Sembawang Group Representation Constituency
{{Short description|Electoral division in Singapore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Sembawang
| type = Group Representation
| parl_name = Parliament of Singapore
| image = Sembawang_Group_Representation_Constituency,_2025.svg
| image_size = 240px
| caption =
| region = North Region, Singapore
| electorate = 133,919
| year = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1988}}
| abolished =
| members = Vikram Nair
Lim Wee Kiak
Ong Ye Kung
Poh Li San
Mariam Jaafar
| seats = 5
| party = People's Action Party
| local_council_label = Town Council
| local_council = Sembawang
| next =
| previous = Sembawang SMC
}}
The Sembawang Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the northern area of Singapore. The GRC consists: Sembawang Central, Sembawang West, Woodlands, Admiralty and Canberra divisions managed by Sembawang Town Council. It also encompasses a section of Singapore's northern territorial waters in the Straits of Johor. The current MPs are Vikram Nair, Lim Wee Kiak, Ong Ye Kung, Poh Li San and Mariam Jaafar from the People's Action Party (PAP).
History
In 2025, Sembawang West was carved out of the GRC to form a new Sembawang West Single Member Constituency (SMC) for the 2025 general election in order to reduce the number of voters in the GRC.{{Cite web |title=GE2025: Six new SMCs created as the EBRC lays out changes to constituencies |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-six-new-smc-general-election-boundary-changes-4992541 |access-date=12 March 2025 |website=CNA |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=11 March 2025 |title=6 new SMCs for GE2025, five single seats gone |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/6-new-smcs-for-ge2025-five-single-seats-gone |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}
In the 2025 elections, the National Solidarity Party (NSP) and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) were in talks hoping to avert a three-cornered fight in the constituency.{{cite web | last=Begum | first=Shabana | title=GE2025: NSP plans to meet SDP for talks to avoid three-cornered fight in Sembawang GRC | website=The Straits Times | date=6 April 2025 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/nsp-plans-to-meet-sdp-to-avoid-three-cornered-fight-in-sembawang-grc | access-date=16 April 2025}} However, on 12 April, both parties were unable to come to an agreement as NSP rejected SDP's proposal for NSP to instead contest in Holland–Bukit Timah.{{cite web | last=Begum | first=Shabana | title=GE2025: NSP, SDP fail in talks to avoid three-cornered fight in Sembawang GRC | website=The Straits Times | date=12 April 2025 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-nsp-sdp-fail-in-talks-to-avoid-three-cornered-fight-in-sembawang-grc | access-date=16 April 2025}}
Due to Sembawang West ward being carved out of the GRC, incumbent MP for the ward, Poh, left the GRC team to contest the Sembawang West SMC.{{Cite news |last=Begum |first=Shabana |date=22 April 2025 |title=GE2025: Poh Li San to contest new Sembawang West SMC, against SDP’s Chee Soon Juan |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-poh-li-san-to-contest-new-sembawang-west-smc-against-sdps-chee-soon-juan |access-date=22 April 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}
Members of Parliament
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1988 ||
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1991 ||
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| 1997 ||
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| 2001 || rowspan=2|
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| 2011 ||
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| 2015 ||
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| 2020 ||
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| 2025
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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 2020s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2020: Sembawang GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Vikram Nair
Lim Wee Kiak
Ong Ye Kung
Poh Li San
Mariam Jaafar|votes=94,068|percentage=67.29|change={{decrease}}4.99}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=National Solidarity Party (Singapore)|candidate=Spencer Ng
Sathin Ravindran
Ivan Yeo Tiong Boon
Sebastian Teo
Yadzeth Hairis|votes=45,727|percentage=32.71|change={{increase}}4.99}}
{{Election box majority||votes=48,341|percentage=34.58|change=}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 2,937
|percentage = 2.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=142,732|percentage=96.52|change={{increase}}1.48}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 147,876
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = {{decrease}}4.99
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in 2010s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2015: Sembawang GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Vikram Nair
Lim Wee Kiak
Ong Ye Kung
Khaw Boon Wan
Amrin Amin|votes=96,639|percentage=72.28%|change={{increase}}8.38}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=National Solidarity Party (Singapore)|candidate=Spencer Ng
Abdul Rasheed S/O Y Abdul Kuthus
Kevryn Lim
Yadzeth Bin Haris
Eugene Yeo |votes=37,067|percentage=27.72%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority||votes=59,572|percentage=44.5|change={{increase}}16.7}}
{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 3,796
|percentage = 2.76
|change = {{increase}}0.32
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=137,502|percentage=95.04|change={{increase}}0.17}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = {{increase}}8.38
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2011: Sembawang GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Vikram Nair
Hawazi Bin Daipi
Khaw Boon Wan
Ellen Lee
Ong Teng Koon |votes=84,252|percentage=63.90|change={{decrease}}12.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore Democratic Party|candidate=John Tan
James Gomez
Mohd Isa Aziz
Sadasivam Veriyah
Jarrod Luo|votes=47,605|percentage=36.10|change={{increase}}12.8}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=135,148|percentage=94.87|change={{increase}}0.07}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = {{decrease}}12.8 }}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in 2000s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2006: Sembawang GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Mohd Maliki Osman
Lim Wee Kiak
K Shanmugam
Hawazi Daipi
Khaw Boon Wan
Ellen Lee
|votes = 130,170
|percentage = 76.70
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Singapore Democratic Party
|candidate = Chee Siok Chin
Christopher Neo Ting Wei
Francis Yong Chu Leong
Gerald Sng Choon Guan
Mohd Isa Abdul Aziz
Narayanasamy Gogelavany
|votes = 39,537
|percentage = 23.30
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 175,194
|percentage = 94.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = N/A }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2001: Sembawang GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Mohd Maliki Osman
Warren Lee
K Shanmugam
Tony Tan
Hawazi Daipi
Chin Tet Yung
|votes = Walkover
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 166,137
|percentage =
|change = N/A
}}
{{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: Sembawang GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Teo Ho Pin
K Shanmugam
Hawazi Daipi
Tony Tan
Ho Peng Kee
Chin Tet Yung
|votes = Walkover
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 154,402
|percentage =
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = N/A }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1991: Sembawang GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Lee Yiok Seng
K Shanmugam
Ho Peng Kee
Tony Tan
|votes = Walkover
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 117,951
|percentage =
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = N/A }}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in 1980s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1988: Sembawang GRC}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = K Shanmugam
Charles Chong
Tony Tan
|votes = 36,154
|percentage = 70.1%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = United People's Front
|candidate = Harbans Singh
Ang Bee Lian
Kasim bin Ibrahim
|votes = 15,436
|percentage = 29.9%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 53,596
|percentage = 96.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = People's Action Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_results2011.html#S 2011 General Election's result]
- [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2006.html#S 2006 General Election's result]
- [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2001.html#S 2001 General Election's result]
- [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1997.html#S 1997 General Election's result]
- [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1991.html#S 1991 General Election's result]
- [http://www.elections.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1988.html#S 1988 General Election's result]
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