PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION 1992

This BE was held firstly for Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong to inject new leaders into PAP's ranks, secondly to keep his promise of allowing WP leader J. B. Jeyaretnam to contest an election after a ten-year ban and thirdly for PM Goh to court another mandate after last year's GE saw PAP losing an unprecedented four seats. On nomination day, WP failed to file nominations but three other opposition parties entered the fray, including main Parliamentary opposition SDP with a newly-acquired "trump card" - NUS lecturer Dr Chee Soon Juan, who would later become the party's leader.

Nomination day: 9 December 1992
Polling day: 19 December 1992

Total voters: 73,986
Total voter turnout: 68,436 (92.5%)

Election deposit: $6,000

RESULTS

Marine Parade GRC

Total seats = 4