The Marine Parade Town Council oversees MacPherson and Mountbatten on top of areas in Marine Parade GRC, which comprises Kembangan – Chai Chee, Joo Chiat, Marine Parade, Geylang Serai and Braddell Heights.
However, a few residents mentioned that they would have to look into the performance of other candidates in Marine Parade and what plans they have for the GRC.
The current PAP team comprises Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, Mr Seah Kian Peng, Mr Fahmi Aliman and Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong, after former Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin stepped down in July 2023. Mr Tong, who is MP for Joo Chiat division, could potentially move to East Coast GRC with his current ward.
Ms Wan Salwa, 62, who lives in the Circuit Road area in MacPherson, said that Ms Tin is popular with the elderly residents in the area, but she will wait to see who the final slate of candidates are before she decides.
“We have to see who is going to lead, how active these MPs and grassroots are … who will be serving you,” she said.
However, some residents had suspicions that the change may be for political reasons and were not just due to demographic changes.
Mr Ng, a 23-year-old student, said that he was not very involved in politics, but thinks that it’s harder for the opposition to contest in a GRC. “Hopefully, that’s not the reason (for the change),” he said.
Mr Kua Kok Wah, 66, a retiree summed up his view in a Hokkien phrase: “Bo bian (no choice). Need to save Marine Parade.”
When asked why Marine Parade GRC needs to be “saved”, he said in Mandarin that Ms Tin’s vote share in MacPherson is high and will go towards shoring up the votes in the GRC.
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