Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency
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Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency was a defunct
five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The constituency covered the areas of Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Upper Bukit Timah, Jurong West and Lim Chu Kang. Hong Kah GRC was formed in 1988 and eventually dissolved and reformed into Chua Chu Kang GRC in 2011. It had always been held by the People's Action Party.
It was divided into five sub-areas namely, Bukit Gombak, Hong Kah, Keat Hong, Nanyang and Yew Tee. In 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into the GRC with the town council being Hong Kah Town Council.
It was one of the largest constituencies in terms of land area, spanning most of the north-western region of Singapore and the coastline of the Straits of Johor.
History
In 1988, Hong Kah GRC was formed. Hong Kah North, comprising Bukit Gombak and Tengah (previous Hong Kah Village), Hong Kah Central consisting of parts of Hong Kah Village and Jurong East (Neighbourhood 3) and Hong Kah South consisting of Jurong West (Neighbourhoods 4 and 5).
In 1991, Hong Kah GRC was reorganized. Hong Kah South consisting of the Jurong West Neighbourhood 4 and 5, Hong Kah East consisting of the Jurong East Neighbourhood 3 and Hong Kah Village, Hong Kah North compromising of Bukit Gombak and Tengah, while Hong Kah West consists of Jurong West Neighbourhood 7 and 8.
In 1997, Hong Kah GRC was later reorganised. Nanyang (Jurong West Neighbourhood 9) was given from Hong Kah West and Jurong SMC and Yew Tee (Choa Chu Kang N5-N7, Lim Chu Kang) was carved from Chua Chu Kang SMC.
In 2001, Hong Kah East division was renamed to Jurong Central under Jurong GRC. In return, Hong Kah West division was merged with Hong Kah North, and Keat Hong was carved from Hong Kah North, Yew Tee and Chua Chu Kang.
In 2006, Yeo Cheow Tong was supposed to retire from politics. He was saved until 2011, and Amy Khor took over the anchor minister from 2006 to 2011.
In the 2011 Singapore general election, Hong Kah GRC was dissolved. It was split into Hong Kah North of the constituency was carved out as a new Single-Member-Constituency while Bukit Gombak, Keat Hong, Nanyang and Yew Tee wards merged with then-Chua Chu Kang SMC to form the new Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency and Gan Kim Yong took over the ministerial position.
Members of Parliament
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!Year !Division !Members of Parliament ! colspan="2" |Party | |
| colspan="5" bgcolor="black" |Formation | |
| 1988 | *Hong Kah South
| | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | | rowspan="5" | PAP |
| 1991 | * Hong Kah South
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| 1997 | * Yew Tee
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| 2001 | * Yew Tee
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| 2006 | * Yew Tee
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| colspan="5" bgcolor="black" |Constituency abolished (2011) |
Electoral results
{{small|Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.}}
= Elections in 2000s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2006: Hong Kah GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Alvin Yeo Khirn Hai
Amy Khor
Ang Mong Seng
Yeo Cheow Tong
Zaqy Mohamad
|votes = Walkover
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 144,677
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Hong Kah GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Ahmad Khalis
Amy Khor
Ang Mong Seng
John Chen
Yeo Cheow Tong
|votes = 96,450
|percentage = 79.74
|change = +10.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Singapore Democratic Party
|candidate = Cheo Chai Chen
Bryan Lim Boon Heng
Lim Tung Hee
Sarry bin Hassan
Wong Hong Toy
|votes = 24,513
|percentage = 20.26
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 123,749
|percentage = 95.9
|change = -1.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = N/A }}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in 1990s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1997: Hong Kah GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Harun Abdul Ghani
John Chen
Kenneth Chen
Peter Chen
Yeo Cheow Tong
|votes = 82,182
|percentage = 69.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Solidarity Party (Singapore)
|candidate = Patrick Kee
Steve Chia
Tan Chee Kien
Wong Wee Nam
Yadzeth Bin Hairis
|votes = 36,920
|percentage = 31.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 121,533
|percentage = 96.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = N/A }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Hong Kah GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate =Yeo Cheow Tong
John Chen
Harun Abdul Ghani
Kenneth Chen
|votes = Walkover
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 64,712
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = }}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in 1980s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1988: Hong Kah GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate =A Nasser Kamaruddin
Yeo Cheow Tong
John Chen
|votes = Walkover
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 67,431
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = }}
{{Election box end}}
See also
External links
- [https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1988.html#H 1988 GE's result]
- [https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1991.html#H 1991 GE's result]
- [https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1997.html#H 1997 GE's result]
- [https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2001.html#H 2001 GE's result]
- [https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2006.html#H 2006 GE's result]
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