East Coast | |
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Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore |
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Region | Southeastern Singapore |
Electorate | 99,118 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Number of members | 4 |
Member(s) |
Lim Swee Say Maliki Osman Lee Yi Shyan Jessica Tan |
Town Council | East Coast-Fengshan |
East Coast Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 东海岸集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan East Coast; Tamil: ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern area of Singapore. The areas of the Group Representation Constituency consists of East Coast, Bedok, Changi-Simei, Siglap, Kampong Chai Chee, Changi Airport and the offshore islands of Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin. The GRC also covers a large portion of Singapore's eastern territorial waters.
East Coast GRC is led by Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say.
East Coast GRC was formed in 1997 as a six-member Group Representation Constituency. East Coast GRC was formed with a merger of Bedok Group Representation Constituency and Eunos Group Representation Constituency.
Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency was formerly part of the GRC until 2001.
A large portion of the Kaki Bukit division and 60% of Kampong Chai Chee was transferred from East Coast GRC to Marine Parade GRC and saw the removal of Chew Heng Ching, Tan Soo Khoon and Lee Yock Suan due to the advanced age in 2006, followed by S Jayakumar and Abdullah Tarmugi in 2011. It was downsized from six members to five members following the redrawing of divisions into the Marine Parade GRC in 2006. The offshore island of Coney Island was transferred to Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC in 2015.