MacPherson, Singapore

MacPherson is a neighbourhood located within the district of Geylang in the Central Region of Singapore. Its location roughly corresponds to the identically titled subzone in the Geylang Planning Area and is approximately sandwiched between the neighbourhoods of Aljunied and Paya Lebar. MacPherson largely consists of various public housing estates centred on Circuit Road and an industrial area. The Pelton Canal runs through the neighbourhood, which separates a private housing estate off MacPherson Road, and the public housing estate along Circuit Road.

Many residents in MacPherson are from the older generation, as the area was one of the first major public housing projects developed between the 1950s to 1970s. As a result, the majority of facilities in MacPherson are designed to be wheelchair and elderly-friendly. Nevertheless, in recent years, multiple built-to-order (BTO) public housing developments have been constructed, such as MacPherson Spring and MacPherson Weave, which are geared towards newly established young families.

The neighbourhood is served by MacPherson Community Club, operated by the People's Association (PA) with Residents' Committee (RCs) and Neighbourhood Committees (NCs) scattered around the entire neighbourhood. These organisations facilitate various programmes to promote community involvement and interaction among residents.

Politically, MacPherson is represented in Parliament as the MacPherson Single Member Constituency, with Tin Pei Ling of the People's Action Party (PAP) as its Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015.