Jurong Central Single Member Constituency
| Jurong Central | |
|---|---|
| Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
 | |
| Region | West Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 29,620 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2025 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Xie Yao Quan |
| Created from | Jurong GRC |
Jurong Central is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) for the Parliament of Singapore. Located in the West Region, it was created from Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC), with some electorate absorbed from Yuhua SMC. It will first be contested in the 2025 Singaporean general election.[1]
History
[edit]Jurong Central SMC was first announced by the Elections Department (ELD) on 11 March 2025. It was split from Jurong GRC, which had been the constituency with the best performance for the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP) during the 2015 and 2020 general elections.[1] The new SMC was created to ensure that the newly created Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC (which itself was created from the split of Jurong GRC) remains represented by five members of parliament.[2] When newly established, Jurong Central had a total of 29,620 registered voters, with 25,668 from Jurong GRC and the remaining from the to-be-abolished Yuhua SMC.[1]
Electoral results
[edit]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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Xie Yao Quan | 21,884 | 80.51 | ||
| RDU | Kala Manickam | 5,298 | 19.49 | ||
| Majority | 16,586 | 61.02 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,182 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 531 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 29,667 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jurong GRC to be split into four different constituencies, including new GRCs and SMC". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Ganesan, Natasha (11 March 2024). "GE2025: Six new SMCs created as the EBRC lays out changes to constituencies". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
