Bukit Batok | |
Type: | Single Member |
Parl Name: | Parliament of Singapore |
Region: | West Region, Singapore |
Electorate: | 29,950 |
Members: | Murali Pillai |
Seats: | 1 |
Party: | People's Action Party |
Local Council Label: | Town Council |
Local Council: | Jurong–Clementi |
Blank1 Name: | Merged |
Blank1 Info: | 1997 |
Blank2 Name: | Merged to |
Blank2 Info: | Bukit Timah GRC |
Blank3 Name: | Reformed |
Blank3 Info: | 2015 |
Blank4 Name: | Reformed from |
Blank4 Info: | Jurong GRC |
Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) is a single member constituency in Bukit Batok of Singapore. It used to exist from 1972 to 1988 as Bukit Batok Constituency and was renamed as Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is People's Action Party (PAP) Murali Pillai.
In 1972, the constituency was formed from merging parts of Bukit Timah, Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang constituencies and was known as Bukit Batok Constituency.[1]
In 2016, incumbent PAP MP, David Ong, resigned for personal reasons and a by-election was called to replace the empty seat.[2] On 7 May, Murali Pillai won the Bukit Batok by-election against Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) secretary-general, Chee Soon Juan with a vote count of 61.2% to 38.8%.[3]
Election | Member | Party | |
1972 | Chai Chong Yii | PAP | |
1976 | |||
1980 | |||
1984 | |||
1988 | |||
1991 | |||
Constituency abolished (1997 - 2015) | |||
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2015 | PAP | ||
2016 | |||
2020 |