- Yio Chu Kang
SG neighbourhood
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englishname=Yio Chu Kang
chinesename=杨厝港
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pinyin=Yángcuògǎng
malayname=Yio Chu Kang
tamilname=இயோ சூ காங்Yio Chu Kang is a sub-urban area in the northeast of
Singapore , with proximity to theAng Mo Kio ,Seletar andSerangoon areas. Deriving its name from theYio Chu Kang Village , it is still known for lush greenery and low-density housing with high-rise public housing in its southern fringes.Electoral division
In Singapore's electoral division structure, Yio Chu Kang has been part of the Ang Mo Kio
Group Representative Constituency since 1991. Following the government's re-drawing of electoral division boundaries in March 2006, Yio Chu Kang is part ofAng Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency and the Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency is actually part of the town centre ofAng Mo Kio .The opposition
National Solidarity Party has indicated that it will field a candidate to contest the newly formedYio Chu Kang SMC . This will be the first time since 1988 that its residents are voting in the general elections. At the last contest in the 1988 General Election, aPeople's Action Party 's candidate obtained 73.7% of the valid votes to win the parliamentary seat.
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