Sengkang Group Representation Constituency
Constituency in Singapore
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The Sengkang Group Representation Constituency is a four-member group representation constituency (GRC) in north-eastern Singapore. It has four divisions: Anchorvale, Buangkok, Compassvale and Rivervale, managed by Sengkang Town Council. The current Members of Parliament (MPs) for the constituency are Abdul Muhaimin, Louis Chua, He Ting Ru and Jamus Lim from the Workers' Party (WP).
| Sengkang | |
|---|---|
| Group representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 126,808 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 13 March 2020 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Party | Workers' Party |
| Members | Abdul Muhaimin Louis Chua He Ting Ru Jamus Lim |
| Town Council | Sengkang |
| Created from | |
History
2020: Creation and WP upset victory
Sengkang GRC was created prior to the 2020 general election from the bulk of Sengkang West Single Member Constituency (SMC), the entirety of Punggol East SMC and the Sengkang Central division of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC.[1][2][3]
In an upset, the WP team, comprising Louis Chua, He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim and Raeesah Khan, won the GRC, marking the second opposition victory in a GRC since the introduction of GRCs in 1988. They won 52.12% of the vote, defeating Ng Chee Meng and his team representing the governing People's Action Party (PAP). It was also the first time the opposition won a newly created GRC.[4][5][6]
After their victory, the WP divided the GRC into the divisions of Anchorvale, Buangkok, Compassvale and Rivervale.[7]
Resignation of Raeesah Khan
On 30 November 2021, Raeesah resigned as a WP member, effectively expelling herself from Parliament, after making unsubstantiated allegations against the police in Parliament on three occasions.[8] After her resignation, the Compassvale division was physically divided among the remaining three MPs for Sengkang GRC. At the same time, Faisal Manap, incumbent MP for Aljunied GRC, became a temporary advisor to the Sengkang GRC team, which party leader Pritam Singh claimed addressed concerns on the lack of a minority MP for the GRC.[9][a]
2025: WP entrenchment
On 27 March 2022, the PAP team for Sengkang GRC was revamped with Lam Pin Min remaining; Ng, Amrin Amin and Raymond Lye were replaced with Elmie Nekmat, Theodora Lai, and Ling Weihong.[11] Ling was later replaced by Marcus Loh in October 2023,[12] who was himself replaced by Bernadette Giam in January 2025.[13] After the appointment of Giam, the PAP confirmed their final lineup for the 2025 general election.[14]
Prior to the same election, the WP announced that Abdul Muhaimin, a senior property manager at WP-held Aljunied–Hougang Town Council, would be nominated to represent the Compassvale division, running alongside the incumbent MPs. [15] Despite a national swing towards the PAP, the WP retained the GRC with 56.32% of the vote, a positive swing of over 4%.[6][16]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Divisions | Members of Parliament | Party | |
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| 2020 |
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WP | |
| 2025 | ||||
^Raeesah Khan resigned as Member of Parliament in 2021 due to falsely alleged on multiple occasions in Parliament.[17]
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 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP | Louis Chua He Ting Ru Jamus Lim Raeesah Khan |
60,217 | 52.12 | ||
| PAP | Amrin Amin Lam Pin Min Raymond Lye Ng Chee Meng |
55,319 | 47.88 | ||
| Majority | 4,898 | 4.24 | |||
| Total valid votes | 115,536 | 98.98 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,194 | 1.02 | |||
| Turnout | 116,730 | 97.19 | |||
| Registered electors | 120,100 | ||||
| WP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP | Abdul Muhaimin Louis Chua He Ting Ru Jamus Lim |
66,599 | 56.32 |  4.20 | |
| PAP | Elmie Nekmat Bernadette Giam Theodora Lai Lam Pin Min |
51,657 | 43.68 |  4.20 | |
| Majority | 14,942 | 12.64 | 8.40 | ||
| Total valid votes | 118,256 | 99.22 | 0.24 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 927 | 0.78 | 0.24 | ||
| Turnout | 119,183 | 93.99 | 3.20 | ||
| Registered electors | 126,808 | 5.59 | |||
| WP hold | Swing | 4.20 |
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Notes
- Every team in a GRC is legally required to contain at least one minority (i.e. non-Chinese) candidate, either Malay or Indian/other (other being not Chinese, Malay or Indian). The mandatory minority category in a GRC is determined by the President. The number of GRCs requiring Malay candidates at a general election must be three-fifths of the total number of GRCs, or, if that is fractional, the next highest whole number.[10]
- Resigned from Parliament in 2021 after her allegations against the police.