Region Northwestern Singapore Created 1988 Founded 1988 | Electorate 144,672 Town Council Sembawang Number of members 5 | |
Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 三巴旺集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Sembawang; Tamil: செம்பவாங் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the northern area of Singapore. The GRC consists of Sembawang, Woodlands, Admiralty, Canberra and Gambas. It also encompasses a section of Singapore's northern territorial waters in the Straits of Johor.
Since its creation in 1988, the GRC has been held by the People's Action Party and it has been uncontested at every general election until the general election in 2006. The Group Representation Constituency was led by Tony Tan (who is currently the 7th President of the Republic of Singapore) until his retirement in 2006.
The largest number of voters meant that the constituencies are split into Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC in 2001 (Bukit Panjang division), Nee Soon GRC in 2011 (Chong Pang and Canberra divisions) and Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC in 2015 (Marsiling and Woodgrove divisions). Nee Soon GRC had handed back Simpang to Sembawang GRC to allow further development in 2015.
Currently, Sembawang GRC is led by Transport Minister and PAP chairman Khaw Boon Wan.