Electoral Boundaries Review Committee

Not to be confused with EBRC Jaguar.
Electoral Boundaries Review Committee
选区范围检讨委员会
Agency overview
Formed1954 (1954)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Tan Kee Yong, Chairman
Parent departmentElections Department

The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) is a body convened before general elections in Singapore. It decides the electoral constituencies and boundaries that will be used to elect Members of Parliament (MPs).

History

The earliest mention of the EBRC, was of its predecessor the Electoral Boundaries Delineation Committee (EBDC) was in 1954 to amend the boundaries for the general election the following year.[1]

In 1988, the EBDC was renamed as the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee.[2]

Constituency Boundary Changes since 1954

Year Total Change Source
1955 25 16 [3]
1959 51 26 [4]
1963 51 0 [5]
1968 58 7 [6]
1972 65 7 [7]
1976 69 4 [8]
1980 75 6 [9]
1984 79 4 [10]
1988 81 2 [11]
1991 81 0 [12]
1997 83 2 [13]
2001 84 1 [14]
2006 84 0 [15]
2011 87 3 [16]
2015 89 2 [17]
2020 93 4 [18]
2025 97 4 [19]
Next TBD

References

  1. ^ "ELECTORAL DIVISIONS REPORT READY SOON". Singapore Free Press. 24 July 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ^ Hui Yin, Loh (15 June 1988). "Why boundaries have to be redrawn". The Business Times. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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  6. ^ "White Paper on the Report of the Electoral Boundaries ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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  11. ^ "NewspaperSG". Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  12. ^ "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  13. ^ "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  14. ^ "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  15. ^ "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  16. ^ "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee 2011". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  17. ^ "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  18. ^ "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee 2020". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  19. ^ "The Report of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, ..." www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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