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Encyclopedia > Yio Chu Kang
Yio Chu Kang
English Yio Chu Kang
Chinese 杨厝港
(Pinyin Yángcuògǎng)
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Yio Chu Kang is a sub-urban area in the northeast of Singapore, with close proximity to the Ang Mo Kio, Seletar and Serangoon areas. Deriving its name from the Yio Chu Kang Village, it is still known for lush greenery and low-density housing with high-rise public housing in its southern fringes. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Not to be confused with the Malayalam language, spoken in Kerala, India. ... Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ... Ang Mo Kio is a heartland new town located in north central Singapore, and is generally within the North-East Region. ... Seletar is an area of Singapore within its North-East Region. ... About Serangoon is a New Town situated in the central parts of the city-state of Singapore. ...


Electoral division

In Singapore's electoral division structure, Yio Chu Kang has been part of the Ang Mo Kio Group Representative Constituency since 1991. Following the government's re-drawing of electoral division boundaries in March 2006, Yio Chu Kang will become a Single Member Constituency at the upcoming general election, expected to be held in 2006. Group Representative Constituencies (GRCs) and Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) are electoral divisions and constituencies within the political system of Singapore. ... Group representation constituencies (GRCs) and single member constituencies (SMCs) are electoral divisions and constituencies within the political system of Singapore. ... The next Singapore parliamentary general election is due by June 2007 but is expected to be held in 2006. ...


The opposition National Solidarity Party has indicated that it will field a candidate to contest the newly formed Yio Chu Kang SMC. This will be the first time since 1988 that its residents are voting in the general elections. At the last contest in the 1988 General Election, a People's Action Party's candidate obtained 73.7% of the valid votes to win the parliamentary seat. The National Solidarity Party is a centrist party in Singapore. ... Party logo with a symbol of red lightning that signifies action. ...



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  Results from FactBites:
 
Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency at AllExperts (191 words)
Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency (杨厝港单选区) is a single member constituency in the north-eastern area, Singapore.
However, Yio Chu Kang is not part of the constituency but in the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency.
The constituency was carved out from the Ang Mo Kio GRC in the redrawn boundaries for the general election in 2006.
Yio Chu Kang: Information from Answers.com (252 words)
Yio Chu Kang is a sub-urban area in the northeast of Singapore, with proximity to the Ang Mo Kio, Seletar and Serangoon areas.
In Singapore's electoral division structure, Yio Chu Kang has been part of the Ang Mo Kio Group Representative Constituency since 1991.
Following the government's re-drawing of electoral division boundaries in March 2006, Yio Chu Kang is part of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency and the Yio Chu Kang division is actually part of the town centere of Ang Mo Kio.
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