Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency was a

single member constituency A single-member district is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. Single-member districts are also sometimes called single-winner vot ...

(SMC) located in the

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region of Singapore. The SMC encompasses the areas of

Joo Chiat Joo Chiat Road is an arterial road and a residential conservation area in the eastern part of Singapore, and is located between Geylang Serai and Marine Parade Road. It is mainly bounded by conserved shophouses that are colourfully painted on b ...

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, opera estate,

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and a portion of Telok Kurau. It had previously existed from 1959 until 1988, when it was merged with neighbouring constituencies to form

Bedok Group Representation Constituency Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 勿洛集選區;Simplified Chinese: 勿洛集选区) is a defunct Group Representation Constituency in Bedok, Singapore that existed from 1988 to 1997. Members of Parliament Candida ...

(Bedok GRC). It was reformed just before the 2001 general election after being carved out from

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. The seat has been held by the

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since its reformation that year and was contested again in 2006. Bukit Panjang and Mountbatten currently share the roots where it has been interrupted due to Group Representation Constituency system, where it had been merged into the respective bigger constituencies at different times. No other constituencies has survived longer without the interruption after Chua Chu Kang had been merged into

Chua Chu Kang GRC The Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. There are four divisions of the GRC: Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Gombak, Keat Hong and Brickland. Military ...

. After the HDB flats demolished in Joo Chiat constituency, the constituency was merged into

Marine Parade GRC The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consists of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, Geylan ...

in 2015.

Member of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1970s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1950s

References

2011 General Election's result
* ttp://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1963.html#J 1963 General Election's resultbr>1959 General Election's result
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