Queenstown Single Member Constituency
Queenstown | |
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Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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Region | Central Region, Singapore |
Electorate | 28,911 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 11 March 2025 |
Seats | 1 |
Party | People’s Action Party |
Member(s) | Eric Chua |
Town Council | Tanjong Pagar |
Created from | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
The Queenstown Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) in Singapore. It is managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council. The current Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency is Eric Chua from the governing People's Action Party (PAP).
History
[edit]Prior to the 2025 general election, Queenstown SMC was carved out from Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC), which it had belonged to as a division.[1][2]
Chua, the incumbent MP for the Queenstown division in Tanjong Pagar GRC, stood for reelection in the SMC.[2] He defeated Mahaboob Batcha from the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) with 81.12% of the vote.[3]
Member of Parliament
[edit]Year | Member | Party | |
Formation | |||
2025 | Eric Chua | PAP |
Electoral results
[edit]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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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PAP | Eric Chua | 20,900 | 81.13 | ||
PAR | Mahaboob Batcha | 4,883 | 18.87 | ||
Majority | 16,017 | 62.26 | |||
Total valid votes | 25,873 | 97.35 | |||
Rejected ballots | 705 | 2.65 | |||
Turnout | 26,578 | 91.93 | |||
Registered electors | 28,911 | ||||
PAP win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ Koh, Fabian (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ a b "GE2025: New Queenstown SMC to see straight fight between PAP's Eric Chua and PAR's Mahaboob Batcha". CNA. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: Strong showing for PAP as it wins Tanjong Pagar, Radin Mas and Queenstown". The Straits Times. 4 May 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Queenstown" (PDF). 16 May 2025.