Pioneer Single Member Constituency

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Pioneer
Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	West Region, Singapore
Electorate	24,672
Current constituency
Created	2011; 11 years ago (2011)
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Patrick Tay
Town Council	West Coast
Created from	West Coast GRC

The Pioneer Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency in the western part of Singapore. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is Patrick Tay of the People's Action Party (PAP).

History[]

It was a former ward of West Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 2001 until 2011, when it was carved out as a standalone SMC during the 2011 elections. The SMC is entirely surrounded in all sides by the West Coast GRC. It is bounded by Jurong West Street 61/62, Jurong West Central, Jalan Boon Lay, Boon Lay Way, Jurong West Street 93 (until the gap between Jurong West Sports Complex and Block 980 & 979, but excluding the Yunnan Gardens and Yunnan Park) and Jurong West Avenue 4. It covers the southern area of Pioneer and is connected to the rest of the Mass Rapid Transit system through Boon Lay MRT and Pioneer MRT stations.

Town Council[]

West Coast GRC is managed by the West Coast Town Council.

Members of Parliament[]

Elections[]

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 2010s[]

General Election 2015: Pioneer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Cedric Foo	17,994	76.34	15.61
	NSP	Elvin Ong	5,578	23.66	15.61
Majority			12,416	52.68	31.22
Registered electors			25,458
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			658	2.72	0.90
Turnout			24,230	95.18	0.08
	PAP hold		Swing	15.61

Elections in 2020s[]

General Election 2020: Pioneer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Patrick Tay	14,571	61.98	14.36
	PSP	Lim Cher Hong	8,285	35.24	N/A
	Independent	Cheang Peng Wah	654	2.78	N/A
Majority			5,632	23.96
Registered electors			24,672
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots			350	1.47
Turnout			23,860	96.71	1.53
	PAP hold		Swing	14.36

References[]

• 2020 General Election's result
• 2011 General Election's result