7 May 2011 is Polling Day (2011 will be remembered as the year of the GRCs.)

(Confirmed by the presiding officer on 8 May 2011 at 2:12 am) Many sources have mentioned that Aljunied GRC has been won by the Workers' Party. If this were true, it would have been the first GRC that has been won by an opposition since GRCs have been created in 1988. That is a total of 23 full years. GRCs have grown in size since they were started. GRCs started off with 3 men each. Currently, in this election, there are two 6-men GRCs. George Yeo, our Foreign Affairs Minister, from the PAP, first stood for elections in 1988 and has been voted in as a Minister for Aljunied GRC since but has lost his seat in this election. Another Cabinet Minister and a potential Speaker of Parliament also did not manage to get any seats.

However, sources mentioned that the other opposition party which have represented us in the Parliament since 1997, Singapore People's Party, did not win any seats this time round. (confirmed)

 

Other notable contests:

1. Potong Pasir SMC: SPP (50.36%) lost to PAP (49.64%) by just 0.72%, 114 votes. There are 242 spoilt votes.

2. Joo Chiat SMC: WP (51.01%) lost to PAP (48.99%) by just 2.02%, 382 votes. There are 314 spoilt votes.

3. East Coast GRC: WP (45.17%) lost to PAP (54.83%) by just 9.66%, 10553 votes. There are 1847 spoilt votes.

 

In 2006, in Aljunied GRC, WP (43.9%) lost to PAP (56.1%) by 12.2%. In 2011, WP won by 9.42% over PAP in Aljunied GRC.

 

2011 almost could have been remembered as the year when all seats were contested too if not for 35 seconds.

 

Now, Punggol-Pasir Ris GRC + Punggol East SMC will have one town council as what the PAP has mentioned or what the opposition call a super GRC. www.straitstimes.com/GeneralElection/News/Story/STIStory_...

Aljunied GRC + Hougang SMC can now adopt the same strategy.

 

Other possible super GRCs (possible oppositions):

1. Bishan Toa Payoh GRC + Potong Pasir SMC *** (SPP)

2. East Coast GRC + Joo Chiat SMC ** (WP)

3. Marine Parade GRC + Mountbatten SMC * (NSP)

4. Holland Bukit Timah GRC + Bukit Panjang SMC (SDP)

5. Jurong GRC + Yuhua SMC

6. Chua Chu Kang GRC + Hong Kah North SMC

7. Ang Mo Kio GRC+ Sengkang West SMC

8. West Coast GRC + Pioneer SMC

9. Moulmein Kallang GRC + Whompoa SMC

10. Tanjong Pagar GRC + Radin Mas SMC

 

GRCs which are not super GRCs:

1. Nee Soon GRC

2. Sembawang GRC

3. Tampines GRC

 

Hope that 3 more SMCs can be carved out from the above 3 GRCs to bring the number of SMCs seats to 15.

The number of SMCs when GRCs were first implemented started out as 42, then to 21, then to 9 and finally back to 12.

 

2011 electorate map:

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Update: 17 May 2011... A super Town Council!

1. Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC + Punggol East SMC www.prpg-tc.org.sg/cms/people.php

 

 

Other super Town Councils:

2. East Coast GRC + Joo Chiat SMC www.ectc.org.sg/mps.html

3. Marine Parade GRC + Mountbatten SMC www.mptc.org.sg/6_Meet_the_ppl_session.htm

4. Holland Bukit Timah GRC + Bukit Panjang SMC www.hbptc.org.sg/

5, Choa Chu Kang GRC + Hong Kah North SMC www.hktc.org.sg/about_mp.htm

6. West Coast GRC + Pioneer SMC www.wctc.org.sg/wctc.html

7. Tanjong Pagar GRC + Radin Mas SMC www.tptc.org.sg/meetmp.html

 

Updated: 21 May 2011

8. Hougang and Aljunied Town Councils finally merged officially.

news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1St...

Done