Marine Parade Constituency

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.

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

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

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Year Member of Parliament Party
1976 Goh Chok Tong PAP
1980
1984

Elections

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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

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General Election 1976: Marine Parade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Chok Tong 14,418 78.62
DPP Monsor Rahman 3,922 21.38
Majority 10,496 57.24
Turnout 18,779 96.2
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1980s

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General Election 1980: Marine Parade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Chok Tong Walkover
Turnout 21,903
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1984: Marine Parade
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Goh Chok Tong 15,228 70.93
DPP De Gracias Gertrude M 6,242 29.07
Majority 8,986 41.86
Turnout 22,206 94.0
PAP hold Swing N/A

References

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