Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency

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Holland–Bukit Timah
Group representation constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
File:Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency, 2025.svg
RegionCentral, North and West Regions, Singapore
Electorate123,225
Current constituency
Created2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Seats4
PartyPeople's Action Party
MembersSim Ann
Vivian Balakrishnan
Christopher de Souza
Edward Chia
Town CouncilHolland–Bukit Panjang
Created from

The Holland–Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency is a four-member group representation constituency (GRC) in central, western and northern Singapore. It has four divisions: Bukit Timah, Cashew, Ulu Pandan and Zhenghua, managed by Holland–Bukit Panjang Town Council. The current Members of Parliament (MPs) for the constituency are Edward Chia, Christopher de Souza, Sim Ann and Vivian Balakrishnan from the governing People's Action Party (PAP).

History

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2006: Creation and walkover

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Prior to the 2006 general election, the five-member Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC was abolished. Its Bukit Panjang division was carved out as Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (SMC); the rest of the GRC was merged with Bukit Timah SMC to form the five-member Holland–Bukit Timah GRC.[1] The PAP won unopposed.[2]

2011: Downsizing and first contest (by SDP)

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During the 2011 general election, Holland–Bukit Timah GRC lost a seat in Parliament to become a four-member GRC. The PAP defeated the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with 60.08% of the vote.[2][3]

2015: Entry of Chee Soon Juan

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During the 2015 general election, Chee Soon Juan, the secretary-general of the SDP, led the party's team for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC, in his first political candidacy since the 2001 general election. He had been excluded from the 2006 and 2011 general elections after becoming bankrupt due to defamation lawsuits by the leadership of the PAP, as well as imprisonment for civil disobedience.[4] The PAP defeated the SDP with 66.6% of the vote.[2][4][5]

2020: Redeployment of Liang Eng Hwa

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During the 2020 general election, Teo Ho Pin, the incumbent MP for Bukit Panjang SMC, retired from politics. Liang Eng Hwa, the incumbent MP for the Zhenghua division of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC, was redeployed to retain the SMC for the PAP;[6] he was replaced by Edward Chia, a political newcomer.[2][7] The PAP defeated the SDP with 66.36% of the vote.[2][5][7]

2025: Exit of SDP

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During the 2025 general election, Holland–Bukit Timah GRC absorbed a polling district from the defunct Jurong GRC;[5] at the same election, the SDP exited Holland–Bukit Timah GRC in favour of Red Dot United (RDU), another opposition party. The PAP defeated RDU with 79.25% of the vote, the best performance for the former in the GRC since its creation.[2][8]

Constituency profile

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A large portion of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC is made up of greenery and nature reserves, namely the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, the Rifle Range Nature Park, the Central Water Catchment and the preserved Bukit Timah railway station as part of the Rail Corridor. The parks of Mandai Wildlife Reserve are also located in the constituency.

Holland–Bukit Timah GRC is known as one of the wealthiest constituencies in Singapore, due to an above-average rate of multimillion-dollar private housing,[a] predominantly owned by the wealthiest residents of the country. As such, it has been nicknamed the "rich man's ward" or "rich man's GRC".[5][9][10] However, HDB estates,[b] concentrated in Bukit Panjang (excluding the SMC) and Ghim Moh, are more middle-income.[9][10]

Members of Parliament

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Year Division Members of Parliament Party
Formation
2006
  • Bukit Timah
  • Buona Vista
  • Cashew
  • Ulu Pandan
  • Zhenghua
 PAP
2011
  • Bukit Timah
  • Cashew
  • Ulu Pandan
  • Zhenghua
2015
2020
2025

Electoral results

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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 2000s

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General Election 2006: Holland Bukit-Timah GRC
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Lim Swee Say
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
Vivian Balakrishnan
Liang Eng Hwa
Christopher de Souza 		Unopposed
Registered electors 118,092
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2010s

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General Election 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Vivian Balakrishnan
Sim Ann
Liang Eng Hwa
Christopher de Souza 		48,773 60.08 N/A
SDP Tan Jee Say
Ang Yong Guan
Vincent Wijeysingha
Michelle Lee 		32,406 39.92 N/A
Majority 16,367 20.16 N/A
Turnout 82,899 90.5% N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Vivian Balakrishnan
Sim Ann
Liang Eng Hwa
Christopher de Souza 		62,786 66.60 Increase6.50
SDP Chee Soon Juan
Paul Tambyah
Sidek Mallek
Chong Wai Fung 		31,494 33.40 Decrease6.50
Majority 31,292 33.20 Increase13.04
Rejected ballots 1,506 1.6
Turnout 95,786 91.7 −
PAP hold Swing Increase6.50

Elections in 2020s

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General Election 2020: Holland Bukit-Timah GRC[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Vivian Balakrishnan
Sim Ann
Christopher de Souza
Edward Chia 		71,218 66.36 Decrease0.24
SDP Tan Jee Say
James Gomez
Min Cheong
Alfred Tan 		36,100 33.64 Increase0.24
Majority 35,118 32.72
Total valid votes 107,318 99.09
Rejected ballots 1,999 0.91
Turnout 109,317 95.08 Increase3.67
Registered electors 114,973
PAP hold Swing Decrease0.24
General Election 2025[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Vivian Balakrishnan
Sim Ann
Christopher de Souza
Edward Chia 		86,936 79.25 Increase12.89
RDU Fazli Talip
Sharad Kumar
Emily Woo
Nizar Subair 		22,762 20.75 N/A
Majority 64,174 58.50 Increase25.78
Total valid votes 109,698 97.60 Decrease1.49
Rejected ballots 2,694 2.40 Increase1.49
Turnout 112,392 91.21 Decrease3.87
Registered electors 123,225 Increase7.18
PAP hold Swing Increase12.89

Notes

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  1. ^ As of 2025, 31.9% of the constituency's population lived in condominiums and 14.1% lived in landed property. The total of 46% living in private housing is more than double the national average of under 20%.[5]
  2. ^ Estates in Singapore comprising public apartments, or flats, built by the Housing and Development Board (HDB).

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