Marine Parade Constituency

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Marine Parade
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Singapore
Current constituency
Created1976
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Town CouncilMarine Parade
Replaced by Marine Parade GRC

Marine Parade Constituency was a single-member constituency in Marine Parade, Singapore. It was formed in 1976 after the land reclamation works to build Marine Parade were completed and carved out from Joo Chiat Constituency.

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Goh Chok Tong made his political debut in the constituency when it was formed in 1976. He would later become the second Prime Minister of Singapore.

In 1988, the constituency was merged into Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament

YearMember of ParliamentParty
1976 Goh Chok Tong PAP
1980
1984

Elections

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 1970s

General Election 1976: Marine Parade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Goh Chok Tong 14,41878.62
DPP Monsor Rahman3,92221.38
Majority10,49657.24
Turnout 18,77996.2
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1980: Marine Parade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Goh Chok Tong Walkover
Turnout 21,903
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1984: Marine Parade
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Goh Chok Tong 15,22870.93
DPP De Gracias Gertrude M6,24229.07
Majority8,98641.86
Turnout 22,20694.0
PAP hold Swing N/A

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