# Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency

The Kebun Baru Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It is managed by Ang Mo Kio Town Council. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is People's Action Party (PAP) 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 first 11 years of existence.
In 1988, it was renamed as Kebun Baru Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms.
It was absorbed into the new Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (GRC) prior to the 1991 general election.
Following the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee's report on 13 March 2020, it was announced that, Kebun Baru SMC, would be re-introduced for the 2020 general election. The constituency was carved out of Nee Soon GRC, where the constituency is transferred to in 2015.
In the 2020 general election, People's Action Party's (PAP) Henry Kwek defeated Progress Singapore Party's Kumaran Pillai with a vote count of 62.97% vs 37.03%, which made Kwek the MP for Kebun Baru.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1980 | Lim Boon Heng | PAP |
| 1984 | Lim Boon Heng | PAP |
| 1988 | Lim Boon Heng | PAP |
| Constituency abolished (1991 – 2020) ||||
| 2020 | Henry Kwek | PAP |

## Electoral results

Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

### Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Kebun Baru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Lim Boon Heng | 13,632 | 82.83 |
| | DPP | Lim Tiong Hock | 1,883 | 11.44 |
| | UPF | Jantan B Taib | 943 | 5.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,749 | 71.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,709 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,458 | 96.99 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 511 | 3.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,969 | 95.82 |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |
General Election 1984: Kebun Baru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Boon Heng | 12,311 | 75.84 | 6.99 |
| | UPF | Harbans Singh | 3,921 | 24.16 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8.390 | 51.68 | 19.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,542 | | 0.94 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,232 | 95.77 | 1.22 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 717 | 4.23 | 1.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,949 | 96.62 | 0.8 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 6.99 | |
General Election 1988: Kebun Baru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Lim Boon Heng | 15,734 | 75.36 | 0.48 |
| | NSP | Mohamed Affendy bin Abdul Rahim | 5,145 | 24.64 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,589 | 50.72 | 0.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,515 | | 28.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,879 | 97.37 | 1.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 564 | 2.63 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,443 | 95.24 | 1.38 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 0.48 | |

### Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Kebun Baru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Henry Kwek | 13,309 | 62.92 |
| | PSP | Kumaran Pillai | 7,842 | 37.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,467 | 25.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,623 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 21,151 | 98.20 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 387 | 1.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,538 | 95.20 |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |