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MACPHERSON SMC MOUNTBATTEN SMC POTONG PASIR SMC HOUGANG SMC MARINE PARADE GRC BUKIT BATOK SMC PIONEER SMC BUKIT PANJANG SMC RADIN MAS SMC YUHUA SMC JURONG GRC WEST COAST GRC ALJUNIED GRC BISHAN-TOA PAYOH GRC EAST COAST GRC NEE SOON GRC SEMBAWANG GRC TAMPINES GRC TANJONG PAGAR GRC CHUA CHU KANG GRC MARSILING- YEW TEE GRC HOLLAND- BUKIT TIMAH GRC HONG KAH NORTH SMC PASIR RIS- PUNGGOL GRC ANG MO KIO GRC JALAN BESAR GRC MARYMOUNT SMC YIO CHU KANG SMC KEBUN BARU SMC PUNGGOL WEST SMC SENGKANG GRC Pulau Ubin Pulau Seletar Pulau Tekong Sentosa Jurong Island Pulau Serangoon Pulau Brani The new electoral map There will be a total of 31 electoral divisions, made up of 14 single-member constituencies and 17 group representation constituencies. An estimated 2,594,740 Singaporeans will vote for 93 MPs in the coming election. NEW BOUNDARIES NUMBERS AT A GLANCE 5-MEMBER GRCs Aljunied (Number of electors: 150,303) • Unchanged. Ang Mo Kio (180,186) • Will be downsized from six to five members. • Some parts of the GRC will go to the new Yio Chu Kang SMC. But it will take in areas of the current Sengkang West SMC which lie on the left side of Sungei Punggol. East Coast (120,239) • Will gain one MP to become a five-member GRC. • East Coast GRC will re-absorb Fengshan SMC, which was carved out only in the last election. Jurong (129,933) • Unchanged. Marine Parade (137,906) • Part of the area near Woodleigh MRT station will be given up to Potong Pasir SMC. Nee Soon (143,174) • The southern chunk of Nee Soon GRC, below the Seletar Expressway, will be carved out to form Kebun Baru SMC. • Parts of Sembawang GRC will go into Nee Soon GRC, which will stretch to cover Simpang and Seletar Island. Pasir Ris-Punggol (161,952) • Will be downsized from six to five members. • Some areas will go to Punggol West SMC and Sengkang GRC. Sembawang (139,724) • Will lose parts bounded by Woodlands Avenue 5 to Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, and Simpang to Nee Soon GRC. Tampines (147,249) • Will take in parts of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, bounded by Tampines Expressway and Tampines Road. Tanjong Pagar (132,598) • Unchanged. West Coast (144,516) • Will gain one MP to become a five-member GRC. • Will take in parts of Hong Kah North SMC and Chua Chu Kang GRC, thereby including Nanyang Technological University and completely surrounding Pioneer SMC. 4-MEMBER GRCs Bishan-Toa Payoh (100,036) • Will be downsized from a five-member GRC. Part of it – from Bishan North – will be carved out to form the new Marymount SMC. Chua Chu Kang (103,231) • Will give up some parts to West Coast GRC, including the area with Nanyang Technological University. Holland-Bukit Timah (112,999) • Unchanged. Jalan Besar (106,578) • Will take in parts of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC around Balestier Road. Marsiling-Yew Tee (114,243) • Will take in parts of Sembawang GRC around the Woodlands Regional Library, Singapore Sports School, and Innova Junior College. Sengkang (117,546) • A new GRC, which will take in parts of Sengkang West SMC and the whole of Punggol East SMC – both of which will be removed from the electoral map – and include parts of Ang Mo Kio GRC. • It will be bounded by Tampines Expressway, Sengkang East Avenue and Buangkok Drive. SMCs Bukit Batok (29,389) • Unchanged. Bukit Panjang (35,258) • Unchanged. Hong Kah North (23,519) • Will lose the part bounded by Chua Chu Kang Road, Jalan Bahar, Pan-Island Expressway and Kranji Expressway to Chua Chu Kang GRC, but will take from the GRC the part bounded by Bukit Batok Road and Brickland Road. Hougang (25,629) • Unchanged. Kebun Baru (22,413) • A new SMC, which will be carved out from Nee Soon GRC. • It will be sandwiched between Holland-Bukit Timah GRC to its west and the new Yio Chu Kang SMC to its east. MacPherson (27,652) • Unchanged. Marymount (23,439) • A new SMC, which will be carved out from Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. • It will be bounded by Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, Marymount Road and also the southern fence of Catholic High School and Whitley Secondary School. Mountbatten (23,957) • Unchanged. Pioneer (24,679) • Unchanged. Potong Pasir (18,551) • Will take in parts of Marine Parade GRC bounded by MacPherson Road, Paya Lebar Road and Bartley Road. Punggol West (25,440) • A new SMC, which will be carved out from Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC. • These are the areas bounded by the Tampines Expressway, Sungei Punggol and the imaginary boundary between Block 206A and Block 205A. Radin Mas (25,167) • Unchanged. Yio Chu Kang (26,046) • A new SMC, which will take in the areas currently in Ang Mo Kio GRC, bounded by Seletar Expressway and moving down along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 towards Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1. Yuhua (21,188) • Unchanged. • Aljunied • Bishan-Toa Payoh • Chua Chu Kang • East Coast • Jalan Besar • Marine Parade • Marsiling-Yew Tee • Pasir Ris-Punggol • Sembawang • Sengkang • Tampines At least one candidate must be Malay • Ang Mo Kio • Holland-Bukit Timah • Jurong • Nee Soon • Tanjong Pagar • West Coast At least one candidate must be Indian or non-Malay minority Constituency with the least number of voters Constituency with the most number of voters 18,551 Potong Pasir Ang Mo Kio GRC 180,186 4.65 2,594,740 Average number of MPs per GRC Number of voters Number of voters who will be in a different constituency Number of voters who will no longer be in GRCs, but in SMCs 384,202 80,329 Number of voters who will no longer be in SMCs, but in GRCs 121,673 as on April 15, 2019 Down from 4.75 in last general election An increase of 134,256 from 2,460,484 in 2015 Source: REPORT OF THE ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES REVIEW COMMITTEE, 2020 PHOTO: ST FILE STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS 4-member GRC 5-member GRC Single-member constituencies (SMC) New
Transcript of The new electoral map - The Straits Times...2020/03/14 · Simpang to Nee Soon GRC. Tampines...
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MACPHERSON SMC
MOUNTBATTEN SMC
POTONG PASIR SMC
HOUGANG SMC
MARINEPARADE
GRC
BUKITBATOK
SMC
PIONEERSMC
BUKIT PANJANGSMC
RADIN MAS SMC
YUHUASMC
JURONGGRC
WEST COAST GRC
ALJUNIEDGRC
BISHAN-TOAPAYOH GRC
EAST COASTGRC
NEE SOONGRC
SEMBAWANGGRC
TAMPINESGRC
TANJONGPAGAR GRC
CHUA CHU KANG GRC
MARSILING-YEW TEE GRC
HOLLAND-BUKIT TIMAH
GRC
HONG KAHNORTH SMC
PASIR RIS-PUNGGOL GRC
ANG MO KIOGRC
JALANBESARGRC
MARYMOUNT SMC
YIO CHU KANG SMC
KEBUN BARU SMC
PUNGGOL WEST SMC
SENGKANG GRC
Pulau Ubin
PulauSeletar
Pulau Tekong
Sentosa
JurongIsland
PulauSerangoon
PulauBrani
The new electoral mapThere will be a total of 31 electoral divisions, made up of 14 single-member constituencies and 17 group representation constituencies. An estimated 2,594,740 Singaporeans will vote for 93 MPs in the coming election.
NEW BOUNDARIES
NUMBERS AT A GLANCE
5-MEMBER GRCsAljunied(Number of electors: 150,303)• Unchanged.
Ang Mo Kio(180,186)• Will be downsized from six to �ve members.• Some parts of the GRC will go to the new Yio Chu Kang SMC. But it will take in areas of the current Sengkang West SMC which lie on the left side of Sungei Punggol.
East Coast(120,239)• Will gain one MP tobecome a �ve-member GRC.• East Coast GRC will re-absorb Fengshan SMC, which was carved out only in the last election.
Jurong(129,933)• Unchanged.
Marine Parade(137,906)• Part of the area near Woodleigh MRT station will be given up to Potong Pasir SMC.
Nee Soon(143,174)• The southern chunk ofNee Soon GRC, below the Seletar Expressway, will be carved out to form Kebun Baru SMC.• Parts of Sembawang GRC willgo into Nee Soon GRC, which will stretch to cover Simpang and Seletar Island.
Pasir Ris-Punggol(161,952)• Will be downsized from six to �ve members.• Some areas will go to Punggol West SMC and Sengkang GRC.
Sembawang(139,724)• Will lose parts bounded by Woodlands Avenue 5 to Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, and Simpang to Nee Soon GRC.
Tampines(147,249)• Will take in parts of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, bounded by Tampines Expressway and Tampines Road.
Tanjong Pagar(132,598)• Unchanged.
West Coast(144,516)• Will gain one MP to becomea �ve-member GRC.• Will take in parts of Hong Kah North SMC and Chua Chu Kang GRC, thereby including Nanyang Technological University and completely surroundingPioneer SMC.
4-MEMBER GRCsBishan-Toa Payoh(100,036)• Will be downsized from a �ve-member GRC. Part of it – from Bishan North – will be carved out to form the new Marymount SMC.
Chua Chu Kang(103,231)• Will give up some parts to West Coast GRC, including the area with Nanyang Technological University.
Holland-Bukit Timah(112,999)• Unchanged.
Jalan Besar(106,578)• Will take in parts of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC around Balestier Road.
Marsiling-Yew Tee (114,243)• Will take in parts of Sembawang GRC around the Woodlands Regional Library, Singapore Sports School, and Innova Junior College.
Sengkang(117,546)• A new GRC, which will take in parts of Sengkang West SMC and the whole of Punggol East SMC – both of which will be removed from the electoral map – and include parts of Ang Mo Kio GRC.• It will be bounded by Tampines Expressway, Sengkang East Avenue and Buangkok Drive.
SMCsBukit Batok(29,389)• Unchanged.
Bukit Panjang(35,258)• Unchanged.
Hong Kah North(23,519)• Will lose the part bounded by Chua Chu Kang Road, Jalan Bahar, Pan-Island Expressway and Kranji
Expressway to Chua Chu Kang GRC, but will take from the GRC the part bounded by Bukit Batok Road and Brickland Road.
Hougang(25,629)• Unchanged.
Kebun Baru(22,413)• A new SMC, which will be carved out from Nee Soon GRC.• It will be sandwiched between Holland-Bukit Timah GRC to its west and the new Yio Chu Kang SMC to its east.
MacPherson(27,652)• Unchanged.
Marymount(23,439)• A new SMC, which will be carved out from Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.• It will be bounded by Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, Marymount Road and also the southern fence of Catholic High School and Whitley Secondary School.
Mountbatten(23,957)• Unchanged.
Pioneer(24,679)• Unchanged.Potong Pasir(18,551)• Will take in parts of Marine Parade GRC bounded by MacPherson Road, Paya Lebar Road and Bartley Road.
Punggol West(25,440)• A new SMC, which will be carved out from Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC.• These are the areas bounded by the Tampines Expressway, Sungei Punggol and the imaginary boundary between Block 206A and Block 205A.
Radin Mas(25,167)• Unchanged.Yio Chu Kang(26,046)• A new SMC, which will take in the areas currently in Ang Mo Kio GRC, bounded by Seletar Expressway and moving down along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 towards Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1.
Yuhua(21,188)• Unchanged.
• Aljunied• Bishan-Toa Payoh• Chua Chu Kang• East Coast• Jalan Besar• Marine Parade
• Marsiling-Yew Tee• Pasir Ris-Punggol• Sembawang• Sengkang• Tampines
At least one candidate must be Malay
• Ang Mo Kio• Holland-Bukit Timah• Jurong
• Nee Soon• Tanjong Pagar• West Coast
At least one candidate must beIndian or non-Malay minority
Constituency with theleast number of voters
Constituency with themost number of voters
18,551Potong Pasir Ang Mo Kio GRC
180,186 4.65 2,594,740Average numberof MPs per GRC Number of voters
Number of voterswho will be ina differentconstituency
Number of voterswho will no longer bein GRCs, but in SMCs
384,20280,329
Number of voterswho will no longer bein SMCs, but in GRCs 121,673
as on April 15, 2019Down from 4.75 inlast general election
An increase of 134,256 from 2,460,484 in 2015
Source: REPORT OF THE ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES REVIEW COMMITTEE, 2020 PHOTO: ST FILE STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS
4-member GRC5-member GRC Single-member constituencies (SMC)
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