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AsiaOne
3 days ago
- Politics
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Jalan Kayu SMC, Punggol GRC form new town councils, Singapore News
Jalan Kayu SMC and Punggol GRC have established their own town councils following the 2025 General Election. The Ministry of National Development (MND) said on Friday (May 30) that it issued an order to put into effect the setting up of 19 town councils, which were formed at the request of the wards' respective MPs. As a result of changes to electoral boundaries, which involved some areas being transferred between towns, 12 town councils have been reconstituted, said MND, adding that five of them remain unchanged both in their boundaries and names. Under the Town Councils Act, elected MPs are either to form a town for their own constituency or group up to three constituencies together to form a town. Each town should be managed by its own town council. The new Jalan Kayu Town Council, comprising the SMC won by labour chief Ng Chee Meng, will be chaired by him. A town council was last formed with just one SMC after the 2011 General Election, where PAP candidate Sitoh Yih Pin took back Potong Pasir SMC from the Singapore People's Party. Sitoh ran the town council until the 2015 General Election, after which the constituency was grouped under the Jalan Besar Town Council. Punggol Town Council, which consists of the GRC won by the PAP slate helmed by Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, will be chaired by Senior Minister of State for Transport and National Development Sun Xueling. Senior Minister of State for Education and Sustainability and the Environment Janil Puthucheary and Ms Yeo Wan Ling, will be vice-chairs, reported The Straits Times. Four town councils have been renamed following changes to electoral boundaries. Jurong-Clementi Town Council will be known as Jurong-Clementi-Bukit Batok Town Council, while Marine Parade Town Council has been renamed to Marine Parade-Braddell Heights Town Council. Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council will now be Pasir Ris-Changi Town Council, while West Coast Town Council is to be known as West Coast-Jurong West Town Council. The remaining eight reconstituted town councils' names remain unchanged. For areas that will be transferred to other towns, town councils must complete the handover and takeover of management within 90 days, said MND. This means the two new town councils and 12 reconstituted town councils will take over management of the transferred areas from Aug 1 this year. Town councils can also mutually agree to complete the handover and takeover before Aug 1, provided they inform residents of this date, the ministry added. "MND encourages all town councils to work together to ensure a smooth transition, so that the needs of residents can continue to be served," it said. [[nid:718138]]
AsiaOne
03-05-2025
- Politics
- AsiaOne
PAP's Alex Yeo wins Potong Pasir SMC with 69.18% of votes over SPP's Williamson Lee and PAR's Lim Tean, Singapore News
GE2025 Results for Potong Pasir SMC in GE2025 Alex Yeo (PAP) 69.18 per cent Williiamson Lee (SPP) 22.47 per cent Lim Tean (PAR) 8.35 per cent The People's Action Party (PAP) has won Potong Pasir SMC against the Singapore People's Party (SPP) and People's Alliance for Reform (PAR). PAR will be forfeiting their deposit as they failed to garner 12.5 per cent of votes. In the 2020 general election, PAP's Sitoh Yih Pin won Potong Pasir SMC with a vote share of 60.67 per cent against SPP. The constituency, which has 30,971 electors, has seen its number surged from 18,551 in the past election due to recent population changes in the area - in particular the new Housing Board developments in Bidadari. While not as closely watched as in past elections when retired opposition politician Chiam See Tong held the seat for 27 years, Potong Pasir was more contested this time with three candidates in the race. Sitoh Yih Pin retires Sitoh, 61, announced his retirement from politics shortly after Nomination Day on April 23, ending a three-term in Potong Pasir that began in 2011 when he broke the opposition's 27-year hold on the single-seat ward. In a pitch to voters during the hustings, the two opposition candidates, SPP's Lee and Lim from PAR both said that they were contesting in Potong Pasir to continue the legacy of Chiam. Lee, who is the treasurer of the party that Chiam founded, said that if elected, he would not be an MP who "opposes for the sake of opposing". As for Lim, he is contesting in this general election despite being given six weeks' jail and a $1,000 fine in February for practicing law without a valid certificate. In an interview with reporters, he described himself as a "renowned" lawyer and had asked voters not to be distracted by "smears" levelled against him. Meanwhile, Yeo, who previously served as PAP branch chair in opposition-held Aljunied GRC, said that trust cannot be inherited or demanded in Potong Pasir and has to be earned. He called for improvements to the estates there, such as more directional signs in the estate, more sports or recreation options, and better pest control. For our GE2025 microsite, visit here. editor@
