Mr. Chiam See Tong led a team of 5 to contest in the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) during that General Elections.

These mining activities created four ponds linked to the Kallang River, although they were reduced to two due to massive flooding in 1968.

Leafy vegetables were grown on farms located in lowland areas such as Potong Pasir, Changi, Ponggol, and Sembawang.

Rapid change took place for the past five decades, with the building of a bridge across the ponds in the 1950s, a venue for education introduced in the form of a village community centre in 1952, piped water and electricity in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, most of the villagers had already started to move out as the land was acquired by the government for massive redevelopment.

Its current Member of Parliament is People's Action Party's Sitoh Yih Pin, who served this constituency since 2011.

After Chiam vacated his seat to contest in the neighboring Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency in 2011, his wife Lina Loh was named the successor; however, neither Chiam's team nor his wife Loh were successful, with the latter being unsuccessful in defending the constituency despite a razor-thin margin.

Potong Pasir estate is home to St Andrew's Village, a cluster of schools part of The Saints Family.

In the 2000s, as part of the St Andrew's Village project, all three schools were planned to reunite in Potong Pasir.

Construction of the Junior College started in June 2003 after the Secondary School vacated the site and shifted to its holding location.