Sengkang Group Representation Constituency
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The Sengkang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the
north-eastern The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each se ...
region of
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. The GRC consists of four divisions: Anchorvale, Rivervale, Buangkok, and Compassvale; Compassvale was subsumed into the other three following the resignation of its MP,
Raeesah Khan Raeesah Begum bte Farid Khan (born 1993) is a Singaporean social activist and former politician. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Compassvale division of Sengkang GR ...
. The current Members of Parliament are
He Ting Ru He Ting Ru ( zh, c=何廷儒, p=Hé Tíngrú; born 16 June 1983) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Buangkok division of Sengkang G ...
,
Jamus Lim Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui (; born 1976) is a Singaporean politician, economist and associate professor. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Anchorvale division of Sengkang ...
and
Louis Chua Louis Chua Kheng Wee (; born 1987) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Rivervale division of Sengkang GRC. Career Chua is an equity resear ...
from the Workers' Party (WP).


History

Before the 2020 general election, Sengkang GRC was formed by merging the bulk of Sengkang West SMC with
Punggol East SMC Punggol East Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. Following the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review committee report for the 2020 general elections, Punggol Eas ...
and the Sengkang Central ward. Punggol East SMC would become the Sengkang East ward while Sengkang Central was to be split into Sengkang Central ward and Sengkang North ward. The Worker's Party which was led by
He Ting Ru He Ting Ru ( zh, c=何廷儒, p=Hé Tíngrú; born 16 June 1983) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Buangkok division of Sengkang G ...
won the GRC in the 2020 general election, marking the second time the opposition won another GRC since the introduction of the GRC scheme in 1988 and on it's first attempt with 52.12% against
People's Action Party The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and ...
(PAP) led by
Ng Chee Meng Ng Chee Meng ( zh, s=黄志明, p=Huáng Zhìmíng; born 8 August 1968) is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former lieutenant-general who has been serving as Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress since 2018. A membe ...
with 47.88%. WP adjusted the wards, splitting Sengkang Central into two wards, Buangkok (south) and Compassvale (north), renaming Sengkang East as Rivervale and Sengkang West as Anchorvale. The PAP branches retained the old names, making this the only GRC which the WP and the PAP named the wards differently. On 30 November 2021,
Raeesah Khan Raeesah Begum bte Farid Khan (born 1993) is a Singaporean social activist and former politician. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Compassvale division of Sengkang GR ...
resigned from Parliament after making unsubstantiated allegations in Parliament on three occasions. No by-election will be called although the GRC has lost its minority representative. As a result of Khan's resignation, minority and female representation in Parliament have both slipped to 26 elected MPs.


Members of Parliament

Raeesah Begum Bte Farid Khan resigned from the Workers' Party on 30 November 2021, effectively ending her tenure as MP. However, no by-election was called on the ground since it was a Group Representation Constituency and Compassvale ward was carved up and subsumed into the other three existing wards following
Raeesah Khan Raeesah Begum bte Farid Khan (born 1993) is a Singaporean social activist and former politician. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Compassvale division of Sengkang GR ...
's resignation and
Aljunied GRC The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of five divisions: Eunos, Bedok Reservoir-Punggol, Kaki Bukit, Sera ...
MP,
Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap ( Jawi: ; born 1975) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Vice-Chairman of the Worker's Party since 2016. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kaki Bukit division of Aljunied GR ...
will be the advisory capacity not MP for Sengkang.


Electoral results


Elections in 2020s


See also

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Punggol West Single Member Constituency The Punggol West Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern area of Singapore formed in 2020. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Sun Xueling of the People's Action Party (PAP). Town Council Pu ...


References


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2020 General Election's result
{{Constituencies of Singapore Singaporean electoral divisions Ang Mo Kio Punggol Seletar Sengkang Constituencies established in 2020 2020 establishments in Singapore