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|election_name = Marine Parade by-election, 1992 |
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|country = Singapore |
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|type = Parliamentary |
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|ongoing = no |
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|previous_election = 1981 Anson by-election |
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|previous_year = 1981 |
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|election_date = 19 December 1992 |
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|next_election = 2012 Hougang by-election |
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|next_year = 2012 |
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|seats_for_election = 4 seats to the [[Parliament of Singapore]] |
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|image1 = |
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|candidate1 = '''[[Goh Chok Tong]]<br>[[Othman bin Haron Eusofe]]<br>[[Teo Chee Hean]]<br>[[Matthias Yeo]]''' |
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|party1 = People's Action Party |
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|popular_vote1 = 48,965 |
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|percentage1 = 72.9% |
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|candidate2 = [[Chee Soon Juan]]<br>Low Yong Nguan<br>Mohamed Shariff bin Yahya<br>[[Ashleigh Seow]] |
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|party2 = Singapore Democratic Party |
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|popular_vote2 = 16,447 |
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|percentage2 = 24.5% |
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|candidate4 = [[Ken Sen]]<br>Tan Chee Kian<br>Sarry bin Hassan<br>Yong Choon Poh |
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|party4 = National Solidarity Party (Singapore) |
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|popular_vote4 = 950 |
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|percentage4 = 1.4% |
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|image5 = |
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|candidate5 = Theng Chin Eng<br>Yen Kim Khooi<br>Suib bin Abdul Rahman<br>Lim Teong Howe |
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|party5 = Singapore Justice Party |
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|popular_vote5 = 764 |
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|percentage5 = 1.1% |
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|title = MPs |
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|before_election = [[Goh Chok Tong]]<br>[[Lim Chee Onn]]<br>[[Othman bin Haron Eusofe]]<br>[[Matthias Yeo]] |
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|before_party = People's Action Party |
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|posttitle = Elected MPs |
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|after_election = [[Goh Chok Tong]]<br>[[Othman bin Haron Eusofe]]<br>[[Teo Chee Hean]]<br>[[Matthias Yeo]] |
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|after_party = People's Action Party |
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A '''by-election for the [[Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency]]''' in Singapore was held on 19 December 1992. The by-election was called after the resignation of all four [[Member of Parliament|MPs]] of the GRC from their seats, including then [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]] [[Goh Chok Tong]]. The nomination day was held on 9 December 1992. The by-election marked the debut of [[Teo Chee Hean]] of PAP and [[Chee Soon Juan]] of [[Singapore Democratic Party]]. |
A '''by-election for the [[Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency]]''' in Singapore was held on 19 December 1992. The by-election was called after the resignation of all four [[Member of Parliament|MPs]] of the GRC from their seats, including then [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]] [[Goh Chok Tong]]. The nomination day was held on 9 December 1992. The by-election marked the debut of [[Teo Chee Hean]] of PAP and [[Chee Soon Juan]] of [[Singapore Democratic Party]]. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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At the time of the by-election, both Deputy Prime Ministers, [[Ong Teng Cheong]] and [[Lee Hsien Loong]], were suffering from cancer. Goh decided to hold a by-election in a safe constituency with the best chances of winning for “political self-renewal” to get people of “ministerial calibre” to join the government under PAP. While Goh, [[Othman bin Haron Eusofe |
At the time of the by-election, both Deputy Prime Ministers, [[Ong Teng Cheong]] and [[Lee Hsien Loong]], were suffering from cancer. Goh decided to hold a by-election in a safe constituency with the best chances of winning for “political self-renewal” to get people of “ministerial calibre” to join the government under PAP. While Goh, [[Othman bin Haron Eusofe]] and [[Matthias Yeo]] were running again in the same constituency, Lim Chee Onn was replaced with Teo Chee Hean, the former chief of the Singapore navy, for the by-election.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19921210-1.2.9.1 | title=PM tells why he picked his own ward | accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> |
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At the [[1991 Singaporean general election|1991 general election]], Goh promised to hold a by-election in 12 to 18 months’ time to allow [[J. B. Jeyaretnam]], of the [[Workers' Party (Singapore)|Workers’ Party]], to contest a seat in parliament. Jeyaretnam was unable to contest in the 1991 general election due to a parliamentary ban which expired 2 months after the 1991 general election.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1379_2008-11-21.html | title=Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam | accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19921204-1.2.38.1 | title=A politically shrewd manoeuvre | accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> |
At the [[1991 Singaporean general election|1991 general election]], Goh promised to hold a by-election in 12 to 18 months’ time to allow [[J. B. Jeyaretnam]], of the [[Workers' Party (Singapore)|Workers’ Party]], to contest a seat in parliament. Jeyaretnam was unable to contest in the 1991 general election due to a parliamentary ban which expired 2 months after the 1991 general election.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1379_2008-11-21.html | title=Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam | accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19921204-1.2.38.1 | title=A politically shrewd manoeuvre | accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> |
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A by-election for the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency in Singapore was held on 19 December 1992. The by-election was called after the resignation of all four MPs of the GRC from their seats, including then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. The nomination day was held on 9 December 1992. The by-election marked the debut of Teo Chee Hean of PAP and Chee Soon Juan of Singapore Democratic Party.
Background
At the time of the by-election, both Deputy Prime Ministers, Ong Teng Cheong and Lee Hsien Loong, were suffering from cancer. Goh decided to hold a by-election in a safe constituency with the best chances of winning for “political self-renewal” to get people of “ministerial calibre” to join the government under PAP. While Goh, Othman bin Haron Eusofe and Matthias Yeo were running again in the same constituency, Lim Chee Onn was replaced with Teo Chee Hean, the former chief of the Singapore navy, for the by-election.[1]
At the 1991 general election, Goh promised to hold a by-election in 12 to 18 months’ time to allow J. B. Jeyaretnam, of the Workers’ Party, to contest a seat in parliament. Jeyaretnam was unable to contest in the 1991 general election due to a parliamentary ban which expired 2 months after the 1991 general election.[2][3]
Election deposit
The election deposit was set at $6000 per candidate. Similar to previous elections, the election deposit will be forfeited if the particular candidate had failed to secure at least 12.5% or one-eighth of the votes.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Goh Chok Tong Othman bin Haron Eusofe Teo Chee Hean Matthias Yeo |
48,965 | 72.9 | −4.3 | |
SDP | Chee Soon Juan Low Yong Nguan Mohamed Shariff bin Yahya Ashleigh Seow |
16,447 | 24.5 | +24.5 | |
NSP | Ken Sen Tan Chee Kian Sarry bin Hassan Yong Choon Poh |
950 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
SJP | Theng Chin Eng Yen Kim Khooi Suib bin Abdul Rahman Lim Teong Howe |
764 | 1.1 | −21.7 | |
Majority | 30,804 | 45.9 | −8.5 | ||
Turnout | 68,436 | 92.5 | −1.1 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | -4.3 |
See also
- 2020 Singaporean general election - another election where a multi-cornered contest occurred in a GRC (Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC between People's Action Party, Singapore Democratic Alliance and the new party, Peoples Voice)[5][6]
References
- ^ "PM tells why he picked his own ward". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "A politically shrewd manoeuvre". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "1992 PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION RESULT". Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Straits Times (30 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: All 93 seats to be contested at July 10 election; 192 candidates from 11 parties file papers on Nomination Day".
- ^ Straits Times (30 June 2020). "Singapore GE2020: Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC to see three-cornered fight for first time since 1992".