Not to be confused with Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency which was one of the oldest surviving ward since the pre-independence era til prior to 2011 general election.

Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 蔡厝港集選區; Simplified Chinese: 蔡厝港集选区) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore.

The constituency covers the areas of Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang (formerly Chua Chu Kang SMC), Upper Bukit Timah, Jurong West and Lim Chu Kang.

Chua Chu Kang GRC was formerly called Hong Kah GRC, from 1988 to 2011, before the 2011 General Elections. Thus, since it was just a change of name, it would mean that all of its wards are from the former Hong Kah GRC, with the exception of Hong Kah North ward that had been crafted out to become Hong Kah North SMC after the 2011 elections.

It is divided into five wards namely, Bukit Gombak, Chua Chu Kang, Keat Hong, Nanyang and Yew Tee. In 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into the former Hong Kah GRC with the town council being Hong Kah Town Council.

In 2011, Chua Chu Kang was absorbed into the Hong Kah GRC and probably because of that, the Hong Kah GRC was renamed to 'Chua Chu Kang GRC'. Prior to the 2011 elections, Chua Chu Kang was one of the oldest surviving constituencies in Singapore and the only one to have both remained intact and existed before Singapore's independence, existed since 1959 when Singapore gained full self-governance from its colonial British Government.

Chua Chu Kang GRC is now led by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong.

Areas of responsibility

Members of Parliament

Election Chua Chu Kang Keat Hong Yew Tee Bukit Gombak Nanyang Lim Chu Kang
2006 Chua Chu Kang SMC Hong Kah GRC
Formation
2011 rowspan=2 Gan Kim Yong rowspan=2 Zaqy Mohamad rowspan=2 Alex Yam rowspan=2 Low Yen Ling Alvin Yeo Khirn Hai
2016 Unnamed Expected to split up into a SMC because it was further away from other wards

Candidates and results

General Election 2011: Chua Chu Kang GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP
  • Alex Yam (Yew Tee)
  • Alvin Yeo (Nanyang)
  • Low Yen Ling (Bukit Gombak)
  • Zaqy Mohammed (Keat Hong)
  • Gan Kim Yong (Chua Chu Kang)
  • 89,710 61.20%
    NSP
  • Teo Kway Huang Sebastian
  • Tan Lay Thiam Tony
  • Poa Koon Koon Hazel
  • Nor Lella Mardiiiah Mohamed
  • Jeisilan Sivalingam
  • 56,885 38.80%
    Turnout 149,659 94.3% N/A
    PAP win (new seat)

    See also

    References