West Coast Group Representation Constituency
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| West Coast | |
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| Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | West Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 146,251 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Foo Mee Har Desmond Lee Ang Wei Neng Rachel Ong |
| Town Council | West Coast |
| Created from | |
The West Coast Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the western as well as the central area of Singapore. The five divisions consists: Ayer Rajah-Gek Poh, West Coast, Boon Lay, Nanyang and Telok Blangah managed by West Coast Town Council. West Coast GRC covers the areas of Ayer Rajah, Dover, Pasir Panjang, the south-western area, West Coast, Jurong, Jurong Island, Sentosa, Telok Blangah, Tuas and much of Singapore's southern & western territorial waters and offshore islands in the area. The current Members of Parliament for the constituency are Foo Mee Har, Desmond Lee, Ang Wei Neng and Rachel Ong from the People's Action Party (PAP) after the resignation of S. Iswaran.[1]
History
[edit]In January 2024, Iswaran resigned as a member of the PAP, Minister for Transport and his seat as Member of Parliament (MP) in the GRC after he was charged in the State Courts of Singapore with 27 charges relating to bribery and corruption.[2][3]
Following the 2025 Elections Boundary Review Committee's report, West Coast GRC with some of the Taman Jurong and Jurong West estates were merged into West Coast–Jurong West GRC. Telok Blangah and Dover estates were carved out to Tanjong Pagar GRC, and Harbourfront and Sentosa estates to Radin Mas SMC.[4][5][6]
Members of Parliament
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^ S. Iswaran resigned as Member of Parliament in 2024, after being charged with 27 counts of corruption and bribery. There is no replacement for the MP in West Coast.[7]
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 1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| PAP | Bernard Chen S. Iswaran Lim Hng Kiang Wan Soon Bee |
48,275 | 70.14 | ||
| WP | Mike Chan D'Cruz Anthony John Gan Eng Guan Ng Teck Siong |
20,550 | 29.86 | ||
| Majority | 27,725 | 40.2 | |||
| Turnout | 70,587 | 95.4 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Ho Geok Choo Arthur Fong Cedric Foo Lim Hng Kiang S. Iswaran |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 110,779 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | S. Iswaran Ho Geok Choo Arthur Fong Cedric Foo Lim Hng Kiang |
Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 137,739 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Foo Mee Har Lawrence Wong Arthur Fong Lim Hng Kiang S. Iswaran |
72,563 | 66.66 | N/A | |
| RP | Kenneth Jeyaretnam Andy Zhu Frankie Low Kumar Appavoo Haren Hu |
36,443 | 33.34 | N/A | |
| Majority | 36,120 | 33.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 111,827 | 92.4 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Foo Mee Har Patrick Tay Lim Hng Kiang S. Iswaran |
71,091 | 78.57 |  11.91
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| RP | Kenneth Jeyaretnam Andy Zhu Darren Soh Noraini Yunus |
19,392 | 21.43 |  11.91
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| Majority | 51,699 | 57.1 | 23.9
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| Rejected ballots | 2,415 | 1.83 | - | ||
| Turnout | 92,898 | 93.6 | 1.2
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| PAP hold | Swing | 11.91
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Elections in 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Foo Mee Har Desmond Lee Ang Wei Neng Rachel Ong S. Iswaran |
71,658 | 51.68 | 26.89
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| PSP | Tan Cheng Bock Leong Mun Wai Hazel Poa Nadarajah Loganathan Jeffrey Khoo |
66,996 | 48.32 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,662 | 3.36 | 53.74
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| Rejected ballots | 1,645 | 1.17 | 0.66
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| Turnout | 140,299 | 95.8 | 2.2
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| Registered electors | 146,251 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 26.89
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References
[edit]- ^ Ng, Kelly (30 June 2020). "GE2020: PAP's West Coast team led by ministers S Iswaran, Desmond Lee up against Tan Cheng Bock's PSP". Business Times. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Taufiq Zalizan. "Iswaran handed 27 charges for corruption, receiving gratification as a public servant and obstructing justice". TODAY. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Iau, Jean; Zachariah, Natasha Ann (18 January 2024). "Iswaran resigns as Transport Minister, from the PAP amid charges including corruption". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "West Coast GRC renamed West Coast-Jurong West GRC, will absorb parts of Jurong". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 12 March 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.
- ^ "Singapore Transport Minister S Iswaran charged with multiple offences including corruption". CNA. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "1997 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of West Coast" (PDF). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- 2015 General Election's result
- 2011 General Election's result
- 2006 General Election's result
- 2001 General Election's result
