Hougang Single Member Constituency


The Hougang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency Consisting of Hougang Aves 2,5,7 and Hougang Central located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. It is surrounded by Aljunied Group Representation Constituency in the south and east, and Ang Mo Kio GRC in the west. It is held by Dennis Tan Lip Fong from the Workers' Party since 2020.

History

The constituency was formed in 1988 by carving out of Punggol and was barely held by the People's Action Party for 3 years. During the 1991 General Elections, the ruling PAP lost the seat to the former secretary-general of the opposition WP, Low Thia Khiang. Hougang SMC has been managed by the WP since then.
A Workers' Party stronghold, Hougang SMC is currently the longest-held opposition ward in Singapore. It had been one of just two opposition-held seats in Parliament in the dawn of the 21st century until the 2011 general elections. Mr Low had served in Hougang for 20 years until he left it to fellow party member Yaw Shin Leong in 2011. The former, as well as Chiam, had decided to experiment with leading a team to contest a nearby GRC. On election night, Yaw managed to retain the Hougang seat. That same night, Mr Low managed to keep his seat in Parliament when he and his team unseated the PAP incumbents in the GRC, the first time an opposition party has ever unseated the PAP in a GRC.
On 15 February 2012, Yaw was expelled from the Workers' Party, leaving a vacant seat in Hougang SMC. A by-election was held, with Nomination Day on 16 May 2012 and Polling on 26 May 2012. The Workers Party chose Png Eng Huat, who managed to retain the seat with 62.1% of the vote.

Members of Parliament

Electoral results

Elections in 2020s

Elections in 2010s

Elections in 2000s

Elections in 1990s

Elections in 1980s