Nee Soon Constituency

Nee Soon
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Current constituency
Created1959
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Town CouncilNee Soon
Replaced byNee Soon GRC
Not to be confused with the currently existing Nee Soon GRC, or the defunct Nee Soon Central SMC, Nee Soon East SMC or Nee Soon South SMC.

Nee Soon Constituency was a single member constituency in the northern area in Singapore that was created in 1959 general elections and ceased to exist prior to 1988 general elections.

History

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Nee Soon was one of the rural areas in the north of Singapore. At its inception in 1959, there were only 8,694 voters even including present-day Ang Mo Kio town, whereas wards nearer to the city centre such as Kreta Ayer had 14,173 voters in a much smaller area.

This ward was finally dissolved prior to the 1988 general elections, with most of the ward forming Nee Soon South SMC consisting of Khatib and Yio Chu Kang (near Yio Chu Kang MRT station), and the portion in Yishun Central being renamed Nee Soon Central SMC where former opposition MP Cheo Chai Chen made his debut there. The remainder of this constituency was carved into 2 sub-divisions of Chong Pang and Nee Soon East. The latter ward was a part of Sembawang GRC until the 2001 general elections which saw the Workers' Party contest there.

Member of Parliament

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Year Member of Parliament Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Sheng Nam Chin PAP
1963 Chan Sun Wing BS
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Ong Soo Chuan PAP
1972
1976
1980 Koh Lip Lin
1984

Elections

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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 the 1980s

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General Election 1984: Nee Soon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Koh Lip Lin 18,444 74.24 N/A
DPP Quek Teow Chuan 6,401 25.76 N/A
Majority 12,043 48.48
Turnout 25,789 95.9
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1980: Nee Soon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Koh Lip Lin Walkover
Majority
Turnout 16,817
PAP hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General Election 1976: Nee Soon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Soo Chuan Walkover
Majority
Turnout 16,143
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1972: Nee Soon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Soo Chuan 11,636 73.29 −18.06
United National Front Yap Fatt Shing 4,240 26.71 +26.71
Majority 7,396 46.58 −36.12
Turnout 16,279 95.4 +3.2
PAP hold Swing -18.06

Elections in the 1960s

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General Election 1968: Nee Soon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ong Soo Chuan 10,442 91.35 +56.58
WP Wong Hong Toy 989 8.65 +8.65
Majority 9,453 82.7 +82.7
Turnout 11,841 92.2 −3.9
PAP gain from BS Swing +56.58
General Election 1963: Nee Soon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BS Chan Sun Wing 4,914 51.33 +51.33
PAP How Kang Yong 3,329 34.77 −38.53
UPP Goh Soo Ming 864 9.02 +9.02
SA Yeo Teo Bok 364 3.80 +3.80
Independent Lim Siak Guan 103 1.08 +1.08
Majority 1,585 16.56 +16.56
Turnout 25,789 96.1 +0.2
BS gain from PAP Swing -38.53

Elections in the 1950s

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General Election 1959: Nee Soon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Sheng Nam Chin 5,622 73.30 N/A
SPA Yap Chin Poh 1,476 19.24 N/A
LSP Yong Nyuk Khoon 572 7.46 N/A
Majority 4,146 54.06
Turnout 7,764 89.3
PAP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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