Marine Parade Single Member Constituency

Not to be confused with the present Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency which is way larger than this Marine Parade Single Member Constituency (Marine Parade SMC) by including its nearby towns such as Geylang Serai etc.

Marine Parade Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 馬林百列單選區;Simplified Chinese: 马林百列单选区) is a former single-member constituency in Marine Parade, Singapore from 1976 to 1988 and absorbed into Marine Parade GRC.

This is the ward where the second Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong, made his debut since its inception and it had been his and the People's Action Party's stronghold.

As the town was only reclamated in the 1970s, therefore the area is practically nonexistent before the pre-independence era. The single member constituency was formed after the Bedok Highway was built, commonly named as Marine Parade.

Members of Parliament

• Goh Chok Tong (1976 - 1988)

Constituency Abolished (1988 – present)

(Still continues as a division of Marine Parade in Marine Parade GRC, but constituency abolished.)

Candidates and Results

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1988: Marine Parade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chok Tong	15,228	70.93
	SUF	De Gracias Gertrude M	6,242	29.07
Majority			8,986	41.86
Turnout			22,206	94.0
	PAP hold		Swing	N/A

General Election 1980: Marine Parade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chok Tong	Walkover
Turnout			21,903
	PAP hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Marine Parade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Goh Chok Tong	14,418	78.62
	UF	Monsor Rahman	3,922	21.38
Majority			10,496	57.24
Turnout			18,779	96.2
	PAP win (new seat)

See also

• Goh Chok Tong
• Marine Parade GRC
• Marine Parade

References

• 1984 General Election's result
• 1980 General Election's result
• 1976 General Election's result