MacPherson Single Member Constituency
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MacPherson Single Member Constituency (麦波申单选区) is a Single Member Constituency located in central area of Singapore. The ward consists of MacPherson and several areas near MacPherson. Its Member of Parliament is People's Action Party Matthias Yao since 1997 when the single seat was formed and is carved out of Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency. The electoral boundary was redrawn in 2001 with part of the constituency going to Marine Parade GRC.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Matthias Yao (1997 – )
[edit] Candidates and Results
Election | Seats | Voters | Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | |
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Singapore general election, 1997 | 1 | 20,734 | PAP | Matthias Yao | 12,546 | 65.14 | |
SDP | Chee Soon Juan | 6,713 | 34.86 | ||||
Singapore general election, 2001 | 1 | 22,010 | PAP | Matthias Yao | 16,870 | 83.73 | |
DPP | Tan Soo Phuan | 3,277 | 16.27 | ||||
Singapore general election, 2006 | 1 | 21,026 | PAP | Matthias Yao | 13,184 | 68.48 | |
SDA | Sin Kek Tong | 6,067 | 31.52 |
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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