The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency was a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in central, eastern and north-eastern Singapore. It covered sections of the planning areas of Bedok, Geylang, Kallang, Marine Parade, Serangoon and Hougang. At abolition, it had five divisions: Marine Parade, Geylang Serai, Braddell Heights, Joo Chiat and Kembangan–Chai Chee, managed by Marine Parade Town Council.
| Marine Parade | |
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| Former group representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Central, North-East and East Regions, Singapore |
| Electorate | 139,738 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Abolished | 2025 |
| Seats | 5 |
| Member | Constituency abolished |
| Town Council | Marine Parade |
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| Replaced by | East Coast GRC (Chai Chee, Joo Chiat division) Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC (all other areas) |
History
Creation and SJP straight fights (1988/1991)
Prior to the 1988 general election, Marine Parade GRC was formed with three seats in Parliament; led by Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, the governing People's Action Party (PAP) defeated the Singapore Justice Party (SJP) with 73.81% of the vote. Helmed again by Goh, who was now the Prime Minister, the PAP won reelection in 1991 with an increased 77.25% of the vote against the SJP; as with all GRCs at that election, Marine Parade GRC was assigned four seats.
1992 by-election
In 1992, a by-election was held in Marine Parade GRC after all four incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) resigned, ostensibly to allow J. B. Jeyaretnam, the leader of the Workers' Party (WP), to contest in an election; he had previously been disqualified from the 1991 general election. Prior to the by-election, incumbent Lim Chee Onn retired "to enable [himself] to concentrate on [his] corporate responsibilities"; in response, Goh said that the retirement allowed him to field a candidate with "ministerial potential". After the WP left the nomination centre without filing nomination papers, the PAP won 72.94% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), the National Solidarity Party (NSP), and the SJP; it would be the last contest in the GRC until the 2011 general election.
NSP straight fight (2011)
In the 2011 general election, the PAP team for Marine Parade GRC, still led by now-Senior Minister Goh, defeated Cheo Chai Chen and his NSP team with 56.64% of the vote, a significant decrease from the 72.94% garnered in 1992. It was the second-narrowest PAP victory in a GRC that year after that in East Coast GRC.
WP contests (2015/2020)
In the 2015 general election, the WP started to contest Marine Parade GRC, fielding a team led by sitting non-constituency MP (NCMP) Yee Jenn Jong. Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency (SMC), which he had unsuccessfully contested in 2011, was absorbed into the GRC, while the MacPherson division became an SMC. Edwin Tong, the incumbent MP for the Jalan Besar division of Moulmein–Kallang GRC, joined the PAP team for Marine Parade GRC after his GRC was dissolved. Now led by anchor minister Tan Chuan-Jin, the PAP team defeated the WP with 64.07% of the vote.
Prior to the 2020 general election, the Joo Seng area of the GRC was transferred to Potong Pasir SMC; Goh and Fatimah Lateef retired from politics and were replaced by Tan See Leng and Fahmi Aliman respectively. Again led by Tan Chuan-Jin, now the Speaker of Parliament, the PAP team retained the GRC against the WP with 57.74% of the vote.
Resignation of Tan Chuan-Jin
On 17 July 2023, Tan Chuan-Jin, alongside Cheng Li Hui, then-MP for the Tampines East division of Tampines GRC, resigned from Parliament and the PAP after having an affair. Tong took over his responsibilities as MP for the Kembangan–Chai Chee division.
Dissolution (2025)
Prior to the 2025 general election, Marine Parade GRC was abolished. The HDB estate of Chai Chee, as well as the entire Joo Chiat division, were transferred to East Coast GRC. The remainder of Marine Parade GRC was merged with certain polling districts in Mountbatten and Potong Pasir SMCs, as well as the entire MacPherson SMC, to become Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC.
Members of Parliament
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Electoral results
Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| PAP | Choo Wee Khiang Othman Haron Eusofe Goh Chok Tong | 41,325 | 73.81 | ||
| SJP | A R Suib M Ramasamy Theng Chin Eng | 14,660 | 26.19 | ||
| Majority | 26,665 | 47.62 | |||
| Total valid votes | 55,985 | ||||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 62,385 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Goh Chok Tong Lim Chee Onn Matthias Yao Othman Haron Eusofe | 51,685 | 77.25% | 3.44% | |
| SJP | Aminuddin Bin Ami Rajasekaran K S M Suib Bin Abdul Rahman Theng Chin Eng | 15,222 | 22.75% | 3.44% | |
| Turnout | 66,907 | 90.38% | 1.28% | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 3.44 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Goh Chok Tong Matthias Yao Othman Haron Eusofe Teo Chee Hean | 48,965 | 72.94% | 4.31% | |
| SDP | Ashleigh Seow Chuan-Hock Chee Soon Juan Low Yong Nguan Md Shariff bin Yahya | 16,447 | 24.50% | N/A | |
| NSP | Ken Sunn Sarry bin Hassan Tan Chee Kien Yong Choon Poh | 950 | 1.42% | N/A | |
| SJP | A R Suib Lim Teong Howe Theng Chin Eng Yen Kim Khooi | 764 | 1.14% | 21.61% | |
| Turnout | 67,126 | 90.72% | 0.34% | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 4.31% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Goh Choon Kang Goh Chok Tong Lim Hwee Hua Mohammed Maidin bin Packer Mohd Othaman Haron Eusofe Yap Giau Cheng Eugene | Unopposed | |||
| Turnout | Walkover | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Andy Gan Lai Chiang Goh Chok Tong Lim Hwee Hua Mohammed Maidin bin Packer Mohd Othaman Haron Eusofe R Ravindran | Unopposed | |||
| Turnout | Walkover | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Fatimah Lateef Goh Chok Tong Lim Biow Chuan Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Ong Seh Hong Seah Kian Peng | Unopposed | |||
| Turnout | Walkover | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Fatimah Lateef Goh Chok Tong Tan Chuan-Jin Tin Pei Ling Seah Kian Peng | 78,286 | 56.65 | N/A | |
| NSP | Abdul Salim Harun Cheo Chai Chen Ivan Yeo Nicole Seah Spencer Ng | 59,926 | 43.35 | N/A | |
| Majority | 18,360 | 13.30 | |||
| Total valid votes | 138,212 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 154,451 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 16.29 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Edwin Tong Fatimah Lateef Goh Chok Tong Seah Kian Peng Tan Chuan-Jin Yee Jenn Jong | 85,138 | 64.07 | 7.42 | |
| WP | Dylan Ng Firuz Khan He Ting Ru Terence Tan | 47,753 | 35.93 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37,385 | 28.14 | |||
| Total valid votes | 132,891 | 98.75 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,682 | 1.25 | |||
| Turnout | 134,573 | 92.02 | |||
| Registered electors | 146,244 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 7.42 | |||
Elections in 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| PAP | Edwin Tong Fahmi Aliman Seah Kian Peng Tan Chuan-Jin Tan See Leng | 75,203 | 57.74 | 6.33 | |
| WP | Fadli Fawzi Muhammad Azhar Bin Abdul Latip Nathaniel Koh Ron Tan Yee Jenn Jong | 55,047 | 42.26 | 6.33 | |
| Majority | 20,156 | 15.48 | |||
| Total valid votes | 130,250 | 98.65 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,789 | 1.35 | |||
| Turnout | 132,039 | 94.57 | 1.87 | ||
| Registered electors | 139,622 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | 6.33 | |||
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