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GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact

 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapor...032025_cna

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Singapore's Electoral Map Undergoes Major Changes Ahead of GE2025
 
Title: GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact
 
Source: Channel News Asia, published on 2025-03-11 07:01:00
 
Author Information: Not Available
 
Article Summary:
 
Theme: This article reports on significant changes to Singapore's electoral boundaries, driven by population shifts and new housing developments, ahead of the upcoming General Election (GE) in 2025.
 
Core Points:
 
- The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) has announced major changes to the electoral map, creating five new GRCs and six new SMCs.
 
- The changes are driven by voter growth, particularly in areas like Punggol, Tengah, and Bukit Batok West.
 
- Only 5 GRCs and 4 SMCs remain unchanged from the previous election.
 
- The total number of constituencies increases from 31 to 33, with the next parliament having 97 elected Members of Parliament, up from 93.
 
- The EBRC aims to maintain the average size of GRCs, the proportion of MPs elected from SMCs, and the ratio of electors to elected MPs.
 
Phenomenon:
 
- The article details specific examples of how population growth and new housing developments impacted the re-drawing of boundaries:
 
- The creation of a new Punggol GRC from the merging of Punggol estates and Punggol West SMC.
 
- The absorption of Tengah estates into Chua Chu Kang GRC, leading to the formation of a new Bukit Gombak SMC.
 
- The creation of Sembawang West SMC from Sembawang GRC and Tampines Changkat SMC from Tampines GRC.
 
- The realignment of boundaries based on geographical features such as the former railway track.
 
- The adoption of double-barreled names for GRCs to better reflect their geographical areas.
 
The article concludes with the EBRC’s recommendations being accepted by the government and the anticipation of the upcoming General Election, which must be held by Nov 23, 2025.

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Here are the new GRCs and SMCs created as part of the electoral boundary changes in Singapore:
 
New GRCs:
 
- Pasir Ris-Changi GRC: This new four-member GRC is formed by merging the remaining districts in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC with adjacent areas from East Coast GRC, including the Loyang and Flora estates.
 
- Punggol GRC: This new four-member GRC is formed by carving out Punggol estates from Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC and merging them with Punggol West SMC.
 
- Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC: This new five-member GRC is formed by merging the remaining districts of Hong Kah North SMC with adjacent ones in Bukit Batok and Yuhua SMCs and incorporating them into Jurong GRC.
 
- Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC: This new five-member GRC is formed by incorporating districts from Marine Parade GRC into East Coast GRC, including the Chai Chee HDB estates and the Siglap private estates.
 
- West Coast-Jurong West GRC: This new five-member GRC is formed by merging some estates in Jurong West and Taman Jurong with the adjacent West Coast GRC.
 
New SMCs:
 
- Bukit Gombak SMC: This new SMC is formed from the Bukit Gombak and Hillview estates in Chua Chu Kang GRC.
 
- Jalan Kayu SMC: This new SMC is formed by carving out some polling districts from Ang Mo Kio GRC, which has the most electors of any ED.
 
- Jurong Central SMC: This new SMC is formed by carving out some areas from the newly formed Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC.
 
- Queenstown SMC: This new SMC is created from Tanjong Pagar GRC to maintain its five-member quota.
 
- Sembawang West SMC: This new SMC is created from Sembawang GRC.
 
- Tampines Changkat SMC: This new SMC is created from Tampines GRC.

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Here are the new GRCs and SMCs created as part of the electoral boundary changes in Singapore:
 
New GRCs:
 
- Pasir Ris-Changi GRC: This new four-member GRC is formed by merging the remaining districts in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC with adjacent areas from East Coast GRC, including the Loyang and Flora estates.
 
- Punggol GRC: This new four-member GRC is formed by carving out Punggol estates from Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC and merging them with Punggol West SMC.
 
- Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC: This new five-member GRC is formed by merging the remaining districts of Hong Kah North SMC with adjacent ones in Bukit Batok and Yuhua SMCs and incorporating them into Jurong GRC.
 
- Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC: This new five-member GRC is formed by incorporating districts from Marine Parade GRC into East Coast GRC, including the Chai Chee HDB estates and the Siglap private estates.
 
- West Coast-Jurong West GRC: This new five-member GRC is formed by merging some estates in Jurong West and Taman Jurong with the adjacent West Coast GRC.
 
New SMCs:
 
- Bukit Gombak SMC: This new SMC is formed from the Bukit Gombak and Hillview estates in Chua Chu Kang GRC.
 
- Jalan Kayu SMC: This new SMC is formed by carving out some polling districts from Ang Mo Kio GRC, which has the most electors of any ED.
 
- Jurong Central SMC: This new SMC is formed by carving out some areas from the newly formed Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC.
 
- Queenstown SMC: This new SMC is created from Tanjong Pagar GRC to maintain its five-member quota.
 
- Sembawang West SMC: This new SMC is created from Sembawang GRC.
 
- Tampines Changkat SMC: This new SMC is created from Tampines GRC.

as expected yuhua single ward is gone!!
residents of yuhua will cue-sre n swear
under single ward every yr recd yuhua vouchers on top of cdc 
now merge to form grc this goodies is gone.

[Raphael05]

No need waste time go and draw crosses la… they draw map can liao

[Jinwului]

change here and there also no use liao......voters are no longer dumb

[p1acebo]

West Coast beefed up with pro ruling party supporters as expected. It is the weakest GRC currently held

[Clyde]

Move some opposition supporters from East Coast GRC to Pasir Ris. Last few elections, many pap supporters in Pasir Ris.

[Alice Alicia]

At this rate, they will need to build a new Parliament building soon.

[Cmpunk]

Instead of reducing MPs now increases from 94 to 97 who pay for their salaries?

[Cmpunk]

West Coast beefed up with pro ruling party supporters as expected.  It is the weakest GRC currently held

Must proof them wrong than they won’t doo it else they will keep using this method to win the election

[p1acebo]

Must proof them wrong than they won’t doo it else they will keep using this method to win the election

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/p...-of-jurong

Now add in the staunchest supporters from Tharman’s ward 

[p1acebo]

Actually as expected, the 2 weakest GRCs West Coast and East Coast faced massive changes

No gerrymandering no win

[Ola]

At this rate, they will need to build a new Parliament building soon.

SG Parliament will be as big as China Parliament

But PAP has too many Part- time Ministers

Instead of solving it within 12 Mths, it will still need 3 or 5 years

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Bukit batok smc also gone

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Joo Chiat hived off from Marine Parade, absorbed into East Coast GRC | The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/p...-coast-grc

[winbig]

Bukit batok smc also gone

Dr CSJ no chance liao

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Watch Singapore's Electoral Map_ A Strategic Shuffle
https://vimeo.com/1064658411

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GE2025 electoral boundaries announced: 15 SMCs and 18 GRCs | The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/p...nd-18-grcs

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https://youtu.be/JrnALrjlK5o?si=nAh3WhRVUVRHL3rJ

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https://urlr.me/HFBDUt

[Tee tiong huat]

Bukit batok smc also gone

Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) report is out, and some Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) will be eliminated.

Five of them won't be around for the upcoming general election, while six new ones will be created. Nine SMCs are unaffected, bringing the new total number of SMCs to 15

[RiseofAsia]

Not a good sign. More boundaries changes mean they are very panic liao.

[WhatDoYouThink!]

Wonder how the boundaries were drawn, likely manually by trial and error? Actually it can be done easily using AI for the best possible optimal results, with 30 mins processing time or so on a normal laptop

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