10 key takeaways from GE2025 boundaries report

The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) has recommended that there be 18 group representation constituencies and 15 single-member constituencies, up from the current 17 GRCs and 14 SMCs. Its report paves the way for the next general election, which must be held by November.

- Anjali Raguraman

Among the changes proposed are the creation of two new four-member GRCs and one fewer five-member GRC, alongside redrawn boundaries for a slew of electoral divisions.

The Government has accepted the EBRC's proposals. Here are 10 key changes from the report:

1 NEW FOUR-MEMBER PUNGGOL GRC

The five-member Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC that debuted at GE2001 will be no more. Instead, Punggol estate will merge with Punggol West SMC to form a new fourmember Punggol GRC.

The EBRC recommended this change based on the GRC having the largest increase in the number of electors since the last general election, and the estate's continuing growth with new housing developments.

Phase two of the Punggol Point Cove development and Kempas Residences were recently completed in January.

With 123,557 electors, this makes Punggol the second-largest fourmember GRC after Sengkang GRC, which has 126,641 electors.

2 NEW PASIR RIS-CHANGI 2 GRC TAKES IN PARTS OF EAST COAST

Following the creation of Punggol GRC, the remaining polling districts from the former Pasir RisPunggol GRC will be combined with the adjacent parts of East Coast GRC namely Loyang and Flora estates.

These are the easternmost parts of East Coast GRC around Changi Airport and Changi Prison Complex in Siglap ward.

This will form the four-member Pasir Ris-Changi GRC, with 100,639 electors.

3 EAST COAST GRC ABSORBS CHAI CHEE AND SIGLAP ESTATES

East Coast GRC will absorb parts of Marine Parade GRC - namely the Housing Board estates in Chai Chee and the private estates in Siglap.