Marymount Single Member Constituency
{{Short description|Single member constituency (SMC) in the central area of Singapore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = Marymount
| type = Single Member
| parl_name = Parliament of Singapore
| map1 =
| image = Marymount_Single_Member_Constituency,_2025.svg
| image_size = 240px
| caption =
| region = Central Region, Singapore
| electorate = 23,275
| year = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2020}}
| abolished =
| members = Gan Siow Huang
| seats = 1
| party = People's Action Party
| local_council_label = Town Council
| local_council = Bishan–Toa Payoh
| next =
| previous = Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
}}
The Marymount Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) located in the central area of Singapore. It is managed by Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Gan Siow Huang from the People's Action Party (PAP).{{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}}
History
During the 2020 general election, Marymount SMC was carved out of Bishan–Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC). Gan, then a political newcomer, was sent to contest the SMC, winning with 55.04% of the vote against Ang Yong Guan from the Progress Singapore Party (PSP).{{Cite news |date=2020-07-11 |title=GE2020 official results: PAP's Gan Siow Huang wins Marymount SMC with 55%, against Ang Yong Guan of PSP |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-results-paps-gan-siow-huang-wins-marymount-smc-with-55-against-ang-yong-guan-of-psp |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}
In the 2025 general election, Gan stood for reelection in the SMC. She defeated Jeffrey Khoo from the PSP with an improved 70.73% of the vote.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-03 |title=PAP's Gan Siow Huang wins Marymount SMC with 70.70% of votes over PSP's Jeffrey Khoo |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/paps-gan-siow-huang-wins-marymount-smc-7070-votes-over-psps-jeffrey-khoo |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=AsiaOne}}
Member of Parliament
| class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center" | ||
| Year | Member | colspan="2" |Party |
|---|---|---|
| colspan=4 bgcolor=black |Formation | ||
| 2020
| rowspan="2"| Gan Siow Huang | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | | rowspan="2" | PAP |
| 2025 |
Electoral results
{{small|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=
{{Election box begin no change|title=General Election 2020{{Cite web|title=ELD {{!}} 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2020.html#M|access-date=2021-07-19|website=www.eld.gov.sg}}{{Cite web|title=Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2020 > Marymount|url=https://sg-elections.com/general-election/2020/marymount.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814133352/http://singapore-elections.com/general-election/2020/marymount.html|url-status=live|archive-date=14 August 2020|access-date=2021-07-19|website=www.singapore-elections.com}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Gan Siow Huang|votes=12,173|percentage=55.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Progress Singapore Party|candidate=Ang Yong Guan|votes=9,943|percentage=44.96}}
{{Election box majority no change|votes=2,230|percentage=10.08}}
{{Election box total valid no change|votes=22,116|percentage=98.64}}
{{Election box rejected no change|votes = 305
|percentage = 1.36
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|votes=22,421|percentage=95.69}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=23,431}}
{{Election box new seat win|winner = People's Action Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General Election 2025{{Cite web |date=16 May 2025 |title=Statement of Poll for the Electoral Division of Marymount | url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/gazettes/2025/25gg1675_Marymount.pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Gan Siow Huang|votes=14,954|percentage=70.73|change={{increase}}15.69}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Progress Singapore Party|candidate=Jeffrey Khoo|votes=6,187|percentage=29.27|change={{decrease}}15.69}}
{{Election box majority|votes=8,767|percentage=41.46|change={{increase}}31.38}}
{{Election box total valid|votes=21,141|percentage=98.83|change={{increase}}0.19}}
{{Election box rejected||votes=251|percentage=1.17|change={{decrease}}0.19}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=21,392|percentage=91.91|change={{decrease}}3.78}}
{{Election box registered electors||reg. electors=23,275|change={{decrease}}0.67}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = {{increase}}15.69
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Constituencies of Singapore}}
Category:Singaporean electoral divisions