Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency

Bukit Batok
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionWest Region, Singapore
Electorate29,950
Former constituency
Created1972 (1972)
Abolished2025 (2025)
Seats1
PartyPeople's Action Party
MemberConstituency abolished
Town CouncilJurong–Clementi
Reformed2015
Reformed fromJurong GRC
Merged1997, 2025
Merged toJurong East–Bukit Batok GRC (2025)

Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency was a single-member constituency (SMC) in western Singapore. At abolition, it was managed by Jurong–Clementi Town Council. The last Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency was Murali Pillai from the People's Action Party (PAP).

History

Bukit Batok SMC had previously existed as Bukit Batok Constituency from 1972 to 1988, before being renamed Bukit Batok SMC from 1988 to 1997. In 1997, it was merged into Jurong GRC prior to the 1997 Singaporean general election.[1] From 1997 to 2015, Bukit Batok SMC did not exist.

Bukit Batok SMC was reformed prior to the 2015 Singaporean general election. David Ong from the governing People's Action Party (PAP) won the contest for the recreated seat with 73.02 per cent of the votes.

In 2016, Ong resigned after having an extramarital affair with 41 year-old Wendy Lim, who is also a member and grassroots volunteer of the People's Action Party;[2] a by-election was called to replace the empty seat.[3] On 7 May, Murali Pillai from the PAP defeated Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) secretary-genera, Chee Soon Juan with a vote count of 61.2% to 38.8%.[4]

During the 2020 Singaporean general election, Chee contested the seat again against incumbent MP Pillai. Pillai won the contest again with a reduced vote share of 54.80 per cent, a drop of 6.43 per cent.[5]

On 11 March 2025, the Elections Department Singapore updated the electoral divisions for the 2025 general election. Bukit Batok SMC was merged into Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC.[6]

Member of Parliament

YearMemberParty
Formation
2015 David OngPAP
2016Murali Pillai
2020
Constituency abolished (2025)

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP David Ong 18,234 73.02
SDP Sadasivam Veriyah 6,588 26.38
Independent Samir Salim Neji 150 0.60
Majority 11,646 46.64
Total valid votes 24,972 97.86
Rejected ballots 546 2.14
Turnout 25,517 94.24
Registered electors 27,077
PAP win (new seat)
By-election 2016[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Murali Pillai 14,452 61.23 Decrease11.79
SDP Chee Soon Juan 9,150 38.77 Increase12.39
Majority 5,302 22.46 Decrease24.18
Total valid votes 23,602 97.43 Decrease0.43
Rejected ballots 622 2.57 Increase0.43
Turnout 24,192 94.03 Decrease0.21
Registered electors 25,727 Decrease4.99
PAP hold Swing Decrease12.09

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Murali Pillai 15,500 54.80 Decrease6.43
SDP Chee Soon Juan 12,787 45.20 Increase6.43
Majority 2,713 9.60 Decrease12.86
Total valid votes 28,287 98.15 Increase0.72
Rejected ballots 533 1.85 Decrease0.72
Turnout 28,820 96.23 Increase2.04
Registered electors 29,948 Increase16.41
PAP hold Swing Decrease6.43

References

  1. ↑ Hui Min, Chew (12 March 2016). "MP David Ong resigns: A brief electoral history of Bukit Batok which will see a by-election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Au-Yong, Rachel (13 March 2016). "Woman who allegedly had affair with MP David Ong is a grassroots leader in Bukit Batok". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Cheng, Janice; Au-Yong, Rachel; Yuen-C, Tham (12 March 2016). "Bukit Batok MP David Ong resigns, leaves PAP due to personal indiscretion; SDP says it will contest by-election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Min Kok, Lee (7 May 2016). "Bukit Batok by-election: PAP's Murali Pillai beats SDP's Chee Soon Juan with 61.2% of votes". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Zaihan Mohamed Yusof (11 July 2020). "GE2020 official results: PAP's Murali wins Bukit Batok SMC with 54.8% against SDP's Chee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "ELD | 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2015 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "ELD | 2016 Parliamentary By-election Result". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary By-Election 2016 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2030 > Bukit Batok". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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