List of Singaporean electoral divisions (1997–2001)

The following is a list of Singaporean electoral divisions from 1997 to 2001 that served as constituencies that elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 9th Parliament of Singapore in the 1997 Singaporean general elections.[1] The total number of seats in Parliament had increased by 2 to 83 since the last general election.

The number of members in a team representing a group representative constituency (GRC) was increased from 4 to 6.[2] This reduced the total number of electoral divisions to 24.

Group Representation Constituencies

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Constituency Seats Minority
representation
Electorate
(1997)
Polling
Districts
(1997)
Polling
Districts
(1999)
Wards
Aljunied GRC 5 Malay 103,466 20 24 Aljunied
Changi–Simei
Eunos
Kampong Kembangan
Paya Lebar
Ang Mo Kio GRC 5 Indian or other 125,344 27 28 Ang Mo Kio
Kebun Baru
Nee Soon South
Teck Ghee
Yio Chu Kang
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC 5 Indian or other 122,256 20 27 Bishan–Toa Payoh North
Bishan East
Thomson
Toa Payoh Central
Toa Payoh East
Bukit Timah GRC 5 Indian or other 118,248 21 29 Bukit Batok
Bukit Timah
Jurong
Ulu Pandan
Yuhua
Cheng San GRC 5 Malay 103,323 18 25 Cheng San
Jalan Kayu
Punggol Central
Punggol East
Punggol South
East Coast GRC 6 Malay 142,201 34 27 Bedok
Fengshan
Joo Chiat
Kaki Bukit
Kampong Chai Chee
Siglap
Hong Kah GRC 5 Malay 125,452 25 30 Hong Kah East
Hong Kah North
Hong Kah West
Nanyang
Yew Tee
Jalan Besar GRC 4 Malay 71,992 17 16 Geylang West
Jalan Besar
Kolam Ayer
Whampoa
Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC 4 Indian or other 75,126 23 20 Kim Seng
Kreta Ayer
Moulmein
Tanglin
Marine Parade GRC 6 Malay 142,106 35 36 Braddell Heights
Geylang Serai
Kampong Ubi
Marine Parade
Mountbatten
Serangoon
Pasir Ris GRC 4 Malay 85,908 16 22 Pasir Ris Central
Pasir Ris Elias
Pasir Ris Loyang
Pasir Ris South
Sembawang GRC 6 Indian or other 154,402 29 40 Bukit Panjang
Chong Pang
Marsiling
Nee Soon East
Sembawang
Woodlands
Tampines GRC 4 Malay 94,476 18 25 Changkat
Tampines Central
Tampines East
Tampines West
Tanjong Pagar GRC 6 Indian or other 141,520 35 30 Buona Vista
Leng Kee
Queenstown
Radin Mas
Tanjong Pagar
Tiong Bahru
West Coast GRC 4 Indian or other 74,022 16 16 Clementi
Pasir Panjang
Telok Blangah
West Coast

Single Member Constituencies

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Constituency Seats Electorate
(1997)
Polling
Districts
(1997)
Polling
Districts
(1999)
Ayer Rajah SMC 1 22,025 3 4
Boon Lay SMC 1 20,014 3 3
Bukit Gombak SMC 1 24,909 6 7
Chua Chu Kang SMC 1 24,074 7 6
Hougang SMC 1 24,423 4 6
Kampong Glam SMC 1 20,044 7 4
MacPherson SMC 1 20,734 3 5
Nee Soon Central SMC 1 26,257 4 4
Potong Pasir SMC 1 18,759 3 4

References

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  1. ^ "Singapore Elections Department - 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ Mutalib, Hussin (2002). "Constitutional-Electoral Reforms and Politics in Singapore". Legislative Studies Quarterly. 27 (4): 659–672. doi:10.2307/3598663. ISSN 0362-9805. JSTOR 3598663.
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