Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency
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- Not to be confused with the defunct ward in pre-90s era called Tanjong Pagar Single Member ConstituencyTanjong Pagar Single Member ConstituencyTanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency in Tanjong Pagar, Singapore from 1955 to 1991 and absorbed into Tanjong Pagar GRC....
that existed from 1959 to 1991, where the first Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan YewLee Kuan YewLee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH is a Singaporean statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for three decades...
made his first debut there and held there firmly where that ward consist only at Tanjong PagarTanjong PagarTanjong Pagar is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's urban planning zones....
area without neighbouring towns such as Tiong Bahru etc. .
Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese
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: 丹戎巴葛集選區;Simplified Chinese
Simplified Chinese character
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: 丹戎巴葛集选区) is currently a five-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...
in central
Central Region, Singapore
The Central Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. Comprising 13,150 hectares of land area, it includes 11 Planning Areas within the Central Area which is the immediate vicinity of the Singapore's central business district, as well as another 11 more outside it.Although...
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Tanjong Pagar GRC was formed in 1991 and has been held by the People's Action Party
People's Action Party
The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....
ever since, with a walkover victory at every nomination day since its creation that year. Tanjong Pagar consists of five divisions, namely Buona Vista
Buona Vista
Buona Vista is a neighbourhood and subdivision of the city-state of Singapore, but is often referenced as a town. As a major subdivision, it is served by the Buona Vista MRT Station which links it up with the MRT system. It also has a bus terminal.-Geography:...
, Queenstown
Queenstown, Singapore
Queenstown1 is one of the early housing estates in Singapore, built before Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio, and was a test bed for much of Singapore's public housing...
, Tanglin
Tanglin
Tanglin is the name of an urban planning area within the Central Region in Singapore.The Tanglin Planning Area is defined by the region bounded by Bukit Timah Road to the north, Farrer Road and Queensway to the west, Kay Siang Road, Tanglin Road and a section of the Alexandra Canal to the south,...
-Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar
Tanjong Pagar
Tanjong Pagar is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's urban planning zones....
-Tiong Bahru and Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng
Kim Seng
Kim Seng Road is a street that forms the east boundary of the Bukit Merah Area, is located within the Central Region of Singapore. It was named after Peranakan philanthropist Tan Kim Seng...
. The constituency consists of the areas of Tanjong Pagar
Tanjong Pagar
Tanjong Pagar is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's urban planning zones....
, part of the Marina Bay
Marina Bay
Marina Bay is a bay near Central Area in the southern part of Singapore, and lies to the east of the Downtown Core. Marina Bay is set to be a 24/7 destination with endless opportunities for people to “explore new living and lifestyle options, exchange new ideas and information for business, and be...
area, Marina South
Marina South
Marina South is a peninsula adjacent to the Central Business District in Singapore, and also the name of an urban planning area in the Central Area of Singapore's Central Region.-History:...
, Queenstown
Queenstown, Singapore
Queenstown1 is one of the early housing estates in Singapore, built before Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio, and was a test bed for much of Singapore's public housing...
, Tiong Bahru, Tanglin
Tanglin
Tanglin is the name of an urban planning area within the Central Region in Singapore.The Tanglin Planning Area is defined by the region bounded by Bukit Timah Road to the north, Farrer Road and Queensway to the west, Kay Siang Road, Tanglin Road and a section of the Alexandra Canal to the south,...
, Orchard Road
Orchard Road
Orchard Road is a road in Singapore that is the retail and entertainment hub of the city-state. It is regularly frequented by the local population as well as being a major tourist attraction...
, Bukit Merah
Bukit Merah
Bukit Merah is a hill in Singapore. Previously, it was a much larger hill that was situated at the present site of Henderson housing estate, which lies opposite the Delta Sports Complex. There was a Chinese cemetery on the reverse side of the hill. The present Bukit Merah Secondary School and...
, Buona Vista
Buona Vista
Buona Vista is a neighbourhood and subdivision of the city-state of Singapore, but is often referenced as a town. As a major subdivision, it is served by the Buona Vista MRT Station which links it up with the MRT system. It also has a bus terminal.-Geography:...
, most areas of Chinatown
Chinatown
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, Clarke Quay
Clarke Quay
Clarke Quay is a historical riverside quay in Singapore, located within the Singapore River Planning Area. The quay is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River and Boat Quay.-Etymology:...
, Kim Seng
Kim Seng
Kim Seng Road is a street that forms the east boundary of the Bukit Merah Area, is located within the Central Region of Singapore. It was named after Peranakan philanthropist Tan Kim Seng...
, Outram Park.
The GRC absorbed a section of Kreta Ayer-Tanglin Group Representation Constituency
Kreta Ayer-Tanglin Group Representation Constituency
Kreta Ayer-Tanglin Group Representation Constituency is a former four member Group Representation Constituency that were largely based on defunct Kampong Glam GRC and by releasing Kampong Glam ward from that GRC while absorbing Tanglin SMC and merge with Cairnhill ward to form Tanglin ward of this...
in 2001. Buona Vista
Buona Vista
Buona Vista is a neighbourhood and subdivision of the city-state of Singapore, but is often referenced as a town. As a major subdivision, it is served by the Buona Vista MRT Station which links it up with the MRT system. It also has a bus terminal.-Geography:...
is back with Tanjong Pagar GRC from 2011. It was in the GRC from 1997 to 2001, until it was under Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency
Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency
Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency is formerly a five-member Group Representation Constituency which it only appears in 2001 elections....
in 2001 and Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency
Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency
Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the central, western and northern areas of Singapore...
since 2006. Telok Blangah
Telok Blangah
Telok Blangah is a district in Singapore to the south-west of the Central Business District in the southern part of the island. It is part of the Bukit Merah Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority.-Etymology:...
was also part of the constituency from 1991 to 1997. A portion bounded by Eng Neo Avenue, Pan Island Expressway
Pan Island Expressway
The Pan Island Expressway is the oldest and longest of Singapore's expressways. Currently, it is also Singapore's longest road. It extends along the length of the island, connecting Tuas in the west to Singapore Changi Airport in the east. Its length is .-Construction:Construction of the PIE...
, Dunearn Road and Adam Road was part of Holland-Bukit Timah GRC until the area was transferred to Tanjong Pagar GRC in 2006 and subsequently, Moulmein-Kallang GRC in 2011. Moulmein division will be transferred to the new Moulmein-Kallang GRC
Moulmein-Kallang Group Representation Constituency
Moulmein-Kallang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency, and therefore an electoral district composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore.The GRC was formed in 2011 general election, absorbing most parts of the Jalan Besar...
in 2011, while Radin Mas
Radin mas
Radin Mas is a neighbourhood within Telok Blangah Estate, located in Bukit Merah, Singapore.- Etymology :The area was named after Radin Mas Ayu, a princess of the Javanese Royal Court...
will be crafted out as a single member constituency. The Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng
Kim Seng
Kim Seng Road is a street that forms the east boundary of the Bukit Merah Area, is located within the Central Region of Singapore. It was named after Peranakan philanthropist Tan Kim Seng...
division of the former Jalan Besar GRC
Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency
Not to be confused with the smaller ward that existed since pre-indepence era named as Jalan Besar Single Member Constituency, which is also where the ex-minister Lee Boon Yang made his first debut there....
will now come under Tanjong Pagar GRC.
Previous Members of Parliament for the GRC, Lim Hng Kiang
Lim Hng Kiang
Lim Hng Kiang is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Minister for Trade and Industry. He previoulsy served as the Minister for National Development , Minister for Health , and as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office...
, Lim Swee Say
Lim Swee Say
Lim Swee Say is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently a Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress....
,
Khaw Boon Wan
Khaw Boon Wan
Khaw Boon Wan is a politician from Singapore. He is currently the country's Minister for National Development and the Chairman of the governing People's Action Party . He was previously the Minister for Health from August 2004 to May 2011...
, Lui Tuck Yew
Lui Tuck Yew
Lui Tuck Yew is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Transport Minister and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs...
cut their political teeth here and went on to become ministers in the Cabinet.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Radin Mas Radin mas Radin Mas is a neighbourhood within Telok Blangah Estate, located in Bukit Merah, Singapore.- Etymology :The area was named after Radin Mas Ayu, a princess of the Javanese Royal Court... |
Tiong Bahru | Tanjong Pagar Tanjong Pagar Tanjong Pagar is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's urban planning zones.... -Tiong Bahru |
Telok Blangah Telok Blangah Telok Blangah is a district in Singapore to the south-west of the Central Business District in the southern part of the island. It is part of the Bukit Merah Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority.-Etymology:... |
Buona Vista Buona Vista Buona Vista is a neighbourhood and subdivision of the city-state of Singapore, but is often referenced as a town. As a major subdivision, it is served by the Buona Vista MRT Station which links it up with the MRT system. It also has a bus terminal.-Geography:... |
Leng Kee | Queenstown Queenstown Queenstown is the name of several places in the world including:*Queenstown, Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom*Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa*Queenstown, Maryland, United States*Queenstown, New Zealand, a resort town in Otago, New Zealand... |
Moulmein | Tanglin Tanglin Tanglin is the name of an urban planning area within the Central Region in Singapore.The Tanglin Planning Area is defined by the region bounded by Bukit Timah Road to the north, Farrer Road and Queensway to the west, Kay Siang Road, Tanglin Road and a section of the Alexandra Canal to the south,... - Cairnhill |
Kreta Ayer - Kim Seng Kim Seng Kim Seng Road is a street that forms the east boundary of the Bukit Merah Area, is located within the Central Region of Singapore. It was named after Peranakan philanthropist Tan Kim Seng... |
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| 1988 Singaporean general election, 1988 General elections were held in Singapore on 3 September 1988. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 80 of the 81 seats... |
Tiong Bahru GRC | As Tanjong Pagar SMC | SMC | SMC | SMC | Brickworks GRC | SMC | SMC as Tanglin Tanglin Tanglin is the name of an urban planning area within the Central Region in Singapore.The Tanglin Planning Area is defined by the region bounded by Bukit Timah Road to the north, Farrer Road and Queensway to the west, Kay Siang Road, Tanglin Road and a section of the Alexandra Canal to the south,... and Cairnhill |
SMC as Kreta Ayer and Kim Seng Kim Seng Kim Seng Road is a street that forms the east boundary of the Bukit Merah Area, is located within the Central Region of Singapore. It was named after Peranakan philanthropist Tan Kim Seng... |
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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... |
S Vasoo | Koo Tsai Kee | Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH is a Singaporean statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for three decades... as Tanjong Pagar Tanjong Pagar Tanjong Pagar is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's urban planning zones.... |
Lim Hng Kiang Lim Hng Kiang Lim Hng Kiang is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Minister for Trade and Industry. He previoulsy served as the Minister for National Development , Minister for Health , and as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office... |
SMC | SMC | Brickworks GRC | Kampong Glam GRC | SMC as Tanglin Tanglin Tanglin is the name of an urban planning area within the Central Region in Singapore.The Tanglin Planning Area is defined by the region bounded by Bukit Timah Road to the north, Farrer Road and Queensway to the west, Kay Siang Road, Tanglin Road and a section of the Alexandra Canal to the south,... and Cairnhill |
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| 1997 | West Coast GRC | Lim Swee Say Lim Swee Say Lim Swee Say is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently a Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress.... |
Ow Chin Hock | Chay Wai Chuen Chay Wai Chuen Chay Wai Chuen is a former Member of Parliament in Singapore. He is a former member of the People's Action Party , representing the [Brickworks] and Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency, and is now the High Commissioner of Singapore to Sri Lanka.-Early life:Chay attended Saint Joseph's... |
Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC | Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC as Tanglin Tanglin Tanglin is the name of an urban planning area within the Central Region in Singapore.The Tanglin Planning Area is defined by the region bounded by Bukit Timah Road to the north, Farrer Road and Queensway to the west, Kay Siang Road, Tanglin Road and a section of the Alexandra Canal to the south,... |
Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC as Kreta Ayer and Kim Seng Kim Seng Kim Seng Road is a street that forms the east boundary of the Bukit Merah Area, is located within the Central Region of Singapore. It was named after Peranakan philanthropist Tan Kim Seng... |
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| 2001 | Chong Weng Chiew | Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC | Khaw Boon Wan Khaw Boon Wan Khaw Boon Wan is a politician from Singapore. He is currently the country's Minister for National Development and the Chairman of the governing People's Action Party . He was previously the Minister for Health from August 2004 to May 2011... |
Indranee Thurai Rajah | Jalan Besar GRC | |||||
| 2006 | Sam Tan Ching Siong | Holland-Bukit Timah GRC | Baey Yam Keng | Lui Tuck Yew Lui Tuck Yew Lui Tuck Yew is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Transport Minister and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs... |
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| 2011 | SMC | Absorbed by Tanjong Pagar Tanjong Pagar Tanjong Pagar is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's urban planning zones.... |
Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH is a Singaporean statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for three decades... |
Chan Chun Sing Chan Chun Sing Chan Chun Sing is a politician from Singapore. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party , he is currently the Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, and a Minister of State at the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts... |
Chia Shi Lu | Moulmein-Kallang GRC | Lily Neo | |||