Nee Soon Central
Nee Soon Central
Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Former constituency
Created 1988
Abolished 2011
Seats 1
Member Constituency abolished
Town Council Sembawang
Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency. Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in the northern area of Singapore. The seat consists of Yishun Town Centre (Neighbourhood 9), Neighbourhood 6 and part of Neighbourhood 7.
History The constituency was formed in 1988 and has been held by the ruling party from 1988 to 1991 when the People's Action Party lost the seat to Singapore Democratic Party 's Cheo Chai Chen but Cheo lost to Ong Ah Heng of the People's Action Party in the 1997 Singapore general election . Ong was subsequently reelected in 2001 and 2006 before retiring in the 2011 general election . In 2011 , the constituency was merged into Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency .
Member of Parliament Year Member of Parliament Party 1988 Ng Pock Too PAP 1991 Cheo Chai Chen SDP 1997 Ong Ah Heng PAP
Electoral results Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).
Elections in 1980s General Election 1988: Nee Soon Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Ng Pock Too 13,396 57.6 N/A SDP Cheo Chai Chen 8,944 38.5 N/A United People's Front Giam Lai Cheng 914 3.9 N/A Majority 4,452 19.1 Turnout 23,670 97.0 PAP win (new seat)
Elections in 1990s General Election 1991: Nee Soon Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% SDP Cheo Chai Chen 12,709 50.3 +11.8 PAP Ng Pock Too 12,541 49.7 −7.9 Majority 168 0.6 +19.7 Turnout 25,870 96.5 −0.5 SDP gain from PAP Swing +11.8
General Election 1997: Nee Soon Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Ong Ah Heng 15,214 61.3 +11.6 SDP Cheo Chai Chen 9,591 38.7 −11.6 Majority 5,623 22.6 +23.2 Turnout 25,335 96.5 +0.0 PAP gain from SDP Swing +11.6
Elections in 2000s General Election 2001: Nee Soon Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Ong Ah Heng 16,755 78.5 +17.2 SDP Ling How Doong 4,583 21.5 −17.2 Majority 12,172 57.0 +34.4 Turnout 23,836 95.0 −1.5 PAP hold Swing +17.2
General Election 2006: Nee Soon Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP Ong Ah Heng 14,211 65.4 −13.1 WP Lian Chin Way 7,529 34.6 +34.6 Majority 6,682 30.8 −26.2 Turnout 22,125 95.6 +0.6 PAP hold Swing -13.1
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