The following is a list of Singaporean electoral divisions from 1988 to 1991 that served as constituencies that elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 7th Parliament of Singapore in the 1988 Singaporean general elections.[1] The number of seats in Parliament had increased by 2 to 81 seats.
On 1 June 1988, the group representative constituency (GRC) scheme was introduced, in which teams of 3 or 4 candidates from a constituency compete to be elected into Parliament. This resulted in a reduced number of constituencies from the previous general election. The aim of the GRC scheme was to allow minorities to be elected and represented in Parliament. It was later amended to teams of 4 to 6 candidates in the 1997 general elections.[2]
Group Representation Constituencies
edit| Constituency | Seats | Minority representation | Electorate | Wards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aljunied GRC | 3 | Malay | 65,351 | Aljunied |
| Kampong Kembangan | ||||
| Kampong Ubi | ||||
| Bedok GRC | 3 | Indian or other | 54,969 | Bedok |
| Kampong Chai Chee | ||||
| Tanah Merah | ||||
| Brickworks GRC | 3 | Malay | 43,117 | Alexandra |
| Brickworks | ||||
| Queenstown | ||||
| Cheng San GRC | 3 | Indian or other | 59,186 | Cheng San |
| Chong Boon | ||||
| Jalan Kayu | ||||
| Eunos GRC | 3 | Malay | 75,723 | Eunos |
| Kaki Bukit | ||||
| Tampines North | ||||
| Hong Kah GRC | 3 | Malay | 65,538 | Hong Kah Central |
| Hong Kah North | ||||
| Hong Kah South | ||||
| Jalan Besar GRC | 3 | Malay | 54,941 | Geylang West |
| Jalan Besar | ||||
| Kolam Ayer | ||||
| Marine Parade GRC | 3 | Malay | 62,385 | Geylang Serai |
| Joo Chiat | ||||
| Marine Parade | ||||
| Pasir Panjang GRC | 3 | Malay | 66,600 | Clementi |
| Pasir Panjang | ||||
| West Coast | ||||
| Sembawang GRC | 3 | Indian or other | 55,633 | Chong Pang |
| Nee Soon East | ||||
| Sembawang | ||||
| Tampines GRC | 3 | Malay | 65,148 | Changkat |
| Tampines East | ||||
| Tampines West | ||||
| Tiong Bahru GRC | 3 | Indian or other | 58,898 | Henderson |
| Radin Mas | ||||
| Tiong Bahru | ||||
| Toa Payoh GRC | 3 | Indian or other | 54,620 | Boon Teck |
| Kuo Chuan | ||||
| Toa Payoh |
Single Member Constituencies
editReferences
edit- ^ "Singapore Elections Department - 1988 Parliamentary Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1988". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)