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Historically, these subdivisions have been based on postal districts, especially during the colonial era. When local elections necessitated the setting up of electoral districts, however, it began to supplement postal districts as an alternative form of local governance, since each electoral district is headed by a member of parliament who represents and speaks for the respective electorates.
Central Singapore: Bishan–Toa Payoh 5 Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC: 114,621 114,621 Central Singapore: East Coast 6 East Coast GRC: 144,012 165,757 South East: Joo Chiat SMC: 21,745 Holland–Bukit Panjang 5 Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC: 118,834 118,834 North West: Hong Kah 6 Hong Kah GRC: 129,073 153,936 South West: Chua Chu Kang SMC: 24,863 Jalan ...
Districts of Singapore; Community Development Council; List of Singaporean Community Development Councils (1997–2001) List of Singaporean Community Development Councils (2001–2006) List of Singaporean Community Development Councils (2006–2011) List of Singaporean Community Development Councils (2011–2015) *
Since implementing these boundaries, other government ministries and departments have increasingly adopted them for administrative purposes. For example, the Statistics Department of Singapore published its 2000 census data based on planning area boundaries for the first time, compared to using census divisions based on electoral boundaries for ...
In 1887, the Municipal Commission of Singapore was established that split the administration of the town area and the rural districts, and also had its own source of municipal funds that were separate from government revenue. The Commission initially comprised an appointed full-time salaried president, and five elected members.
One of the cases that is often cited as evidence for gerrymandering in Singapore is the case of the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency (GRC). In the 1997 Singaporean general election, the Cheng San GRC was contested by the PAP and the Workers' Party of Singapore (WP). The final results were close, with the PAP winning with 53,553 votes ...
Prior to 1991, urban planners in Singapore preferred to have a strong commercial zone in the centre of the metropolitan area. Coupled with a disjointed residential developments in the northern and eastern areas, and industrial developments in the western areas of Singapore, this resulted in citizens having to travel across the island to their work or retail destinations.
This is a list of places in Singapore based on the planning areas and their constituent subzones as designated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Based on the latest URA Master Plan in 2019, the country is divided into 5 regions , which are further subdivided into 55 planning areas , and finally subdivided into a total of 332 subzones.