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The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. The GRC consists of five divisions: Eunos, Bedok Reservoir-Punggol, Kaki Bukit, Serangoon and Paya Lebar. The current MPs are
Pritam Singh Pritam Singh may refer to: * Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician) (born 1976), Singaporean politician * Pritam Singh (soldier) (military service 1942–51), Indian military officer * Pritam Singh (gymnast) (born 1924), Indian Olympic gymnast * ...
,
Sylvia Lim Sylvia Lim Swee Lian (; born 1965) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer, former police officer and lecturer who has been serving as Chairwoman of the Worker's Party since 2003. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Paya Le ...
, Gerald Giam, Leon Perera and
Muhamad Faisal Manap Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap ( Jawi: ; born 1975) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Vice-Chairman of the Worker's Party since 2016. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kaki Bukit division of Aljunied ...
from the Worker's Party (WP).


History

Aljuined GRC consists of a large part of Hougang (excluding Hougang SMC), Paya Lebar, Serangoon Gardens, the southern half of
Serangoon North Serangoon North Village and Estate is a cluster of HDB apartment flats located north of Serangoon Central separated by Serangoon Gardens to the west and private housing estates to the east with Yio Chu Kang Road connecting the two areas. It is ...
as well as a portion of
Bedok Bedok () is a planning area and matured residential town located in the geographical region of Tanah Merah along the south-eastern coast of the East Region of Singapore. Bedok is bounded by five other planning areas: Paya Lebar to the north, ...
and a very small section of Tampines. It absorbed the Eunos and Kaki Bukit wards of
Eunos GRC Eunos Group Representation Constituency ( Simplified Chinese: 友诺士集选区; Traditional Chinese: 友諾士集選區) is a defunct Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. This GRC existed for the 198 ...
as well as the Punggol East and Punggol South divisions of Cheng San GRC. Aljunied GRC was formed in 1988 and won by the
People's Action Party The People's Action Party ( abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) a ...
(PAP). The Workers' Party team which was led by then-WP leader
Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (; born 5 September 1956) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Secretary-General of the Workers' Party (WP) between 2001 and 2018. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang SMC between 1991 and 2011 and Alju ...
sucessfully first won the GRC from the PAP in the 2011 general election, making it the first GRC to be won by the opposition since the introduction of the GRC concept in 1988 with the winning team with 54.72% of the votes against the
People's Action Party The People's Action Party ( abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) a ...
team led by George Yeo with 45.28%. In the following general election in 2015, the Workers' Party which was led by then-WP leader
Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (; born 5 September 1956) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Secretary-General of the Workers' Party (WP) between 2001 and 2018. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang SMC between 1991 and 2011 and Alju ...
managed to retain back the GRC, winning 50.96% of the vote against the
People's Action Party The People's Action Party ( abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) a ...
team including
Yeo Guat Kwang Yeo Guat Kwang ( zh, s=杨木光, p=Yáng Mùguāng; born 27 January 1961) is a former Singaporean politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Ang Mo Kio–Houg ...
and four first-time candidates, who garnered a vote share of 49.04%. Between 2011 and 2020, Aljunied GRC was led by
Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (; born 5 September 1956) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Secretary-General of the Workers' Party (WP) between 2001 and 2018. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang SMC between 1991 and 2011 and Alju ...
; he was succeeded by
Pritam Singh Pritam Singh may refer to: * Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician) (born 1976), Singaporean politician * Pritam Singh (soldier) (military service 1942–51), Indian military officer * Pritam Singh (gymnast) (born 1924), Indian Olympic gymnast * ...
as part of a leadership renewal process, but he still remains active in politics. In the
2020 general election The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2020. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems maintains a comprehensive list of upcoming elections on its E-Guide Platform. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calend ...
,
Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (; born 5 September 1956) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Secretary-General of the Workers' Party (WP) between 2001 and 2018. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang SMC between 1991 and 2011 and Alju ...
and Chen Show Mao declined to run for re-election; the 2020 election saw the Workers' Party which was led by WP leader
Pritam Singh Pritam Singh may refer to: * Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician) (born 1976), Singaporean politician * Pritam Singh (soldier) (military service 1942–51), Indian military officer * Pritam Singh (gymnast) (born 1924), Indian Olympic gymnast * ...
retain back the GRC with 59.95% of the vote, a 9% swing from the previous election against the
People's Action Party The People's Action Party ( abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) a ...
team, who won 40.05%.


Members of Parliament


Electoral results


Elections in 1980s


Elections in 1990s


Elections in 2000s


Elections in 2010s


Elections in 2020s


See also

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Aljunied SMC Aljunied Constituency was a single member constituency in Aljunied, Singapore that was formed in 1959 and continued throughout till 1988 where it was one of the wards that form the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency. Member of Parlia ...


References

{{Constituencies of Singapore Singaporean electoral divisions Bedok Hougang Paya Lebar Serangoon Tampines