Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) is a single member constituency in

Bukit Batok Bukit Batok ( ), often abbreviated as Bt Batok, is a planning area and matured residential town located along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore. Bukit Batok statistically ranks in as the 25th largest, the 10th most populo ...

of Singapore. It used to exist from 1972 to 1988 as Bukit Batok Constituency and was renamed as Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. The Member of Parliament for the constituency was

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(PAP) Murali Pillai before being merged into Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC in 2025.

History

In 1972, the constituency was formed from merging parts of

Bukit Timah Bukit Timah ( ), often abbreviated as Bt Timah, is a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. Bukit Timah lies roughly from the Central Business District, bordering the Central ...

, Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang constituencies and was known as Bukit Batok Constituency. In 2016, incumbent PAP MP, David Ong, resigned for personal reasons and a by-election was called to replace the empty seat. On 7 May, Murali Pillai won the Bukit Batok by-election against

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(SDP) secretary-general,

Chee Soon Juan Chee Soon Juan (born 20 July 1962) is a Singaporean politician, activist, and former lecturer who was appointed Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) in 1993. Prior to entering politics in 1992, Chee was a lecturer at th ...

with a vote count of 61.2% to 38.8%. On 11 March 2025, the

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updated the electoral divisions for the

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. Bukit Batok SMC will be merged into Jurong East–Bukit Batok Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament

David Ong has resigned as a Member of Parliament in 2015 due to an affair. Therefore, a by-election take place in 2016.

Electoral results

Elections in 1970s

Elections in 1980s

Elections in 1990s

Elections in 2010s

Elections in 2020s

References

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