Moulmein–Kallang Group Representation Constituency was a defunct four-memberGroup Representation Constituency (GRC), comprising several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore as well as a sizeable portion of the Central Business District. It existed from 2011 to 2015.
The GRC was formed in the 2011general election, and absorbed most parts of theJalan Besar GRC and theMoulmein ward ofTanjong Pagar GRC. The GRC was dissolved in 2015 General Election, as it was reverted back to pre-2011 constituencies. Only the Jalan Besar constituency was dissolved and merged into Kampong Glam and Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng (Upper Boon Keng Road/Lorong 1 Geylang/Lorong 3 Geylang).
Moulmein–Kallang GRC were co-led by Minister of Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Muslim AffairsYaacob Ibrahim, and Minister for TransportLui Tuck Yew. The two abovementioned cabinet ministers retired from politics before the2020.
The ward saw a contest in the 2011 general election between the incumbentPeople's Action Party and fromWorkers' Party of Singapore. TheNational Solidarity Party had expressed interest in contesting the constituency, but dropped out to avoid a three-cornered fight.[1] The PAP emerged victor with 44,828 votes or 58.56% of the total ballots for the electoral division. Incidentally, this was the one of the two highest vote percentage for the PAP in a Workers' Party-contested constituency alongsideNee Soon GRC.
InGE 2015, the Moulmein division was split into four parts and was absorbed intoJalan Besar GRC,Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC,Holland–Bukit Timah GRC andTanjong Pagar GRC.[citation needed]
| Year | Division | Members of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | ||||
| 2011 |
| PAP | ||
| Constituency abolished (2015) | ||||
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 | Lui Tuck Yew Yaacob Ibrahim Denise Phua Edwin Tong | 44,886 | 58.55 | ||
| WP | Mohd Rahizan Ya'acob Toh Hong Boon L Somasundaram Frieda Chan | 31,773 | 41.45 | ||
| Majority | 13,107 | 17.12 | |||
| Total valid votes | 76,659 | 97.88 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,659 | 2.12 | |||
| Turnout | 78,318 | 89.41 | |||
| Registered electors | 87,595 | ||||
| PAPwin (new seat) | |||||
