In the 2006 general election,  Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was tasked to help the PAP win back the two opposition wards of Hougang SMC and Potong Pasir SMC with a $100 million plan to upgrade the constituency.
In the 2006 general election, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong was assigned to assist the PAP in reclaiming two opposition wards—Hougang SMC and Potong Pasir SMC—with a $100 million initiative aimed at enhancing the constituency.