The South East 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.

The South East Community Development Council (CDC) was set up on 24 November 2001.Covering the Eastern Coast of Singapore, the South East District is home to more than 551,000 residents. The district includes some of the island's historical neighbourhoods, such as Geylang Serai, Joo Chiat, Bedok, Marine Parade and Serangoon Central.

Constituencies

As of May 2025, the South East district covers: Single Member Constituency (SMC) Hougang SMC Mountbatten SMC Group Representation Constituency (GRC) Aljunied GRC Bedok Reservoir-Punggol Eunos Kaki Bukit Paya Lebar Serangoon East Coast GRC Bedok Changi-Simei Fengshan Joo Chiat Kampong Chai Chee Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC Braddell Heights Geylang Serai Kembangan MacPherson Marine Parade

Results of CDC by election The South East CDC was among the low populated CDCs in terms on electorate and represented less seats in Parliament throughout its lifetime, and along with the North East CDC, South East CDC also had tight opposition contests, which result in their vote shares by CDC polling below national average. In 2025, South East CDC scored a plurality of the contested vote for the first time in history, due to the redistricting of Workers' Party-held Aljunied and Hougang constituencies from the North East CDC for balancing purposes, as well as a walkover in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights. Year Constituencies(GRC seats in parenthesis) Seat composition Electorate PAP vote share Total Contested Total Contested Total votes Vote share 2001 East Coast (6), Joo Chiat, MacPherson, Marine Parade (6), Potong Pasir 344,535 60,349 39,652 2006 East Coast (5), Joo Chiat, MacPherson, Marine Parade (6) 314,701 159,552 92,341 2011 East Coast (5), Joo Chiat, Marine Parade (5), Mountbatten 320,575 320,575 159,929 2015 East Coast (4), Fengshan, MacPherson, Marine Parade (5), Mountbatten 321,443 321,443 185,230 2020 East Coast (5), MacPherson, Marine Parade (5), Mountbatten 309,754 309,754 171,641 2025 Aljunied (5), East Coast (5), Hougang, Marine Parade-Braddell Heights (5), Mountbatten 479,386 347,597 156,505

Mayors The incumbent mayor of South East District is MP for East Coast GRC Dinesh Vasu Dash from the People's Action Party since 2025.

# Name Start of term End of term Political Party 1 Matthias Yao 3 January 2001 24 November 2001 People's Action Party2Othman Haron Eusofe24 November 200112 August 2004(1)Matthias Yao12 August 200427 May 2011 3 Maliki Osman 27 May 2011 26 July 2020 4 Fahmi Aliman 27 July 2020 23 May 2025 5 Dinesh Vasu Dash 23 May 2025 Incumbent

Notes

External links South East Community Development Council

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