Pioneer Single Member Constituency

Pioneer
Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Southwestern Singapore
Electorate 25,458
Current constituency
Created 2011
Member(s) Cedric Foo
Town Council West Coast

Pioneer Single Member Constituency (Chinese: 先驱单选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Pioneer; Tamil: பயனியர் தனித்தொகுதி) is a Single-Member Constituency in the Western Part of Singapore. It was a ward of West Coast GRC from 2001 to 2011. It was crafted out as a SMC during the 2011 elections.

It is bounded by Jurong West Street 61/62, Jurong west Central, Jalan Boon Lay, Boon Lay Way, Jurong West Street 93 (until the gap in between Jurong West Sports Complex and Block 980 & 979, but excluding the Yunan Gardens and Yunan Park) and Jurong West Avenue 4. It covers the southern area of Pioneer and is connected to the MRT System through Boon Lay and Pioneer stations (but not to Tuas Link).

Together with West Coast GRC, it is under the management of West Coast Town Council.

Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament Party Dates Notes
Cedric Foo Chee Keng PAP 2011 – Incumbent

Candidates & Results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Pioneer
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PAP Cedric Foo 17,994 76.34 +15.61
NSP Elvin Ong beng soon 5,578 23.66 -15.61
Majority 12,416 52.68 +31.22
Rejected ballots 658 2.72 +0.90
Turnout 24,230 95.18 +0.08
Registered electors 25,458
PAP hold Swing +15.61
General Election 2011: Pioneer
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PAP Cedric Foo 14,593 60.73
NSP Steve Chia Kiah Hong 9,437 39.27
Majority 5,156 21.36
Turnout 24,476 95.1
PAP win (new seat)

References

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