Bedok Group Representation Constituency
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| Bedok | |
|---|---|
| Former group representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Seats | 4 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | East Coast GRC |
The Bedok Group Representation Constituency was a group representation constituency (GRC) in eastern Singapore.
History
Bedok GRC was established prior to the 1988 general election, comprising the three former constituencies of Bedok, Kampong Chai Chee, and Tanah Merah. Constituencies with a single Member of Parliament (MP) were renamed single-member constituencies (SMCs).[1] The governing People's Action Party (PAP) defeated the Workers' Party (WP) with 54.92% of the vote.[2]
During the 1991 general election, Bedok GRC was expanded to have four seats, as with all other GRCs at the election; it also absorbed the defunct SMCs of Fengshan and Siglap.[3] The PAP defeated the WP with an improved 61.98% of the vote.[4]
In the 1997 general election, Bedok GRC was one of two GRCs (the other being Eunos) merged into the newly created six-seat East Coast GRC.[5][6]
Members of Parliament
| Year | Division | Members of Parliament | Party | |
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| Formation | ||||
| 1988 |
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| 1991 |
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| Constituency abolished (1997) | ||||
Electoral results
Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S. Jayakumar Hong Hai Ibrahim Othman |
28,266 | 54.92 | ||
| WP | Gertrude De Gracias Sarawathy Murugason Seow Khee Leng |
23,203 | 45.08 | ||
| Majority | 5,063 | 9.84 | |||
| Total valid votes | 51,469 | 98.05 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,024 | 1.95 | |||
| Turnout | 52,493 | 95.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 54,969 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S. Jayakumar Abdullah Tarmugi Tan Soo Khoon Arthur Beng Kian Lam |
49,109 | 61.98 |  7.06
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| WP | Balakrishnan Ananthan Sim Say Chuan Lim Chiu Liang Tan Soo Phuan |
30,121 | 38.02 |  7.06
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| Majority | 18,988 | 23.96 | 14.12
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| Total valid votes | 79,230 | 97.20 | 0.85
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| Rejected ballots | 2,276 | 2.80 | 0.85
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| Turnout | 81,506 | 94.51 | 0.99
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| Registered electors | 86,246 | 56.90 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 7.06
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See also
References
- ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ a b "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "21 single-member wards, 15 GRCs for next election". The Straits Times. 10 August 1991. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ a b "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "New Horizons". The Straits Times. 22 November 1996. p. 54. Retrieved 20 June 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "If you now live in ..." The New Paper. 22 November 1996. p. 5. Retrieved 20 June 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988 > Bedok GRC". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1991 > Bedok GRC". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
