Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency

Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency was a defunct four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC), comprising several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore as well as a sizeable portion of the Central Business District. It existed from 2011 to 2015.

The GRC was formed in the 2011 general election, and absorbed most parts of the Jalan Besar GRC and the Moulmein ward of Tanjong Pagar GRC. The GRC was dissolved in 2015 General Election, as it was reverted back to pre-2011 constituencies. Only the Jalan Besar constituency was dissolved and merged into Kampong Glam and Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng (Upper Boon Keng Road/Lorong 1 Geylang/Lorong 3 Geylang).

Moulmein–Kallang GRC were co-led by Minister of Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim, and Minister of Transport Lui Tuck Yew. These two abovementioned cabinet ministers were retired from politics by 2020, but only Mayor for Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua and Minister of Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister of Law Edwin Tong do remain at Kampong Glam in Jalan Besar GRC and Joo Chiat in Marine Parade GRC respectively.

The ward saw a contest in the 2011 general election between the incumbent People's Action Party and from Workers' Party of Singapore. The National Solidarity Party had expressed interest in contesting the constituency, but dropped out to avoid a three-cornered fight.[1] The PAP emerged victor with 44,828 votes or 58.56% of the total ballots for the electoral division. Incidentally, this was the highest vote percentage for the PAP in a Workers' Party-contested constituency.

Members of Parliament
Election Jalan Besar Kampong Glam Kolam Ayer Moulmein
2006 Jalan Besar GRC Tanjong Pagar GRC
Formation
2011 Edwin Tong Chun Fai Denise Phua Lay Peng Yaacob Ibrahim Lui Tuck Yew
Dissolution
2015 Jalan Besar GRC as Whampoa, Kolam Ayer & Kampong Glam Tanjong Pagar GRC
as Moulmein-Cairnhill

Electoral map

In GE 2015, the Moulmein division was revised into four parts :

  • Blocks 677 & 681-685 of the Perumal and Race Course Roads, Tessensohn Road and Blocks 51 - 54 of Kent Road moved to Jalan Besar GRC.
  • Block 69 of Moulmein Road, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Novena and Balestier areas moved to Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC.
  • Adam Road (Eng Neo, Dunearn and Watten Estates) moved to Holland–Bukit Timah GRC.
  • The remainder moved to Tanjong Pagar GRC and became Moulmein-Cairnhill, which absorbed the northern half of Tanglin-Cairnhill as well.

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s
General Election 2011: Moulmein–Kallang GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lui Tuck Yew
Yaacob Ibrahim
Denise Phua
Edwin Tong		 44,828 58.56
WP Mohd Rahizan Ya'acob
Toh Hong Boon
L Somasundaram
Frieda Chan		 31,721 41.44
Turnout 76,549 89.4
PAP win (new seat)

References
Notes
  1. "GE NSP drops out of Moulmein-Kallang GRC contest - Channel NewsAsia". www.channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-18.

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