The North West Community Development Council is one of five Community Development Councils (CDCs) set up across the Republic of Singapore to aid in local administration of governmental policies and schemes. They are funded in part by the government although they are free to engage in fund-raising activities.
Constituencies As of May 2025, the North West district covers: Single Member Constituency (SMC) Bukit Panjang SMC Sembawang West SMC Group Representation Constituency (GRC) Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Bukit Timah Cashew Ulu Pandan Zhenghua Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Limbang Marsiling Woodgrove Yew Tee Nee Soon GRC Chong Pang Nee Soon Central Nee Soon East Nee Soon South Nee Soon Link Sembawang GRC Admiralty Canberra Naval Base Sembawang Central Woodlands
Results of CDC by election The North West CDC is one of a few CDCs with the fewest seats in proportion for GRC per each Parliament and initially started with a few number of seats being contested, but was gradually increased in each election over time. Despite anticipation of difficult contests including those of Singapore Democratic Party, the PAP vote share in this CDC still polled above national average in all but one election, with 2015 being an exception. Year Constituencies(GRC seats in parenthesis) Seat composition Electorate PAP vote share Total Contested Total Contested Total votes Vote share 2001 Holland-Bukit Panjang (5), Nee Soon Central, Nee Soon East, Sembawang (6) 336,411 51,440 36,321 2006 Bukit Panjang, Holland-Bukit Timah (5), Nee Soon Central, Nee Soon East, Sembawang (6) 389,149 270,994 186,982 2011 Bukit Panjang, Holland-Bukit Timah (4), Nee Soon (5), Sembawang (5) 415,409 415,409 234,140 2015 Bukit Panjang, Holland-Bukit Timah (4), Marsiling-Yew Tee (4), Nee Soon (5), Sembawang (5) 523,368 523,368 332,291 2020 Bukit Panjang, Holland-Bukit Timah (4), Marsiling-Yew Tee (4), Nee Soon (5), Sembawang (5) 540,130 540,130 339,600 2025 Bukit Panjang, Holland-Bukit Timah (4), Marsiling-Yew Tee (4), Nee Soon (5), Sembawang (5), Sembawang West 586,424 586,424 386,363
Mayors The incumbent Mayor of North West District is MP of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC Alex Yam from the People's Action Party since 2020.
# Name Start of term End of term Political Party 1 Teo Ho Pin 24 November 2001 26 July 2020 People's Action Party 2 Alex Yam 27 July 2020 Incumbent
References
External links North West Community Development Council