Marine Parade
Group Representation constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSouth East Regions, Singapore
Electorate139,738
Current constituency
Created1988 (1988)
Seats5
Party People's Action Party
Member(s)Seah Kian Peng
Mohd Fahmi Aliman
Edwin Tong
Tan See Leng
Town CouncilMarine Parade
Created from

The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) 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, Serangoon and Hougang. There are a total of 5 divisions in this GRC: Marine Parade, Geylang Serai, Braddell Heights, Joo Chiat and Kembangan-Chai Chee. The current MPs are Seah Kian Peng, Mohd Fahmi Aliman, Edwin Tong, and Tan See Leng from the People's Action Party (PAP).

Members of Parliament

Election Division Members of ParliamentParty
Formation
1988
  • Joo Chiat
  • Geylang Serai
  • Marine Parade
PAP
1991
  • Joo Chiat
  • Geylang Serai
  • Marine Parade
  • MacPherson
1992
  • Joo Chiat
  • Geylang Serai
  • Marine Parade
  • MacPherson
1997
  • Braddell Heights
  • Geylang Serai
  • Kampong Ubi
  • Marine Parade
  • Mountbatten
  • Serangoon
2001
2006
  • Braddell Heights
  • Geylang Serai
  • Kaki Bukit
  • Kampong Ubi - Kembangan
  • Marine Parade
  • Mountbatten
2011
  • Braddell Heights
  • Geylang Serai
  • Kembangan - Chai Chee
  • MacPherson
  • Marine Parade
2015
  • Braddell Heights
  • Geylang Serai
  • Joo Chiat
  • Kembangan - Chai Chee
  • Marine Parade
2020

^ Tan Chuan-Jin resigned his post and Speaker of Parliament and from the People's Action Party on 17 July 2023 due to an extramarital affair with Tampines GRC Cheng Li Hui. However, no by-election was called on the ground since it was a Group Representation Constituency, and the workload for the ward was distributed to Edwin Tong.[1]

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 2020s

General Election 2020: Marine Parade GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Seah Kian Peng
Mohd Fahmi Aliman
Edwin Tong
Tan Chuan Jin
Tan See Leng
74,993 57.76 Decrease6.31
WP Yee Jenn Jong
Ron Tan
Nathaniel Koh
Muhammad Fadli Bin Mohammed Fawzi
Muhammad Azhar Bin Abdul Latip
54,850 42.24 Increase6.31
Majority 20,143 15.52
Rejected ballots 1,787 1.36
Turnout 131,630 94.20 Increase2.40
Registered electors 139,738
PAP hold Swing Decrease6.31

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Marine Parade GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Seah Kian Peng
Fatimah Lateef
Edwin Tong
Tan Chuan Jin
Goh Chok Tong
84,939 64.07% Increase7.42%
WP Yee Jenn Jong
He Ting Ru
Dylan Ng
Firuz Khan
Terence Tan
47,629 35.93% Increase35.93%
Rejected ballots 1,682 1.15% -
Turnout 146,244 92.7% Increase2.83%
PAP hold Swing Increase7.42
General Election 2011: Marine Parade GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Seah Kian Peng
Fatimah Lateef
Tan Chuan Jin
Tin Pei Ling
Goh Chok Tong
78,286 56.65% Decrease16.29%
NSP Cheo Chai Chen
Nicole Seah
Spencer Ng
Abdul Salim Harun
Ivan Yeo
59,926 43.35% Increase43.35%
Turnout 138,812 89.87 N/A
PAP hold Swing Decrease16.29

Elections in 2000s

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
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

Elections in 1990s

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
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% Decrease4.31%
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% Decrease21.61%
Turnout 67,126 90.72% Increase0.34%
PAP hold Swing Decrease4.31%
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% Increase3.44%
SJP Aminuddin Bin Ami
Rajasekaran K S M
Suib Bin Abdul Rahman
Theng Chin Eng
15,222 22.75% Decrease3.44%
Turnout 66,907 90.38% Increase1.28%
PAP hold Swing Increase3.44

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Marine Parade GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Choo Wee Khiang
Othman Haron Eusofe
Goh Chok Tong
41,325 73.81% N/A
SJP A R Suib
M Ramasamy
Theng Chin Eng
14,660 26.19% N/A
Turnout 55,985 89.09% N/A
PAP win (new seat)

References

  1. "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin, MP Cheng Li Hui resign over 'propriety and personal conduct'". CNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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