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West Coast GRC

West Coast
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
West Coast GRC locator map.svg
Region Southwestern Singapore
Electorate 99,300
Current constituency
Created 1997
Number of members 4
Member(s) S Iswaran
Lim Hng Kiang
Foo Mee Har
Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Town Council West Coast

West Coast Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 西海岸集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan West Coast; Tamil: வெஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC is divided into four divisions and is a constituency held by the People's Action Party. The four divisions are Ayer Rajah, West Coast, Boon Lay, and Telok Blangah. West Coast GRC covers the areas of Ayer Rajah, Dover, Pasir Panjang, the south-western area, West Coast, Jurong, Jurong Island, Sentosa, Telok Blangah, Tuas and much of Singapore's southern & western territorial waters of the country.

Formed in 1997, West Coast GRC is led by Minister for Trade and Industry(Industry) S Iswaran. The constituency faced a contest against the Workers' Party in the 1997 general election. Since then, the constituency has received walkovers in the 2001 and 2006 general elections.


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