MacPherson Single Member Constituency

MacPherson
MacPherson
Single Member constituency; for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Central Region, Singapore
Electorate	28,564
Current constituency
Created	1968;57 years ago
Seats	1
Party	People's Action Party
Member(s)	Tin Pei Ling
Town Council	Marine Parade
Merged	1991, 2011, 2025
Merged to	Marine Parade GRC
Reformed	1997, 2015
Reformed from	Marine Parade GRC

Last updated March 17, 2025

The MacPherson Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency located in the central area of Singapore. It is managed by Marine Parade Town Council. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is People's Action Party (PAP) Tin Pei Ling.

History

It existed from 1968 to 1991 as an independent ward, was merged with Marine Parade GRC until 2011, and became an independent SMC again for the 2015 general elections. As of 2020, it retains its status as a SMC.

The ward consists of Circuit/Pipit Road, Geylang East Central, Aljunied Crescent/Avenue 2, Mattar/Merpati Road, Paya Lebar MRT/Square and several areas near MacPherson.

In 2025, the ward was merged into Marine Parade–Braddell Heights Group Representation Constituency prior to the 2025 Singaporean general election.^[1]^[2]

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Formation
1968	Chua Sian Chin		PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
Constituency abolished (1991 – 1997)
1997	Matthias Yao		PAP
2001
2006
Constituency abolished (2011 – 2015)
2015	Tin Pei Ling		PAP
2020
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 1960s

General Election 1968: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Chua Sian Chin	Unopposed
Registered electors			13,099
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chua Sian Chin	10,117	68.76	N/A
	WP	Lee Tow Kiat	4,597	31.24	N/A
Majority			5,520	37.52	N/A
Registered electors			15,637
Total valid votes			14,714	98.41
Rejected ballots			238	1.59	N/A
Turnout			14,952	95.62	N/A
	PAP hold

General Election 1976: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Chua Sian Chin	Unopposed
Registered electors			18,716
	PAP hold

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chua Sian Chin	15,280	86.89	N/A
	United People's Front	Darus bin Shariff	2,306	13.11	N/A
Majority			12,974	73.78	N/A
Registered electors			18,997
Total valid votes			17,586	97.18
Rejected ballots			510	2.82	N/A
Turnout			18,096	95.26	N/A
	PAP hold

General Election 1984: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes
	PAP	Chua Sian Chin	Unopposed
Registered electors			19,500
	PAP hold

General Election 1988: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Chua Sian Chin	10,453	65.98
	NSP	Kum Teng Hock	5,390	34.02
Majority			5,063	31.96
Registered electors			17,063
Total valid votes			15,843	97.81
Rejected ballots			354	2.19
Turnout			16,197	94.92
	PAP hold		Swing	2.78

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Matthias Yao	12,546	65.14
	SDP	Chee Soon Juan	6,713	34.86
Majority			5,833	30.28
Registered electors			20,734
Total valid votes			19,259	97.17
Rejected ballots			561	2.83
Turnout			19,820	95.59
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2001: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Matthias Yao	16,870	83.73	18.59
	DPP	Tan Soo Phuan	3,277	16.27	N/A
Majority			13,593	67.46	37.18
Registered electors			22,010
Total valid votes			20,147	97.22	0.05
Rejected ballots			577	2.78	0.05
Turnout			20,724	94.16	1.43
	PAP hold		Swing	18.59

General Election 2006: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Matthias Yao	13,184	68.48	15.25
	SDA	Sin Kek Tong	6,067	31.52	N/A
Majority			7,117	36.96	30.50
Registered electors			21,041
Total valid votes			19,251
Rejected ballots			544	2.75	0.03
Turnout			19,795	94.08	0.08
	PAP hold		Swing	15.25

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Tin Pei Ling	17,227	65.58
	WP	Chen Jiaxi Bernard	8,826	33.60
	NSP	Cheo Chai Chen	215	0.82
Majority			8,401	31.98
Registered electors			28,511
Total valid votes			26,268	98.44
Rejected ballots			415	1.56
Turnout			26,683	93.59
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: MacPherson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tin Pei Ling	18,983	71.74	6.16
	PPP	Goh Meng Seng	7,477	28.26	N/A
Majority			11,506	43.48	11.50
Registered electors			28,564		0.19
Total valid votes			26,460	97.69	0.75
Rejected ballots			625	2.31	0.75
Turnout			27,085	94.82	1.23
	PAP hold		Swing	6.16

References

↑ Ang, Hwee Min (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Major boundary changes to West Coast, East Coast and Marine Parade GRCs". CNA . Retrieved 2025-03-12.
↑ Koh, Fabian (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

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[1] Ang, Hwee Min (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Major boundary changes to West Coast, East Coast and Marine Parade GRCs". CNA . Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[:0-2] Koh, Fabian (11 March 2025). "GE2025: Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact". CNA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

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