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The Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency is a five-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. The constituency currently consists of Pasir Ris and parts of the Punggol town area. The GRC comprises 5 constituencies:
Pasir Ris Central Pasir Ris is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the East Region, Singapore, East Region of Singapore. It is bordered by Tampines and Paya Lebar to the south, Sengkang to the sout ...
, Pasir Ris East,
Pasir Ris West Pasir Ris is a planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. It is bordered by Tampines and Paya Lebar to the south, Sengkang to the southwest and Changi to the east. The planning area also shares riverine bound ...
, Punggol Shore as well as Punggol Coast. The current MPs are Teo Chee Hean, Janil Puthucheary,
Mohamed Sharael Taha Mohamed Sharael bin Mohd Taha (born 1981) is a Singaporean politician and engineer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the 14th Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pasir Ris, Pasir ...
, Yeo Wan Ling and Desmond Tan from the People's Action Party (PAP).


History

Its first contest happened in 2006 with the opponent being Singapore Democratic Alliance. For the 2011 general election, the incumbent People's Action Party announced that their team would be led by Teo Chee Hean, and include then-Senior Parliamentary Secretary Teo Ser Luck, Penny Low, as well as new candidates Janil Puthucheary, Gan Thiam Poh and Zainal Sapari. In the 2015 general election, Penny Low retired from politics and new candidates Ng Chee Meng and Sun Xueling joined the team. In the
2020 general election The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2020. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems maintains a comprehensive list of upcoming elections on its E-Guide Platform. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calend ...
, the GRC was reduced to five members, with a newly formed constituency called Punggol West SMC carved out from the boundaries of Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC and Sengkang Central ward carved out to become part of the new Sengkang GRC, the Tampines retail park (part of the Pasir Ris area) was also redrawn into Tampines GRC.


Members of Parliament


Electoral results


Elections in 2020s


Elections in 2010s


Elections in 2000s


References


2011 General Election's result
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency Singaporean electoral divisions Hougang Pasir Ris Paya Lebar Punggol Sengkang