Pasir Ris Group Representation Constituency
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Pasir Ris Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese
: 白沙集選區;Simplified Chinese
: 白沙集选区) is a former four member Group Representation Constituency
that locates in the eastern
part of Singapore at Pasir Ris
. It had only existed once in 1997 general election.
In 2001 General Election, this GRC had absorbed 3 wards in Punggol
areas, while 3 of the existing 4 member wards in Pasir Ris
was consolidated into 2 wards. With such enlargement, this GRC was renamed into Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC and expands to a 5 members GRC. Since then, it has again further expanded to 6 members GRC on 2006 General Election which the arrangmement is still exists to date.
Traditional Chinese character
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: 白沙集選區;Simplified Chinese
Simplified Chinese character
Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters prescribed in the Xiandai Hanyu Tongyong Zibiao for use in Mainland China. Along with traditional Chinese characters, it is one of many standard character sets of the contemporary Chinese written language...
: 白沙集选区) is a former four member Group Representation Constituency
Group Representation Constituency
A Group Representation Constituency is a type of electoral division or constituency in Singapore, the Members of Parliament of which are voted into Parliament as a group...
that locates in the eastern
East Region, Singapore
The East Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. It includes six urban planning areas. As its name implies, it is the easternmost region of Singapore.The land area is about 11,000 hectares.-Urban planning areas in East Region:...
part of Singapore at Pasir Ris
Pasir Ris
Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high-rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board in Pasir Ris New Town. The town is located in the eastern part of Singapore....
. It had only existed once in 1997 general election.
In 2001 General Election, this GRC had absorbed 3 wards in Punggol
Punggol
Punggol, or Ponggol, is a neighbourhood in northeastern Singapore. Presently, much of Punggol is undeveloped, although plans to turn the area into a residential new town under the "Punggol 21" initiative have begun to take place in the south-eastern parts of the area bordering neighbouring...
areas, while 3 of the existing 4 member wards in Pasir Ris
Pasir Ris
Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high-rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board in Pasir Ris New Town. The town is located in the eastern part of Singapore....
was consolidated into 2 wards. With such enlargement, this GRC was renamed into Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC and expands to a 5 members GRC. Since then, it has again further expanded to 6 members GRC on 2006 General Election which the arrangmement is still exists to date.
Members of Parliament
Election | Pasir Ris Elias Pasir Ris Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high-rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board in Pasir Ris New Town. The town is located in the eastern part of Singapore.... |
Pasir Ris Central Pasir Ris Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high-rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board in Pasir Ris New Town. The town is located in the eastern part of Singapore.... |
Pasir Ris Loyang Loyang, Singapore Loyang is an industrial estate in the eastern part of Singapore, located close to Pasir Ris New Town, bounded by main road Loyang Avenue and rivers Sungei Loyang and Sungei Selarang.... |
Pasir Ris South Pasir Ris Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high-rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board in Pasir Ris New Town. The town is located in the eastern part of Singapore.... |
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1991 Singaporean general election, 1991 General elections were held in Singapore on 31 August 1991. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 77 of the 81 seats... |
Eunos GRC As Tampines North in Eunos GRC |
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1997 | Charles Chong You Fook | Teo Chee Hean Teo Chee Hean Teo Chee Hean is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Home Affairs and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security, and a Member of Parliament for the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group... |
Ahmad bin Mohamed Magad | Ong Kian Min |
Dissolution | ||||
2001 | Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC As Pasir Ris West Pasir Ris Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high-rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board in Pasir Ris New Town. The town is located in the eastern part of Singapore.... |
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC As Pasir Ris East Pasir Ris Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high-rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board in Pasir Ris New Town. The town is located in the eastern part of Singapore.... |
Tampines GRC As Tampines North Tampines Tampines is the largest residential area in the city-state of Singapore and is located in the East Region of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of Tampines trees were there.... |
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