Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency

Not to be confused with another defunct ward called Marine Parade Single Member Constituency (Marine Parade SMC) that existed from 1976 to 1984 where the second Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong had made his debut there and held on since then. Marine Parade SMC is a smaller ward that consist only in Marine Parade town, Singapore without neighbouring areas such as Geylang Serai etc. .

Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 馬林百列集選區;Simplified 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, Ubi and a part of Serangoon. Serangoon Gardens was part of the constituency till 2006 when it was moved to Aljunied Group Representation Constituency. On 2011, it minuses off Kaki Bukit portion and in return, MacPherson ward was absorbed and exchanged.

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

Before the creation of Marine Parade GRC, he had been the Member of Parliament 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 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, Singapore Democratic Party and Singapore Justice Party (now part of the Singapore Democratic Alliance).

Members of Parliament

Candidates and results

See also

• Marine Parade SMC
• Goh Chok Tong

Reference

• 2011 General Election's result
• 2006 General Election's result
• 2001 General Election's result
• 1997 General Election's result
• 1992 By-Election's result
• 1991 General Election's result
• 1988 General Election's result