Punggol Group Representation Constituency
| Punggol | |
|---|---|
| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
 | |
| Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 123,820 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 11 March 2025 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Party | People’s Action Party |
| Member(s) | Gan Kim Yong Janil Puthucheary Sun Xueling Yeo Wan Ling |
| Town Council | Punggol Town Council |
| Created from | |
The Punggol Group Representation Constituency is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. It consists of Punggol West SMC, as well as the Punggol Coast and Punggol Shore wards of the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. The current Members of Parliament are Gan Kim Yong, Janil Puthucheary, Sun Xueling and Yeo Wan Ling from the People's Action Party (PAP).
History
[edit]Before the 2025 general election, Punggol GRC was formed by merging the entirety of Punggol West SMC with the Punggol Coast and Punggol Shore wards of the Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC. This was done ostensibly due to population growth in Punggol, and to better reflect the geographical location of the town.[1][2]
During the 2025 general election, Gan Kim Yong was nominated on Nomination Day to head the PAP team for Punggol GRC against that of the Workers' Party (WP) led by Harpreet Singh Nehal, contradicting earlier assumptions that he would stay in Chua Chu Kang GRC.[3] The PAP proceeded to win with 55% of the vote.[4]
Constituency profile
[edit]Punggol GRC consists of 4 wards, Punggol West (formerly Punggol West SMC), Punggol Northshore, created along with Punggol GRC, and Punggol Coast and Punggol Shore from the defunct Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC.
Punggol and Punggol Coast MRT stations, as well as the entire Punggol LRT line, are located in the GRC.
For the 2025 general election, Punggol GRC had a relatively high proportion of young voters, with over half of its more than 120,000 voters estimated to be aged between 21 and 45.[5]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Year | Division | Members of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | ||||
| 2025 |
|
PAP | ||
Electoral results
[edit]Note: Elections Department Singapore does 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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Gan Kim Yong Janil Puthucheary Sun Xueling Yeo Wan Ling |
63,745 | 55.17 | ||
| WP | Alexis Dang Harpreet Singh Nehal Jackson Au Siti Alia |
51,789 | 44.83 | ||
| Majority | 11,956 | 10.34 | |||
| Total valid votes | 115,534 | 99.29 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 823 | 0.71 | |||
| Turnout | 116,357 | 93.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 123,820 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Koh, Fabian (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, 2025" (PDF). Elections Department Singapore. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: PAP keeps opposition guessing with last-minute deployments on Nomination Day". The Straits Times. 23 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: 'Task force man' Gan Kim Yong leads PAP to win Punggol GRC". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ Wong Pei Ting; Nadine Chua; Zhaki Abdullah; Lee Li Ying (17 March 2025). "Election spotlight: Fierce PAP-WP fight expected in Punggol, Singapore's youngest GRC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Punggol" (PDF). 16 May 2025.
