Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency is a four-member
Group Representation Constituency composed of several city
suburb
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s surrounding the
Central Area of
Singapore
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. There are four wards in the GRC:
Kreta Ayer
Kreta Ayer Road ( Chinese: 水车路) is a one-way road located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links Neil Road to New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street, and is intersected by Keong Saik Road.
Etymology and hi ...
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Kim Seng
Kim Seng Road (Chinese: 金声路) is a street in Singapore that runs along the upper-easternmost portion of the Bukit Merah- Central Area border. It was named after Peranakan philanthropist, Tan Kim Seng. Today, the boundaries of Kim Seng divisi ...
,
Kolam Ayer,
Whampoa and lastly
Kampong Glam
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. The current Members of Parliament are
Josephine Teo
Josephine Teo Li Min (née Yong; zh, s=杨莉明, t=楊莉明, poj=Iôⁿ Lī-bêng, p=Yáng Lìmíng; born 1968) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of the Cyb ...
,
Heng Chee How
Heng Chee How ( zh, s=王志豪, p=Wáng Zhìháo; born 1961) is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former police officer who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Defence since 2018 and Deputy Secretary-General of the Natio ...
,
and
Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah
Wan Rizal bin Wan Zakariah (born 1978) is a Singaporean politician and sport science lecturer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kolam Ayer division of Jalan Besar ...
from the
People's Action Party
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(PAP).
History
It is named after
Jalan Besar
Jalan Besar (; literally "Large Road" in Malay, but taken to mean "Main Road") is a one-way road in Singapore, connecting Lavender Street in Kallang and Rochor Canal Road in Rochor
Rochor is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area locate ...
, a street in Singapore that forms this GRC's centrepiece. The street itself is within the
Kallang
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Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...
planning area, Kallang itself being part of this GRC. The GRC encompasses several heritage areas, including
Little India
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, Desker Road,
Kolam Ayer and
Crawford
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in the North.
Kreta Ayer
Kreta Ayer Road ( Chinese: 水车路) is a one-way road located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links Neil Road to New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street, and is intersected by Keong Saik Road.
Etymology and hi ...
-
Kim Seng
Kim Seng Road (Chinese: 金声路) is a street in Singapore that runs along the upper-easternmost portion of the Bukit Merah- Central Area border. It was named after Peranakan philanthropist, Tan Kim Seng. Today, the boundaries of Kim Seng divisi ...
itself includes the
Singapore River
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,
Chinatown
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and
Bukit Ho Swee
Bukit Ho Swee () is a subzone within the planning area of Bukit Merah, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Its boundary is made up of the Alexandra Canal in the north; Kim Seng Road and Outram Road in the east; Zion ...
.
During
1988 general election, the three-member PAP team led by
Lee Boon Yang
Lee Boon Yang ( zh, s=李文献, p=Lǐ Wénxiàn; born 1 October 1947) is a Singaporean a former politician who served as Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts between 2003 and 2009, Minister for Manpower between 1992 and 2003 ...
won the election with 62.68% of the votes against the WP with 37.32% of the votes.
Jalan Besar GRC has been contested by the opposition at every election, except
1991
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.
During
1997 general election, the four-member PAP team led by
Lee Boon Yang
Lee Boon Yang ( zh, s=李文献, p=Lǐ Wénxiàn; born 1 October 1947) is a Singaporean a former politician who served as Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts between 2003 and 2009, Minister for Manpower between 1992 and 2003 ...
won the election with 67.55% of the votes against the WP with 32.45% of the votes.
During
2001 general election, the five-member PAP team led by
Lee Boon Yang
Lee Boon Yang ( zh, s=李文献, p=Lǐ Wénxiàn; born 1 October 1947) is a Singaporean a former politician who served as Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts between 2003 and 2009, Minister for Manpower between 1992 and 2003 ...
won the election with 74.49% of the votes against the SDA led by
Desmond Lim
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with 25.51% of the votes.
During
2006 general election, the five-member PAP team led by
Lee Boon Yang
Lee Boon Yang ( zh, s=李文献, p=Lǐ Wénxiàn; born 1 October 1947) is a Singaporean a former politician who served as Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts between 2003 and 2009, Minister for Manpower between 1992 and 2003 ...
won the election with 69.26% of the votes against the SDA with 30.74% of the votes.
Jalan Besar GRC was dissolved ahead of the
2011 elections and along with Moulmein from
Tanjong Pagar GRC
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to form
Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency was a defunct four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC), comprising several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore. It existed from 2011 to 2015.
The GRC was formed in ...
while a majority of the Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng and Whampoa were redrawn into Tanjong Pagar GRC and as a SMC, respectively.
However, its GRC were again reformed one parliamentary term later in
2015 Singaporean general election
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, where changes made from a majority of the GRC were reversed, while the Jalan Besar division was dissolved into other wards.
In
2015 Singaporean general election
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, the four-member PAP team led by
Lily Neo
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Early life a ...
won the election with 67.75% of the votes while WP got 32.25% of the votes.
In
2020 general election, the four-member PAP team led by
Josephine Teo
Josephine Teo Li Min (née Yong; zh, s=杨莉明, t=楊莉明, poj=Iôⁿ Lī-bêng, p=Yáng Lìmíng; born 1968) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of the Cyb ...
won the election with 65.36% of the votes while the
Peoples Voice led by
Lim Tean
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Ea ...
obtained 34.64% of the votes.
Town Council
Jalan Besar GRC is managed by the Jalan Besar Town Council.
Members of Parliament
Choo resigned before being charged and convicted in 1999 for cheating offences. However, no by-election was called on the ground since it was a
Group Representation Constituency, and the workload for the Whampoa ward was distributed among the rest of the team.
Electoral results
Elections in 1980s
Elections in 1990s
Elections in 2000s
Elections in 2010s
Elections in 2020s
See also
*
Jalan Besar SMC
Jalan Besar Constituency was a single member constituency within Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest ...
*
Moulmein–Kallang GRC
References
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