2025 General Election

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EBRC Report 2025

Report of The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, Cmd 34 of 2025, 11 March 2025.


  • 33 electoral divisions (2 more than GE2020)
  • Total of 97 seats (4 more than GE2020)


  • 18 GRC, nett total 5 new ones compared to GE2020:
  • 10 x 5-person GRC (11 in GE2020)
  • 8 x 4-person GRC (6 in GE2020)


Complete list of 2025 GRCs and SMCs

  • 5p GRC
  1. Ang Mo Kio
  2. West Coast-Jurong West
  3. Nee Soon
  4. East Coast
  5. Tampines
  6. Aljunied
  7. Jurong East-Bukit Batok
  8. Tanjong Pagar
  9. Sembawang
  10. Marine Parade-Braddell Heights


  • 4p GRC
  1. Sengkang
  2. Punggol
  3. Holland-Bukit Timah
  4. Marsiling-Yew Tee
  5. Jalan Besar
  6. Pasir Ris-Changi
  7. Bishan-Toa Payoh
  8. Chua Chu Kang


  • SMC
  1. Bukit Panjang
  2. Potong Pasir
  3. Jurong Central
  4. Jalan Kayu
  5. Hougang
  6. Queenstown
  7. Bukit Gombak
  8. Radin Mas
  9. Yio Chu Kang
  10. Pioneer
  11. Sembawang West
  12. Tampines Changkat
  13. Marymount
  14. Mountbatten
  15. Kebun Baru

Analysis

Only the following GRC/SMC remained untouched:


  • 15 SMC (nett total 1 more than GE2020)
    • 6 new SMCs:
      • Bukit Gombak (from Chua Chu Kang 4p GRC)
      • Jalan Kayu (from Ang Mo Kio 5p GRC)
      • Jurong Central (mainly from Jurong 5p GRC & 2 polling districts from Yuhua SMC)
      • Queenstown (from Tanjong Pagar 5p GRC)
      • Sembawang West (7 polling districts from Sembawang 5p GRC)
      • Tampines Changkat (mostly from Tampines 5p GRC and 1 redefined polling district from East Coast 5p GRC)
    • Removed the following SMCs:


  • 5 New GRCs:
    • Pasir Ris-Changi (4p)
    • Punggol (4p) (from about 1/3 of Pasir Ris-Punggol 5p GRC and whole Punggol West SMC)
    • Jurong East-Bukit Batok (5p)
    • Marine Parade-Braddell Heights (5p)
    • West Coast-Jurong West (5p)


Modified GRCs
  • Expanded in area scope:
    • Chua Chu Kang 4p GRC expanded to absorb most of Hong Kah North SMC
    • East Coast 5p GRC - part of old polling district EC01 & EC03 modified to become new Tampines Changkat SMC, absorbed almost half of old Marine Parade 5p GRC
    • Holland-Bukit Timah 4p GRC - absorbed 1 polling district from Jurong 5p GRC
    • Jurong 5p GRC renamed Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC (5p), absorbed most of Yuhua SMC, all of Bukit Batok SMC, small part of Hong Kah North SMC, but lost around 14 polling districts (some redefined polling districts) to West Coast-Jurong West GRC
    • Marine Parade 5p GRC renamed Marine Parade-Braddell Heights (5p GRC). Old Marine Parade lost almost half to East Coast 5p GRC, absorbed MacPherson SMC totally, absorbed small part of Potong Pasir SMC
  • Reduced in area scope:
    • Aljunied 5p GRC - lost 2 newly formed polling districts AJ52 & AJ53 cut from AJ50 (about 3,000+ voters)
    • Ang Mo Kio 5p GRC - lost polling districts AM01 to AM10 to Jalan Kayu SMC
    • Pasir Ris-Punggol 5p GRC renamed Pasir Ris-Changi (4p GRC), lost about 1/3 to new Punggol (4p GRC) but took 2 polling districts from East Coast 5p GRC
    • Sembawang 5p GRC - lost 7 polling districts to Sembawang West SMC
    • Tampines 5p GRC - lost 8 polling districts to Tampines Changkat SMC, absorbed 2 redefined polling districts from Aljunied 5p GRC
  • The current Constitution allows for up to 12 NCMPs to be declared as elected.

General Elections (GE)  : GE2025 GE2020 GE2015 GE2011 GE2006 GE2001 GE1997 GE1991 GE1988 GE1984 GE1980 GE1976 GE1972 GE1968 GE1963 GE1959 GE1955 GE1951 GE1948
By-elections (BE)  : BE2012 Hougang BE1981 Anson BE1970 BE1967 BE1966 Nov BE1966 Mar BE1965 BE1961 Jul BE1961 BE1957 BE1952 BE1948
Presidential Elections (PE)  : PE20232017 PE WalkoverPE20111999-2005 PE Walkover1993 First Elected President1985-1993 Parliament Elected President1981 Parliament Elected President1970 Parliament Elected President1965 President1959 Yang di-Pertuan Negara


References

  1. THE REPORT OF THE ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES REVIEW COMMITTEE, 2025, Cmd 34 of 2025 (11 March 2025), available from [Singapore Statutes Online]