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Pasir Ris East, Pasir Ris West, Punggol Central, Punggol North, Punggol South, Punggol West Sembawang Group Representation Constituency: 5 (at least one Malay MP)
In the 2020 general election, the GRC was reduced to five members, with a newly formed constituency called Punggol West SMC carved out from the boundaries of Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC and Sengkang Central ward carved out to become part of the new Sengkang GRC, the Tampines retail park (part of the Pasir Ris area) was also redrawn into Tampines GRC.
The offshore island of Coney Island was transferred to Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC in 2015, while Fengshan SMC was carved out and East Coast GRC was left with four members. East Coast GRC was increased in size to five after Fengshan SMC has been absorbed back into East Coast GRC for the 2020 general election .
This GRC was created from the wards of Pasir Ris and parts of Tampines North from the defunct Eunos Group Representation Constituency. In 2001 General Election, this GRC had absorbed 3 wards in Punggol areas, while 3 of the existing 4 member wards in Pasir Ris was consolidated into 2 wards.
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC: 6 Malay 178,443 63 Pasir Ris East Pasir Ris West Punggol Central Punggol East Punggol North Punggol South Sembawang GRC: 6 Indian or other 184,804 57 Admiralty Canberra Chong Pang Marsiling Sembawang Woodlands Tampines GRC: 5 Malay 126,163 43 Tampines–Changkat Tampines Central Tampines East Tampines North Tampines West
[74] [75] Observers predicted that an estimated 30 candidates will be contested mostly in the eastern areas of Singapore, [76] [77] including the possibility of contesting Pasir Ris-Punggol and Tampines GRCs (both of which had divisions previously part of the defunct Cheng San and Eunos GRCs, in which the party were narrowly defeated in the 90s ...
Name Constituency (Division) Current Portfolio Date Announced Remarks Abdullah Tarmugi: East Coast GRC (Siglap) 7th Speaker of Parliament/Former Cabinet Minister 24 March 2011 Ahmad Magad: Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris East) Member of Parliament 23 March 2011 Ang Mong Seng: Hong Kah GRC (Bukit Gombak) Member of Parliament 23 March 2011
Name of GRC Changes Ang Mo Kio GRC: Absorbed Punggol South division from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (renamed to Sengkang South) and Western portions of Fernvale from Sengkang West SMC Carved out a majority of Kebun Baru division to Nee Soon GRC, while the Southern portion merged with Yio Chu Kang division Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC