Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency
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Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 马林百列集选区) is a six-member Group Representation Constituency 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 and a part of Serangoon. Serangoon Gardens was part of the constituency till 2006 when it was moved to Aljunied Group Representation Constituency.
The GRC has been uncontested since 1992 with the People's Action Party has held the GRC since its formation in 1988 and received its last contest in the 1992 by-election against three parties namely, National Solidarity Party, Singapore Democratic Party and Singapore Justice Party. Marine Parade is led by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong who is the Member of Parliament for Marine Parade sub-division since 1976.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Choo Wee Khiang (1988 – 1991)
- Goh Chok Tong - Marine Parade (1988 – )
- Othman Haron Eusofe - Geylang Serai (1988 – 2006)
- Lim Chee Onn (1991 – 1992)
- Matthias Yao - MacPherson (1991 – 1997)
- Teo Chee Hean (1992 – 1997)
- Goh Choon Kang - Braddell Heights (1997 – 2001)
- Lim Hwee Hua - Serangoon (1997 – 2006)
- Mohamad Maidin B P M - Kampong Ubi (1997 – 2006
- R Ravindran - Mountbatten (before 2001) Braddell Heights (from 2001 to 2006) (1997 – 2006)
- Andy Gan Lai Chiang - Mountbatten (2001 – 2006)
- Fatimah Lateef - Geylang Serai (2006 – )
- Lim Biow Chuan - Mountbatten (2006 – )
- Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim (2006 – )
- Ong Seh Hong - Kampong Ubi-Kembangan (2006 – )
- Seah Kian Peng - Braddell Heights (2006 – )
[edit] Candidates and results
| Election | Seats | Voters | Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | |
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| Singapore general election, 1988 | 3 | 62,835 | PAP |  |
Choo Wee Khiang Goh Chok Tong Othman Haron Eusofe |
41,325 | 73.81 |
| JPS | A R Suib M Ramasamy Theng Chin Eng |
14,660 | 26.19 | ||||
| Singapore general election, 1991 | 4 | 74,032 | PAP | |
Goh Chok Tong Lim Chee Onn Matthias Yao Chih 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 | ||||
| Singapore by-election, 1992 | 4 | 73,986 | PAP | |
Goh Chok Tong Matthias Yao Othman Haron Eusofe Teo Chee Hean |
48,965 | 72.94 |
| SDP |  |
Chee Soon Juan 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 | |||
| Singapore general election, 1997 | 6 | 142,106 | PAP | |
Goh Chok Tong Goh Choon Kang Lim Hwee Hua Mohamad Maidin B P M Othman Haron Eusofe Yap Giau Cheng Eugene |
Walkover | Walkover |
| Singapore general election, 2001 | 6 | 140,174 | PAP | |
Andy Gan Lai Chiang Goh Chok Tong Lim Hwee Hua Mohamad Maidin B P M Othman Haron Eusofe R Ravindran |
Walkover | Walkover |
| Singapore general election, 2006 | 6 | 155,106 | PAP | |
Fatimah Lateef Goh Chok Tong Lim Biow Chuan Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Ong Seh Hong Seah Kian Peng |
Walkover | Walkover |
| edit | Constituencies of Singapore |  |
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| Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)
Aljunied (5) | Ang Mo Kio (6) | Bishan-Toa Payoh (5) | East Coast (5) | Holland-Bukit Timah (5) | Hong Kah (5) | Jalan Besar (5) | Jurong (5) | Marine Parade (6) | Pasir Ris-Punggol (6) | Sembawang (6) | Tampines (5) | Tanjong Pagar (6) | West Coast (5) |
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| Single Member Constitutencies (SMCs)
Bukit Panjang | Chua Chu Kang | Hougang | Joo Chiat | MacPherson | Nee Soon Central | Nee Soon East | Potong Pasir | Yio Chu Kang |
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| Former or defunct constituencies Cheng San (5)
Alexandra | Aljunied | Ang Mo Kio | Anson | Ayer Rajah | Bedok | Bedok (4) | Bo Wen | Boon Lay | Boon Teck | Braddell Heights | Bras Basah | Brickworks | Brickworks (4) | Bukit Batok | Bukit Gombak | Bukit Ho Swee | Bukit Merah | Bukit Timah | Bukit Timah (5) | Buona Vista | Cairnhill | Changi | Changkat | Cheng San | Cheng San (5) | Chong Boon | Clementi | Crawford | Delta | Eunos | Eunos (4) | Farrer Park | Fengshan | Geylang East | Geylang Serai | Geylang West | Havelock | Henderson | Holland-Bukit Panjang (5) | Hong Kah | Hong Lim | Jalan Besar | Jalan Kayu | Jurong | Kaki Bukit | Kallang | Kampong Chai Chee | Kampong Glam | Kampong Glam (4) | Kampong Kapor | Kampong Kembangan | Kampong Ubi | Katong | Kebun Baru | Khe Bong | Kim Keat | Kim Seng | Kolam Ayer | Kreta Ayer | Kreta Ayer-Tanglin (4) | Kuo Chuan | Leng Kee | Marine Parade | Moulmien | Mountbatten | Nee Soon | Nee Soon South | Pasir Panjang | Pasir Panjang (3) | Pasir Ris (4) | Paya Lebar | Punggol | Punggol-Tampines | Queenstown | Radin Mas | River Valley | Rochore | Seletar | Sembawang | Sepoy Lines | Serangoon Gardens | Siglap | Stamford | Southern Islands | Tampines | Tanah Merah | Tanglin | Tanjong Pagar | Teck Ghee | Telok Ayer | Telok Blangah | Thomson | Thomson (4) | Tiong Bahru (3) | Toa Payoh | Toa Payoh (3) | Ulu Bedok | Ulu Pandan | Upper Serangoon | West Coast | Whampoa | Yuhua
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