Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency

Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 惹蘭勿剎集選區;Simplified Chinese: 惹兰勿刹集选区) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency, and therefore an electoral district composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore, of which the street Jalan Besar it is named after and forms its centrepiece. The street itself is within the Kallang planning area, Kallang itself being part of the Jalan Basar Group Representation Constituency. The GRC has five divisions, namely Jalan Besar, Kampong Glam, Kolam Ayer, Kreta-Ayer-Kim Seng and Whampoa.

Several elective areas such as Little India, colourful Desker Road, Kolam Ayer and Crawford, these of which border the Kallang River is located in the GRC. Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng itself includes the Singapore River and Chinatown whose Member of Parliament is Lily Neo. Whampoa which covers Balestier Road and Whampoa whose MP is Heng Chee How. These areas are relatively older compared to many of the newer suburbs of Singapore.

Jalan Besar GRC is led by Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang who is the Member of Parliament for the Jalan Besar ward since 1984 but was absorbed into the GRC in the 1988 general election. Jalan Besar GRC is a favourite GRC to be contested by the opposition in the elections.

Members of Parliament

*Lee Boon Yang - Jalan Besar (1988 – )
*Peh Chin Hua - Whampoa (1988 – 2001)
*Sidek Bin Saniff - Kolam Ayer (1988 – 1991)
*Choo Wee Khiang - Geylang West (1991 – 2001)
*Zulkifli Mohammed - Kolam Ayer (1991 – 1997)
*Yaacob Ibrahim - Kolam Ayer (1997 –)
*Loh Meng See - Kampong Glam (2001 – 2006)
*Heng Chee How - Whampoa (2001 – )
*Lily Neo - Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng (2001 – )
*Denise Phua Lay Peng - Kampong Glam (2006 – )

Candidates and Results