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Punggol West Single Member Constituency

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Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern area of Singapore

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Punggol West
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNorth-East Region, Singapore
Electorate26,579
Current constituency
Created2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Seats1
PartyPeople's Action Party
Member(s)Sun Xueling
Town CouncilPasir Ris–Punggol
Created fromPasir Ris–Punggol GRC

The Punggol West Single Member Constituency (SMC) is a Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern area of Singapore formed in 2020. It is managed by Pasir Ris — Punggol Town Council. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Sun Xueling of the People's Action Party (PAP).

History

The Punggol West SMC is a former ward of the Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC). During the review of electoral boundaries in March 2020 in the run up to the 2020 Singaporean general election, Punggol West SMC was carved out of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC.

Tan Chen Chen of the Workers' Party (WP) contested the ward against the former MP of the former ward, Sun Xueling, during the 2020 elections. Sun won the elections with 60.97% of the votes.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2020 Sun Xueling PAP

Electoral results

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

General Election 2020: Punggol West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sun Xueling 15,637 60.97 N/A
WP Tan Chen Chen 10,012 39.03 N/A
Majority 5,625 21.94
Rejected ballots 216 0.84
Turnout 25,865 97.31 N/A
Registered electors 26,579
PAP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. Sim, Royston (13 March 2020). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "GE2020 constituency broadcasts: What Punggol West SMC candidates have to say". TODAY. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. "GE2020: PAP and WP to face off at new Punggol West SMC". CNA. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. Auto, Hermes (11 July 2020). "GE2020 official results: PAP wins Punggol West with 60.97% of votes, WP has 39.03% | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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