Singapore — Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) started this week with a new route to his estate walk, as the ward he’s representing has gotten bigger due to Raeesah Khan’s resignation on Nov 30.
Several clusters were added to each MP’s ward after Ms. Raeesah Khan stepped down.
In a Dec 26 Facebook post, Prof Jamus Lim called his most recent estate walk “a little more of an adventure than usual,” as he went to a new cluster that is “one of the five that recently came under my charge.”
“Boardwalk is a relatively cosy precinct,” he added, “comprising a handful of blocks, intersected by a boardwalk (which, presumably, gives the cluster its name).
In addition to checking on routine cleanliness and maintenance matters, I was also able to chat with #SengkangGRC residents that I had not previously had the pleasure of meeting, given my overall focus on #Anchorvale.”
He added that he was looking forward to “meeting new friends” when he goes to the other new clusters—Cape, Northgate, Garden, and Lodge “in the months ahead.”
Ms. Raeesah Khan, who along with Prof Jamus Lim, He Ting Ru, and Louis Chua, won at Sengkang GRC in the 2020 General Election, had been representing Compassvale, which is found in the northern part of the constituency.
After she resigned following admitting that she had lied in Parliament twice, the Sengkang GRC map was redrawn and her ward was distributed among Prof Jamus Lim, Ms. He, and Mr. Chua.
Ms. He, who chairs Sengkang’s Town Council, announced in a press conference on Dec 2 that Compassvale residents would be taken care of.
“Enfolding Compassvale into the oversight of the three MPs ensures that all residents of Compassvale will continue to have a direct line of contact with an MP who will represent them.
Residents are welcome to reach out to any one of us, even if they reside in a different division, as they have always been able to do.”
Shortly afterwards, the three remaining MPs announced that alternative arrangements had been made, and posted a map of Sengkang GRC’s new divisions.
/TISG
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