Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency
The Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency is a four-member group representation constituency 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 for the constituency are Lawrence Wong, Alex Yam, Hany Soh and Zaqy Mohamad from the governing People's Action Party.
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 [Group Representation Constituency|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 with 68.73% of the vote.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 2017 Singaporean [presidential election|presidential election in the same year].The next day, Zaqy Mohamad, incumbent MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC, was appointed as the grassroots advisor for Halimah's Marsiling division. Halimah had been the sole minority MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC prior to her resignation. When queried by Pritam Singh, Workers' Party MP for Aljunied GRC, on said status of Halimah, the government maintained that it was legal to forgo by-elections in GRCs. Justice Chua Lee Ming of the High [Court (Singapore)|High Court] dismissed a bid by Wong Souk Yee, the assistant treasurer of the SDP, to initiate a by-election. The bid was dismissed by the Court of Appeal upon appeal.