Sengkang West Single Member Constituency

Sengkang West Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. At abolition, it was managed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council.^[2]

Sengkang West
Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	North-East Region, Singapore
Electorate	47,846[1]
Former constituency
Created	2011
Abolished	2020
Seats	1
Member(s)	Constituency abolished
Town Council	Ang Mo Kio
Created from	Ang Mo Kio GRC
Replaced by	Ang Mo Kio GRC Sengkang GRC

History

Prior to the 2011 general election, the constituency was formed from the Sengkang West division of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC).^[3] Lam Pin Min, then the Member of Parliament (MP) for said division, stood for reelection in the SMC; he defeated Koh Choong Yong from the Workers' Party (WP) with 58.1% of the vote.^[4]

In 2015, part of the SMC was returned to Ang Mo Kio GRC; Lam won 62.1% of the vote in a rematch against Koh.^[4]

For the 2020 general election, the SMC was abolished and split into two parts; one was returned to Ang Mo Kio GRC, the other merged into the newly created Sengkang GRC.^[5]

Member of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
Formation
2011	Lam Pin Min		PAP
2015
Constituency abolished (2020)

Candidates and results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Sengkang West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Lam Pin Min	14,689	58.11
	WP	Koh Choong Yong	10,591	41.89
Majority			4,098	16.18
Turnout			25,717	95.70
	PAP win (new seat)

General Election 2015: Sengkang West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lam Pin Min	17,564	62.11	4.00
	WP	Koh Choong Yong	10,716	37.89	4.00
Majority			6,848	24.18	8.00
Rejected ballots			417
Turnout			28,697	95.28	0.42
Registered electors			30,119
	PAP hold		Swing	4.00