Brickworks Group Representation Constituency
Brickworks Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 磚廠集選區; Simplified Chinese: 砖厂集选区) is a defunct Group Representation Constituency in Bukit Merah and Queenstown, Singapore[1] from 1988 to 1997.
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Etymology
In the early days of Singapore, there was a brick factory in the Bukit Merah (Alexandra) areas and hence the name. One of the notable place in that area includes the ABC Brickworks Hawker Centre where it has different delicates to offer, located in Jalan Bukit Merah.[2][3]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Alexandra | Brickworks | Queenstown | Clementi | West Coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Alexandra SMC |
Brickworks SMC |
Queenstown SMC |
Clementi SMC |
West Coast SMC |
| Formation | |||||
| 1988 | Tan Soo Khoon | Ahmad bin Mohammad Mattar | Chay Wai Chuen | Pasir Panjang GRC as Clementi, West Coast & Pasir Panjang |
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| 1991 | Absorbed into Queenstown and Tanjong Pagar GRC's Telok Blangah ward | Bernard Chen | Wan Soon Bee | ||
| Dissolution | |||||
| 1997 | Absorbed into Tanjong Pagar GRC's Queenstown ward and West Coast GRC's Pasir Panjang ward | Tanjong Pagar GRC | West Coast GRC | ||
Areas of Responsibility
Brickworks - The entire Brickworks and Dover HDB estates, Jalan Rumah Tinggi, Lengkok Bahru (except Lengkok Bahru estate), the entire Stirling Road HDB estate (including Mei Ling Street, Mei Chin Road and Queen's Close, excluding Blk 165-175) and Pasir Panjang.
Queenstown - Margart Drive, Strathmore Avenue, Dawson Road, Forfar House and Commonwealth (including Commonwealth Close, Drive and Crescent).
Clementi - Pine Grove HUDC estate and the rest of Clementi (Neighbourhoods 1, 3 & 4), excluding Blks 201-206 & 301-320.
West Coast - West Coast estate (Clementi Neighbourhoods 6 & 7), excluding Blks 501-520 and the West Coast private estate.
Candidates and results
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ahmad Mattar Chay Wai Chuen Chen Tien Lap Bernard Wan Soon Bee |
Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 101,440 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ahmad Mattar Chay Wai Chuen Tan Soo Khoon |
26,870 | 67.43 | +0.86 | |
| WP | J C Corera Goh Teng Hoon Ismail Yaacob |
12,977 | 32.57 | -0.86 | |
| Turnout | 40,557 | 94.1 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- 1991 General Election's result
- 1988 General Election's result
- Singapore's Electoral division map in 1997 GE
- Singapore's Electoral division map in 1991 GE
- Singapore's Electoral division map in 1988 GE
- Singapore's Electoral division map in 1984 GE
