Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency
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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
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: 馬林百列集選區;Simplified Chinese
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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
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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
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, Kaki Bukit
Kaki Bukit
Kaki Bukit is a small town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has an estimated population of 3,000. Kaki Bukit is located 16 miles north of the state capital, Kangar and a few miles away from Padang Besar, the boundary of between Thailand and Malaysia.A place of interest in Kaki Bukit is Gua Kelam...

, 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
Kembangan may refer to:*In Singapore**Kembangan, Singapore, a residential area**Kembangan MRT Station, an MRT Station**Kampong Kembangan SMC, a former constituency*In Indonesia**Kembangan, Jakarta, a subdistrict of West Jakarta...

, 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
Kaki Bukit is a small town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has an estimated population of 3,000. Kaki Bukit is located 16 miles north of the state capital, Kangar and a few miles away from Padang Besar, the boundary of between Thailand and Malaysia.A place of interest in Kaki Bukit is Gua Kelam...

 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
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...

.

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)
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...

, 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 Singapore**Kembangan, Singapore, a residential area**Kembangan MRT Station, an MRT Station**Kampong Kembangan SMC, a former constituency*In 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...

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
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 Singapore**Kembangan, Singapore, a residential area**Kembangan MRT Station, an MRT Station**Kampong Kembangan SMC, a former constituency*In 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 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...

SMC 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
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
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
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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