Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency
Electoral division in Singapore
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The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in central Singapore. It has five divisions: Buona Vista, Telok Blangah, Moulmein–Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru and Henderson–Dawson, managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council.[1] The current Members of Parliament (MPs) for the constituency are Alvin Tan, Chan Chun Sing, Foo Cexiang, Joan Pereira and Rachel Ong from the governing People's Action Party (PAP).
| Tanjong Pagar | |
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| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 140,194 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Members | Alvin Tan Chan Chun Sing Foo Cexiang Joan Pereira Rachel Ong |
| Town Council | Tanjong Pagar |
| Created from | |
Tanjong Pagar GRC covers the second-largest area of downtown Singapore, after Jalan Besar GRC.[2]
History
Tanjong Pagar GRC was created prior to the 1991 general election from Tiong Bahru GRC and the single-member constituencies (SMCs) of Telok Blangah and Tanjong Pagar. It was assigned four MPs, as with all GRCs at that election.[3][4]
In 1997, Tanjong Pagar GRC absorbed parts of Brickworks GRC, having six MPs in the process.[5]
The GRC was notable for its repeated walkovers since its formation, with the last being in the 2011 general election.[6] That year, the five-member Tanjong Pagar GRC was the only constituency to be uncontested; a team of independent candidates had been disqualified for submitting their nomination papers late.[7]
In the 2015 general election, a team from Singaporeans First (SingFirst), led by Ang Yong Guan and Tan Jee Say, contested the GRC in the first contest the PAP faced there. The PAP team, led by anchor minister[a] Chan Chun Sing, won 77.71% of the vote.[9][10]
In the 2020 general election, the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) contested the GRC; the PAP team, led by Chan and Indranee Rajah, won 63.1% of the vote.[6][11]
Prior to the 2025 general election, Tanjong Pagar GRC absorbed the Dover and Telok Blangah estates of the defunct West Coast GRC. To maintain the former as a five-member GRC, its electorate was reduced by carving out the Queenstown division to form a new Queenstown SMC.[12][13] Indranee left to lead the PAP team for Pasir Ris–Changi GRC.[14] In the election, the PAP won 81.02% of the vote against the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR), the best result for the former in a GRC since the creation of GRCs in 1988.[11][15]
Members of Parliament
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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 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S. Vasoo Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew Lim Hng Kiang |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 86,944 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lim Swee Say Ow Chin Hock Chay Wai Chuen S. Vasoo Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 141,520 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Khaw Boon Wan Chay Wai Chuen Chong Weng Chiew Indranee Rajah Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 141,150 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lui Tuck Yew Baey Yam Keng Sam Tan Indranee Rajah Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 148,141 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Lily Neo Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Rajah Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 139,771 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Rajah Joan Pereira Melvin Yong |
90,635 | 77.71 | N/A | |
| SingFirst | Ang Yong Guan Chirag Praful Desai Melvyn Chiu Mohamad Fahmi Bin Ahmad Rais Tan Jee Say |
25,998 | 22.29 | N/A | |
| Majority | 64,637 | 55.42 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 116,633 | 97.98 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,405 | 2.02 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 119,038 | 91.04 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 130,752 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Alvin Tan Chan Chun Sing Eric Chua Indranee Rajah Joan Pereira |
78,330 | 63.10 |  14.61 | |
| PSP | Abas Kasmani Harish Pillay Michael Chua Terence Soon Wendy Low |
45,807 | 36.90 | N/A | |
| Majority | 32,523 | 26.20 | 29.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 124,137 | 98.47 |  0.49 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,933 | 1.53 | 0.49 | ||
| Turnout | 126,070 | 93.74 | 2.70 | ||
| Registered electors | 134,494 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 14.61 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Alvin Tan Chan Chun Sing Foo Cexiang Joan Pereira Rachel Ong |
98,924 | 81.02 | 17.92 | |
| PAR | Han Hui Hui Nadarajan Selvamani Prabu Ramachandran Rickson Giauw Soh Lian Chye |
23,169 | 18.98 | N/A | |
| Majority | 75,755 | 62.04 | 35.84 | ||
| Total valid votes | 122,093 | 97.07 | 1.40 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3,681 | 2.93 | 1.40 | ||
| Turnout | 125,774 | 89.71 | 4.03 | ||
| Registered electors | 140,194 | 4.24 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 17.92 |
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