The Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency is a

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(SMC) located in the

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area of

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. It is managed by Holland–Bukit Panjang Town Council. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is Liang Eng Hwa from the

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap ...

(PAP).

Electoral history

Bukit Panjang Constituency was created in 1955. In 1988, the constituency was renamed Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency following the establishment of Group Representation Constituencies (GRC). Constituencies having a single MP after 1988 were thus called Single Member Constituencies. During the 1991 general election, the constituency was absorbed into

Sembawang GRC The Sembawang Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the North Region, Singapore, northern area of Singapore. The GRC has five divisions: Sembawang Central, Naval Base, Woodlands, Ad ...

. In the 2006 electoral boundary redrawing, Bukit Panjang SMC was recreated from Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC, which had absorbed the ward in 2001. Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC was abolished at the same time. During the 2020 Singapore general election, incumbent MP, Teo Ho Pin, announced his retirement from politics. Liang Eng Hwa, who was previously a MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC, was announced as the replacement candidate for Teo. The

Singapore Democratic Party The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is a social liberal political party in Singapore. Founded in 1980 by Chiam See Tong, the party gained its first seat in 6th Parliament of Singapore, Parliament in 1984 Singaporean general election, 1984 when ...

revealed

Paul Tambyah Paul Anantharajah Tambyah (born 5 February 1965) is a Singaporean doctor and professor of infectious diseases, a politician, and a writer. He is President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection and also the immediate ...

to be its candidate on nomination day for the SMC. Liang won the election with 53.74% of the vote, a narrow margin of 2,509 votes, against Tambyah. In March 2025, it was announced that Liang and Tambyah would rematch in the

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held in the same year. Liang retained the constituency with an improved 61.41% of the vote in a national swing to the PAP.

Member of Parliament

Electoral results

Elections in 1950s

Elections in 1960s

Elections in 1970s

Elections in 1980s

Elections in 2000s

Elections in 2010s

Elections in 2020s

Historical maps

File:Bukit Panjang 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election

References

External links

Parliamentary General Election results(Govtech Data)
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