| Jurong | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
 | |
| Region | West Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 131,234 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2001 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Party |  People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tan Wu Meng Rahayu Mahzam Shawn Huang Wei Zhong Xie Yao Quan |
| Town Council | Jurong–Clementi |
| Created from | |
Jurong Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 裕廊集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Jurong; Tamil: ஜூரோங் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large section of Jurong, sections of Bukit Batok and areas near Upper Bukit Timah Road. The five divisions of the GRC are Bukit Batok East, Jurong Central, Taman Jurong, Jurong Spring and Clementi. It is headed by Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam; assisting Tharman is Parliamentary Secretary in the Health Ministry, Rahayu Mahzam.
History[edit]
In the 2011 general elections, the Jurong Central and Hong Kah division's population carved to form the new Jurong Spring division, while Yuhua became a SMC in return. In 2015, Bukit Batok was carved as a SMC while Clementi, a division under the West Coast GRC, was absorbed to the ward to maintain its five seats.
The constituency was first contested in the 2001 general election with the People's Action Party against the Singapore Democratic Party. The ward won a walkover in 2006 before facing another contest with the National Solidarity Party (2011), Singaporeans First (2015) and Red Dot United (2020); however, this GRC has always been held by the People's Action Party since its creation in 2001.
The ward was first led by the Minister Lim Boon Heng until his retirement from politics in 2011. After his retirement, new MP Desmond Lee (now the Minister for Social and Family Development) has assumed leadership for Jurong GRC, but Lee was transferred to West Coast GRC in 2020 with three term MP Ang Wei Neng.
Ivan Lim was introduced on 24 June 2020 for the General Elections but withdrew 3 days later following allegiations of his past behaviour.[1] He was replaced by Xie Yao Quan.
In February 2016, about 600 Jurong GRC residents in the Community Heath Assist Scheme (CHAS) participated in the Project Big Heart carnival, a joint project with Fullerton Health Group. Medication was prescribed to patients at no cost.[2]
Jurong GRC with Bukit Batok SMC & Yuhua SMC are under the same town council, Jurong–Clementi Town Council.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Division | Incumbent | Party | |
| 1997 |
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| PAP | |
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| Formation | ||||
| 2001 |
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| PAP | |
| 2006 |
| PAP | ||
| 2011 |
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| PAP | |
| 2015 |
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| PAP | |
| 2020 |
| PAP | ||
^ Ong died on 14 July 2008 due to a heart failure. Following his death, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that there would be no by-elections to fill the position since it was a GRC. His seat (Bukit Batok) was temporary replaced by Halimah Yacob from the nearby Bukit Batok East ward until the next election in 2011, where he was succeeded by David Ong.
Candidates and results[edit]
Elections in 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tan Wu Meng Rahayu Mahzam Shawn Huang Wei Zhong Xie Yao Quan | 91,692 | 74.62 |  4.66 | |
| RDU | Michelle Lee Juen Ravi Philemon Nicholas Tang Liyana Dhamirah Alec Tok | 31,191 | 25.38 | N/A | |
| Majority | 60,501 | 49.24 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,517 | 2.01 | |||
| Turnout | 125,400 | 95.55 |  1.79 | ||
| Registered electors | 131,234 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 4.66 | |||
Elections in 2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ang Wei Neng Tharman Shanmugaratnam Desmond Lee Rahayu Mahzam Tan Wu Meng | 95,080 | 79.28 | 12.32 | |
| SingFirst | Foo Ming Jin David Sukdeu Singh Tan Peng Ann Wong Chee Wai Wong Soon Hong | 24,848 | 20.72 | N/A | |
| Majority | 61,666 | 55.37 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 2,432 | ||||
| Turnout | 122,360 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ang Wei Neng Tharman Shanmugaratnam Halimah Yacob Desmond Lee David Ong | 76,595 | 66.96 | N/A | |
| NSP | Abdul Rasheed Cristopher Neo Elvin Ong Ong Hock Siong Noraini Yunus | 37,786 | 33.07 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 117,087 | 93.5 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in 2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Boon Heng Tharman Shanmugaratnam Ong Chit Chung Halimah Yacob Grace Fu | Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 116,573 | N/A | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lim Boon Heng Yu-Foo Yee Shoon Ong Chit Chung Tharman Shanmugaratnam Halimah Yacob | 84,472 | 79.75% | N/A | |
| SDP | Chee Soon Juan Chee Siok Chin Gandhi s/o Karuppiah Ambalam Mohamed Isa Bin Abdul Aziz Yeo Boon Keng Vincent | 21,511 | 20.25% | N/A | |
| Turnout | 115,113 | 94.8 | N/A | ||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
External links[edit]
- Bukit Batok Division Website
- Taman Jurong Community Website
- Jurong-Clementi Town Council
References[edit]
- ^ "GE2020: PAP prospective candidate Ivan Lim will not contest in election after online criticism". CNA. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Quay, Olivia (28 February 2016). "More needy residents in Jurong to receive free medical consultations - Channel NewsAsia". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- 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
