GE2015: PAP wins 64.07% for Marine Parade GRC
[SINGAPORE] THE People's Action Party (PAP) has garnered 64.07 per cent of votes for Marine Parade group representation constituency (GRC) compared to Workers' Party (WP) 35.93 per cent.
The PAP team which comprises Tan Chuan-Jin, Goh Chok Tong, Fatimah Lateef, Seah Kian Peng and Edwin Tong were up against the WP team which comprises Yee Jenn Jong, Terence Tan, Firuz Khan, He Ting Ru and Dylan Ng.
In the 2011 General Elections, the PAP garnered 56.6 per cent of the votes while the National Solidarity Party (NSP) garnered 43.4 per cent of the votes.
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