For reasons *cough* unknown, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) prefers a minister to anchor a Group Representation Constituency (GRC).

With the latest 2018 Cabinet reshuffle, it's then important for Singaporeans to know where their GRC stands in the terms of importance rankings.

Because we are a bunch of results-driven plebeians, shaped by our collective PSLE experience.

Ok, here's how we do it: Two points for every minister in the Cabinet, one point for the ministers of state, and 0.5 points for parliamentary secretaries.

And without further ado...

1. Pasir Ris-Punggol (5.5 points): Top ranked place for Singaporeans

Anchor minister: Teo Chee Hean (Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Coordinating Minister for National Security)

Minister: Ng Chee Meng (Labour chief, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office)

New office-holder: Sun Xue Ling (Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs and National Development)

Office-holder: Janil Puthucheary (Senior Minister of State for Transport and Comms & Info)

MP 5: Teo Ser Luck

MP 6: Zainal Sapari

2. Bishan-Toa Payoh (5 points)

Anchor minister: Ng Eng Hen (Minister for Defence)

New minister: Josephine Teo (Minister for Manpower)

Office-holder: Chee Hong Tat (Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry and Education)

MP 4: Saktiandi Supaat

MP 5: Chong Kee Hiong

3. Sembawang (4.5 points)

Old-bird minister: Khaw Boon Wan (Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport)

Possible anchor minister: Ong Ye Kung (new Education Minister, also potential Prime Minister)

Promoted office-holder: Amrin Amin (Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Home Affairs)

MP 4: Vikram Nair

MP 5: Lim Wee Kiak

3. Tampines (4.5 points)

Anchor minister: Heng Swee Keat (Finance Minister, also potential Prime Minister)

Minister with new responsibilities: Masagos Zulkifli (Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, taking over from Minister Yaacob)

Promoted office-holder: Baey Yam Keng (Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Culture, Community & Youth)

MP 4: Cheng Li Hui

MP 5: Desmond Choo

3. Jurong  (4.5 points)

Anchor Minister: Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Coordinating Minister for Economic & Social Policies)

Minister: Desmond Lee (Minister for Social & Family Development, Second Minister for National Development)

New office-holder: Tan Wu Meng (Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade & Industry)

MP 4: Rahayu Mahzam

Mp 5: Ang Wei Neng

6. Tanjong Pagar (4 points)

Anchor minister: Chan Chun Sing (new Trade and Industry Minister, also potential Prime Minister)

Newly promoted minister: Indranee Rajah (Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance & Education, and temporarily serve as Second Minister for Law until June 30.)

MP 3: Melvin Yong

Mp 4: Chia Shi-Lu

MP 5: Joan Pereira

7. Chua Chu Kang (3.5 points)

Anchor minister: Gan Kim Yong (Minister for Health)

New office-holder: Zaqy Mohamad (Minister of State for Manpower and National Development)

Office-holder: Low Yen Ling (Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower and Education)

MP 4: Yee Chia Hsing

8. Ang Mo Kio (3 points)

Anchor minister: PM Lee Hsien Loong (duh, or else who will anchor)

Office-holder: Koh Poh Koon (Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry)

MP 3: Ang Hin Kee

MP 4: Darryl David

MP 5: Gan Thiam Poh

MP 6: Intan Azura Mokhtar

8. Holland-Bukit Timah (3 points)

Anchor minister: Vivian Balakrishnan (Minister for Foreign Affairs)

Office-holder: Sim Ann (Senior Minister of State for Comms & Info and Culture, Community & Youth)

MP 3: Christopher de Souza

MP 4: Liang Eng Hwa

10. Nee Soon (2.5 points)

Anchor minister: K Shanmugam (Minister for Law & Home Affairs)

Office-holder: Faishal Ibrahim (Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social and Family Development)

MP 3: Lee Bee Wah

MP 4: Henry Kwek

MP 5: Louis Ng

10. West Coast (2 points)

Anchor Minister: S Iswaran (Minister for Communications and Information; Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations)

Outgoing minister: Lim Hng Khiang (Stepping down as Trade and Industry Minister, will be appointed as Special Advisor to MTI with effect from May 1.)

MP 3: Foo Mee Har

MP 4: Patrick Tay

10. Marsiling-Yew Tee (2 points)

Anchor minister: Lawrence Wong (Minister for National Development, Second Minister for Finance)

MP 2: Alex Yam

MP 3: Ong Teng Koon

MP 4: President

13. Marine Parade (1-2 points)

Anchor minister speaker: Tan Chuan-jin (Speaker of Parliament)

Still minister: Goh Chok Tong (Emeritus Senior Minister)

New office-holder: Edwin Tong (Senior Minister of State for Law and Health)

MP 4: Seah Kian Peng

MP 5: Fatimah Lateef

14. East Coast  (1 point)

Outgoing minister: Lim Swee Say (Stepping down as Manpower Minister)

Office-holder: Maliki Osman (Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

MP 3: Jessica Tan

MP 4: Lee Yi Shyan

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15. Jalan Besar (1 point)

Outgoing minister: Yaacob Ibrahim (Stepping down as Communications and Information Minister)

Office-holder: Heng Chee How (Senior Minister of State for Defence)

MP 3: Lily Neo

MP 4: Denise Phua

The end.

Top photo by Edwin Koo