Punggol West Single Member Constituency
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Punggol West | |
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Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
Electorate | 26,579 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2020 |
Seats | 1 |
Party | People's Action Party |
Member(s) | Sun Xueling |
Town Council | Pasir Ris–Punggol |
Created from | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
The Punggol West Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern area of Singapore formed in 2020.[1] The current MP is Sun Xueling.
History[]
Punggol West is a new SMC carved out as a new electoral boundary and used to be part of the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. Punggol West was carved into the SMC which reduce the size of the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC from six to five seats. The Punggol West SMC and the Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC are under same town council, Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council.
In 2001, Teo Chee Hean was in charge of Punggol West from 2001 to 2006. Janil Puthucheary took over from 2011. Sun Xueling took over from 2015 till now.
People's Action Party (PAP) candidate Sun Xueling defeated Worker's Party (WP) candidate Tan Chen Chen with a vote count of 60.97% vs 39.03% and retain her seat in the 2020 Singapore general election which made her the incumbent MP of the constituency.
Town Council[]
Pasir Ris–Punggol Town Council are operating under the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC and Punggol West SMC.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
2020 | Punggol West | Sun Xueling | PAP |
Electoral Results[]
Elections in 2020s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Sun Xueling | 15,637 | 60.97 | N/A | |
WP | Tan Chen Chen | 10,012 | 39.03 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,625 | 21.94 | |||
Rejected ballots | 216 | 0.84 | |||
Turnout | 25,865 | 97.31 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 26,579 | ||||
PAP win (new seat) |
External links[]
See also[]
- Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency
- Punggol East Single Member Constituency
- Sengkang Group Representation Constituency
- Sengkang West Single Member Constituency
References[]
- ^ Sim, Royston (13 March 2020). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- 2020 establishments in Singapore
- Singaporean electoral divisions
- Ang Mo Kio
- Punggol
- Seletar
- Sengkang
- Constituencies established in 2020