Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency

Marine Parade
Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	South East Regions, Singapore
Electorate	139,738
Current constituency
Created	1988; 34 years ago (1988)
Seats	5
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Tan Chuan-Jin Edwin Tong Seah Kian Peng Tan See Leng Mohd Fahmi Aliman
Town Council	Marine Parade
Created from	Joo Chiat SMC Geylang Serai SMC Marine Parade SMC Braddell Heights SMC

The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consists of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, Geylang, Kaki Bukit, Kallang, Kembangan, Marine Parade, Mountbatten, Ubi, Serangoon and Hougang. There are a total of 5 divisions in this GRC: Marine Parade, Geylang Serai, Braddell Heights, Joo Chiat and Kembangan-Chai Chee. The current MPs are Tan Chuan Jin, Edwin Tong, Seah Kian Peng, Tan See Leng and Mohd Fahmi Aliman of the constituency.

History[]

Before the creation of Marine Parade GRC, Goh Chok Tong had been the Member of Parliament for the Marine Parade Single Member Constituency since being first elected in 1976. In 1991, the constituency was expanded to four seats when it include MacPherson SMC, before it expands to six seats after coving the areas of Kembangan, Mountbatten, and Serangoon (both Braddell Heights and Serangoon Gardens).

The Serangoon ward was part of the constituency until 2006, when it was redrawn into the Aljunied GRC. In 2011, the ward was downsized to five members where Mountbatten was carved as a SMC, Kaki Bukit was carved to Aljunied GRC and MacPherson SMC was absorbed. In 2015, the MacPherson ward was carved out again as an SMC, while Joo Chiat SMC was returned to this GRC after over 18 years.

The GRC saw its by-election in 1992 due to the resignation of all four MPs (including Goh), as Goh wanted to secure another fresh, stronger mandate after the opposition made unprecedented gains in the 1991 elections (winning three more seats on top of the then-opposition Potong Pasir ward), and Lim Chee Oon announced his retirement while being succeeded by Teo Chee Hean (who would later become the MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC, the current Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security). Its contest was a four-cornered fight involving the National Solidarity Party, the Singapore Democratic Party (led by now-Secretary General Chee Soon Juan, who made his political debut), and Singapore Justice Party (now part of the Singapore Democratic Alliance).

Since the by-election victory, Marine Parade GRC were uncontested for the next three elections until 2011, where the ward faced a fierce contest against the National Solidarity Party team led by Nicole Seah which also included former MP Cheo Chai Chen. Another two fierce contests occurred in the 2015 elections and the 2020 elections, this time with the largest opposition party, the Workers' Party team led by former NCMP Yee Jenn Jong.

Due to the release of the EBRC report for the 2020 General Election, the Joo Seng and Woodleigh portions of the Geylang Serai ward have been carved out and moved to the neighbouring Potong Pasir SMC to allow further development at the entire Bidadari estate.

Goh Chok Tong retired from politics after 44 years as a Member of Parliament prior to the 2020 general election; he was succeeded by Tan See Leng.

Town Council[]

Marine Parade Town Council is operating under the Macpherson SMC, Mountbatten SMC & the Marine Parade GRC.

Members of Parliament[]

Electoral results[]

Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in 2020s[]

General Election 2020: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tan Chuan-Jin Edwin Tong Seah Kian Peng Tan See Leng Mohd Fahmi Aliman	74,993	57.76	6.31
	WP	Yee Jenn Jong Ron Tan Nathaniel Koh Muhammad Fadli Bin Mohammed Fawzi Muhammad Azhar Bin Abdul Latip	54,850	42.24	6.31
Majority			20,143	15.52
Rejected ballots			1,787	1.36
Turnout			131,630	94.20	2.40
Registered electors			139,738
	PAP hold		Swing	6.31

Elections in 2010s[]

General Election 2015: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chok Tong Tan Chuan-Jin Fatimah Lateef Seah Kian Peng Edwin Tong	84,939	64.07%	7.42%
	WP	He Ting Ru Dylan Ng Yee Jenn Jong Firuz Khan Terence Tan	47,629	35.93%	35.93%
Rejected ballots			1,682	1.15%	-
Turnout			146,244	92.7%	2.83%
	PAP hold		Swing	7.42%

General Election 2011: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chok Tong Tan Chuan-Jin Fatimah Lateef Seah Kian Peng Tin Pei Ling	78,286	56.65%	16.29%
	NSP	Cheo Chai Chen Nicole Seah Spencer Ng Abdul Salim Harun Ivan Yeo	59,926	43.35%	43.35%
Turnout			138,812	89.87	N/A
	PAP hold		Swing	16.29

Elections in 2000s[]

Elections in 1990s[]

By-Election 1992: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chok Tong Othman Haron Eusofe Matthias Yao Teo Chee Hean	48,965	72.94%	4.31%
	SDP	Chee Soon Juan Low Yong Nguan Md Shariff bin Yahya Ashleigh Seow Chuan-Hock	16,447	24.50%	N/A
	NSP	Ken Sunn Sarry bin Hassan Tan Chee Kien Yong Choon Poh	950	1.42%	N/A
	SJP	A R Suib Lim Teong Howe Theng Chin Eng Yen Kim Khooi	764	1.14%	21.61%
Turnout			67,126	90.72%	0.34%
	PAP hold		Swing	4.31%

General Election 1991: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chok Tong Othman Haron Eusofe Matthias Yao Lim Chee Onn	51,685	77.25%	3.44%
	SJP	Aminuddin Bin Ami Rajasekaran K S M Suib Bin Abdul Rahman Theng Chin Eng	15,222	22.75%	3.44%
Turnout			66,907	90.38%	1.28%
	PAP hold		Swing	3.44

Elections in 1980s[]

References[]

• 2020 General Election's result
• 2011 General Election's result
• 2006 General Election's result
• 2001 General Election's result
• 1997 General Election's result
• 1992 By-Election's result
• 1991 General Election's result
• 1988 General Election's result