Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency
Singaporean electoral district (2011–2015)
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Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency was a defunct four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC), comprising several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore as well as a sizeable portion of the Central Business District. It existed from 2011 to 2015.
History
The GRC was formed in the 2011 general election, and absorbed most parts of the Jalan Besar GRC and the Moulmein ward of Tanjong Pagar GRC. The GRC was dissolved in 2015 General Election, as it was reverted back to pre-2011 constituencies. Only the Jalan Besar constituency was dissolved and merged into Kampong Glam and Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng (Upper Boon Keng Road/Lorong 1 Geylang/Lorong 3 Geylang).
Moulmein–Kallang GRC were co-led by Minister of Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim, and Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew. The two abovementioned cabinet ministers retired from politics before the 2020.
The ward saw a contest in the 2011 general election between the incumbent People's Action Party and from Workers' Party of Singapore. The National Solidarity Party had expressed interest in contesting the constituency, but dropped out to avoid a three-cornered fight.[1] The PAP emerged victor with 44,828 votes or 58.56% of the total ballots for the electoral division. Incidentally, this was one of the two highest vote percentages for the PAP in a Workers' Party-contested constituency alongside Nee Soon GRC.
In GE 2015, the Moulmein division was split into four parts and was absorbed into Jalan Besar GRC, Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC, Holland–Bukit Timah GRC and Tanjong Pagar GRC.[citation needed]
Members of Parliament
Electoral results
Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).
Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lui Tuck Yew Yaacob Ibrahim Denise Phua Edwin Tong |
44,886 | 58.55 | ||
| WP | Mohd Rahizan Ya'acob Toh Hong Boon L Somasundaram Frieda Chan |
31,773 | 41.45 | ||
| Majority | 13,107 | 17.12 | |||
| Total valid votes | 76,659 | 97.88 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,659 | 2.12 | |||
| Turnout | 78,318 | 89.41 | |||
| Registered electors | 87,595 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||