Tampines Group Representation Constituency

Tampines
Tampines
Group Representation constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	East Region, Singapore
Electorate	147,904
Current constituency
Created	1988; 37 years ago
Seats	5
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Baey Yam Keng ; Charlene Chen ; Koh Poh Koon ; Masagos Zulkifli ; David Neo
Town Council	Tampines
Created from	Changkat SMC; Tampines SMC;

The Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines with five divisions: Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines Central, Tampines North and Tampines Green managed by Tampines Town Council. The current members of Parliament are Baey Yam Keng, Masagos Zulkifli, Koh Poh Koon, David Neo and Charlene Chen from the People's Action Party (PAP).

History

Prior to 2020

From 1988 till 2020, the GRC was contested in every election in a two way fight by various opposition parties except for the 1997 general election when it was a walkover for the PAP.^[1] In both the 2015 and 2020 general elections, the PAP had more votes shares in Tampines GRC than PAP's national vote share with 72.06% against 69.9% and 66.41% against 61.2% respectively.^[1]

2020 election

On 17 July 2023, it was revealed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that Cheng, who was not married, had an extramarital affair with fellow MP and Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin since at least November 2020.^[2] This prompted their resignations from Parliament and the PAP on the same day.^[3] Masagos became the grassroots adviser for Tampines East division to cover the seat vacated by Cheng.^[4]

2025 election

In the leadup to the 2025 general election, the incumbent PAP was expected to be challenged by the Workers' Party (WP), National Solidarity Party (NSP) and the People's Power Party (PPP) in a four way fight, although the WP was touted as being the only serious challenger to the PAP.^[5] On 11 March, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) released their report on the boundaries changes for the 2025 general election.^[6] Tampines Changkat ward was carved out to form a standalone Single Member Constituency (SMC) while small parts of Aljunied GRC were absorbed into Tampines GRC for the election. The changes were intended to keep the number of voters in the GRC consistent while still electing five MPs.^[7]^[8] The PAP ended up retaining the GRC with 52% of the votes, being its narrowest GRC victory in the election. The WP received about 48% of the votes, while the NSP and PPP got less than 1%.^[9]

Members of Parliament

Election	Division	Members of Parliament
1988	Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Changkat	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Aline Wong	PAP
1991	Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Changkat Changkat South	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Aline Wong Chng Hee Kok
1997	Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Central Tampines Changkat	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Sin Boon Ann Aline Wong
2001	Tampines North Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Central Tampines Changkat	Ong Kian Min Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Sin Boon Ann Irene Ng
2006		Ong Kian Min Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Sin Boon Ann Irene Ng
2011		Baey Yam Keng Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Irene Ng
2015		Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Desmond Choo
2020		Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui (2020-2023) Masagos Zulkifli Koh Poh Koon Desmond Choo
2025	Tampines North Tampines East Tampines West Tampines Central Tampines Green	Baey Yam Keng Charlene Chen Masagos Zulkifli Koh Poh Koon David Neo

^ Cheng Li Hui resigned as Member of Parliament in 2023 due to an affair with party member Tan Chuan Jin. MP Masagos Zulkifli became the grassroots adviser for Tampines East division.^[4]

Electoral results

Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman bin Yusof Aline Wong	37,216	61.00%
	NSP	Lim Ah Yong Chan Yeng Cheong Abdul Malik bin Ali	23,796	39.00%
Majority			13,420	22.00
Total valid votes			61,012
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			65,148
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Aline Wong Chng Hee Kok	38,844	59.5	1.5
	NSP	Ken Sunn Rasiah Thiagarajah Ong Seng Kwe Sarry bin Hassan	26,457	40.5	1.5
Majority
Total valid votes			65,301
Rejected ballots
Turnout			117,951	96.4
Registered electors
	PAP hold		Swing	1.5

General Election 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Sin Boon Ann Aline Wong	Unopposed
Registered electors			154,402
	PAP hold

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ong Kian Min Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Sin Boon Ann Irene Ng	85,915	73.34	N/A
	SDA	Sebastian Teo Foo Kok Wah Neo Ting Wei Abdul Rahim Yip Yew Weng	31,231	26.66%	N/A
Majority
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout			119,479	95.3	N/A
Registered electors
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Ong Kian Min Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Sin Boon Ann Irene Ng	80,376	68.51	4.83
	SDA	Abdul Rahman Mohamad Lim Tung Hee Arthero Ng Say Eng Ong Hock Siong Tan Lead Shake	36,948	31.49%	4.83
Majority
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout			120,416	95.4	0.1
Registered electors
	PAP hold		Swing	4.83

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Baey Yam Keng Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Irene Ng	72,728	57.22	11.29
	NSP	Goh Meng Seng Raymond Lim Gilbert Goh Syafarin Sarif Reno Fong	54,381	42.78	11.29
Majority
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout			130,184	94.7	0.7
Registered electors
	PAP hold		Swing	11.29

General Election 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Desmond Choo	95,202	72.06	14.84
	NSP	Lim Tean Sebastian Teo Reno Fong Nor Lella Mardilla Muhd Choong Hon Heng	36,920	27.94	14.84
Majority			58,282	44.12	29.68
Total valid votes			132,122	97.32
Rejected ballots			3,638	2.68	0.32
Turnout			135,760	94.59	0.1
Registered electors
	PAP hold		Swing	14.84

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui Masagos Zulkifli Koh Poh Koon Desmond Choo	94,561	66.41	5.65
	NSP	Reno Fong Mohammad Rizwan Mohammad Yeo Ren-Yuan Choong Hon Heng Vincent Ng	47,819	33.59	5.65
Majority			46,742	32.82	11.3
Total valid votes			142,380	97.59
Rejected ballots			3,516	2.41	0.27
Turnout			145,896	96.17	1.58
Registered electors			151,708
	PAP hold		Swing	5.65

General Election 2025
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Baey Yam Keng Charlene Chen David Neo Koh Poh Koon Masagos Zulkifli	71,423	52.02	14.39
	WP	Eileen Chong Faisal Manap Jimmy Tan Michael Thng Ong Lue Ping	65,044	47.37	N/A
	PPP	Arbaah Haroun Derrick Sim Goh Meng Seng Peter Soh Vere Nathan	593	0.43	N/A
	NSP	Eugene Yeo Mohamad Ridzwan Phay Wei Jie Reno Fong Thamilselvan Karuppaya	249	0.18	33.41
Majority			6,379	4.65	28.17
Total valid votes			137,309	99.09
Rejected ballots			1,261	0.91	1.5
Turnout			138,570	93.69	2.48
Registered electors			148,119		2.51
	PAP hold		Swing	14.39

References

^ ^a ^b Sun, David; Hamzah, Aqil (3 April 2025). "Election spotlight: Race hots up in Tampines as multi-cornered fights loom". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
^ Goh, Yan Han (2 August 2023). "'I should have forced the issue sooner': PM Lee explains approach to Tan Chuan-Jin, Cheng Li Hui affair". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
^ Goh, Yan Han (17 July 2023). "Inappropriate relationship between Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui continued despite counselling: PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin and MP Cheng Li Hui resign over affair". CNA. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
^ Wong, Pei Ting (23 February 2025). "GE2025: PAP looks set to face 4-way fight for Tampines GRC against WP, NSP, PPP". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
^ "10 key takeaways from GE2025 boundaries report". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
^ "GE2025: Six new SMCs created as the EBRC lays out changes to constituencies". CNA. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
^ "6 new SMCs for GE2025, five single seats gone". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
^ Aqil Hamzah; Shermaine Ang; David Sun; Eddino Abdul Hadi (4 May 2025). "GE2025: PAP retains Tampines GRC in 4-way fight, wins Tampines Changkat SMC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

[:0-1] Sun, David; Hamzah, Aqil (3 April 2025). "Election spotlight: Race hots up in Tampines as multi-cornered fights loom". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

[2] Goh, Yan Han (2 August 2023). "'I should have forced the issue sooner': PM Lee explains approach to Tan Chuan-Jin, Cheng Li Hui affair". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[3] Goh, Yan Han (17 July 2023). "Inappropriate relationship between Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui continued despite counselling: PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[CNA-4] "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin and MP Cheng Li Hui resign over affair". CNA. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

[5] Wong, Pei Ting (23 February 2025). "GE2025: PAP looks set to face 4-way fight for Tampines GRC against WP, NSP, PPP". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

[report-6] "10 key takeaways from GE2025 boundaries report". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

[7] "GE2025: Six new SMCs created as the EBRC lays out changes to constituencies". CNA. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

[8] "6 new SMCs for GE2025, five single seats gone". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

[9] Aqil Hamzah; Shermaine Ang; David Sun; Eddino Abdul Hadi (4 May 2025). "GE2025: PAP retains Tampines GRC in 4-way fight, wins Tampines Changkat SMC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

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