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Pasir Ris Group Representation Constituency

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Pasir Ris Group Representation Constituency was a four-member group representation constituency (GRC) in eastern Singapore.

History

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A PAP team led by Teo Chee Hean won the contest for Pasir Ris GRC during the 1997 general election. The GRC was split into Pasir Ris Loyang, Pasir Ris Elias, Pasir Ris Central, Pasir Ris South divisions by the PAP.[1]

In 2001 General Election, this GRC absorbed 3 wards in Punggol areas, while 3 of the 4 existing member wards in Pasir Ris were consolidated into 2 wards. With such enlargement, this GRC was renamed into Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC and expanded to a 5 members GRC. Since then, it again expanded to 6 members GRC during 2006 General Election until the 2020 General Election.

Members of Parliament

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Year Division Members of Parliament Party
Formation
1997
  • Pasir Ris Loyang
  • Pasir Ris Elias
  • Pasir Ris Central
  • Pasir Ris South
PAP
Constituency abolished (2001)

Electoral results

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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

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General Election 1997[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Teo Chee Hean
Charles Chong
Ahmad Magad
Ong Kian Min
56,907 70.86
WP Abdul Rahim bin Abdul Rahman
Balakrishnan Ananthan
Sim Say Chuan
Lim Chiu Liang
23,404 29.14
Majority 33,503 41.72
Total valid votes 80,311 97.10
Rejected ballots 2,397 2.90
Turnout 82,708 96.3
Registered electors 85,908
PAP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PASIR RIS TOWN COUNCIL - Meet the People Sessions". Archived from the original on 12 July 2001.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1997 > Pasir Ris GRC". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.