Politics
Jurong used to be an independent political constituency in the 1959 general elections. Chia Thye Poh represented the constituency in parliament between 1963 and 1966. Then, 'Boon Lay Constituency' was carved out in 1976 and 'Hong Kah Constituency' in 1984, forming 4 separate constituencies. 'Hong Kah Constituency' eventually became a GRC that consisted of Nanyang, Hong Kah, Gek Poh and Bukit Batok in 1988. Teban Gardens, Pioneer, Yuhua and Taman Jurong were under 'Bukit Timah Constituency' and the N9 region of Nanyang was under 'Jurong Constituency' all that while.
In 2001, there was a major change in the political constituties of Jurong. 'Boon Lay Constituency', together with Teban Gardens and Pioneer, was absorbed into the newly-created Westcoast GRC. 'Hong Kah Constituency' was re-designed to include towns of Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Gombak and only Nanyang and Gek Poh remained in the constituency, this time including the N9 region of Nanyang. 'Jurong Constituency' was abolished. Hong Kah and Bukit Batok were regrouped into the newly-created Jurong GRC, alongside with Yuhua and Taman Jurong. As such, the entire political system of Jurong was changed with 3 GRCs as a result.
10 years later, in 2011, Gek Poh, Yuhua and Pioneer were crafted out from each of the 3 GRCs to become SMCs. In total, there are now 6 constituencies in Jurong.
Nonetheless, though divided into 6 separate constituencies, all the precincts are collectively managed by the PAP and known as Jurong.
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