Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency
Marsiling–Yew Tee | |
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Group Representation constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | North and West Regions, Singapore |
Electorate | 117,176 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 24 July 2015 |
Seats | 4 |
Party | People's Action Party |
Member(s) | Alex Yam Hany Soh Zaqy Mohamad Lawrence Wong |
Town Council | Marsiling–Yew Tee |
Created from |
The Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency is a four-member
Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-western part of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Chua Chu Kang (Yew Tee), Sungei Kadut Industrial Area, Kranji, Woodlands Checkpoint, and the west part of Woodlands. The four divisions of the GRC are Limbang, Marsiling, Woodgrove and Yew Tee managed by Marsiling—Yew Tee Town Council. The current Members of Parliament are Alex Yam, Hany Soh, Zaqy Mohamad and Lawrence Wong from the People's Action Party
(PAP).
History
On 7 August 2017,
Speaker of Parliament in order to contest in the 2017 Singapore presidential election,[1] and elected as the 8th President of Singapore due to a walkover on the nomination day on 13 September 2017.[2]
On 8 August 2017,
High Court dismissed a bid by the Singapore Democratic Party assistant treasurer Wong Souk Yee for a by-election to be called. Justice Chua Lee Ming presided on the hearing.[5] The appeal was subsequently dismissed by the Court of Appeal.[6]
Members of Parliament
Election | Division | Members of Parliament | Party | |
2015 |
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PAP | |
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2020 |
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Chua Chu Kang GRC MP Zaqy Mohamad will be the grassroots adviser not the MP.
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 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Alex Yam Ong Teng Koon Halimah Yacob Lawrence Wong |
68,485 | 68.73% | N/A | |
SDP | Wong Souk Yee John Tan Bryan Lim Damanhuri Abas |
31,157 | 31.27% | N/A | |
Majority | 37,328 | 37.4% | N/A | ||
Rejected ballots | 2,134 | 2.0% | N/A | ||
Turnout | 101,776 | 94.59% | N/A | ||
PAP win (new seat) |
Elections in 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Alex Yam Hany Soh Zaqy Mohamad Lawrence Wong |
69,722 | 63.18 | 5.55 | |
SDP | Benjamin Pwee Bryan Lim Damanhuri Abas Khung Wai Yeen |
40,641 | 36.82 | 5.55 | |
Majority | 29,081 | 26.36 | |||
Rejected ballots | 2,097 | 1.86 | |||
Turnout | 112,460 | 95.98 | 1.39 | ||
Registered electors | 117,176 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | 5.52 |
References
- ^ "PM Lee accepts Halimah Yacob's resignation from the PAP". Channel NewsAsia. 7 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- Straits TimesNewspaper) Retrieved September 13th, 2017.
- ^ a b Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh (9 August 2017). "Zaqy to take over Marsiling grassroots adviser role". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh (7 Feb 2017). "No by-election if minority MP leaves GRC, says Chun Sing". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "High Court throws out SDP assistant treasurer's bid for Marsiling–Yew Tee by-election". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ Lim, Adrian (10 April 2019). "Court of Appeal dismisses bid for by-election to be called in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 September 2019.