Tampines Group Representation Constituency

The Tampines Group Representation Constituency^[a] is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in eastern Singapore. It has five divisions: Tampines Boulevard, Tampines Central, Tampines East, Tampines North and Tampines West, managed by Tampines Town Council. The current Members of Parliament (MPs) are Baey Yam Keng, Charlene Chen, David Neo, Masagos Zulkifli and Koh Poh Koon from the People's Action Party (PAP).

RegionEast Region, Singapore

Electorate148,119

Created1988; 38 years ago

Seats5

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Tampines
Group representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore

Region	East Region, Singapore
Electorate	148,119
Current constituency
Created	1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Seats	5
Party	People's Action Party
Members	Baey Yam Keng Charlene Chen David Neo Masagos Zulkifli Koh Poh Koon
Town Council	Tampines
Created from	Changkat Constituency Tampines Constituency

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History

Prior to 2020

From 1988 till 2020, the GRC was contested in every election in a two way fight by various opposition parties, except in the 1997 general election, when the PAP experienced a walkover.^[2] In both the 2015 and 2020 general elections, the PAP outperformed its national vote share in Tampines GRC with 72.06% to 69.9% and 66.41% to 61.2% respectively.^[2]

Extramarital affair

On 17 July 2023, it was revealed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that one of the Tampines GRC's MP Cheng Li Hui had been having an extramarital affair with fellow MP and Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin since at least November 2020.^[3] This prompted their resignations from Parliament and the PAP on the same day.^[4] Masagos became the grassroots adviser for Tampines East division to cover the seat vacated by Cheng.^[5]

2025 election

In the leadup to the 2025 general election, the incumbent PAP was expected to be challenged by the Workers' Party (WP), the National Solidarity Party (NSP) and the People's Power Party (PPP) in a four-way fight.^[6] On 11 March, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) released their report on the boundaries changes for the 2025 general election.^[7] The Tampines Changkat division was carved out to form a standalone Single Member Constituency (SMC) while polling districts in Aljunied GRC east of Bedok Reservoir were absorbed into Tampines GRC. The changes were intended to keep the number of voters in Tampines GRC consistent while still electing five MPs.^[8]^[9] Tampines GRC also saw the first four-cornered contest in a constituency since 1997, when the PAP won 61.9% of the vote in Chua Chu Kang SMC against the NSP, an independent candidate and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), as well as its first WP contest.^[10]

The PAP ended up retaining the GRC with 52% of the vote, a negative swing of over 14%, being its narrowest GRC victory in the election. The WP received more than 47% of the vote, while the NSP and PPP collectively received less than 1%. It was the PAP's toughest contest in the constituency since its creation in 1988.^[11] By virtue of having the second highest defeated vote percentage for the opposition, after Jalan Kayu SMC, which was contested by the WP's Andre Low, the second of two Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seats was offered to a member of the WP slate that contested in Tampines GRC; the first had been offered to Low.^[12] On 19 May, the Elections Department announced that the WP had nominated Eileen Chong, along with Low, as the NCMPs for the 15th Parliament.^[13]

Constituency profile

Tampines GRC encompasses a significant part of the Tampines planning area, but with differences including excluding areas such as Simei and Tanah Merah. It is a densely populated and mature residential town with a developed town centre and integrated transport infrastructure. MRT stations include Tampines West, Tampines (and its bus interchange) and Tampines East, with Tampines North still under construction. The GRC also includes significant commercial and retail developments such as Tampines Mall, Century Square and Our Tampines Hub. As of the last general election, the GRC geographically borders Pasir Ris–Changi GRC to the north, Aljunied GRC to the west and Tampines Changkat SMC to the south. Tampines is predominantly characterised by high-density public housing developments and a middle-income population.^[14]

Members of Parliament

1km
0.6miles

5

Tampines West

4

Tampines North

3

Tampines East

2

Tampines Central

1

Tampines Boulevard

Divisions or wards of Tampines GRC as of the 2025 general election:

1

Tampines Boulevard

2

Tampines Central

3

Tampines East

4

Tampines North

5

Tampines West

More information Year, Division ...

Year	Division	Members of Parliament
Formation
1988	Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Changkat	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Aline Wong	PAP
1991	Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Changkat Changkat South	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Aline Wong Chng Hee Kok
1997	Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Central Tampines Changkat	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Sin Boon Ann Aline Wong
2001	Tampines North Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Central Tampines Changkat	Ong Kian Min Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Sin Boon Ann Irene Ng
2006		Ong Kian Min Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Sin Boon Ann Irene Ng
2011		Baey Yam Keng Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Irene Ng
2015		Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Desmond Choo
2020		Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui (2020–2023) Masagos Zulkifli Koh Poh Koon Desmond Choo
2025	Tampines North Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Central Tampines Boulevard	David Neo Charlene Chen Masagos Zulkifli Koh Poh Koon Baey Yam Keng

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^ Cheng Li Hui resigned as Member of Parliament in 2023 due to an affair with party member Tan Chuan Jin.^[5]

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).