Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency
Marine Parade | |
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Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | South East Regions, Singapore |
Electorate | 139,738 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 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 |
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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[]
Election | Division | Members of Parliament | Party | |
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1992 |
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1997 |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Fatimah Lateef Goh Chok Tong Lim Biow Chuan Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Ong Seh Hong Seah Kian Peng |
N/A | |||
Turnout | Walkover | ||||
PAP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Andy Gan Lai Chiang Goh Chok Tong Lim Hwee Hua Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd Othman Haron Eusofe R Ravindran |
N/A | |||
Turnout | Walkover | ||||
PAP hold | Swing |
Elections in 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Goh Chok Tong Othaman Haron Eusofe Lim Hwee Hua Goh Choon Kang Mohammed Maidin bin Packer Mohd Yap Giau Cheng Eugene |
N/A | |||
Turnout | Walkover | ||||
PAP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Goh Chok Tong Choo Wee Khiang Othman Haron Eusofe |
41,325 | 73.81% | N/A | |
SJP | A R Suib M Ramasamy Theng Chin Eng |
14,660 | 26.19% | N/A | |
Turnout | 55,985 | 89.09% | N/A | ||
PAP win (new seat) |
References[]
- Singaporean electoral divisions
- Bedok
- Geylang
- Hougang
- Kallang
- Marina East
- Marine Parade
- Serangoon
- Toa Payoh