The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in central Singapore. It has five divisions: Buona Vista, Telok Blangah, Moulmein–Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru and Henderson–Dawson, managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council.[1] The current Members of Parliament (MPs) for the constituency are Chan Chun Sing, Joan Pereira, Alvin Tan, Rachel Ong and Foo Cexiang from the governing People's Action Party (PAP).
| Tanjong Pagar | |
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| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 140,194 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Chan Chun Sing Joan Pereira Alvin Tan Rachel Ong Foo Cexiang |
| Town Council | Tanjong Pagar |
| Created from | |
Tanjong Pagar GRC covers the second-largest area of downtown Singapore, after Jalan Besar GRC.[2]
History
editTanjong Pagar GRC was created prior to the 1991 general election from Tiong Bahru GRC and the Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) of Telok Blangah and Tanjong Pagar. It was assigned four MPs, as with all GRCs at that election.[3][4]
In 1997, Tanjong Pagar GRC absorbed parts of Brickworks GRC, having six MPs in the process.[5]
The GRC was notable for its repeated walkovers since its formation, with the last being in the 2011 general election.[6] That year, the five-member Tanjong Pagar GRC was the only constituency to be uncontested; a team of independent candidates had been disqualified for submitting their nomination papers late.[7]
In the 2015 general election, a team from Singaporeans First (SingFirst), led by Ang Yong Guan and Tan Jee Say, contested the GRC in the first contest the PAP faced there. The PAP team, led by anchor minister Chan Chun Sing, won 77.71% of the vote.[8][9]
In the 2020 general election, the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) contested the GRC; the PAP team, led by Chan and Indranee Rajah, won 63.1% of the vote.[6][10]
Prior to the 2025 general election, Tanjong Pagar GRC absorbed the Dover and Telok Blangah estates of the defunct West Coast GRC. To maintain the former as a five-member GRC, its electorate was reduced by carving out the Queenstown division to form a new Queenstown SMC.[11][12] Indranee left to lead the PAP team for Pasir Ris–Changi GRC.[13] In the election, the PAP won 81.02% of the vote against the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR), the best result for the former in a GRC since the creation of GRCs in 1988.[10][14]
Members of Parliament
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Electoral results
editNote : 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 1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | S. Vasoo Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew Lim Hng Kiang |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 86,944 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lim Swee Say Ow Chin Hock Chay Wai Chuen S. Vasoo Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 141,520 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Khaw Boon Wan Chay Wai Chuen Chong Weng Chiew Indranee Rajah Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 141,150 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lui Tuck Yew Baey Yam Keng Sam Tan Indranee Rajah Koo Tsai Kee Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 148,141 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Lily Neo Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Rajah Lee Kuan Yew |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 139,771 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Joan Pereira Melvin Yong Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Rajah |
90,635 | 77.71 | N/A | |
| SingFirst | Tan Jee Say Ang Yong Guan Melvyn Chiu Chirag Praful Desai Mohamad Fahmi Bin Ahmad Rais |
25,998 | 22.29 | N/A | |
| Majority | 64,637 | 55.42 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 116,633 | 97.98 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,405 | 2.02 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 119,038 | 91.04 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 130,752 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Joan Pereira Alvin Tan Eric Chua Indranee Rajah |
78,330 | 63.10 |  14.61
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| PSP | Wendy Low Harish Pillay Michael Chua Abas Kasmani Terence Soon |
45,807 | 36.90 | N/A | |
| Majority | 32,523 | 26.20 | 29.22
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| Total valid votes | 124,137 | 98.47 |  0.49
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| Rejected ballots | 1,933 | 1.53 | 0.49
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| Turnout | 126,070 | 93.74 | 2.70
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| Registered electors | 134,494 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 14.61
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Chan Chun Sing Joan Pereira Alvin Tan Rachel Ong Foo Cexiang |
98,924 | 81.02 | 17.92
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| PAR | Rickson Giauw Han Hui Hui Nadarajan Selvamani Prabu Ramachandran Soh Lian Chye |
23,169 | 18.98 | N/A | |
| Majority | 75,755 | 62.04 | 35.84
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| Total valid votes | 122,093 | 97.07 | 1.40
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| Rejected ballots | 3,681 | 2.93 | 1.40
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| Turnout | 125,774 | 89.71 | 4.03
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| Registered electors | 140,194 | 4.24
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| PAP hold | Swing | 17.92
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References
edit- ^ "Our MPs". Tanjong Pagar Town Council. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: PAP wins Jalan Besar GRC, widens lead with 75.21% of votes". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 29 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "21 single-member wards, 15 GRCs for next election". The Straits Times. 10 August 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 29 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "New Horizons". The Straits Times. 22 November 1996. p. 54. Retrieved 29 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ a b "GE2020 official results: PAP wins Tanjong Pagar GRC with 63.13% of votes, PSP has 36.87%". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Chua, Lee Hoong (28 April 2011). "Singapore heads to history-making polls on May 7". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "GE2015: PAP retains Tanjong Pagar GRC with 77.7 per cent of votes". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ a b "GE2025: Strong showing for PAP as it wins Tanjong Pagar, Radin Mas and Queenstown". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Ang, Hwee Min (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Major boundary changes to West Coast, East Coast and Marine Parade GRCs". CNA. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "GE2025: Indranee Rajah to helm PAP's Pasir Ris-Changi GRC team, Teo Chee Hean will not contest there". The Straits Times. 21 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Tanjong Pagar" (PDF). 16 May 2025.