Marine Parade Constituency was a single-member constituency in
Marine Parade
Marine Parade is a planning area and residential estate located in the Central Region of Singapore. Straddling the tip of the southeastern coast of Pulau Ujong, Marine Parade serves as a buffer between the Central and East regions of the ci ...
, Singapore. It was formed in 1976 after the land reclamation works to build Marine Parade were completed and carved out from
Joo Chiat Constituency.
Goh Chok Tong
Goh Chok Tong (; born 20 May 1941) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1990 and 2004, and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party between 1992 and 2004. He was the Member of Parliament (MP ...
made his political debut in the constituency when it was formed in 1976. He would later become the second
Prime Minister of Singapore
The prime minister of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore. The president appoints the prime minister, a Member of Parliament (MP) who in their opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of the majority of ...
.
In 1988, the constituency was merged into
Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency
The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consists of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, G ...
.
Member of Parliament
Elections
Elections in 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
References
1984 General Election's result
Singaporean electoral divisions
Ang Mo Kio
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