Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency

On 7 August 2017, Halimah Yacob resigned as Member of Parliament (MP) and as 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, Zaqy Mohamad, who is also an MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC, was appointed as grassroots advisor, before becoming MP for Marsiling 3 years later, under the government-linked People's Association, for Halimah's Marsiling ward.[3] His appointment has caused controversy, as Halimah was the sole minority MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC and a grassroots advisor is not the same as having an MP elected by residents of the constituency. While the government maintains that it is legal to forgo the calling of a by-election,[3][4] one of the original purposes of the GRC system was to ensure minority representation. The 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]

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 2020s

General Election 2020: Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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