Opposition wards largely untouched; slight change to Aljunied GRC's boundaries

Three polling districts in Tampines West, comprising 3,834 voters, will be moved from the opposition-held Aljunied GRC to the People's Action Party-held Tampines GRC in the upcoming general election.

- Kok Yufeng

This is one of three minor changes that the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) has recommended in its report on March 11, so that some of the electoral boundaries at the 2025 polls are aligned with key geographical features, it said.

The other two changes are to the boundaries of Holland-Bukit Timah GRC and Chua Chu Kang GRC.

The EBRC's proposals, which have been accepted by the Government, hew to a longstanding practice of leaving opposition wards largely intact, with Sengkang GRC and Hougang SMC among nine constituencies that will not have their boundaries redrawn.

Aljunied, Sengkang and Hougang are all held by the Workers' Party.

The other seven constituencies that will have no changes to their boundaries are Bishan-Toa Payoh, Jalan Besar, Marsiling-Yew Tee and Nee Soon GRCs, as well as Bukit Panjang, Marymount and Pioneer SMCs.