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Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency
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The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency was a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. It consisted of 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.
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Early history
Prior to the 1988 general election, Marine Parade GRC was formed with three seats in Parliament;[1] 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.[2] 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; it was at the same election that the GRC was expanded to four seats.[3]
1992 by-election & 1997 to 2011
In 1992, a by-election was held in Marine Parade GRC after all four incumbent 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.[4] 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".[5] After the WP left the nomination centre without a nomination, the PAP won 72.94% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), the National Solidarity Party (NSP), and the SJP;[6][7][8] it would be the last contest in the GRC until the 2011 general election.[6][9] In 1997, the GRC was expanded to six seats; of the six divisions, four (Mountbatten, Braddell Heights, Serangoon, Kampong Ubi) were new.[10][11] Of the two abolished divisions, MacPherson became a Single Member Constituency (SMC)[12] while Joo Chiat was given to the newly-created East Coast GRC.[13][14] In 2006, Marine Parade GRC lost its Serangoon division to Aljunied GRC[15][16] while gaining the Kaki Bukit division of East Coast GRC.[17][18]
2011 to 2025
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 72.9% garnered in 1992;[6] it was the second-narrowest PAP victory in a GRC that year after that in East Coast GRC.[9] At that election, the GRC lost the divisions of Mountbatten, which became an SMC,[19] and Kaki Bukit, which was given to Aljunied GRC;[20][21] in return, it gained the newly abolished MacPherson SMC.[22][23]
In the 2015 general election, the WP started to contest Marine Parade GRC, fielding a team led by sitting non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Yee Jenn Jong; Joo Chiat SMC, which he had unsuccessfully contested in 2011, was absorbed into the GRC, while the MacPherson division became an SMC again.[23] 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.[24] Now led by anchor minister[a] Tan Chuan-Jin, the PAP team defeated the WP with 64.07% of the vote.[23][9]
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.[9] 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.[9][26]
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. His responsibilities as MP for the Kembangan–Chai Chee division were taken over by Tong.[27]
Dissolution
Prior to the 2025 general election, the Chai Chee HDB estates in Marine Parade GRC, as well as the entire Joo Chiat division, were given to East Coast GRC.[28] 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, and renamed Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC.[29]
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Electoral results
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Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
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Notes
- A full Cabinet minister leading the PAP team in a GRC.[25]
- Resigned on 17 July 2023 after having an affair with Cheng Li Hui. Edwin Tong took over his responsibilities as Member of Parliament for Kembangan–Chai Chee.
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