MacPherson Single Member Constituency

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MacPherson
Former single-member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionCentral Region, Singapore
Electorate28,513
Former constituency
Created1968; 58 years ago (1968)
Abolished2025; 1 year ago (2025)
Seats1
MemberConstituency abolished
Town CouncilMarine Parade
Reformed1997, 2015
Reformed fromMarine Parade GRC
Merged1991, 2011, 2025
Merged intoMarine Parade GRC (1991, 2011)
Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC (2025)

The MacPherson Single Member Constituency was a single-member constituency (SMC) in central Singapore. At abolition, it was managed by Marine Parade Town Council.

History

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First existence (1968–1991)

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MacPherson Constituency was created for the 1968 general election, with Chua Sian Chin from the governing People's Action Party (PAP) winning unopposed.[1] He would retain the constituency, both unopposed and against different opposition candidates,[2][3][4][5] until the 1991 general election, when it was abolished and merged into Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC).[6]

In 1988, the constituency was renamed MacPherson Single Member Constituency with the creation of GRCs.[7]

Second existence (1997–2011)

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In 1994, Chee Soon Juan, the leader of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), challenged Matthias Yao, the incumbent PAP Member of Parliament (MP) for the MacPherson division of Marine Parade GRC, to an SMC contest amid an antagonistic exchange of letters between the two in The Straits Times regarding Chee's integrity. MacPherson SMC was thus reformed for the 1997 general election.[8]

In the election, Yao won 65.14% of the vote.[9] He would retain the SMC until the 2011 general election, when it was merged again into Marine Parade GRC.[10][11][12]

Third existence (2015–2025)

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For the 2015 general election, the National Solidarity Party (NSP), which had contested Marine Parade GRC in 2011, initially planned to field a candidate against the PAP in MacPherson SMC, but decided to pull out of the contest when the Workers' Party (WP) announced its desire to contest in the constituency.[12] The NSP later backtracked and fielded Steve Chia in the constituency, but Chia quit citing online abuse over his participation.[12] As a result, the party fielded Cheo Chai Chen.[12] Hazel Poa, then the acting secretary-general of the NSP, resigned from the party, stating that she opposed the decision of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) to contest the SMC.[13]

During the election campaign, Cheo drew considerable criticism for telling reporters that PAP candidate Tin Pei Ling's status as a new mother was "her weakness" and saying that it was possible that she would spend more time on her child than on her constituents.[14] He later claimed that he was joking.[15] Tin, the incumbent MP for the MacPherson division of Marine Parade GRC, won the election with 65.58% of the vote; Bernard Chen from the WP received 33.6% and Cheo received 0.82%.[16] For not winning at least 12.5% of the vote, Cheo forfeited his election deposit of S$14,500.[17]

During the 2020 general election, Tin retained MacPherson SMC with an improved 71.74% of the vote against Goh Meng Seng, the founder and leader of the People's Power Party (PPP). This was despite a national swing against the PAP.[16]

For the 2025 general election, the SMC was abolished and merged into Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC.[18]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
Formation
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
Constituency abolished (2025)

Electoral results

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Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1960s

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General Election 1968: MacPherson
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Chua Sian Chin Unopposed
Registered electors 13,099
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1970s

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General Election 1972: MacPherson
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
General Election 1976: MacPherson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chua Sian Chin Unopposed
Registered electors 18,716
PAP hold

Elections in 1980s

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General Election 1980: MacPherson
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
General Election 1984: MacPherson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Chua Sian Chin Unopposed
Registered electors 19,500
PAP hold
General Election 1988: MacPherson
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 Decrease2.78

Elections in 1990s

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General Election 1997: MacPherson
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

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General Election 2001: MacPherson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Matthias Yao 16,870 83.73 Increase18.59
DPP Tan Soo Phuan 3,277 16.27 N/A
Majority 13,593 67.46 Increase37.18
Registered electors 22,010
Total valid votes 20,147 97.22 Increase0.05
Rejected ballots 577 2.78 Decrease0.05
Turnout 20,724 94.16 Decrease1.43
PAP hold Swing Increase18.59
General Election 2006: MacPherson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Matthias Yao 13,184 68.48 Decrease15.25
SDA Sin Kek Tong 6,067 31.52 N/A
Majority 7,117 36.96 Decrease30.50
Registered electors 21,041
Total valid votes 19,251
Rejected ballots 544 2.75 Decrease0.03
Turnout 19,795 94.08 Decrease0.08
PAP hold Swing Decrease15.25

Elections in 2010s

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General Election 2015: MacPherson
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Tin Pei Ling 17,227 65.58
WP Bernard Chen 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

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General Election 2020: MacPherson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Tin Pei Ling 19,009 71.74 Increase6.16
PPP Goh Meng Seng 7,489 28.26 N/A
Majority 11,520 43.48 Increase11.50
Total valid votes 26,498 97.70 Decrease0.74
Rejected ballots 625 2.30 Increase0.74
Turnout 27,123 95.13 Increase1.54
Registered electors 28,513 Increase6.86
PAP hold Swing Increase 6.16

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