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Until 2011, all Singaporean GRCs have had a PAP base. The official justification for GRCs is to allow minority representation. Former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong argued that the introduction of GRCs was necessary to ensure that Singapore's Parliament would continue to be multiracial in its composition and representation. [3]
However, opposition parties have questioned the usefulness of GRCs in fulfilling this purpose, especially since Singapore has not faced the issue of minorities being under-represented in Parliament. In fact, statistics show that all PAP minority candidates have won regularly and that the only two MPs to lose their seats in 1984 were "racially ...
National University of Singapore, with a history dating back to 1905, is the oldest university in Singapore. This is a list of universities in Singapore. The oldest university in Singapore is the National University of Singapore, which was established in its current form in 1980, but has a history in tertiary education dating back to 1905. [1]
The East Coast Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern area of Singapore.The areas of the Group Representation Constituency consists of locations such as East Coast Park, Bedok, Changi, Simei, Siglap, Tampines, Pasir Ris, Chai Chee, Changi Airport. [1]
Cedric Foo Chee Keng (Chinese: 符致镜; pinyin: Fú Zhìjìng; born 16 July 1960) is a Singaporean former politician.A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pioneer division of West Coast GRC between 2001 and 2011, and Pioneer SMC between 2011 and 2020.
The Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore.The GRC encompasses Tampines with five divisions: Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines Central, Tampines North and Tampines Changkat managed by Tampines Town Council.
Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng itself includes the Singapore River, Chinatown and Bukit Ho Swee. During 1988 general election, the three-member PAP team led by Lee Boon Yang won the election with 62.68% of the votes against the WP with 37.32% of the votes. Jalan Besar GRC has been contested by the opposition at every election, except 1991.
Cheryl Chan Wei Ling PBM (Chinese: 陈慧玲; pinyin: Chén Huìlíng; born 1976) [1] is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Fengshan division of East Coast GRC since 2020 and previously Fengshan SMC between 2015 and 2020.