Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency

Not to be confused with the defunct Marine Parade Constituency that existed from 1976 to 1988.

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.

Marine Parade
Former Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Central, North-East and East Regions, Singapore
Electorate	139,738
Former constituency
Created	1988; 37 years ago (1988)
Abolished	2025; 0 years ago (2025)
Seats	5
Member(s)	Constituency abolished
Town Council	Marine Parade
Created from	Joo Chiat Constituency Geylang Serai Constituency Marine Parade Constituency
Replaced by	East Coast GRC (Chai Chee HDBs, Joo Chiat division) Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC (all other areas)

History

Early history

Prior to the 1988 general election, Marine Parade GRC was formed with three seats in Parliament;^[1] the governing People's Action Party (PAP) defeated the Singapore Justice Party (SJP) with 73.81% of the vote.^[2] Helmed by incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) Goh Chok Tong, 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

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, Prime Minister Goh said that the retirement allowed him to field a candidate with "ministerial potential".^[5] The PAP won 72.9% of the vote against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), the National Solidarity Party (NSP), and the SJP;^[6] it would be the last contest in the GRC until the 2011 general election.^[6][7] In 1997, the ward was expanded into six to include Mountbatten, Braddell Heights and Serangoon division while carving out MacPherson into a SMC and Joo Chiat into East Coast GRC. In 2006, Serangoon ward was carved out into Aljunied GRC while absorbing Kaki Bukit division from East Coast GRC.

2011 to 2025

In the 2011 general election, the PAP team, still led by now-Senior Minister Goh, defeated the NSP team led by Cheo Chai Chen 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 after East Coast GRC.^[7]

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 unsuccesfully contested in 2011, was absorbed into the GRC, while the MacPherson division was carved out to become MacPherson SMC.^[8] Edwin Tong, incumbent MP for the Jalan Besar division in Moulmein–Kallang GRC, joined the PAP team for Marine Parade GRC after his GRC was dissolved.^[9] Now led by anchor minister Tan Chuan-Jin, the PAP defeated the WP with 64.07% of the vote.^[10][7]

Prior to the 2020 general election, the Joo Seng area of the GRC was given to Potong Pasir SMC; Goh Chok Tong and Fatimah Lateef retired from politics and were replaced by Tan See Leng and Fahmi Aliman. The PAP once again led by Tan Chuan-Jin (who is now Speaker since 2017) retained the GRC against the WP with 57.76% of the vote.^[7]

Resignation of Tan Chuan-Jin

On 17 July 2023, Tan, 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 Edwin Tong, fellow MP for Marine Parade GRC.^[11]

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.^[12] The remainder of Marine Parade GRC was merged with the entirety of MacPherson SMC and polling districts in Mountbatten and Potong Pasir SMCs and renamed Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC.^[13]

Members of Parliament

Election	Division	Members of Parliament	Party
Formation
1988	Joo Chiat Geylang Serai Marine Parade	Choo Wee Khiang Othman Haron Eusofe Goh Chok Tong		PAP
1991	Joo Chiat Geylang Serai Marine Parade MacPherson	Lim Chee Onn Othman Haron Eusofe Goh Chok Tong Matthias Yao
1992	Joo Chiat Geylang Serai Marine Parade MacPherson	Teo Chee Hean Othman Haron Eusofe Goh Chok Tong Matthias Yao
1997	Braddell Heights Geylang Serai Kampong Ubi Marine Parade Mountbatten Serangoon	Goh Choon Kang Othman Haron Eusofe Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd Goh Chok Tong Yap Giau Cheng Eugene Lim Hwee Hua
2001		R Ravindran Othman Haron Eusofe Mohamad Maidin bin Packer Mohd Goh Chok Tong Andy Gan Lai Chiang Lim Hwee Hua
2006	Braddell Heights Geylang Serai Kaki Bukit Kampong Ubi - Kembangan Marine Parade Mountbatten	Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Ong Seh Hong Goh Chok Tong Lim Biow Chuan
2011	Braddell Heights Geylang Serai Kembangan - Chai Chee MacPherson Marine Parade	Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Tan Chuan-Jin Tin Pei Ling Goh Chok Tong
2015	Braddell Heights Geylang Serai Joo Chiat Kembangan - Chai Chee Marine Parade	Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Edwin Tong Tan Chuan-Jin Goh Chok Tong
2020		Seah Kian Peng Fahmi Aliman Edwin Tong Tan Chuan-Jin[a] (2020–2023) Tan See Leng
Constituency abolished (2025)

Electoral results

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%.

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			62,385
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Lim Chee Onn Othman Haron Eusofe Goh Chok Tong Matthias Yao	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

By-Election 1992: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Teo Chee Hean Othman Haron Eusofe Goh Chok Tong Matthias Yao	48,965	72.94%	4.31%
	SDP	Chee Soon Juan Low Yong Nguan Md Shariff bin Yahya Ashleigh Seow Chuan-Hock	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%

General Election 1997: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Choon Kang Othaman Haron Eusofe Mohammed Maidin bin Packer Mohd Goh Chok Tong Yap Giau Cheng Eugene Lim Hwee Hua	Unopposed
Turnout			Walkover
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2001: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	R Ravindran Othaman Haron Eusofe Mohammed Maidin bin Packer Mohd Goh Chok Tong Andy Gan Lai Chiang Lim Hwee Hua	Unopposed
Turnout			Walkover
	PAP hold		Swing

General Election 2006: Marine Parade GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Ong Seh Hong Goh Chok Tong Lim Biow Chuan	Unopposed
Turnout			Walkover
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Tan Chuan-Jin Tin Pei Ling Goh Chok Tong	78,286	56.65	16.29
	NSP	Cheo Chai Chen Nicole Seah Spencer Ng Abdul Salim Harun Ivan Yeo	59,926	43.35	43.35
Majority			18,360	13.30
Total valid votes			138,212
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			154,451
	PAP hold		Swing	16.29

General Election 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Seah Kian Peng Fatimah Lateef Edwin Tong Tan Chuan-Jin Goh Chok Tong	85,138	64.07	7.42
	WP	Yee Jenn Jong He Ting Ru Dylan Ng Firuz Khan 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

General Election 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Seah Kian Peng Fahmi Aliman Edwin Tong Tan Chuan-Jin Tan See Leng	75,203	57.74	6.33
	WP	Yee Jenn Jong Ron Tan Nathaniel Koh Fadli Fawzi Muhammad Azhar Bin Abdul Latip	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

Notes

1. 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.