Electoral division in Singapore
The Jurong Group Representation Constituency 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: Bukit Batok East, Jurong Central, Taman Jurong, Jurong Spring and Clementi managed by Jurong Town Council. The current MPs are Rahayu Mahzam, Tan Wu Meng, Xie Yao Quan and Shawn Huang from the People's Action Party (PAP) after the resignation of Tharman Shanmugaratnam. [1]
Within the resignation of former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam to run for the 2023 Presidential Elections, this GRC is currently not led by a cabinet minister until the next general election is called in 2025.
History
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, former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Minister Desmond Lee Ti-Seng have assumed leadership for Jurong GRC, but Lee was transferred to West Coast GRC in 2020 together with three term MP Ang Wei Neng, and Tharman became President from 13 September 2023. This GRC is currently led by Grace Fu (Yuhua) who is the next in line of succession.
Ivan Lim was introduced on 24 June 2020 for the General Elections but withdrew 3 days later following allegations of his past behaviour.[2] He was replaced by Xie Yao Quan.
Members of Parliament
Election |
Division |
Members of Parliament |
Party
|
2001 |
- Bukit Batok
- Bukit Batok East
- Jurong Central
- Taman Jurong
- Yuhua
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PAP
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2006
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2011 |
- Bukit Batok
- Bukit Batok East
- Jurong Central
- Jurong Spring
- Taman Jurong
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2015 |
- Bukit Batok East
- Clementi
- Jurong Central
- Jurong Spring
- Taman Jurong
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2020
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Electoral results
Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
Elections in 2000s
Elections in 2010s
Elections in 2020s
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