Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency

Yio Chu Kang
Single-member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNorth-East Region, Singapore
Electorate25,410
Current constituency
Created2020; 6 years ago (2020)
Seats1
PartyPeople's Action Party
MemberYip Hon Weng
Town CouncilAng Mo Kio

The Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency is a single-member constituency (SMC) situated in north-eastern Singapore. Recreated in 2020 after it was created and merged twice, it is managed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC). The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Yip Hon Weng from the People's Action Party (PAP).

Electoral history

Yio Chu Kang constituency had previously existed as Yio Chu Kang Constituency from 1980 to 1988, before being renamed Yio Chu Kang SMC from 1988 to 1991. In 1991, it was merged into Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC) prior to the 1991 general election. In 2006, it was recreated and was merged into Ang Mo Kio GRC again after one term in 2011.

Prior to the 2020 general election, the SMC was reformed for the second time from Ang Mo Kio GRC. Yip Hon Weng from the PAP won with 60.82% of the vote against Kayla Low from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP). Yip won an improved 78.75% of the vote when he ran for reelection in 2025 against Michael Fang from the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR).

Member of Parliament

Interactive map of Yio Chu Kang SMC as of the 2025 general election
Year Member Party
Formation
2020 Yip Hon WengPAP
2025

Electoral results

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 2020s

General Election 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Yip Hon Weng 14,775 60.82
PSP Kayla Low 9,519 39.18
Majority 5,256 21.64
Total valid votes 24,294 98.33
Rejected ballots 413 1.67
Turnout 24,707 95.17
Registered electors 25,962
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 2025
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Yip Hon Weng 18,066 78.75 Increase17.93
PAR Michael Fang 4,876 21.25 N/A
Majority 13,190 57.50 Increase35.86
Total valid votes 22,942 97.62 Decrease0.71
Rejected ballots 559 2.38 Increase0.71
Turnout 23,501 92.49 Decrease2.68
Registered electors 25,410 Decrease 2.13
PAP hold Swing Increase17.93

Notes

  1. ↑ Malay: Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Yio Chu Kang; Chinese: 杨厝港单选区; Tamil: இயோ சூ காங் தனித்தொகுதி

References

  1. ↑ "Government Terms Translated". gov.sg. 15 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "GE2020 official results: PAP new face Yip Hon Weng triumphs in Yio Chu Kang SMC". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Yio Chu Kang" (PDF). Elections Department Singapore. 16 May 2025.