{{Short description|Constituency in Singapore}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Marsiling–Yew Tee | type = Group representation | parl_name = Parliament of Singapore | image = Marsiling%E2%80%93Yew_Tee_Group_Representation_Constituency,_2025.svg | image_size = 240px | caption = | region = North and West Regions, Singapore | electorate = 119,559 | year = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2015|07|24}} | abolished = | members = Lawrence Wong<br /> Alex Yam<br />Hany Soh<br />Zaqy Mohamad | seats = 4 | party = People's Action Party | local_council_label = Town Council | local_council = Marsiling–Yew Tee | next = | previous = {{plainlist| *Chua Chu Kang GRC *Sembawang GRC }} }}
The '''Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency''' is a four-member group representation constituency (GRC) in northern and western Singapore. It has four divisions: Limbang, Marsiling, Woodgrove, and Yew Tee, managed by Marsiling–Yew Tee Town Council. The current Members of Parliament (MPs) for the constituency are Lawrence Wong, Alex Yam, Hany Soh and Zaqy Mohamad from the governing People's Action Party (PAP).
== History ==
=== 2015: Creation of GRC === Prior to the 2015 general election, Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC was formed with four MPs from the existing GRCs of Chua Chu Kang and Sembawang. Led by Lawrence Wong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and MP for West Coast GRC, and Halimah Yacob, Speaker of Parliament and MP for Jurong GRC, the PAP defeated the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with 68.73% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2015 |title=GE2015: PAP unveils full line-up to contest Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ge2015--pap-unveils-full-line-up-to-contest-marsiling-yew-tee-grc-061240392.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806173126/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ge2015--pap-unveils-full-line-up-to-contest-marsiling-yew-tee-grc-061240392.html |archive-date=6 August 2017 |access-date=30 August 2025 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-SG}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=4 May 2025 |title=GE2025: PM Wong’s PAP team retains Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC with 73.46% of the votes |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-pm-wongs-pap-team-retains-marsiling-yew-tee-grc-with-73-46-per-cent-of-the-votes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513073721/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-pm-wongs-pap-team-retains-marsiling-yew-tee-grc-with-73-46-per-cent-of-the-votes |archive-date=13 May 2025 |access-date=30 August 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>
==== 2017: Resignation of Halimah Yacob ==== On 7 August 2017, Halimah, the MP for the Marsiling division of the GRC, resigned as Speaker, an MP and a member of the PAP in order to contest in the presidential election in the same year.<ref name="Halimah-resign">{{cite news |date=7 August 2017 |title=PM Lee accepts Halimah Yacob's resignation from the PAP |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-accepts-halimah-yacob-resignation-from-the-pap-9099312 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807211217/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pm-lee-accepts-halimah-yacob-resignation-from-the-pap-9099312 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |access-date=7 August 2017 |work=CNA}}</ref>
The next day, Zaqy Mohamad, incumbent MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC, was appointed as the grassroots advisor{{Efn|An individual appointed for "grassroots engagement and outreach" in a GRC division or single-member constituency (SMC) who, according to the People's Association (PA), has to be aligned with the "Government of the day"; in practice, they are a member of the PAP. They do not need to be the elected MP for the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grassroots Advisers |url=https://www.pa.gov.sg/our-network/grassroots-organisations/grassroots-advisers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508074638/https://www.pa.gov.sg/our-network/grassroots-organisations/grassroots-advisers/ |archive-date=8 May 2025 |access-date=30 August 2025 |website=www.pa.gov.sg |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Grassroots leader Lee Hong Chuang unveiled as PAP’s Hougang SMC candidate |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/grassroots-leader-lee-hong-chuang-unveiled-as-pap-s-hougang-smc--8243798 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120121549/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/grassroots-leader-lee-hong-chuang-unveiled-as-pap-s-hougang-smc--8243798 |archive-date=20 November 2017 |access-date=30 August 2025 |work=Channel NewsAsia |language=en-SG}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chong |first= Zi Liang |date=22 May 2016 |title=Masagos: PAP team remains focused on delivering services to Aljunied residents |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/masagos-pap-team-remains-focused-on-delivering-services-to-aljunied-residents |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629065425/http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/masagos-pap-team-remains-focused-on-delivering-services-to-aljunied-residents |archive-date=29 June 2016 |access-date=30 August 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Zaqy Marsiling advisor">{{cite news|author=Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh|title=Zaqy to take over Marsiling grassroots adviser role|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/zaqy-to-take-over-marsiling-grassroots-adviser-role|access-date=10 August 2017|work=The Straits Times|date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824002306/http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/zaqy-to-take-over-marsiling-grassroots-adviser-role|archive-date=24 August 2018|language=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} for Halimah's Marsiling division.<ref name="Zaqy Marsiling advisor" /> Halimah had been the sole minority MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC prior to her resignation.<ref name=":1" />{{Efn|Every team in a GRC is legally required to contain at least one minority (i.e. non-Chinese) candidate, either Malay or Indian/other (other being not Chinese, Malay or Indian). The mandatory minority category in a GRC is determined by the President. The number of GRCs requiring Malay candidates at a general election must be three-fifths of the total number of GRCs, or, if that is fractional, the next highest whole number.<ref>[https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/PEA1954#pr8A- Parliamentary Elections Act, ss. 8A(1)(b) and (3)].</ref>}} When queried by Pritam Singh, Workers' Party (WP) MP for Aljunied GRC, on said status of Halimah, the government maintained that it was legal to forgo by-elections in GRCs.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|author=Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh|title=No by-election if minority MP leaves GRC, says Chun Sing|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/no-by-election-if-minority-mp-leaves-grc-says-chun-sing|access-date=22 July 2017|publisher=The Straits Times|date=7 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722003525/http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/no-by-election-if-minority-mp-leaves-grc-says-chun-sing|archive-date=22 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Justice Chua Lee Ming of the High Court dismissed a bid by Wong Souk Yee, the assistant treasurer of the SDP, to initiate a by-election.<ref>{{Cite news |title=High Court throws out SDP assistant treasurer's bid for Marsiling–Yew Tee by-election |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-throws-out-sdp-assistant-treasurers-bid-marsiling-yew-tee-election |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430050427/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-throws-out-sdp-assistant-treasurers-bid-marsiling-yew-tee-election |archive-date=30 April 2018 |access-date=29 April 2018 |work=TODAYonline}}</ref> The bid was dismissed by the Court of Appeal upon appeal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lim |first1=Adrian |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/court-of-appeal-dismisses-bid-for-by-election-to-be-called-in-marsiling-yew-tee-grc |title=Court of Appeal dismisses bid for by-election to be called in Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC |website=The Straits Times |date=10 April 2019 |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921040749/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/court-of-appeal-dismisses-bid-for-by-election-to-be-called-in-marsiling-yew-tee-grc |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== 2020: PAP personnel changes === During the 2020 general election, Hany Soh, a political newcomer, became a PAP candidate for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC; she was assigned to the Woodgrove division, replacing retiring incumbent Ong Teng Koon. Zaqy became a candidate for the constituency; he remained assigned to Marsiling, having served as a grassroots advisor there. Led again by Wong, the PAP team defeated the SDP with 63.18% of the vote.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 June 2020 |title=Singapore GE2020: Lawrence Wong continues to head PAP's Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC team, new face Hany Soh replaces Ong Teng Koon |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-lawrence-wong-continues-to-head-paps-marsiling-yew-tee-grc-team-new-face |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224052943/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-lawrence-wong-continues-to-head-paps-marsiling-yew-tee-grc-team-new-face |archive-date=24 February 2025 |access-date=1 September 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>
==== 2024: Becoming the Prime Minister's constituency ==== In 2024, Wong, the MP for the Limbang division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC, became the Prime Minister of Singapore.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raguraman |first1=Anjali |date=1 April 2025 |title=Election spotlight: Eyes on PM Wong’s turf in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/election-spotlight-eyes-on-pm-wongs-turf-in-marsiling-yew-tee-grc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512074518/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/election-spotlight-eyes-on-pm-wongs-turf-in-marsiling-yew-tee-grc |archive-date=12 May 2025 |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}}</ref>
=== 2025: PAP entrenchment === During the 2025 general election, the unchanged PAP team was re-elected with 73.48% of the vote against the SDP, a swing in their favour of over 10% and the best PAP performance in the GRC since its creation.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ELD {{!}} 2025 Parliamentary General Election Results |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2025.html#M |access-date=30 August 2025 |website=www.eld.gov.sg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ang |first=Angelica |date=4 May 2025 |title=GE2025: PM Wong and team greet residents in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC after election victory |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-pm-wong-and-team-greet-residents-in-marsiling-yew-tee-grc-after-election-victory |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512051356/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-pm-wong-and-team-greet-residents-in-marsiling-yew-tee-grc-after-election-victory |archive-date=12 May 2025 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>
==Members of Parliament== {{OSM Location map | coord = {{coord|1.423|103.766}} | zoom = 12 | find-geo-dots = 0 | geo-region = Q20983889 | geo-boundaries = 1 | map-data-color = #000 | map-data-text = Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC | shape1 = n-circle | shape-color1 = {{#ifeq:{{{highlight|}}}|1|black|red}} | shape-outline1 = white | mark-coord1 = {{coord|1.418503748789|103.764256423289}} | mark-title1 = Limbang <small>(part)</small> | label1 = Limbang | label-size1 = 11,outline,background | label-color1 = dark grey | label-pos1 = center,with-line | ldx1 = 0 | ldy1 = 50 | shape2 = n-circle | shape-color2 = {{#ifeq:{{{highlight|}}}|1|black|red}} | shape-outline2 = white | mark-coord2 = {{coord|1.39306|103.7463}} | mark-title2 = Limbang <small>(part)</small> | label2 = Limbang | label-size2 = 11,outline,background | label-color2 = dark grey | label-pos2 = right,with-line | ldx2 = 20.5 | ldy2 = -24 | shape3 = n-circle | shape-color3 = {{#ifeq:{{{highlight|}}}|1|black|red}} | shape-outline3 = white | mark-coord3 = {{coord|1.43979859856699|103.773314665541}} | mark-title3 = Marsiling | label3 = Marsiling | label-size3 = 11,outline,background | label-color3 = dark grey | label-pos3 = right,with-line | ldx3 = 20 | ldy3 = -20 | shape4 = n-circle | shape-color4 = {{#ifeq:{{{highlight|}}}|1|black|red}} | shape-outline4 = white | mark-coord4 = {{coord|1.42194391604994|103.78095734931}} | mark-title4 = Woodgrove | label4 = Woodgrove | label-size4 = 11,outline,background | label-color4 = dark grey | label-pos4 = center,with-line | ldx4 = 10 | ldy4 = 15 | shape5 = n-circle | shape-color5 = {{#ifeq:{{{highlight|}}}|1|black|red}} | shape-outline5 = white | mark-coord5 = {{coord|1.42431803783054|103.747899302}} | mark-title5 = Yew Tee | label5 = Yew Tee | label-size5 = 11,outline,background | label-color5 = dark grey | label-pos5 = left,with-line | ldx5 = -20 | ldy5 = -20 | auto-caption = 1 | caption = Divisions or wards of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC as of the 2025 general election: }} {| class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center" !Year !Division !Members of Parliament ! colspan="2" |Party |- | colspan="5" bgcolor="black" |<span style="color:white;">'''Formation'''</span> |- |2015|| rowspan="3" | * '''Yew Tee''' * '''Woodgrove''' * '''Marsiling''' * '''Limbang''' || * Alex Yam * Ong Teng Koon * Halimah Yacob<br /><small>(2015-2017)</small>{{Efn|Resigned from Parliament and the PAP to run for President. Zaqy replaced her as the grassroots advisor for Marsiling before being elected MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC in his own right in 2020.}} * Lawrence Wong | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | || rowspan="3" | PAP |- |2020 | rowspan="2"| * Alex Yam * Hany Soh * Zaqy Mohamad * Lawrence Wong |- |2025 |} {{Refbegin}} {{note|1}}Halimah Yacob resigned as Member of Parliament in 2017 to contest for the 2017 presidential election.<ref name="Halimah-resign"/> {{Refend}}
== Electoral results == {{small|Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).}}
=== Elections in 2010s === {{Election box begin no change | title=General Election 2015}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party=People's Action Party|candidate=Ong Teng Koon<br />Lawrence Wong<br />Alex Yam<br />Halimah Yacob|votes=68,485 | percentage=68.73}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party=Singapore Democratic Party|candidate=Wong Souk Yee<br />John Tan<br />Bryan Lim <br />Damanhuri Abas | votes=31,157 | percentage=31.27}} {{Election box majority no change | votes=37,328 | percentage=37.46}} {{Election box total valid no change | votes= | percentage=}} {{Election box rejected no change | votes=2,134 | percentage=2.0}} {{Election box turnout no change | votes=101,776 | percentage=94.59}} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = People's Action Party }} {{Election box end}}
===Elections in 2020s=== {{Election box begin | title=General Election 2020}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Lawrence Wong <br />Alex Yam<br />Hany Soh<br />Zaqy Mohamad|votes=69,813|percentage=63.18|change={{decrease}}5.55}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore Democratic Party|candidate=Benjamin Pwee <br/>Bryan Lim <br/> Damanhuri Abas<br/> Khung Wai Yeen|votes=40,690|percentage=36.82|change={{increase}}5.55}} {{Election box majority||votes=29,123|percentage=26.36|change=}} {{Election box total valid||votes=110,503|percentage=98.14|change=}} {{Election box rejected| |votes =2,097 |percentage = 1.86 |change = }} {{Election box turnout||votes=112,600|percentage=96.18|change={{increase}}1.59}} {{Election box registered electors| |reg. electors = 117,077 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner =People's Action Party |swing ={{decrease}}5.55 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2025 |title=Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Marsiling-Yew Tee |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/gazettes/2025/25gg1674_Marsiling-Yew%20Tee.pdf |access-date=20 May 2025 |archive-date=18 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518113833/https://www.eld.gov.sg/gazettes/2025/25gg1674_Marsiling-Yew%20Tee.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Lawrence Wong <br /> Alex Yam<br />Hany Soh<br />Zaqy Mohamad|votes=81,143|percentage=73.48|change={{increase}}10.30}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore Democratic Party|candidate=Jufri Salim <br/>Alec Tok <br/>Gigene Wong<br/> Ariffin Sha|votes=29,281|percentage=26.52|change={{decrease}}10.30}} {{Election box majority|votes=51,862|percentage=46.96|change={{increase}}20.60}} {{Election box total valid|votes=110,424|percentage=98.51|change={{increase}}0.37}} {{Election box rejected|votes = 1,668|percentage =1.49|change ={{decrease}}0.37}} {{Election box turnout|votes=112,092|percentage=93.75|change={{decrease}}2.43}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 119,559|change={{increase}}2.12}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner =People's Action Party|swing={{increase}}10.30}} {{Election box end}}
== Notes == {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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