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 Changkat managed by Tampines Town Council. The current members of Parliament are Baey Yam Keng, Masagos Zulkifli, Koh Poh Koon and Desmond Choo from the People's Action Party (PAP) after the resignation of Cheng Li Hui.
History
From 1988 till 2020, the GRC was contested in every election in a two way fight 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 percent against 69.9 percent and 66.41 percent against 61.2 percent respectively.[1]
On 17 July 2023, it was revealed by 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] which 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]
In 2025, in the leadup to the 2025 general election, the incumbent PAP was likely challenged by Workers' Party, National Solidarity Party and the People's Power Party in a four way fight.[5] On 11 March, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee released their report on the boundaries changes for the 2025 general election.[6] Tampines Changkat ward of the GRC was carved out to form the Tampines Changkat Single Member Constituency (SMC) while small parts of Aljunied GRC were absorbed into Tampines GRC for the 2025 general election. The removal was to reduce the number of voters in the GRC.[7][8]
Members of Parliament
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^ 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 not the MP 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 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui Masagos Zulkifli Koh Poh Koon Desmond Choo |
94,561 | 66.41 |  5.65
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| NSP | Reno Fong Mohammad Rizwan Mohammad Yeo Ren-Yuan Choong Hon Heng Vincent Ng |
47,819 | 33.59 |  5.65
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| Majority | 46,742 | 32.82 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3,516 | 2.41 | |||
| Turnout | 145,896 | 96.17 | 1.58
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| Registered electors | 151,708 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 5.65
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Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Desmond Choo |
95,202 | 72.06 | 14.84
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| NSP | Lim Tean Sebastian Teo Reno Fong Nor Lella Mardilla Muhd Choong Hon Heng |
36,920 | 27.94 | 14.84
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| Majority | 58,282 | 44.12 | 29.68
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| Rejected ballots | 3,638 | 2.68 | 0.32
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| Turnout | 135,760 | 94.59 | 0.1
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| PAP hold | Swing | 14.84
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Baey Yam Keng Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Heng Swee Keat Irene Ng |
72,728 | 57.22 | 11.29
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| NSP | Goh Meng Seng Raymond Lim Gilbert Goh Syafarin Sarif Reno Fong |
54,381 | 42.78 | 11.29
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| Turnout | 130,184 | 94.7 | 0.7
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| PAP hold | Swing | 11.29
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Elections in 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Ong Kian Min Mah Bow Tan Masagos Zulkifli Sin Boon Ann Irene Ng |
80,376 | 68.51% | 4.83
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| SDA | Abdul Rahman Mohamad Lim Tung Hee Arthero Ng Say Eng Ong Hock Siong Tan Lead Shake |
36,948 | 31.49% | 4.83
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| Turnout | 120,416 | 95.4 | 0.1
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| PAP hold | Swing | 4.83
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |
| Turnout | 119,479 | 95.3 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Mah Bow Tan Yatiman Yusof Sin Boon Ann Aline Wong |
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| Turnout | 154,402 | N/A | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Mah Bow Tan Yatiman bin Yusof Aline Wong Chng Hee Kok |
38,844 | 59.5 | 1.5
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| NSP | Ken Sunn Rasiah Thiagarajah Ong Seng Kwe Sarry bin Hassan |
26,457 | 40.5 | 1.5
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| Turnout | 117,951 | 96.4 | − | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 1.5
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Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Mah Bow Tan Yatiman bin Yusof Aline Wong |
37,216 | 61.0% | N/A | |
| NSP | Lim Ah Yong Chan Yeng Cheong Abdul Malik bin Ali |
23,796 | 39.0% | N/A | |
| Turnout | 65,148 | 96.4 | N/A | ||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
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.
- 2020 General Election's result
- 2015 General Election's result
- 2011 General Election's result
- 2006 General Election's result
- 2001 General Election's result
- 1997 General Election's result
- 1991 General Election's result
- 1988 General Election's result
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