Fengshan Single Member Constituency

Fengshan
Former single-member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionEast Region, Singapore
Electorate23,733
Former constituency
Created1984 (1984)
Abolished2020 (2020)
MemberConstituency abolished
Town CouncilEast Coast–Fengshan
Merged1991, 2020
Merged toBedok GRC (1991)
East Coast GRC (2020)
Reformed2015
Reformed fromEast Coast GRC

Fengshan Single Member Constituency was a former single-member constituency (SMC) in eastern Singapore. At abolition, it was managed by East Coast–Fengshan Town Council.

History

First existence (1984–1991)

Fengshan Constituency was created prior to the 1984 general election from parts of the constituencies of Bedok, Changi and Kampong Chai Chee.[1] Arthur Beng from the governing People's Action Party (PAP) defeated Chng Chin Siah from the Singapore United Front (SUF) with 65.13% of the vote.[2]

During the 1988 general election, the constituency was renamed Fengshan Single Member Constituency with the creation of group representation constituencies (GRCs).[3] Beng won reelection with a decreased 57.92% of the vote in a rematch against Chng, who had since joined the Workers' Party (WP).[4]

Prior to the 1991 general election, Fengshan SMC was abolished and merged to Bedok GRC.[5]

Second existence (2015–2020)

Prior to the 2015 general election, Fengshan SMC was reformed from East Coast GRC, which it had previously belonged to as a division.[6] In the election, PAP candidate Cheryl Chan defeated Dennis Tan, WP candidate and fellow newcomer, with 57.5% of the vote.[7] Having obtained the second-best result among defeated opposition candidates, Tan accepted the second of three non-constituency MP (NCMP) seats offered after the election.[8]

In the leadup to the 2020 general election, Fengshan SMC was reabsorbed to East Coast GRC, which gained a seat in Parliament to become a five-member GRC.[9]

Member of Parliament

Year Member Party
Formation
1984 Arthur Beng PAP
1988
Constituency abolished (1991)
2015 Cheryl Chan PAP
Constituency abolished (2020)

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1984
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Arthur Beng 11,216 65.13
SUF Chng Chin Siah 6,605 34.87
Turnout 17,737 96.4
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Arthur Beng 9,507 57.92 7.21
WP Chng Chin Siah 6,907 42.08 N/A
Turnout 16,764 96.4
PAP hold Swing 7.21

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Cheryl Chan 12,417 57.50
WP Dennis Tan 9,176 42.50
Majority 3241 15.00
Rejected ballots 290 1.35
Turnout 21,883 93.25
PAP win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Chance to plan together". The Straits Times. 8 December 1984. Retrieved 13 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  3. ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  5. ^ "21 single-member wards, 15 GRCs for next election". The Straits Times. 10 August 1991. Retrieved 13 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ "Battleground Singapore: Who's standing where". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. ^ "GE2015: PAP's Cheryl Chan wins Fengshan SMC with 57.5 per cent of votes". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  8. ^ "GE2015: WP's Lee Li Lian, Dennis Tan and Leon Perera declared Non-Constituency MPs". The Straits Times. 16 September 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 1 March 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Singapore GE: East Coast and West Coast GRCs, hot seats tipped to draw opposition leaders, to be expanded to 5 MPs". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2025.