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Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (碧山-大巴窑集选区; Template:Lang-ms; Template:Lang-ta) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central region of Singapore. The GRC consists the entire areas of Bishan, Singapore, the majority of Toa Payoh, parts of Thomson, Singapore. Its sub-constituencies are Thomson, Singapore, Bishan East, Bishan North Bishan, Singapore, Sin Ming, Shun Fu, Toa Payoh West, Toa Payoh East Toa Payoh Central.

The GRC was formed in 1997 by merging the Bishan East, Bishan North, and Thomson divisions of the Thomson Group Representation Constituency with that of the Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency. The remaining Serangoon Gardens Division was split between three GRCs, namely Aljunied, Ang Mo Kio and Marine Parade.

Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC was first headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore , Wong Kan Seng until his retirement in 2015. Currently, it is headed by Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Manpower (and Second Minister of Home Affairs) Josephine Teo, and Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat.

Both the Thomson and Toa Payoh GRCs were uncontested since the 1991 General Elections, with the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC enjoying the same situation from 1997 until 2011, with the first contest is with Singapore People's Party led by former opposition leader Chiam See Tong. Its boundaries also remained intact throughout its existence until 2015 when it was expanded in size to include Balestier, MacRitchie Reservoir and Novena. In 2020, Bishan North was carved into Marymount Single Member Constituency and reducing the size to four seats, while Balestier and Novena was subsumed into the neighbouring Jalan Besar GRC and in return, Blocks 210 to 224 from the former opposition constituency of Potong Pasir were absorbed into Toa Payoh East.

The westernmost portion of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC consists of part of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve which is shared with the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC and Nee Soon GRC.

Members of Parliament[]

Election Division Incumbent Party
1991
  • Bishan East (Thomson GRC)
  • Bishan North (Thomson GRC)
  • Thomson (Thomson GRC)
  • Toa Payoh Central (Toa Payoh GRC)
  • Kim Keat (Toa Payoh GRC)
  • Boon Teck (Toa Payoh GRC)
  • Wong Kan Seng
  • Ibrahim Othman
  • Leong Horn Kee
  • Davinder Singh
  • Ong Teng Cheong
  • Ho Tat Kin
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Formation
1997
  • Bishan East
  • Bishan-Toa Payoh North
  • Thomson
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East
  • Wong Kan Seng
  • Ho Tat Kin
  • Leong Horn Kee
  • Ibrahim Othman
  • Davinder Singh
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2001
  • Wong Kan Seng
  • Zainudin Nordin
  • Leong Horn Kee
  • Ng Eng Hen
  • Davinder Singh
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2006
  • Bishan East
  • Bishan-Toa Payoh North
  • Thomson-Toa Payoh
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East
  • Wong Kan Seng
  • Zainudin Nordin
  • Hri Kumar
  • Ng Eng Hen
  • Josephine Teo Li Min
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2011
  • Bishan East
  • Bishan North
  • Thomson-Toa Payoh
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East
  • Wong Kan Seng
  • Josephine Teo Li Min
  • Hri Kumar
  • Ng Eng Hen
  • Zainudin Nordin
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2015
  • Bishan East - Thomson
  • Bishan North
  • Toa Payoh West - Balestier
  • Toa Payoh Central
  • Toa Payoh East - Novena
  • Chong Kee Hiong
  • Josephine Teo Li Min
  • Chee Hong Tat
  • Ng Eng Hen
  • Saktiandi Supaat
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2020

Areas of responsibility[]

  • Bishan : Bishan Street 11-15 (Blks 1xx) and Town Centre (Blks 5xx), Junction 8, Bishan MRT/Bus Interchange, Thomson Ridge, Lakeview HUDC Estate (Blks 97A-C), Shunfu Estate, Sin Ming, Raffles Institution, Winsdor Park, Bishan North St 2X Blocks 2XX and Jalan Pemimpin housing estate
  • Toa Payoh West: MacRitchie Reservoir, Bukit Brown, Caldecott, parts of Toa Payoh Lorong 1 & 2, Toa Payoh North, The Peak@TPY
  • Toa Payoh Central: Toa Payoh Lorong 1 (part of), 2, 3, 4 & 5 (part of) and HDB Hub/Toa Payoh MRT/Bus Interchange
  • Toa Payoh East: Toa Payoh Lorong 5-8, Kim Keat Avenue, Toa Payoh East Industrial Estate

Candidates and results[]

Elections in 2010s[]

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Elections in 2000s[]

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Elections in 1990s[]

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