Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency

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Marsiling–Yew Tee
Group Representation constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionNorth and West Regions, Singapore
Electorate119,559
Current constituency
Created24 July 2015; 10 years ago (2015-07-24)
Seats4
PartyPeople's Action Party
MembersAlex Yam
Hany Soh
Lawrence Wong
Zaqy Mohamad
Town CouncilMarsiling–Yew Tee
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The Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency is a four-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north and west of Singapore. It has four divisions: Limbang, Marsiling, Woodgrove, and Yew Tee, managed by Marsiling–Yew Tee Town Council. The current Members of Parliament (MPs) for the constituency are Alex Yam, Hany Soh, Lawrence Wong and Zaqy Mohamad from the governing People's Action Party (PAP).

History

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2015: Creation of GRC

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Prior to the 2015 general election, Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC was formed with four MPs from the existing GRCs of Chua Chu Kang and Sembawang. Led by Lawrence Wong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and MP for West Coast GRC, and Halimah Yacob, Speaker of Parliament and MP for Jurong GRC, the PAP defeated the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with 68.73% of the vote.[1][2]

2017: Resignation of Halimah Yacob

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On 7 August 2017, Halimah, the MP for the Marsiling division of the GRC, resigned as Speaker, an MP and a member of the PAP in order to contest in the presidential election in the same year.[3]

The next day, Zaqy Mohamad, incumbent MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC, was appointed as the grassroots advisor[a] for Halimah's Marsiling division.[7] Halimah had been the sole minority MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC prior to her resignation.[8][b] When queried by Pritam Singh, Workers' Party (WP) MP for Aljunied GRC, on said status of Halimah, the government maintained that it was legal to forgo by-elections in GRCs.[8] Justice Chua Lee Ming of the High Court dismissed a bid by Wong Souk Yee, the assistant treasurer of the SDP, to initiate a by-election.[10] The bid was dismissed by the Court of Appeal upon appeal.[11]

2020: PAP personnel changes

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During the 2020 general election, Hany Soh, a political newcomer, became a PAP candidate for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC; she was assigned to the Woodgrove division, replacing retiring incumbent Ong Teng Koon. Zaqy became a candidate for the constituency; he remained assigned to Marsiling, having served as a grassroots advisor there. Led again by Wong, the PAP team defeated the SDP with 63.18% of the vote.[2][12]

2024: Becoming the Prime Minister's constituency

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In 2024, Wong, the MP for the Limbang division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC, became the Prime Minister of Singapore.[13]

2025: PAP entrenchment

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During the 2025 general election, the unchanged PAP team was re-elected with 73.48% of the vote against the SDP, a swing in their favour of over 10% and the best PAP performance in the GRC since its creation.[2][14][15]

Members of Parliament

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Year Division Members of Parliament Party
Formation
2015
  • Yew Tee
  • Woodgrove
  • Marsiling
  • Limbang
 PAP
2020
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 2010s

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General Election 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
PAP Alex Yam
Halimah Yacob
Lawrence Wong
Ong Teng Koon 		68,485 68.73
SDP Bryan Lim
Damanhuri Abas
John Tan
Wong Souk Yee 		31,157 31.27
Majority 37,328 37.46
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots 2,134 2.0
Turnout 101,776 94.59
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2020s

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General Election 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Alex Yam
Hany Soh
Lawrence Wong
Zaqy Mohamad 		69,813 63.18 Decrease5.55
SDP Benjamin Pwee
Bryan Lim
Damanhuri Abas
Khung Wai Yeen 		40,690 36.82 Increase5.55
Majority 29,123 26.36
Total valid votes 110,503 98.14
Rejected ballots 2,097 1.86
Turnout 112,600 96.18 Increase1.59
Registered electors 117,077
PAP hold Swing Decrease5.55
General Election 2025[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Alex Yam
Hany Soh
Lawrence Wong
Zaqy Mohamad 		81,143 73.48 Increase10.30
SDP Ariffin Sha
Alec Tok
Gigene Wong
Jufri Salim 		29,281 26.52 Decrease10.30
Majority 51,862 46.96 Increase20.60
Total valid votes 110,424 98.51 Increase0.37
Rejected ballots 1,668 1.49 Decrease0.37
Turnout 112,092 93.75 Decrease2.43
Registered electors 119,559 Increase2.12
PAP hold Swing Increase10.30

Notes

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  1. ^ An individual appointed for "grassroots engagement and outreach" in a GRC division or single-member constituency (SMC) who, according to the People's Association (PA), has to be aligned with the "Government of the day"; in practice, they are a member of the PAP. They do not need to be the elected MP for the area.[4][5][6][7]
  2. ^ Every team in a GRC is legally required to contain at least one minority (i.e. non-Chinese) candidate, either Malay or Indian/other (other being not Chinese, Malay or Indian). The mandatory minority category in a GRC is determined by the President. The number of GRCs requiring Malay candidates at a general election must be three-fifths of the total number of GRCs, or, if that is fractional, the next highest whole number.[9]
  3. ^ Resigned from Parliament and the PAP to run for President. Zaqy replaced her as the grassroots advisor for Marsiling before being elected MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC in his own right in 2020.

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