The MacPherson Single Member Constituency is a
single member constituency located in the
central
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area of
Singapore
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. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is
Tin Pei Ling of the
People's Action Party (PAP).
History
It existed from
1968
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to
1991 as an independent ward, was merged with
Marine Parade GRC until
2011
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, 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.
Town Council
MacPherson SMC is managed by the Marine Parade Town Council.
Members of Parliament
Electoral results
Elections in 1960s
Elections in 1970s
Elections in 1980s
Elections in 1990s
Elections in 2000s
Elections in 2010s
Elections in 2020s
See also
*
Marine Parade GRC
References
2020 General Election's result
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2015 establishments in Singapore
Singaporean electoral divisions
Geylang