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MacPherson Single Member Constituency 
Summary
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.
| MacPherson | |
|---|---|
| Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 28,564 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1968 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party |  People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Tin Pei Ling |
| Town Council | Marine Parade |
| Merged | 1991, 2011 |
| Merged to | Marine Parade GRC |
| Reformed | 1997, 2015 |
| Reformed from | Marine Parade GRC |
History edit
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.
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
| 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 | |||
Electoral results edit
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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chua Sian Chin | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 13,099 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1970s edit
| 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 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chua Sian Chin | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 18,716 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 1980s edit
| 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 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chua Sian Chin | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 19,500 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| 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
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Elections in 1990s edit
| 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Matthias Yao | 16,870 | 83.73 |  18.59
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| DPP | Tan Soo Phuan | 3,277 | 16.27 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,593 | 67.46 | 37.18
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| Registered electors | 22,010 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 20,147 | 97.22 | 0.05
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| Rejected ballots | 577 | 2.78 | 0.05
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| Turnout | 20,724 | 94.16 | 1.43
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| PAP hold | Swing | 18.59
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Matthias Yao | 13,184 | 68.48 | 15.25
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| SDA | Sin Kek Tong | 6,067 | 31.52 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,117 | 36.96 | 30.50
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| Registered electors | 21,041 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,251 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 544 | 2.75 | 0.03
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| Turnout | 19,795 | 94.08 | 0.08
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| PAP hold | Swing | 15.25
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Elections in 2010s edit
| 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Tin Pei Ling | 18,983 | 71.74 | 6.16
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| PPP | Goh Meng Seng | 7,477 | 28.26 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,506 | 43.48 | 11.50
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| Registered electors | 28,564 | 0.19
| |||
| Total valid votes | 26,460 | 97.69 | 0.75
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| Rejected ballots | 625 | 2.31 | 0.75
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| Turnout | 27,085 | 94.82 | 1.23
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| PAP hold | Swing | 6.16
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See also edit
References edit
- 2020 General Election's result
- 2015 General Election's result
- 2006 General Election's result
- 2001 General Election's result
- 1997 General Election's result
- 1988 General Election's result
- 1984 General Election's result
- 1980 General Election's result
- 1976 General Election's result
- 1972 General Election's result
- 1968 General Election's result