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| Tanjong Pagar | |
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| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 140,194 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Chan Chun Sing Joan Pereira Alvin Tan Rachel Ong Foo Cexiang |
| Town Council | Tanjong Pagar |
| Created from | |
The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in Central and Western Singapore. The five divisions consists: Buona Vista, Telok Blangah, Moulmein-Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru and Henderson-Dawson managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council. The current Members of Parliament are Chan Chun Sing, Joan Pereira, Alvin Tan, Rachel Ong and Foo Cexiang from the People's Action Party (PAP).
History
This GRC came into formation in 1991, when it absorbed the Tiong Bahru GRC, Telok Blangah and Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituencies (SMC). Since the formation of the GRC, the ward was notable for its repeated walkovers with the last walkover in 2015. In addition in 2011, Tanjong Pagar GRC became the only constituency to be uncontested following the disqualification of a team of independent candidates (led by Ng Teck Siong) as they submitted their nomination papers late.[1]
In 2025, the GRC absorbed Dover and Telok Blangah from West Coast GRC. To maintain as a five-member GRC, the electorate was reduced by carving out Queenstown ward to form a new Queenstown SMC.[2][3] In the election of the same year, the PAP won with 81% of the vote.[4]
Members of Parliament
| Year | Division | Members of Parliament | Party | |
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| 1991 |
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^ Lee Kuan Yew died on 25 March 2015 due to pneumonia.
No by-elections were called as it was a GRC and Rajah served as a temporary MP for the ward until the Singapore 2015 general elections.
^ The Moulmein-Cairnhill Section also includes Tanglin Constituency after The Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC was abolished.
Electoral results
Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S Vasoo Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew Lim Hng Kiang |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 86,944 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lim Swee Say Ow Chin Hock Chay Wai Chuen S Vasoo Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 141,520 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Khaw Boon Wan Chay Wai Chuen Chong Weng Chiew Indranee Rajah Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 141,150 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lui Tuck Yew Baey Yam Keng Sam Tan Indranee Rajah Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 148,141 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Lily Neo Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Rajah Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 139,771 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Joan Pereira Melvin Yong Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Rajah |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 130,752 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Joan Pereira Alvin Tan Eric Chua Indranee Rajah |
78,330 | 63.10 | N/A | |
| PSP | Wendy Low Harish Pillay Michael Chua Abas Kasmani Terence Soon |
45,807 | 36.90 | N/A | |
| Majority | 32,523 | 26.20 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 124,137 | 98.47 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,933 | 1.53 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 126,070 | 93.74 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 134,494 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Joan Pereira Alvin Tan Rachel Ong Foo Cexiang |
98,924 | 81.02 |  17.92
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| PAR | Rickson Giauw Han Hui Hui Nadarajan Selvamani Prabu Ramachandran Soh Lian Chye |
23,169 | 18.98 | N/A | |
| Majority | 75,755 | 62.04 | 35.84
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| Total valid votes | 122,093 | 97.07 |  1.40
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| Rejected ballots | 3,681 | 2.93 | 1.40
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| Turnout | 125,774 | 89.71 | 4.03
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| Registered electors | 140,194 | 4.24
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| PAP hold | Swing | 17.92
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References
- ^ Chua, Lee Hoong (28 April 2011). "Singapore heads to history-making polls on May 7". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ Ang, Hwee Min (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Major boundary changes to West Coast, East Coast and Marine Parade GRCs". CNA. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Koh, Fabian (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Tanjong Pagar" (PDF). 16 May 2025.
External links
- 2020 General Election's result
- 2015 General Election's result
- 2011 General Election's result
- 2006 General Election's result
- 2001 General Election's result
- 1997 General Election's result
- 1991 General Election's result
- 1988 General Election's result
