Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency
| Marine Parade | |
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| Former Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central, North-East and East Regions, Singapore |
| Electorate | 139,738 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Abolished | 2025 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Member(s) | Constituency abolished |
| Town Council | Marine Parade |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | East Coast GRC (Chai Chee HDBs, Joo Chiat division) Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC (all other areas) |
The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. It consisted of sections of the planning areas of Bedok, Geylang, Kallang, Marine Parade, Serangoon and Hougang. At abolition, it had five divisions: Marine Parade, Geylang Serai, Braddell Heights, Joo Chiat and Kembangan–Chai Chee, managed by Marine Parade Town Council.
History
[edit]Prior to the 1988 general election, Marine Parade GRC was formed with three seats in Parliament;[1] the governing People's Action Party (PAP) defeated the Singapore Justice Party (SJP) with 73.81% of the vote.[2] Helmed by incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Goh Chok Tong, who was now the Prime Minister, the PAP won reelection in 1991 with an increased 77.25% of the vote against the SJP; it was at the same election that the GRC was expanded to four seats.[3]
1992 by-election
[edit]In 1992, a by-election was held in Marine Parade GRC after all four incumbent MPs resigned, ostensibly to allow J. B. Jeyaretnam, the leader of the Workers' Party (WP), to contest in an election; he had previously been disqualified from the 1991 general election.[4] Prior to the by-election, incumbent Lim Chee Onn retired "to enable [himself] to concentrate on [his] corporate responsibilities"; in response, Prime Minister Goh said that the retirement allowed him to field a candidate with "ministerial potential".[5] The PAP won 72.9% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), the National Solidarity Party (NSP), and the SJP;[6] it would be the last contest in the GRC until the 2011 general election.[6][7] In 1997, the ward was expanded into six to include Braddell Heights and Serangoon division while carving out MacPherson into a SMC and Joo Chiat into East Coast GRC. In 2006, Serangoon was carved out into Aljunied GRC while absorbing Kaki Bukit division from East Coast GRC.
Since 2011
[edit]In the 2011 general election, the PAP team, still led by now-Senior Minister Goh, defeated the NSP team led by Cheo Chai Chen with 56.64% of the vote, a significant decrease from the 72.9% garnered in 1992;[6] it was the second-narrowest PAP victory in a GRC after East Coast GRC.[7]
In the 2015 general election, the WP started to contest Marine Parade GRC, fielding a team led by sitting non-constituency MP (NCMP) Yee Jenn Jong; Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency (SMC), which he had unsuccesfully contested in 2011, was absorbed into the GRC, while the MacPherson division was carved out to become MacPherson SMC.[8] Edwin Tong, incumbent MP for the Jalan Besar division in Moulmein–Kallang GRC, joined the PAP team for Marine Parade GRC after his GRC was dissolved.[9] Led by anchor minister Tan Chuan-Jin, the PAP defeated the WP with 64.07% of the vote.[10][7]
Prior to the 2020 general election, the Joo Seng area of the GRC was given to Potong Pasir SMC; Goh Chok Tong and Fatimah Lateef retired from politics and were replaced by Tan See Leng and Fahmi Aliman. The PAP now led by Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin retained the GRC against the WP with 57.76% of the vote.[7]
Resignation of Tan Chuan-Jin
[edit]On 17 July 2023, Tan, alongside Cheng Li Hui, then-MP for the Tampines East division of Tampines GRC, resigned from Parliament and the PAP after having an affair. His responsibilities as MP for the Kembangan–Chai Chee division were taken over by Edwin Tong, fellow MP for Marine Parade GRC.[11]
Dissolution
[edit]Prior to the 2025 general election, the Chai Chee HDB estates in Marine Parade GRC, as well as the entire Joo Chiat division, were given to East Coast GRC.[12] The remainder of Marine Parade GRC was merged with the entirety of MacPherson SMC and polling districts in Mountbatten and Potong Pasir SMCs and renamed Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC.[13]
Members of Parliament
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Electoral results
[edit]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 1980s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| PAP | Choo Wee Khiang Othman Haron Eusofe Goh Chok Tong |
41,325 | 73.81 | ||
| SJP | A R Suib M Ramasamy Theng Chin Eng |
14,660 | 26.19 | ||
| Majority | 26,665 | 47.62 | |||
| Total valid votes | 55,985 | ||||
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| Registered electors | 62,385 | ||||
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Elections in 1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Lim Chee Onn Othman Haron Eusofe Goh Chok Tong Matthias Yao |
51,685 | 77.25% |  3.44%
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| SJP | Aminuddin Bin Ami Rajasekaran K S M Suib Bin Abdul Rahman Theng Chin Eng |
15,222 | 22.75% |  3.44%
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| Turnout | 66,907 | 90.38% | 1.28%
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| PAP hold | Swing | 3.44
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Teo Chee Hean Othman Haron Eusofe Goh Chok Tong Matthias Yao |
48,965 | 72.94% | 4.31%
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| 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%
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| Turnout | 67,126 | 90.72% | 0.34%
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| PAP hold | Swing | 4.31%
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Goh Choon Kang Othaman Haron Eusofe Mohammed Maidin bin Packer Mohd Goh Chok Tong Yap Giau Cheng Eugene Lim Hwee Hua |
Unopposed | |||
| Turnout | Walkover | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | R Ravindran Othaman Haron Eusofe Mohammed Maidin bin Packer Mohd Goh Chok Tong Andy Gan Lai Chiang Lim Hwee Hua |
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| Turnout | Walkover | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Ong Seh Hong Goh Chok Tong Lim Biow Chuan |
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| Turnout | Walkover | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Tan Chuan-Jin Tin Pei Ling Goh Chok Tong |
78,286 | 56.65 | 16.29
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| NSP | Cheo Chai Chen Nicole Seah Spencer Ng Abdul Salim Harun Ivan Yeo |
59,926 | 43.35 | 43.35
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| Majority | 18,360 | 13.30 | |||
| Total valid votes | 138,212 | ||||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 154,451 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 16.29
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Edwin Tong Tan Chuan-Jin Goh Chok Tong |
85,138 | 64.07 | 7.42
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| WP | Yee Jenn Jong He Ting Ru Dylan Ng Firuz Khan Terence Tan |
47,753 | 35.93 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37,385 | 28.14 | |||
| Total valid votes | 132,891 | 98.75 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,682 | 1.25 | |||
| Turnout | 134,573 | 92.02 | |||
| Registered electors | 146,244 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 7.42
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Elections in 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Seah Kian Peng Fahmi Aliman Edwin Tong Tan Chuan-Jin Tan See Leng |
75,203 | 57.74 | 6.33
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| WP | Yee Jenn Jong Ron Tan Nathaniel Koh Fadli Fawzi Muhammad Azhar Bin Abdul Latip |
55,047 | 42.26 | 6.33
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| Majority | 20,156 | 15.48 | |||
| Total valid votes | 130,250 | 98.65 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,789 | 1.35 | |||
| Turnout | 132,039 | 94.57 | 1.87
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| Registered electors | 139,622 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 6.33
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 17 July 2023 after having an affair with Cheng Li Hui. Edwin Tong took over his responsibilities as Member of Parliament for Kembangan–Chai Chee.
References
[edit]- ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "A politically shrewd manoeuvre". The Business Times (Singapore). 4 December 1992. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Lim Chee Onn quits as MP". The Straits Times. 5 December 1992. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ a b c "GE Tin Pei Ling "a factor" for weak results, says SM Goh - Channel NewsAsia". channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "GE2020 official results: PAP retains Marine Parade GRC with 57.76% of votes". The Straits Times. 11 July 2020. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Workers' Party to field candidates in Marine Parade GRC & MacPherson SMC". mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "GE2015: PAP unveils its slate for Marine Parade GRC". The Straits Times. 26 August 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "GE2015: PAP wins Marine Parade GRC with 64.1 per cent of votes". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin and MP Cheng Li Hui resign over affair". CNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Election spotlight: PAP could face WP, NSP in 3-cornered fight at Marine Parade-Braddell Heights". The Straits Times. 20 March 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ Ang, Hwee Min (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Major boundary changes to West Coast, East Coast and Marine Parade GRCs". CNA. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- 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
