| Tampines Changkat | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
 | |
| Region | East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 23,847 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 11 March 2025 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member | Desmond Choo |
| Town Council | Tampines |
| Created from | |
Tampines Changkat Single Member Constituency[a] is a single-member constituency (SMC) situated in eastern Singapore. It is managed by Tampines Town Council (TTC). The current Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency is Desmond Choo from the People's Action Party (PAP).
History
Tampines Changkat SMC was established for the 2025 general election from most of the Tampines Changkat division in Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and the 42nd polling district of East Coast GRC, reducing the number of voters in Tampines GRC.[2][3][4]
In the same election, Choo, the incumbent MP for the Tampines Changkat division, contested the SMC against Kenneth Foo from the Workers' Party (WP). Choo won 56.16% of the vote.[5][6]
ICA investigation
Before the 2025 general election, an investigation by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) was launched in relation to the SMC after it was revealed that only one voter was registered in the EC42 polling district and was supposedly living in Tampines Industrial Park A. At the same time, of the four Build-to-Order (BTO) projects in the polling district, only one had been finished, with the residents receiving their keys after the finalisation of the Registers of Electors; thus, they could not vote in the SMC. The voter also said that he did not live at his registered address, a crime punishable by a fine of up to $5000 and a jail sentence of up to 5 years.[4] However, he received a verbal advisory instead for failure to update his address, having moved out of the industrial park in 2022.[7]
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | |||
| 2025 | Desmond Choo | PAP | |
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Desmond Choo | 12,476 | 56.16 | ||
| WP | Kenneth Foo | 9,741 | 43.84 | ||
| Majority | 2,735 | 12.32 | |||
| Total valid votes | 22,217 | 99.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 224 | 1.00 | |||
| Turnout | 22,441 | 94.10 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,847 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Government Terms Translated". gov.sg. 15 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "GE2025: Six new SMCs created as the EBRC lays out changes to constituencies". CNA. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "6 new SMCs for GE2025, five single seats gone". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b "ICA investigating case of solo voter in polling district within new Tampines Changkat SMC". The Straits Times. 10 April 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "PAP's Desmond Choo wins Tampines Changkat SMC with 56.17% of votes over WP's Kenneth Foo". AsiaOne. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Sole registered voter in Tampines Changkat SMC polling district gets verbal advisory for old address". The Straits Times. 3 June 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Tampines Changkat" (PDF). 16 May 2025.
