Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency

Kebun Baru
Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	North-East Region, Singapore
Electorate	22,653
Current constituency
Created	1980 (1980)
Seats	1
Party	Template:SG/PAP
Member(s)	Henry Kwek
Town Council	Ang Mo Kio
Created from	Nee Soon South SMC
Merged	1991
Merged from	Ang Mo Kio GRC
Reformed	2020
Reformed to	Nee Soon GRC

Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 哥本峇魯單選區) is a single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The incumbent MP is Henry Kwek.

History

The original Kebun Baru SMC was carved from the now-defunct Ang Mo Kio Single Member Constituency in 1980. It was helmed by Lim Boon Heng throughout its short-lived 11-year existence. It was absorbed into the new Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency prior to the 1991 general election.

Following the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee's (EBRC) report on 13 March 2020, it was announced that a new SMC, Kebun Baru SMC, would be formed, in preparation for the 2020 general election. However, it would be carved out from Nee Soon GRC. It was originally existent between 1980 and 1991. After a hiatus of 29 years, it was re-introduced for the 2020 general election.The constituency has since returned to Ang Mo Kio Town Council after almost 5 years with Nee Soon Town Council.

People's Action Party Henry Kwek defeated Progress Singapore Party Kumaran Pillai with a vote count of 62.97% vs 37.03%, which made Henry Kwek the incumbent MP for Kebun Baru.

Kebun Baru SMC with Ang Mo Kio GRC & Yio Chu Kang SMC are under the same town council, Ang Mo Kio Town Council.

Members of Parliament

Election	Areas of Responsibility	Incumbent	Party
1980	Yishun's Neighbourhood 8 Springleaf Kebun Baru Mayflower	Lim Boon Heng	bgcolor=Template:People's Action Party/meta/color |	PAP
Constituency abolished (1991 – 2020)
2020	Jalan Ulu Sembawang Kebun Baru Mayflower Old Upper Thomson Road Tagore Teacher's Estate	Henry Kwek	bgcolor=Template:People's Action Party/meta/color |	PAP

Candidates and results

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Kebun Baru

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Henry Kwek	13,284	62.97	K.A.
	PSP	Kumaran Pillai	7,812	37.03	K.A.
Majority			5,472	25.94
Rejected ballots			387	1.80
Turnout			21,483	94.84	K.A.
Registered electors			22,623
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Kebun Baru

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Boon Heng	15,734	75.36	0.48
	NSP	Mohamed Affendy bin Abdul Rahim	5,145	24.64	24.64
Turnout			21,443	95.2	1.4
	PAP hold		Swing	0.48

General Election 1984: Kebun Baru

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Boon Heng	12,311	75.84	6.99
	United People's Front	Harbans Singh	3,921	24.16	18.43
Turnout			16,949	96.6	0.8
	PAP hold		Swing	6.99

General Election 1980: Kebun Baru

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Boon Heng	13,632	82.83	K.A.
	DPP	Lim Tiong Hock	1,883	11.44	K.A.
	United People's Front	Jantan B Taib	943	5.73	K.A.
Turnout			16,969	95.8	K.A.
	PAP win (new seat)

References

• 1991 GE's result
• 1988 GE's result
• 1984 GE's result
• 1980 GE's result