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Description:
West Coast Group Representation Constituency
(
Traditional Chinese
: 西海岸集選區;
Simplified Chinese
: 西海岸集选区) is a five-member
Group Representation Constituency
located in the
western
area of
Singapore
. The GRC is divided into five divisions and is a constituency held by the
People's Action Party
. The five divisions are
Ayer Rajah
,
West Coast
,
Boon Lay
,
Clementi
, and
Telok Blangah
. West Coast GRC covers the areas of
Ayer Rajah
,
Clementi
,
Dover
,
Pasir Panjang
, the south-western area,
Jurong
,
Jurong Island
,
Sentosa
,
Telok Blangah
,
Tuas
and the southern islands of the country.
Formed in 1997, West Coast GRC is led by
Minister for Trade and Industry
Lim Hng Kiang
. The constituency faced a contest against the
Workers' Party
in the
1997 general election
. Since then, the constituency has received walkovers in the
2001
and
2006 general elections
.
The constituency was a four member GRC in 1997 and was expanded to five, when it was expanded to include the areas of the now defunct
Boon Lay Single Member Constituency
and the Jurong area of
Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency
. In 2006, West Coast again absorbed
Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency
and merged with......
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