Region Central Singapore Created 1997 Founded 1997 | Electorate 129,975 Town Council Bishan-Toa Payoh Number of members 5 | |
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Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 碧山-大巴窑集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Bishan-Toa Payoh; Tamil: பீஷான்-தோ பாயோ குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central region of Singapore. The GRC consists the entire areas of Bishan, the majority of Toa Payoh, parts of Thomson and small portions of Balestier and Novena. Its sub-constituencies are Bishan East-Thomson, Bishan North, Toa Payoh West-Balestier, Toa Payoh Central and Toa Payoh East-Novena.
The GRC was formed in 1997 by merging the Bishan East, Bishan North, and Thomson divisions of the Thomson Group Representation Constituency with that of the Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency. The remaining Serangoon Gardens Division was split between the Ang Mo Kio, Aljunied, Cheng San and Marine Parade GRCs.
Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC is currently headed by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen.
Both the Thomson and Toa Payoh GRCs were uncontested since the 1991 General Elections, with the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC enjoying the same situation from 1997 until 2011, with the first contest is with Singapore People's Party. Its boundaries also remained intact throughout its existence until 2015 when it was expanded in size to include the Novena, Balestier areas and the MacRitchie Reservoir.
The westernmost portion of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC consists of part of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve which is shared with the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC and the Nee Soon GRC.