Boundary changes to Yuhua SMC expected with fewer voters: Grace Fu

A mature estate, Yuhua has lowest voter count among single-member constituencies

- Chin Hui Shan

Boundary changes to Yuhua SMC in Jurong were expected, as it is a mature estate with a declining number of voters, said Ms Grace Fu, who is the MP for the area, on March 12.

"I expected boundary changes to happen in Yuhua because Yuhua, as you know, is actually the smallest SMC, and because it's quite a mature estate, the number of voters actually has been on a decline," said Ms Fu, who is Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations.

"On the other hand, across the expressway, the town in Bukit Batok West is actually growing very quickly," she added.

Ms Fu was responding to questions from the media on the recently announced changes to electoral boundaries.

Under the changes announced on March 11, parts of Yuhua SMC will merge with Jurong GRC, Bukit Batok SMC and Hong Kah North SMC to form a new Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC.

Yuhua SMC has the lowest voter count of 20,525 among the single-member constituencies.

Asked if she will be the anchor minister for the GRC, which currently does not have one, Ms Fu said: "That's a decision for the Prime Minister to make."