Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency

The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in Central and Western Singapore. The five divisions consists: Buona Vista, Queenstown, Moulmein-Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru and Henderson-Dawson. The current Members of Parliament are Chan Chun Sing, Joan Pereira, Alvin Tan, Eric Chua and Indranee Rajah from the People's Action Party (PAP).

Not to be confused with Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency.

Tanjong Pagar
Group Representation constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate134,642
Current constituency
Created1991 (1991)
Seats5
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Chan Chun Sing
Joan Pereira
Alvin Tan
Eric Chua
Indranee Rajah
Town CouncilTanjong Pagar
Created from

History

This GRC came into formation in 1991, when it absorbed the Tiong Bahru GRC, Telok Blangah SMC and Tanjong Pagar SMC. Since the formation of the GRC, the ward was notable for its repeated walkovers. The last walkover was in 2011 when Tanjong Pagar GRC became the only constituency to be uncontested following the disqualification of a team of independent candidates (which led by Ng Teck Siong) as they submitted their nomination papers 35 seconds late.[1]

Members of Parliament
YearDivision Members of ParliamentParty
1991
  • Radin Mas
  • Tiong Bahru
  • Tanjong Pagar
  • Telok Blangah
 PAP
1997
  • Buona Vista
  • Leng Kee
  • Queenstown
  • Radin Mas
  • Tiong Bahru
  • Tanjong Pagar
2001
  • Moulmein
  • Queenstown
  • Radin Mas
  • Tanglin–Cairnhill
  • Tiong Bahru
  • Tanjong Pagar
2006
2011
  • Buona Vista
  • Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng
  • Queenstown
  • Tanglin–Cairnhill
  • Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru
2015
  • Buona Vista
  • Henderson–Dawson
  • Moulmein–Cairnhill
  • Queenstown
  • Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru
2020

^ Lee died on 23 March 2015 due to pneumonia. No by-elections were called as it was a GRC and Rajah served as a temporary MP for the ward until the general elections in September that year.

Electoral results

Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in 1990s
General Election 1991: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP S Vasoo
Koo Tsai Kee
Lee Kuan Yew
Lim Hng Kiang		 Unopposed
Registered electors 86,944
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1997: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lim Swee Say
Ow Chin Hock
Chay Wai Chuen
S Vasoo
Koo Tsai Kee
Lee Kuan Yew		 Unopposed
Registered electors 141,520
PAP hold

Elections in 2000s
General Election 2001: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Khaw Boon Wan
Chay Wai Chuen
Chong Weng Chiew
Indranee Rajah
Koo Tsai Kee
Lee Kuan Yew		 Unopposed
Registered electors 141,150
PAP hold
General Election 2006: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lui Tuck Yew
Baey Yam Keng
Sam Tan
Indranee Rajah
Koo Tsai Kee
Lee Kuan Yew		 Unopposed
Registered electors 148,141
PAP hold

Elections in 2010s
General Election 2011: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Chun Sing
Lily Neo
Chia Shi-Lu
Indranee Rajah
Lee Kuan Yew		 Unopposed
Registered electors 139,771
PAP hold
General Election 2015: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Chun Sing
Joan Pereira
Melvin Yong
Chia Shi-Lu
Indranee Rajah 		90,448 77.71 N/A
SingFirst Tan Jee Say
Ang Yong Guan
Melvyn Chiu
Chirag Praful Desai
Mohamad Fahmi Bin Ahmad Rais		 25,943 22.29 N/A
Majority 64,505 55.42 N/A
Registered electors 130,752
Rejected ballots 2,405 2.02 N/A
Turnout 118,796 90.86 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 2020s
General Election 2020: Tanjong Pagar GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chan Chun Sing
Joan Pereira
Alvin Tan
Eric Chua
Indranee Rajah 		78,079 63.13 Decrease14.58
PSP Wendy Low
Harish Pillay
Michael Chua
Abas Kasmani
Terence Soon		 45,609 36.87 N/A
Majority 32,470 26.26
Registered electors 134,642
Rejected ballots 1,930 1.54
Turnout 125,618 93.30 Increase2.44
PAP hold Swing Decrease14.58

References
  1. Chua, Lee Hoong (28 April 2011). "Singapore heads to history-making polls on May 7". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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