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West Coast Group Representation Constituency
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The West Coast Group Representation Constituency was a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) located in the western and central areas of Singapore. It covered the areas of Ayer Rajah, Dover, Pasir Panjang, West Coast, Jurong, Jurong Island, Telok Blangah, Tuas, as well as much of Singapore's southern & western territorial waters and offshore islands, including Sentosa.[1] At abolition, it had five divisions: Ayer Rajah–Gek Poh, West Coast, Boon Lay, Nanyang and Telok Blangah, managed by West Coast Town Council.
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Prior to the 1997 general election, West Coast GRC was created from the GRCs of Brickworks, which was abolished at the same election, and Tanjong Pagar; it was assigned four Members of Parliament (MPs).[2] The governing People's Action Party (PAP) defeated the Workers' Party (WP) with 70.14% of the vote.[3]
In 2001, Boon Lay Single Member Constituency (SMC) was abolished and absorbed into West Coast GRC, which gained one MP to become a five-member GRC.[4] The PAP team won unopposed.[5]
In 2006, the GRC absorbed Ayer Rajah SMC; Tan Cheng Bock, incumbent PAP MP for the SMC and future opposition politician, made his initial retirement from politics at the same election.[6][7] The PAP team won unopposed for the second consecutive election.[8]
In 2011, Lawrence Wong, future Prime Minister and MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC, made his political debut in West Coast GRC, where he became the MP for its Boon Lay division.[9][10] The PAP defeated the Reform Party (RP) with 66.57% of the vote.[11]
In 2015, West Coast GRC lost its Clementi division to Jurong GRC, becoming a four-member GRC in the process;[12] the PAP defeated the RP with 78.57% of the vote.[7]
In 2020, West Coast GRC was re-expanded to become a five-member GRC, gaining parts of Chua Chu Kang GRC and Hong Kah North SMC;[13] the PAP team defeated the A-team[14] of Tan's Progress Singapore Party (PSP) with 51.68% of the vote, its worst performance in the history of West Coast GRC.[7]
In January 2024, S. Iswaran resigned from the PAP, the ministership for transport and his seat as MP for the GRC after he was charged in the State Courts of Singapore with 27 charges relating to bribery and corruption.[15][16]
Prior to the 2025 general election, West Coast GRC was abolished, with the majority of its area being merged into the new West Coast–Jurong West GRC, alongside the entire residential area of the Taman Jurong division and the majority of the Jurong Spring division of Jurong GRC. Telok Blangah and Dover estates were carved out and given to Tanjong Pagar GRC, while the estates of Harbourfront and Sentosa, as well as the Southern Islands, were given to Radin Mas SMC.[17][18][19]
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Members of Parliament
^ S. Iswaran resigned as Member of Parliament in 2024, after being charged with 27 counts of corruption and bribery. There is no replacement for the MP in West Coast.[20]
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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 1990s
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Elections in 2020s
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