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The '''Marymount Single Member Constituency''' is a [[Single Member Constituency|single member constituency]] (SMC) located in the [[Central Region, Singapore|central]] area of [[Singapore]] formed in 2020. The current [[Parliament of Singapore#Members of Parliament|Member of Parliament]] (MP) is [[Gan Siow Huang]] of the [[People's Action Party]] (PAP).<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sim |first1=Royston |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge-new-electoral-boundaries-announced-14-smcs-17-grcs-in-next-election |title=Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election |website=The Straits Times |access-date=13 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref> |
The '''Marymount Single Member Constituency''' is a [[Single Member Constituency|single member constituency]] (SMC) located in the [[Central Region, Singapore|central]] area of [[Singapore]] formed in 2020. The current [[Parliament of Singapore#Members of Parliament|Member of Parliament]] (MP) is [[Gan Siow Huang]] of the [[People's Action Party]] (PAP).<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sim |first1=Royston |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge-new-electoral-boundaries-announced-14-smcs-17-grcs-in-next-election |title=Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election |website=The Straits Times |access-date=13 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Marymount is a new SMC carved out as a new electoral boundary and used to be part of the [[Bishan–Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency]] (GRC). |
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PAP sent a new candidate, former brigadier-general, [[Gan Siow Huang]] while the [[Progress Singapore Party]] (PSP) sent a candidate, a former psychologist [[Ang Yong Guan]] to contest. Gan defeated Ang with a vote count of 55.04% vs 44.96% in the [[2020 Singapore general election]] which made her the MP of the new constituency. |
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==Members of Parliament== |
==Members of Parliament== |
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| Marymount | |
|---|---|
| Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 23,444 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2020 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party |  People's Action Party |
| Member(s) | Gan Siow Huang |
| Town Council | Bishan–Toa Payoh |
| Created from | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
The Marymount Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) located in the central area of Singapore formed in 2020. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Gan Siow Huang of the People's Action Party (PAP).[1]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
| 2020 | Gan Siow Huang | PAP | |
Electoral results
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Gan Siow Huang | 12,143 | 55.04 | ||
| PSP | Ang Yong Guan | 9,918 | 44.96 | ||
| Majority | 2,225 | 10.08 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,444 | ||||
| Valid ballots | 22,061 | 98.64 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 305 | 1.36 | |||
| Turnout | 22,366 | 95.40 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ Sim, Royston (13 March 2020). "Singapore GE: New electoral boundaries announced; 14 SMCs, 17 GRCs in next election". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "ELD | 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2020 > Marymount". www.singapore-elections.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
