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List of Singaporean electoral divisions (1988–1991)

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The following is a list of Singaporean electoral divisions from 1988 to 1991 that served as constituencies that elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 7th Parliament of Singapore in the 1988 Singaporean general elections.[1] The number of seats in Parliament had increased by 2 to 81 seats.

On 1 June 1988, the group representative constituency (GRC) scheme was introduced, in which teams of 3 or 4 candidates from a constituency compete to be elected into Parliament. This resulted in a reduced number of constituencies from the previous general election. The aim of the GRC scheme was to allow minorities to be elected and represented in Parliament. It was later amended to teams of 4 to 6 candidates in the 1997 general elections.[2]

Group Representation Constituencies

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Constituency Seats Minority representation Electorate Wards
Aljunied GRC 3 Malay 65,351 Aljunied
Kampong Kembangan
Kampong Ubi
Bedok GRC 3 Indian or other 54,969 Bedok
Kampong Chai Chee
Tanah Merah
Brickworks GRC 3 Malay 43,117 Alexandra
Brickworks
Queenstown
Cheng San GRC 3 Indian or other 59,186 Cheng San
Chong Boon
Jalan Kayu
Eunos GRC 3 Malay 75,723 Eunos
Kaki Bukit
Tampines North
Hong Kah GRC 3 Malay 65,538 Hong Kah Central
Hong Kah North
Hong Kah South
Jalan Besar GRC 3 Malay 54,941 Geylang West
Jalan Besar
Kolam Ayer
Marine Parade GRC 3 Malay 62,385 Geylang Serai
Joo Chiat
Marine Parade
Pasir Panjang GRC 3 Malay 66,600 Clementi
Pasir Panjang
West Coast
Sembawang GRC 3 Indian or other 55,633 Chong Pang
Nee Soon East
Sembawang
Tampines GRC 3 Malay 65,148 Changkat
Tampines East
Tampines West
Tiong Bahru GRC 3 Indian or other 58,898 Henderson
Radin Mas
Tiong Bahru
Toa Payoh GRC 3 Indian or other 54,620 Boon Teck
Kuo Chuan
Toa Payoh

Single Member Constituencies

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Constituency Seats Electorate
Ang Mo Kio SMC 1 21,744
Ayer Rajah SMC 1 22,532
Boon Lay SMC 1 16,646
Braddell Heights SMC 1 27,019
Bukit Batok SMC 1 24,138
Bukit Gombak SMC 1 25,221
Bukit Merah SMC 1 14,723
Bukit Panjang SMC 1 33,824
Bukit Timah SMC 1 20,222
Buona Vista SMC 1 15,850
Cairnhill SMC 1 23,197
Changi SMC 1 17,145
Chua Chu Kang SMC 1 19,628
Fengshan SMC 1 17,389
Hougang SMC 1 21,703
Jurong SMC 1 21,420
Kallang SMC 1 21,245
Kampong Glam SMC 1 21,773
Kebun Baru SMC 1 22,515
Kim Keat SMC 1 15,850
Kim Seng SMC 1 18,474
Kreta Ayer SMC 1 21,470
Leng Kee SMC 1 21,964
MacPherson SMC 1 17,063
Moulmein SMC 1 19,229
Mountbatten SMC 1 17,747
Nee Soon Central SMC 1 24,403
Nee Soon South SMC 1 22,542
Paya Lebar SMC 1 25,076
Potong Pasir SMC 1 19,852
Punggol SMC 1 31,577
Serangoon Gardens SMC 1 24,831
Siglap SMC 1 18,650
Tanglin SMC 1 17,497
Tanjong Pagar SMC 1 19,041
Teck Ghee SMC 1 15,510
Telok Blangah SMC 1 18,609
Thomson SMC 1 34,886
Ulu Pandan SMC 1 23,587
Whampoa SMC 1 13,819
Yio Chu Kang SMC 1 15,991
Yuhua SMC 1 19,190

References

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  1. ^ "Singapore Elections Department - 1988 Parliamentary Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ Mutalib, Hussin (2002). "Constitutional-Electoral Reforms and Politics in Singapore". Legislative Studies Quarterly. 27 (4): 659–672. doi:10.2307/3598663. ISSN 0362-9805. JSTOR 3598663.
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