Holland–Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency
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Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former provinces of the Netherlands, province on the western coast of the Netherland ...
Bukit Panjang Bukit Panjang ( ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the West Region, Singapore, West Region of Singapore. A portion of this town is situated on a low-lying elongated hill. T ...
Group Representation Constituency was a defunct
Group Representation Constituency A group representation constituency (GRC) is a type of electoral division or constituency in Singapore in which teams of candidates, instead of individual candidates, compete to be elected into Parliament as the Members of Parliament (MPs) for th ...
(GRC) in
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which was founded during prior to the 2001 general elections. It lasted one electoral term before being mostly merged into Holland–Bukit Timah GRC prior to the 2006 general election.


History

In 2001, the Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC was formed by merging the
Buona Vista Buona Vista is a housing estate located in the subzones of one-north and Holland Drive in the residential township of Queenstown in Singapore. The housing estate is served by the Buona Vista MRT station which links it up with the MRT system. ...
ward of the
Tanjong Pagar GRC The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in Central Region, Singapore, Central and West Region, Singapore, Western Singapore. The five divisions consists: Buona Vista, Telok Bl ...
, Bukit Panjang ward of the
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 ...
and Ulu Pandan ward from the Bukit Timah GRC. The Bukit Panjang ward was split into Cashew and Zhenghua divisions. In 2006, the GRC was absorbed into Holland–Bukit Timah GRC with the Bukit Panjang division carved to form the
Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency The Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the western area of Singapore. It is managed by Holland–Bukit Panjang Town Council. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is Liang E ...
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Members of Parliament


Electoral results


References

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