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East Coast Group Representation Constituency ((中国語:东海岸集选区); (マレー語:Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan East Coast); (タミル語:ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் குழுத்தொகுதி)) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern area of Singapore. The areas of the Group Representation Constituency consists of East Coast, Bedok, Changi-Simei, Siglap, Kampong Chai Chee and offshore islands of Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin. Singapore Changi International Airport is located in this constituency. Offshore island of Coney Island, transferred to Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC in 2015. The GRC also covers a large portion of Singapore's eastern territorial waters. East Coast GRC is led by Minister for the Ministry of Manpower Lim Swee Say, who was also once Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. ==History== East Coast GRC was formed in 1997 as a six-member Group Representation Constituency. East Coast GRC was formed with a merger of Bedok Group Representation Constituency and Eunos Group Representation Constituency. Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency was formerly part of the GRC until 2001 when it was carved out to form a new Single Member Constituency. A large portion of the Kaki Bukit division and 60% of Kampong Chai Chee was transferred from East Coast GRC to Marine Parade GRC and saw the removal of Chew Heng Ching, Tan Soo Khoon and Lee Yock Suan due to the advanced age in 2006, followed by S Jayakumar and Abdullah Tarmugi in 2011. It was downsized from six members to five members following the redrawing of divisions into the Marine Parade GRC in 2006. The People's Action Party was uncontested in the 1997 and 2001 general elections and saw its first contest in the 2006 general election from the Workers' Party. In 2011 and 2015, the party has received numerous close fight with the Workers' Party but in the end People's Action Party wins. In the 2015 general election, Fengshan SMC was carved out from the constituency, leaving it with four members. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Coast Group Representation Constituency」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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