa Payoh East.

The westernmost portion of Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC consists of part of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve which is shared with the Holland–Bukit Timah GRC and Nee Soon GRC.

Members of Parliament

Election	Division	Incumbent	Party
1991	Bishan East (Thomson GRC) Bishan North (Thomson GRC) Thomson (Thomson GRC) Toa Payoh Central (Toa Payoh GRC) Kim Keat (Toa Payoh GRC) Boon Teck (Toa Payoh GRC)	Wong Kan Seng Ibrahim Othman Leong Horn Kee Davinder Singh Ong Teng Cheong Ho Tat Kin		PAP
Formation
1997	Bishan East Bishan–Toa Payoh North Thomson Toa Payoh Central Toa Payoh East	Wong Kan Seng Ho Tat Kin Leong Horn Kee Ibrahim Othman Davinder Singh		PAP
2001		Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin Leong Horn Kee Ng Eng Hen Davinder Singh		PAP
2006	Bishan East Bishan–Toa Payoh North Thomson-Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Central Toa Payoh East	Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin Hri Kumar Ng Eng Hen Josephine Teo Li Min		PAP
2011	Bishan East Bishan North Thomson-Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Central Toa Payoh East	Wong Kan Seng Josephine Teo Li Min Hri Kumar Ng Eng Hen Zainudin Nordin		PAP
2015	Bishan East - Thomson Bishan North Toa Payoh West - Balestier Toa Payoh Central Toa Payoh East - Novena	Chong Kee Hiong Josephine Teo Li Min Chee Hong Tat Ng Eng Hen Saktiandi Supaat		PAP
2020	Bishan East - Sin Ming Toa Payoh West - Thomson Toa Payoh Central Toa Payoh East	Chong Kee Hiong Chee Hong Tat Ng Eng Hen Saktiandi Supaat		PAP

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Ng Eng Hen Chee Hong Tat Saktiandi Supaat Chong Kee Hiong	62,853	67.26	6.33
	SPP	Steve Chia Osman Sulaiman Melvyn Chiu Williamson Lee	30,594	32.74	6.33
Majority			32,259	34.52
Rejected ballots			2,043	2.14
Turnout			95,490	94.20	1.89
Registered electors			101,366
	PAP hold		Swing	6.33

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Ng Eng Hen Josephine Teo Li Min Chee Hong Tat Saktiandi Supaat Chong Kee Hiong	86,514	73.59	16.66
	SPP	Benjamin Pwee Mohammed Hamim Aliyas Law Kim Hwee Bryan Long Mohamad Abdillah Zamzuri	31,049	26.41	16.66
Majority			55,465	47.18	33.32
Rejected ballots			2,411	2.01	-
Turnout			119,974	92.31	1.11
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2011: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Hri Kumar Josephine Teo Li Min Ng Eng Hen Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin	62,385	56.93	N/A
	SPP	Chiam See Tong Mohamad Hamim Bin Aliyas Benjamin Pwee Wilfred Leung Jimmy Lee	47,205	43.07	N/A
Majority			12,180	13.86	N/A
Turnout			111,677	91.2	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Hri Kumar Josephine Teo Li Min Ng Eng Hen Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin	N/A	Walkover
Turnout			115,323		N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2001: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Davinder Singh Leong Horn Kee Ng Eng Hen Wong Kan Seng Zainudin Nordin	N/A	Walkover
Turnout			114,621		N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PAP	Davinder Singh Ho Tat Kin Ibrahim Othman Leong Horn Kee Wong Kan Seng	N/A	Walkover
Turnout			122,256		N/A
	PAP win (new seat)

References

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