Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency

Not to be confused with another defunct ward called Marine Parade Single Member Constituency
Marine Parade Single Member Constituency
Marine Parade Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency in Marine Parade, Singapore from 1976 to 1988 and absorbed into Marine Parade GRC....

(Marine Parade SMC) that existed from 1976 to 1984 where the second Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong

Goh Chok Tong

Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime...

had made his debut there and held on since then. Marine Parade SMC is a smaller ward that consist only in Marine Parade

Marine Parade

Marine Parade is a town and an urban planning area in Singapore directly to the east of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.-Location:...

town, Singapore without neighbouring areas such as Geylang Serai etc. .

Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese

Traditional Chinese character

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: 馬林百列集選區;Simplified Chinese

Simplified Chinese character

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: 马林百列集选区) is a six-member Group Representation Constituency

Group Representation Constituency

A Group Representation Constituency is a type of electoral division or constituency in Singapore, the Members of Parliament of which are voted into Parliament as a group...

located in the central

Central Region, Singapore

The Central Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. Comprising 13,150 hectares of land area, it includes 11 Planning Areas within the Central Area which is the immediate vicinity of the Singapore's central business district, as well as another 11 more outside it.Although...

, eastern

East Region, Singapore

The East Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. It includes six urban planning areas. As its name implies, it is the easternmost region of Singapore.The land area is about 11,000 hectares.-Urban planning areas in East Region:...

and north-eastern

North-East Region, Singapore

The North-East Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. It includes seven urban planning areas. As its name implies, it is located in the north-eastern part of Singapore.The land area is about 13,810 hectares....

areas of Singapore

Singapore

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. The constituency consists of a section of Bedok

Bedok

Bedok is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Singapore. Bedok New Town is the fifth Housing and Development Board new town; its development started in April 1973 and continued over some 15 years....

, Chai Chee

Chai Chee

Chai Chee is a neighbourhood within Bedok New Town in Singapore. The area was formerly a small village known as Kampong Chai Chee. It is served by two major namesake roads, namely Chai Chee Street and Chai Chee Drive, with minor lanes of Chai Chee Road, Chai Chee Avenue and the original Jalan Chai...

, Geylang

Geylang

Geylang is a neighbourhood in the city-state of Singapore east of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district. It is located to the east of the Singapore River, an area that locals have associated, from the days of Sir Stamford Raffles, as a Malay kampong opposite facing two islands...

, Kaki Bukit

Kaki Bukit

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, Kallang

Kallang

Kallang is an urban planning area and a subdivision located in the southeastern part of Singapore.It is probably best known for being the location of the Singapore Indoor Stadium & the old National Stadium, as well as the new Singapore Sports Hub...

, Kembangan

Kembangan

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, Marine Parade

Marine Parade

Marine Parade is a town and an urban planning area in Singapore directly to the east of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.-Location:...

, Mountbatten

Mountbatten

Mountbatten is the family name originally adopted by a branch of the Battenberg family due to rising anti-German sentiment among the British public during World War I...

, Ubi

Ubi, Singapore

Ubi Estate is a neighbourhood located at east-central Singapore. It lies within a somewhat rhombic piece of land bounded by Airport Road at the north, the Pan-Island Expressway at the south, Eunos Link at the east and Paya Lebar Road at the west. The area was formerly a Malay village known as...

and a part of Serangoon

Serangoon

Serangoon is town situated in the central part of the city-state of Singapore, within the North-East Region. The Housing and Development Board housing estate of Serangoon New Town in Serangoon is one of the smaller new towns. Its town centre is known as Serangoon Central, and is the target of...

. Serangoon Gardens

Serangoon Gardens

Serangoon Gardens Estate is a residential estate in Singapore.The estate is well known for its food centres, tuition centers, presence of trend setters, and the food and beverage outlets.-History:...

was part of the constituency till 2006 when it was moved to Aljunied Group Representation Constituency

Aljunied Group Representation Constituency

Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large part of Hougang, Serangoon Gardens, a portion of Bedok and Aljunied...

. On 2011, it minuses off Kaki Bukit

Kaki Bukit

portion and in return, MacPherson

Macpherson

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ward was absorbed and exchanged.

Marine Parade GRC is led by Emeritus Senior Minister and former prime minister Goh Chok Tong

Goh Chok Tong

.

Before the creation of Marine Parade GRC, he had been the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

for the Marine Parade single-seat constituency since being first elected in 1976. The GRC saw its fiercest contest in the general election in 2011 where National Solidarity Party

National Solidarity Party (Singapore)

The National Solidarity Party is an opposition political party in Singapore. The party was formed in 1987, and joined the Singapore Democratic Alliance political grouping in 2001, before withdrawing from the alliance in 2007. To date, no member of the party has won an election to claim a...

candidates led by Nicole Seah managed to get over 43% of the vote despite walkovers in the previous three general elections. Before 2011, it remained uncontested after the 1992 by-election which saw a four-way contest involving the National Solidarity Party

National Solidarity Party (Singapore)

, Singapore Democratic Party

Singapore Democratic Party

The Singapore Democratic Party is an opposition political party in Singapore.The party was founded in 1980 by Chiam See Tong, who as Secretary-General became the party's first Member of Parliament in 1984 when he was elected as MP for Potong Pasir...

and Singapore Justice Party

Singapore Justice Party

The Justice Party, Singapore is a political party in Singapore.The party has been based mostly in Marine Parade district of Singapore since the party has taken part in general elections after 1988 by fielding its candidates only at Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency...

(now part of the Singapore Democratic Alliance

Singapore Democratic Alliance

The Singapore Democratic Alliance is an alliance of political parties in Singapore. The SDA was formed shortly before the 2001 general election to provide a common grouping under which different opposition parties could stand as a united front in elections against the ruling People's Action Party...

Members of Parliament

Election	Joo Chiat Joo Chiat Joo Chiat is a residential conservation area in the eastern part of Singapore, and is located between Geylang Serai and Marine Parade Road. Joo Chiat Road is the main road in the area with rows of shophouses for residential and commercial purposes.-History:...	Geylang Serai	Marine Parade Marine Parade Marine Parade is a town and an urban planning area in Singapore directly to the east of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.-Location:...	MacPherson MacPherson, Singapore MacPherson is an area in the eastern part of Singapore, lying within the Geylang Planning Area, between Aljunied and Paya Lebar. It consists of a small public housing estate at Circuit Road and an industrial area...	Kembangan Kembangan Kembangan may refer to:In SingaporeKembangan, Singapore, a residential areaKembangan MRT Station, an MRT StationKampong Kembangan SMC, a former constituencyIn Indonesia**Kembangan, Jakarta, a subdistrict of West Jakarta... -Chai Chee Chai Chee Chai Chee is a neighbourhood within Bedok New Town in Singapore. The area was formerly a small village known as Kampong Chai Chee. It is served by two major namesake roads, namely Chai Chee Street and Chai Chee Drive, with minor lanes of Chai Chee Road, Chai Chee Avenue and the original Jalan Chai...	Braddell Heights	Mountbatten Mountbatten, Singapore Mountbatten, Singapore is an estate within Kallang near to Marine Parade. Its total area size is 161 hectares. The estate is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten. Mountbatten MRT station is a station on the CIrcle Line....	Serangoon Serangoon Serangoon is town situated in the central part of the city-state of Singapore, within the North-East Region. The Housing and Development Board housing estate of Serangoon New Town in Serangoon is one of the smaller new towns. Its town centre is known as Serangoon Central, and is the target of...	Kaki Bukit Kaki Bukit, Singapore Kaki Bukit is an industrial area on the East side of Singapore. It is home to many high tech industries companies and warehouses. It also houses a prison complex Kaki Bukit Centre....
1984 Singaporean general election, 1984 General elections were held in Singapore on 22 December 1984. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 77 of the 79 seats, marking the first time since 1963 that they had not won every seat...	SMC	SMC	SMC	SMC	SMC as Kampong Ubi Ubi, Singapore Ubi Estate is a neighbourhood located at east-central Singapore. It lies within a somewhat rhombic piece of land bounded by Airport Road at the north, the Pan-Island Expressway at the south, Eunos Link at the east and Paya Lebar Road at the west. The area was formerly a Malay village known as...	SMC	SMC	SMC as Serangoon Gardens Serangoon Gardens Serangoon Gardens Estate is a residential estate in Singapore.The estate is well known for its food centres, tuition centers, presence of trend setters, and the food and beverage outlets.-History:...	SMC
Formation
1988 Singaporean general election, 1988 General elections were held in Singapore on 3 September 1988. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 80 of the 81 seats...	Choo Wee Kiang	Othman Haron Eusofe	Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime...	SMC	Aljunied GRC as Kampong Ubi Ubi, Singapore Ubi Estate is a neighbourhood located at east-central Singapore. It lies within a somewhat rhombic piece of land bounded by Airport Road at the north, the Pan-Island Expressway at the south, Eunos Link at the east and Paya Lebar Road at the west. The area was formerly a Malay village known as...	SMC	SMC	SMC as Serangoon Gardens Serangoon Gardens Serangoon Gardens Estate is a residential estate in Singapore.The estate is well known for its food centres, tuition centers, presence of trend setters, and the food and beverage outlets.-History:...	SMC
1991 Singaporean general election, 1991 General elections were held in Singapore on 31 August 1991. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 77 of the 81 seats...	Lim Chee Onn			Matthias Yao				Thomson GRC as Serangoon Gardens Serangoon Gardens Serangoon Gardens Estate is a residential estate in Singapore.The estate is well known for its food centres, tuition centers, presence of trend setters, and the food and beverage outlets.-History:...	Eunos GRC
1992 Singaporean by-election, 1992 -Background and historical significance:This was the first and only by election in a Group Representation Constituency held in Singapore on 19 December 1992 with the nomination day set at 9 December 1992...	Teo Chee Hean Teo Chee Hean Teo Chee Hean is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Home Affairs and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security, and a Member of Parliament for the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group...			Matthias Yao					Eunos GRC
1997	East Coast GRC			SMC	Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd as Kampong Ubi Ubi, Singapore Ubi Estate is a neighbourhood located at east-central Singapore. It lies within a somewhat rhombic piece of land bounded by Airport Road at the north, the Pan-Island Expressway at the south, Eunos Link at the east and Paya Lebar Road at the west. The area was formerly a Malay village known as...	Goh Choon Kang	Yap Giau Keng Eugene	Lim Hwee Hua Lim Hwee Hua Lim Hwee Hua was a Singaporean politician, who was formerly the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and appointed concurrently as Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport.-Early career:...	East Coast GRC
2001	SMC					R Ravindran	Andy Gan Lai Chiang		East Coast GRC
2006		Fatimah Lateef			Ong Seh Hong as Kampong Ubi Ubi, Singapore Ubi Estate is a neighbourhood located at east-central Singapore. It lies within a somewhat rhombic piece of land bounded by Airport Road at the north, the Pan-Island Expressway at the south, Eunos Link at the east and Paya Lebar Road at the west. The area was formerly a Malay village known as... -Kembangan Kembangan Kembangan may refer to:In SingaporeKembangan, Singapore, a residential areaKembangan MRT Station, an MRT StationKampong Kembangan SMC, a former constituencyIn Indonesia**Kembangan, Jakarta, a subdistrict of West Jakarta...	Seah Kian Peng	Lim Biow Chuan Lim Biow Chuan Lim Biow Chuan is a Singaporean Member of Parliament who represents Mountbatten SMC.Lim first became an MP after the 2006 general elections, where his party, the PAP, was awarded a walkover as Marine Parade GRC was uncontested. Lim is an old boy of Victoria School and had his junior college...	Aljunied GRC	Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
2011		Fatimah Lateef		Tin Pei Ling Tin Pei Ling Tin Pei Ling is a Chinese Singaporean who is one of five Singapore People's Action Party Members of Parliament for the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency. She is in charge of the MacPherson ward....	Tan Chuan-Jin Tan Chuan-Jin Tan Chuan-Jin is a politician from Singapore. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party , he is currently a Minister of State in the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of National Development, and a Member of Parliament representing the Marine Parade Group Representation...	Seah Kian Peng	SMC	Aljunied GRC	Aljunied GRC

Candidates and results

Election	Seats	Voters	Party	Candidate(s)	Votes	Votes %
Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency
Singaporean general election, 1988 Singaporean general election, 1988 General elections were held in Singapore on 3 September 1988. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 80 of the 81 seats...	3	62,835	PAP	Choo Wee Khiang Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime... Othman Haron Eusofe	41,325	73.81
	3	62,835	JPS	A R Suib M Ramasamy Theng Chin Eng	14,660	26.19
Singaporean general election, 1991 Singaporean general election, 1991 General elections were held in Singapore on 31 August 1991. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 77 of the 81 seats...	4	74,032	PAP	Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime... Lim Chee Onn Matthias Yao Othman Haron Eusofe	51,685	77.25
	4	74,032	JPS	Aminuddin Bin Ami Rajasekaran K S M Suib Bin Abdul Rahman Theng Chin Eng	15,222	22.75
Singaporean by-election, 1992 Singaporean by-election, 1992 -Background and historical significance:This was the first and only by election in a Group Representation Constituency held in Singapore on 19 December 1992 with the nomination day set at 9 December 1992...	4	73,986	PAP	Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime... Matthias Yao Othman Haron Eusofe Teo Chee Hean Teo Chee Hean Teo Chee Hean is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Home Affairs and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security, and a Member of Parliament for the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group...	48,965	72.94
			SDP	Chee Soon Juan Chee Soon Juan Chee Soon Juan, PhD is a politician and political activist from Singapore. He is currently the leader of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party .... Low Yong Nguan Md Shariff bin Yahya Ashleigh Seow Chuan-Hock	16,447	24.50
			SJP	A R Suib Lim Teong Howe Theng Chin Eng Yen Kim Khooi	764	1.14
			NSP	Ken Sunn Sarry bin Hassan Tan Chee Kien Yong Choon Poh	950	1.42
Singaporean general election, 1997	6	142,106	PAP	Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime... Goh Choon Kang Lim Hwee Hua Lim Hwee Hua Lim Hwee Hua was a Singaporean politician, who was formerly the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and appointed concurrently as Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport.-Early career:... Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd Othman Haron Eusofe Yap Giau Cheng Eugene	Walkover	Walkover
Singaporean general election, 2001	6	140,174	PAP	Andy Gan Lai Chiang Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime... Lim Hwee Hua Lim Hwee Hua Lim Hwee Hua was a Singaporean politician, who was formerly the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and appointed concurrently as Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport.-Early career:... Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd Othman Haron Eusofe R Ravindran	Walkover	Walkover
Singaporean general election, 2006	6	155,106	PAP	Fatimah Lateef Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime... Lim Biow Chuan Lim Biow Chuan Lim Biow Chuan is a Singaporean Member of Parliament who represents Mountbatten SMC.Lim first became an MP after the 2006 general elections, where his party, the PAP, was awarded a walkover as Marine Parade GRC was uncontested. Lim is an old boy of Victoria School and had his junior college... Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Ong Seh Hong Seah Kian Peng	Walkover	Walkover
Singaporean general election, 2011	4	74,032	PAP	Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime... Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Tan Chuan-Jin Tan Chuan-Jin Tan Chuan-Jin is a politician from Singapore. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party , he is currently a Minister of State in the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of National Development, and a Member of Parliament representing the Marine Parade Group Representation... Tin Pei Ling Tin Pei Ling Tin Pei Ling is a Chinese Singaporean who is one of five Singapore People's Action Party Members of Parliament for the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency. She is in charge of the MacPherson ward....	78,286	56.64
Singaporean general election, 2011	4	74,032	NSP	Cheo Chai Chen Cheo Chai Chen Cheo Chai Chen is a politician and businessman from Singapore. He served as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Nee Soon Central from 1991 to 1997, when he was a member of the Singapore Democratic Party... Nicole Seah Abdul Salim Harun Spencer Ng Ivan Yeo	59,926	43.36

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