Jalan Besar GRC

Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (惹兰勿刹集选区; Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Jalan Besar; ஜாலான் புசார் குழுத் தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency, and therefore an electoral district composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore, of which the street Jalan Besar it is named after and forms its centrepiece. The street itself is within the Kallang planning area, Kallang itself being part of the Jalan Basar Group Representation Constituency. The GRC has five divisions, namely Jalan Besar, Kampong Glam, Kolam Ayer, Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng and Whampoa.

Several elective areas such as Little India, colourful Desker Road, Kolam Ayer and Crawford, these of which border the Kallang River is located in the GRC. Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng itself includes the Singapore River and Chinatown whose Member of Parliament is Lily Neo. Whampoa which covers Balestier Road and Whampoa whose MP is Heng Chee How. These areas are relatively older compared to many of the newer suburbs of Singapore.

Jalan Besar GRC is headed by Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim. Lee Boon Yang is headed for the original Jalan Besar GRC, which is also the earlier ministerial post of the Information, Communications and the Arts.

Merged Constituencies

 * 1991: Whampoa is dissolved and divided into different wards, including Kallang and possibly Moulmein (Kampong Glam GRC) / Kim Keat (Toa Payoh GRC)
 * 1997: Kallang is dissolved, a portion was given back to the name Whampoa. Others were divided into Jalan Besar area.
 * 2001: Geylang West is dissolved and merged into Kolam Ayer.
 * 2015: Jalan Besar is dissolved, portion was given back to Kolam Ayer and Kampong Glam, mainly is because Ng Wen Ping went off to Marine Parade GRC and Jordan Kwan went off to Clementi.

Dissolution
On Singaporean general election, 2011, Jalan Besar GRC ceased to exist and its services transferred to three constituencies:
 * Kolam Ayer, Jalan Besar, and Kampong Glam divisions became Moulmein-Kallang Group Representation Constituency
 * Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng division was transferred to Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency
 * Whampoa division was evolved into the single-member constituency known as Whampoa Single Member Constituency.

It was reformed in 2015 to replace Moulmein-Kallang GRC which is only temporary for one term.

2015 Voter List

 * Kampong Glam: Tse Mun Hoi, Chua Wei Jie
 * Kolam Ayer: Wynn Neo
 * Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng: John Lim