Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency

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.

Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSouth East Regions, Singapore
Electorate139,738
Current constituency
Created1988 (1988)
Seats5
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Tan Chuan-Jin
Edwin Tong
Seah Kian Peng
Tan See Leng
Mohd Fahmi Aliman
Town CouncilMarine Parade
Created from

Marine Parade GRC is currently headed by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan Jin.

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.

Marine Parade GRC with MacPherson SMC & Mountbatten SMC are managed under the same town council, Marine Parade Town Council.

Members of Parliament

Election Division IncumbentParty
Formation
1988 PAP
1991 PAP
1992 PAP
1997
  • Goh Choon Kang
  • Othman Haron Eusofe
  • Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd
  • Goh Chok Tong
  • Yap Giau Cheng Eugene
  • Lim Hwee Hua
PAP
2001
  • R Ravindran
  • Othman Haron Eusofe
  • Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd
  • Goh Chok Tong
  • Andy Gan Lai Chiang
  • Lim Hwee Hua
PAP
2006 PAP
2011 PAP
2015 PAP
2020 PAP

Candidates and results

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 Ron Tan Jun Yen
Yee Jenn Jong
Nathaniel Koh Kim Kui
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 Firuz Khan
He Ting Ru
Dylan Ng
Terence Tan
Yee Jenn Jong
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
Abdul Salim Harun
Spencer Ng
Ivan Yeo
59,926 43.35% 43.35%
Turnout 138,812 89.87 N/A
PAP hold Swing 16.29

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Marine Parade GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General Election 2001: Marine Parade GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

General Election 1997: Marine Parade GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
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

General Election 1988: Marine Parade GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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