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Marsiling- Yew Tee GRC Sembawang GRC Nee Soon GRC Ang Mo Kio GRC Pasir Ris- Punggol GRC Tampines GRC East Coast GRC Aljunied GRC Mountbatten SMC Fengshan SMC Bukit Panjang SMC Hong Kah North SMC Bishan- Toa Payoh GRC Tanjong Pagar GRC Jurong GRC West Coast GRC Jalan Besar GRC Marine Parade GRC Chua Chu Kang GRC Holland- Bukit Timah GRC Potong Pasir SMC Radin Mas SMC Pioneer SMC Bukit Batok SMC Yuhua SMC Sengkang West SMC Hougang SMC Punggol East SMC MacPherson SMC 6-member GRCs 5-member GRCs 4-member GRCs SMCs NEW BOUNDARIES AYER RAJAH EXPRESSWAY EAST C O A S T P A RKWAY P A N -IS L A N D E X P R E S S W A Y TAMPINES EXRESSWAY MacRitchie Reservoir Bedok Reservoir Upper Peirce Reservoir Kranji Reservoir Upper Seletar Reservoir Lower Seletar Reservoir Pulau Ubin Pulau Serangoon Pulau Seletar Pulau Tekong Jurong Island Murai Reservoir Tengeh Reservoir S E L ETAR E X P R E S S W A Y T A M P I N E S E X P R E S S W A Y C E N T R AL E X P R E S S W A Y K R A N J I E XPRESSWAY How the electoral landscape will change An overview of how the current constituencies, from the 2011 General Election, will change in the next hustings. There will be 13 Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) and 16 Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) — up from 12 and 15 respectively. An estimated 2,460,977 Singaporeans will vote for 89 MPs. BUKIT PANJANG Unchanged PAP 20,375 (66.27%) SDP 10,372 (33.73%) HONG KAH NORTH Unchanged PAP 18,156 (70.61%) SPP 7,556 (29.39%) HOUGANG Unchanged WP 13,460 (62.08%) PAP 8,223 (37.92%) JOO CHIAT PAP 9,666 (51.02%) WP 9,278 (48.98%) MOUNTBATTEN Unchanged PAP 11,985 (58.62%) NSP 8,461 (41.38%) PIONEER Unchanged PAP 14,593 (60.73%) NSP 9,437 (39.27%) POTONG PASIR PAP 7,992 (50.36%) SPP 7,878 (49.64%) PUNGGOL EAST Unchanged RADIN MAS Unchanged PAP 18,609 (67.10%) NSP 9,123 (32.90%) SENGKANG WEST PAP 14,689 (58.11%) WP 10,591 (41.89%) WHAMPOA PAP 13,028 (66.10%) NSP 6,683 (33.90%) YUHUA Unchanged PAP 14,093 (66.86%) SDP 6,986 (33.14%) Unchanged The SMC is no more. It will come under Marine Parade GRC The area west of Fernvale Road is moving to Ang Mo Kio GRC The SMC is no more. It will come under the new Jalan Besar GRC Aljunied Bishan-Toa Payoh Chua Chu Kang East Coast Jalan Besar Marine Parade Marsiling-Yew Tee Pasir Ris-Punggol Sembawang Tampines At least one candidate must be Malay Ang Mo Kio Holland-Bukit Timah Jurong Nee Soon Tanjong Pagar West Coast At least one candidate must be Indian or non-Malay minority WP 16,045 (54.50%) PAP 12,875 (43.73%) RP 353 (1.20%) SDA 168 (0.57%) NOTE: 2013 by-election results NOTE: 2012 by-election results ALJUNIED Results (2011 unless otherwise stated) No. of electors Changes Unchanged WP 72,289 (54.72%) ANG MO KIO PAP 112,677 (69.33%) RP 49,851 (30.67%) Takes in part of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, bounded by Buangkok Drive and Hougang Avenue 8, and part of Sengkang West SMC west of Fernvale Road. Moving to Nee Soon GRC is part of the area in the west of Ang Mo Kio GRC, around Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 PAP 62,385 (56.93%) Takes in an area under the dissolved Moulmein-Kallang GRC around MacRitchie Reservoir, and bounded by PIE, Balestier Road and Thomson Road BISHAN-TOA PAYOH PAP 89,710 (61.20%) To become four-member GRC. The area east of Kranji Reservoir, flanked by Choa Chu Kang Way, will form part of the new Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC CHUA CHU KANG PAP 48,773 (60.08%) Takes in an area under the dissolved Moulmein-Kallang GRC flanked by the PIE and Whitley Road, and an area under West Coast GRC bounded by Commonwealth Avenue West, Clementi Road and Pandan River HOLLAND-BUKIT TIMAH PAP 44,886 (58.55%) The GRC is no more. A large part of the current Moulmein- Kallang will come under the new Jalan Besar GRC, while other parts of the GRC will be shifted to Bishan-Toa Payoh, Holland-Bukit Timah and Tanjong Pagar MOULMEIN-KALLANG 2011: 33,053 2015: 34,299 2011: 27,701 2015: 28,131 2012: 23,368 2015: 24,064 2011: 22,069 2015: 22,760 2011: 23,731 2015: 24,096 2011: 25,745 2015: 25,453 2011: 17,327 2015: 17,389 2013: 31,649 2015: 34,410 2011: 31,014 2015: 28,885 2011: 26,882 2015: 39,597 2011: 21,631 2015: 20,743 2011: 23,199 2015: 22,599 2011: 179,071 2015: 181,373 2011: 168,971 2015: 206,941 PAP 100,493 (64.79%) SDA 54,601 (35.21%) Takes in Coney Island, which has no voters. Moving to Ang Mo Kio GRC is the area bounded by Buangkok Drive and Hougang Avenue 8 PASIR RIS-PUNGGOL 2011: 87,595 2015: 87,988 2011: 143,148 2015: 148,024 2011: 122,492 2015: 122,837 2011: 158,648 2015: 166,314 2011: 91,607 2015: 94,720 2011: 142,459 2015: 152,488 PAP 84,252 (63.90%) Takes in parts of the north and east of the current Nee Soon GRC. The area north of Mandai Road towards the Causeway, and bounded by Riverside Road, Woodlands Avenues 2, 4, 5 and 7 and Woodlands Drive 14 on the east, and Woodlands Road on the west, will move to the new Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC SEMBAWANG 2011: 137,532 2015: 143,426 PAP 72,728 (57.22%) NSP 54,381 (42.78%) PAP 72,563 (66.57%) RP 36,443 (33.43%) Unchanged TAMPINES 2011: 139,771 2015: 138,221 Uncontested Takes in an area under the dissolved Moulmein-Kallang GRC, north of Bukit Timah Road bounded by Whitley Rd, Thomson Rd, Balestier Rd and Jalan Besar Rd TANJONG PAGAR 2011: 121,045 2015: 129,163 To become four-member GRC. The area bounded by the Pandan River, Clementi Road and AYE will move to Jurong GRC WEST COAST ELECTORAL DIVISION (2011) PAP 59,829 (45.28%) SPP 47,205 (43.07%) NSP 56,885 (38.80%) PAP 59,992 (54.83%) To become four-member GRC. The Fengshan ward will be carved out as an SMC EAST COAST 2011: 120,324 2015: 122,419 WP 49,429 (45.17%) SDP 32,406 (39.92%) PAP 76,595 (66.96%) The Bukit Batok ward will be carved out as an SMC. Also takes in area under West Coast GRC, bounded by Pandan River, Clementi Road and AYE JURONG 2011: 125,276 2015: 130,362 NSP 37,786 (33.04%) PAP 78,286 (56.64%) The MacPherson ward will be carved out as an SMC, while the dissolved Joo Chiat SMC will be absorbed into Marine Parade MARINE PARADE 2011: 154,451 2015: 151,808 NSP 59,926 (43.36%) WP 31,773 (41.45%) PAP 80,740 (58.40%) Takes in area in the west of Ang Mo Kio GRC, around Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4; moving to Sembawang GRC is the area bounded by Admiralty Road West, Sembawang Road and Gambas Avenue to Nee Soon GRC’s north, as well as the area bounded by Yishun Ring Road, Yishun Street 41, beside Lower Seletar Reservoir to Nee Soon GRC’s east NEE SOON 2011: 148,290 2015: 162,467 WP 57,523 (41.60%) SDP 47,605 (36.10%) 5-MEMBER GRCs 6-MEMBER GRCs Results (2011 unless otherwise stated) No. of electors Changes SMCs Number of voters. A rise of 110,720 (4.7%) compared to 2011 2,460,977 78,953 Number of voters who will no longer be in GRCs, but in SMCs 350,334 Number of voters in GRCs who will be in a different constituency from that in the last election 43,503 Number of voters in former SMCs who will no longer be in one Number of voters who find themselves in a new constituency. In comparison, 29.8% of voters were affected in 2011 472,790 (19.2%) Constituency with least number of voters: Potong Pasir SMC 17,389 Ang Mo Kio GRC 187,652 Constituency with most number of voters: Numbers at a glance Source: REPORT OF THE ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES REVIEW COMMITTEE, 2015 ST GRAPHICS 4-MEMBER GRCs

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Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC

SembawangGRC

Nee SoonGRC

Ang Mo KioGRC

Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC

TampinesGRC

East Coast GRC

AljuniedGRC

MountbattenSMC

FengshanSMC

Bukit PanjangSMC

Hong KahNorth SMC Bishan-

Toa Payoh GRC

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West CoastGRC

JalanBesarGRC

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Chua Chu KangGRC

Holland-Bukit Timah

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Potong PasirSMC

Radin Mas SMC

Pioneer SMC

Bukit BatokSMC

Yuhua SMC

Sengkang West SMC

Hougang SMC

Punggol East SMC

MacPhersonSMC

6-member GRCs5-member GRCs4-member GRCsSMCs

NEW BOUNDARIES

AYER RAJAH EXPRESSWAY

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How the electoral landscape will changeAn overview of how the current constituencies, from the 2011 General Election, will change in the next hustings. There will be 13 Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) and 16 Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) — up from 12 and 15 respectively. An estimated 2,460,977 Singaporeans will vote for 89 MPs.

BUKIT PANJANGUnchangedPAP

20,375(66.27%)

SDP10,372(33.73%)

HONG KAH NORTH UnchangedPAP

18,156(70.61%)

SPP7,556(29.39%)

HOUGANGUnchangedWP

13,460(62.08%)

PAP8,223(37.92%)

JOO CHIATPAP

9,666(51.02%)

WP9,278(48.98%)

MOUNTBATTENUnchangedPAP

11,985(58.62%)

NSP8,461(41.38%)

PIONEERUnchangedPAP

14,593(60.73%)

NSP9,437(39.27%)

POTONG PASIRPAP

7,992(50.36%)

SPP7,878(49.64%)

PUNGGOL EASTUnchanged

RADIN MASUnchangedPAP

18,609(67.10%)

NSP9,123(32.90%)

SENGKANG WESTPAP

14,689(58.11%)

WP10,591(41.89%)

WHAMPOA PAP

13,028(66.10%)

NSP6,683(33.90%)

YUHUAUnchangedPAP

14,093(66.86%)

SDP6,986(33.14%)

Unchanged

The SMC is no more. It will come under Marine Parade GRC

The area west of Fernvale Road is moving to Ang Mo Kio GRC

The SMC is no more. It will come under the new Jalan Besar GRC

• Aljunied• Bishan-Toa Payoh• Chua Chu Kang• East Coast• Jalan Besar

• Marine Parade• Marsiling-Yew Tee• Pasir Ris-Punggol• Sembawang• Tampines

At least one candidate must be Malay

• Ang Mo Kio• Holland-Bukit Timah• Jurong

• Nee Soon• Tanjong Pagar• West Coast

At least one candidate must be Indianor non-Malay minority

WP16,045

(54.50%)

PAP12,875(43.73%)

RP353(1.20%)

SDA168(0.57%)

NOTE: 2013 by-election results

NOTE: 2012by-electionresults

ALJUNIED

Results (2011 unlessotherwise stated)

No. of electors Changes

UnchangedWP72,289

(54.72%)

ANG MO KIOPAP

112,677(69.33%)

RP49,851(30.67%)

Takes in part of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, bounded by Buangkok Drive and Hougang Avenue 8, and part of Sengkang West SMC west of Fernvale Road. Moving to Nee Soon GRC is part of the area in the west of Ang Mo Kio GRC, around Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4

PAP62,385

(56.93%)

Takes in an area under the dissolved Moulmein-Kallang GRC around MacRitchie Reservoir, and bounded by PIE, Balestier Road and Thomson Road

BISHAN-TOA PAYOH

PAP89,710

(61.20%)

To become four-member GRC. The area east of Kranji Reservoir, �anked by Choa Chu Kang Way, will form part of the new Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC

CHUA CHU KANG

PAP48,773

(60.08%)

Takes in an area under the dissolved Moulmein-Kallang GRC �anked by the PIE and Whitley Road, and an area under West Coast GRC bounded by Commonwealth Avenue West, Clementi Road and Pandan River

HOLLAND-BUKIT TIMAH

PAP44,886

(58.55%)

The GRC is no more. A large part of the current Moulmein-Kallang will come under the new Jalan Besar GRC, while other parts of the GRC will be shifted to Bishan-Toa Payoh, Holland-Bukit Timah and Tanjong Pagar

MOULMEIN-KALLANG

2011: 33,0532015: 34,299

2011: 27,7012015: 28,131

2012: 23,3682015: 24,064

2011: 22,0692015: 22,760

2011: 23,7312015: 24,096

2011: 25,7452015: 25,453

2011: 17,3272015: 17,389

2013: 31,6492015: 34,410

2011: 31,0142015: 28,885

2011: 26,8822015: 39,597

2011: 21,6312015: 20,743

2011: 23,1992015: 22,599

2011: 179,0712015: 181,373

2011: 168,9712015: 206,941

PAP100,493

(64.79%)

SDA54,601(35.21%)

Takes in Coney Island, which has no voters. Moving to Ang Mo Kio GRC is the area bounded by Buangkok Drive and Hougang Avenue 8

PASIR RIS-PUNGGOL2011: 87,5952015: 87,988

2011: 143,1482015: 148,024

2011: 122,492 2015: 122,837

2011: 158,6482015: 166,314

2011: 91,6072015: 94,720

2011: 142,4592015: 152,488

PAP84,252

(63.90%)

Takes in parts of the north and east of the currentNee Soon GRC. The area north of Mandai Road towards the Causeway, and bounded by Riverside Road, Woodlands Avenues 2, 4, 5 and 7 and Woodlands Drive 14 on the east, and Woodlands Road on the west,will move to the new Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC

SEMBAWANG

2011: 137,5322015: 143,426

PAP72,728

(57.22%)

NSP54,381(42.78%)

PAP72,563

(66.57%)

RP36,443(33.43%)

Unchanged

TAMPINES

2011: 139,7712015: 138,221

Uncontested Takes in an area under the dissolved Moulmein-Kallang GRC, north of Bukit Timah Road bounded by Whitley Rd, Thomson Rd, Balestier Rd and Jalan Besar Rd

TANJONG PAGAR

2011: 121,0452015: 129,163

To become four-member GRC. The area bounded by the Pandan River, Clementi Road and AYE will move to Jurong GRC

WEST COAST

ELECTORAL DIVISION (2011)

PAP59,829(45.28%)

SPP47,205(43.07%)

NSP56,885(38.80%)

PAP59,992

(54.83%)

To become four-member GRC.The Fengshan ward will be carved out as an SMC

EAST COAST2011: 120,3242015: 122,419

WP49,429(45.17%)

SDP32,406(39.92%)

PAP76,595

(66.96%)

The Bukit Batok ward will be carved out as an SMC. Also takes in area under West Coast GRC,bounded by Pandan River, Clementi Road and AYE

JURONG2011: 125,2762015: 130,362

NSP37,786(33.04%)

PAP78,286

(56.64%)

The MacPherson ward will be carved out as an SMC, while the dissolved Joo Chiat SMC will be absorbed into Marine Parade

MARINE PARADE2011: 154,4512015: 151,808

NSP59,926(43.36%)

WP31,773(41.45%)

PAP80,740

(58.40%)

Takes in area in the west of Ang Mo Kio GRC, around Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4; moving to Sembawang GRCis the area bounded by Admiralty Road West, Sembawang Road and Gambas Avenue toNee Soon GRC’s north, as well as the area boundedby Yishun Ring Road, Yishun Street 41, besideLower Seletar Reservoir to Nee Soon GRC’s east

NEE SOON2011: 148,2902015: 162,467

WP57,523(41.60%)

SDP47,605(36.10%)

5-MEMBER GRCs

6-MEMBER GRCsResults (2011 unlessotherwise stated)

No. of electors Changes

SMCs

PM Lee at a recent Ang Mo Kio GRC event

Number of voters.A rise of 110,720 (4.7%)compared to 2011

2,460,977

78,953Number of voters who willno longer be in GRCs, but in SMCs

350,334Number of voters in GRCs who willbe in a different constituencyfrom that in the last election

43,503Number of voters in former SMCswho will no longer be in one

Number of voters who �ndthemselves in a new constituency.In comparison, 29.8% of voterswere affected in 2011

472,790 (19.2%)

Constituency withleast number of voters:

Potong Pasir SMC

17,389

Ang Mo Kio GRC

187,652

Constituency withmost number of voters:

Numbers at a glance

Source: REPORT OF THE ELECTORALBOUNDARIES REVIEW COMMITTEE, 2015

ST GRAPHICS

4-MEMBER GRCs