Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency
| Yio Chu Kang | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 25,410 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2020 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member | Yip Hon Weng |
| Town Council | Ang Mo Kio |
The Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency[a] is a single-member constituency (SMC) situated in north-eastern Singapore. Recreated in 2020 after it was created and merged twice, it is managed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC). The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Yip Hon Weng from the People's Action Party (PAP).
Electoral history
[edit]Yio Chu Kang constituency had previously existed as Yio Chu Kang Constituency from 1980 to 1988, before being renamed Yio Chu Kang SMC from 1988 to 1991. In 1991, it was merged into Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC) prior to the 1991 general election. In 2006, it was recreated and was merged into Ang Mo Kio GRC again after one term in 2011.
Prior to the 2020 general election, the SMC was reformed for the second time from Ang Mo Kio GRC. Yip Hon Weng from the PAP won with 60.82% of the vote against Kayla Low from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP).[2] Yip won an improved 78.75% of the vote when he ran for reelection in 2025 against Michael Fang from the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR).[3]
Member of Parliament
[edit]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | |||
| 2020 | Yip Hon Weng | PAP | |
| 2025 | |||
Electoral results
[edit]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 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yip Hon Weng | 14,775 | 60.82 | ||
| PSP | Kayla Low | 9,519 | 39.18 | ||
| Majority | 5,256 | 21.64 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,294 | 98.33 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 413 | 1.67 | |||
| Turnout | 24,707 | 95.17 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,962 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yip Hon Weng | 18,066 | 78.75 | ||
| PAR | Michael Fang | 4,876 | 21.25 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,190 | 57.50 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,942 | 97.62 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 559 | 2.38 | |||
| Turnout | 23,501 | 92.49 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,410 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Government Terms Translated". gov.sg. 15 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "GE2020 official results: PAP new face Yip Hon Weng triumphs in Yio Chu Kang SMC". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ↑ "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ↑ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Yio Chu Kang" (PDF). Elections Department Singapore. 16 May 2025.