| Bukit Gombak | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for theParliament of Singapore | |
 | |
| Region | West Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 26,427 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1988; 37 years ago (1988) |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member | Low Yen Ling |
| Town Council | Chua Chu Kang |
| Merged | 2001 |
| Merged into | Hong Kah GRC |
| Reformed | 2025 |
| Reformed from | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency is asingle-member constituency (SMC) inwesternSingapore. It is managed by Chua Chu KangTown Council. The currentMember of Parliament (MP) for the constituency isLow Yen Ling from the governingPeople's Action Party (PAP).
Bukit Gombak SMC was first created for the1988 general election;[1] PAP candidateSeet Ai Mee defeatedLing How Doong, candidate for theSingapore Democratic Party (SDP), with 53.46% of the vote.[2] While campaigning, she washed her hands after interacting with a fishmonger, drawing negative publicity.[3]
Ling challenged Seet again in the1991 general election, defeating her with 51.82% of the vote.[4] During a PAP rally,Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong attempted to defend Seet in her handwashing incident, saying that she had washed her hands habitually and not out of disrespect. His comments were reported in the media and reignited the incident, with the Singaporean public later attributing Seet's defeat to it.[3]
In a 2011 interview withThe Straits Times (ST), Seet said that she had wanted to clean her hands before meetingMuslim residents, having shaken hands with pork sellers; a PAP activist attempted to defend her in an ST opinion piece after the election with the same claim.[3][5] She also wished that Goh had clarified the incident with her before referencing it at the rally.[3]
During the1997 general election, Ling stood for reelection in Bukit Gombak SMC. He was defeated by PAP candidate Ang Mong Seng with 65.14% of the vote.[3][6]
During the2001 general election, Bukit Gombak SMC was abolished. It was divided between the threegroup representation consituencies (GRCs) ofHong Kah,Holland–Bukit Panjang andJurong.[7]
In the leadup to the2025 general election, Bukit Gombak SMC was recreated fromChua Chu Kang GRC, comprising estates in Bukit Gombak and Hillview. The recreation was officially attributed to population growth inTengah, which had been absorbed by the same GRC, and a goal of retaining the same seat count in GRCs.[8][9]
The PAP fielded Low Yen Ling, the incumbent MP for the Bukit Gombak division of Chua Chu Kang GRC, to stand for reelection in the SMC.[10] She defeated Harish Pillay from theProgress Singapore Party (PSP) with 75.81% of the vote.[11][12]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | |||
| 1988 | Seet Ai Mee | PAP | |
| 1991 | Ling How Doong | SDP | |
| 1997 | Ang Mong Seng | PAP | |
| Constituency abolished (2001 – 2025) | |||
| 2025 | Low Yen Ling | PAP | |
Note: TheElections 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).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Seet Ai Mee | 12,661 | 53.46 | ||
| SDP | Ling How Doong | 11,024 | 46.54 | ||
| Majority | 1,637 | 6.92 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,685 | 98.34 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 401 | 1.66 | |||
| Turnout | 24,086 | 95.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,221 | ||||
| PAPwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Ling How Doong | 12,037 | 51.39 |  4.85 | |
| PAP | Seet Ai Mee | 11,383 | 48.61 |  4.85 | |
| Majority | 654 | 2.78 | 4.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 23,420 | 98.08 | 0.26 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 459 | 1.92 | 0.26 | ||
| Turnout | 23,879 | 95.67 | 0.17 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,961 | 1.03 | |||
| SDPgain fromPAP | Swing | 4.85 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ang Mong Seng | 15,229 | 65.14 | 16.53 | |
| SDP | Ling How Doong | 6,643 | 28.42 | 22.97 | |
| SPP | Syed Farid Wajidi | 1,506 | 6.44 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,080 | 36.72 | 33.92 | ||
| Total valid votes | 23,378 | 98.15 | 0.07 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 441 | 1.85 | 0.07 | ||
| Turnout | 23,819 | 95.62 | 0.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,909 | 0.21 | |||
| PAPgain fromSDP | Swing | 16.53 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Low Yen Ling | 17,946 | 75.81 | ||
| PSP | Harish Pillay | 5,726 | 24.19 | ||
| Majority | 12,220 | 51.62 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,672 | 98.76 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 298 | 1.24 | |||
| Turnout | 23,970 | 90.70 | |||
| Registered electors | 26,427 | ||||
| PAPwin (new seat) | |||||
