2001 General Election

Main Event

Event	Date
Nomination day	25 October 2001
Polling day	3 November 2001

Electoral Boundaries

• Ayer Rajah SMC
• Bukit Timah SMC
• Chua Chu Kang SMC
• Hougang SMC
• Joo Chiat SMC
• MacPherson SMC
• Nee Soon Central SMC
• Nee Soon East SMC
• Potong Pasir SMC

5-Members Group Representative Constituency

• Aljunied GRC
• Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
• Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC
• Hong Kah GRC
• Jalan Besar GRC
• Jurong GRC
• Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
• Tampines GRC
• West Coast GRC

6-Members Group Representative Constituency

• Ang Mo Kio GRC
• East Coast GRC
• Marine Parade GRC
• Sembawang GRC
• Tanjong Pagar GRC

Changes in boundaries

Constituency	Changes
GRC
Aljunied GRC	Absorbed part of Punggol divisions from Cheng San GRC, part of Pasir Ris GRC Kampong Kembangan division was split into Aljunied-Kembangan and Kembangan-Punggol divisions Punggol South division was renamed to Aljunied–Hougang Carved out Changi-Simei division to East Coast GRC Carved out Aljunied division to Marine Parade GRC
Ang Mo Kio GRC	Absorbed Cheng San and Jalan Kayu divisions from Cheng San GRC Ang Mo Kio division was absorbed into Teck Ghee and Yio Chu Kang divisions
East Coast GRC	Absorbed Changi-Simei division from Aljunied GRC Carved out Joo Chiat division into Joo Chiat SMC
Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC	Formed with Ulu Pandan, Bukit Panjang and Buona Vista divisions from Bukit Timah GRC, Sembawang GRC and Tanjong Pagar GRC respectively Bukit Panjang divisions was split to include Cashew and Zhenghua divisions Part of Zhenghua division was split from Tanglin division
Hong Kah GRC	Absorbed Bukit Gombak SMC, part of Chua Chu Kang SMC Carved out Hong Kah East division to Jurong GRC Hong Kah West was merged into Nanyang division
Jalan Besar GRC	Absorbed Kampong Glam SMC, Kreta Ayer and Kim Seng divisions from Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC Geylang West division was absorbed into Kolam Ayer and Jalan Besar divisions
Jurong GRC	Formed from most of Bukit Timah GRC and Hong Kah East division from Hong Kah GRC Jurong division was split into Pioneer and Taman Jurong divisions Bukit Batok East division was formed from portions of Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak & Bukit Timah divisions
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC	Formed from part of Punggol divisions of Cheng San GRC and most of Pasir Ris GRC
Sembawang GRC	Carved out Nee Soon East division into Nee Soon East SMC Carved out Bukit Panjang division into Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC Sembawang and Woodlands division were split to include Canberra and Admiralty divisions respectively
Tampines GRC	Absorbed Pasir Ris South division from Pasir Ris GRC
Tanjong Pagar GRC	Absorbed Moulmein and Tanglin divisions from Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC Carved out Buona Vista division to Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC Leng Kee division was absorbed into Queenstown, Radin Mas and Tanglin-Cairnhill divisions
West Coast GRC	Absorbed Boon Lay SMC and part of Bukit Timah GRC Pasir Panjang division was dissolved into Telok Blangah and West Coast divisions

Results

Parties and alliances		Leader	Seats		Popular vote	%	±
			Contested	Won
	People's Action Party (PAP)	Goh Chok Tong	84	82	470,765	75.29	▲ 10.31
	Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA)	Chiam See Tong	13	1	75,248	12.03	New
	Workers' Party (WP)	Low Thia Khiang	2	1	19,060	3.05	▼ 11.12
	Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)	Chee Soon Juan	11	0	50,607	8.09	▼ 2.53
	Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)	Tan Soo Phuan	2	0	5,334	0.85	▲ 0.15
	Independent(s)	N/A	2	0	4,253	0.68	N/A
Electorate					2,036,923
Walkover					1,361,617
Total Votes cast					638,903	94.61
Valid Votes					625,267	97.87