Third existence (2015–2025)
For the 2015 general election, the National Solidarity Party (NSP), which had contested Marine Parade GRC in 2011, initially planned to field a candidate against the PAP in MacPherson SMC, but decided to pull out of the contest when the Workers' Party (WP) announced its desire to contest in the constituency. [12] The NSP later backtracked and fielded Steve Chia in the constituency, but Chia quit citing online abuse over his participation. [12] As a result, the party fielded Cheo Chai Chen. [12] Hazel Poa, then the acting secretary-general of the NSP, resigned from the party, stating that she opposed the decision of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) to contest the SMC. [13]
During the election campaign, Cheo drew considerable criticism for telling reporters that PAP candidate Tin Pei Ling's status as a new mother was "her weakness" and saying that it was possible that she would spend more time on her child than on her constituents. [14] He later claimed that he was joking. [15] Tin, the incumbent MP for the MacPherson division of Marine Parade GRC, won the election with 65.58% of the vote; Bernard Chen from the WP received 33.6% and Cheo received 0.82%. [16] For not winning at least 12.5% of the vote, Cheo forfeited his election deposit of S$14,500. [17]
During the 2020 general election, Tin retained MacPherson SMC with an improved 71.74% of the vote against Goh Meng Seng, the founder and leader of the People's Power Party (PPP). This was despite a national swing against the PAP. [16]
For the 2025 general election, the SMC was abolished and merged into Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC. [18]
