Jalan_Besar_Group_Representation

Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency

Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency.

Campaigning posters by the People's Action Party for Jalan Besar GRC in the 2006 general election. The People's Action Party was competing against the team sent by the Singapore Democratic Alliance.

Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 惹蘭勿剎集選區;Simplified Chinese: 惹兰勿刹集选区) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency, and therefore an electoral district composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore, of which the street Jalan Besar it is named after and forms its centrepiece. The street itself is within the Kallang planning area, Kallang itself being part of the Jalan Basar Group Representation Constituency. The GRC has five divisions, namely Jalan Besar, Kampong Glam, Kolam Ayer, Kreta-Ayer-Kim Seng and Whampoa.

Several elective areas such as Little India, colourful Desker Road, Kolam Ayer and Crawford, these of which border the Kallang River is located in the GRC. Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng itself includes the Singapore River and Chinatown whose Member of Parliament is Lily Neo. Whampoa which covers Balestier Road and Whampoa whose MP is Heng Chee How. These areas are relatively older compared to many of the newer suburbs of Singapore.

Jalan Besar GRC is led by Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang who is the Member of Parliament for the Jalan Besar ward since 1984 but was absorbed into the GRC in the 1988 general election. Jalan Besar GRC is a favourite GRC to be contested by the opposition in the elections.

Members of Parliament

Election	Seats	Voters	Party	Candidate(s)	Votes	Votes (%)
Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency
Singapore general election, 1988	3	54,941	PAP	Lee Boon Yang Peh Chin Hua Sidek Bin Saniff	31,604	62.68
Singapore general election, 1988	3	54,941	WP	Marsh Edund Richard Mohamed Bin Idris Toh Keng Thong	18,814	37.32
Singapore general election, 1991	4	82,615	PAP	Choo Wee Khiang Lee Boon Yang Peh Chin Hua Zulkifli Mohammed	Walkover	Walkover
Singapore general election, 1997	4	71,922	PAP	Choo Wee Khiang Lee Boon Yang Peh Chin Hua Yaacob Ibrahim	44,840	67.55
Singapore general election, 1997	4	71,922	SDP	David Chew Gandhi Ambalam Jufrie Mahmood Low Yong Nguan	21,537	32.45
Singapore general election, 2001	5	100,268	PAP	Heng Chee How Lee Boon Yang Lily Neo Loh Meng See Yaacob Ibrahim	68,309	74.49
Singapore general election, 2001	5	100,268	SDA	Fong Chin Leong Lim Bak Chuan Mohd Rahizan Bin Ya'acob Ng Kee How Sin Kek Tong	23,391	25.51
Singapore general election, 2006	5	92,963	PAP	Denise Phua Lay Peng Heng Chee How Lee Boon Yang Lily Neo Yaacob Ibrahim	58,913	69.26
Singapore general election, 2006	5	92,963	SDA	Cheo Chai Chen Fong Chin Leong, Reno Muhamad Ali Aman Sebastian Teo Kway Hwang Vincent Yeo Boon Keng	26,151	30.74

v • d • e Constituencies of Singapore

Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)	Aljunied (5) · Ang Mo Kio (6) · Bishan-Toa Payoh (5) · East Coast (5) · Holland-Bukit Timah (5) · Hong Kah (5) · Jalan Besar (5) · Jurong (5) · Marine Parade (6) · Pasir Ris-Punggol (6) · Sembawang (6) · Tampines (5) · Tanjong Pagar (6) · West Coast (5)

Single Member Constitutencies (SMCs)	Bukit Panjang · Chua Chu Kang · Hougang · Joo Chiat · MacPherson · Nee Soon Central · Nee Soon East · Potong Pasir · Yio Chu Kang

Former or defunct constituencies	Cheng San (5) · Eunos (4)

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of representatives assigned.