Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency
| Nee Soon Central | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
 | |
| Region | North Region, Singapore |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1988 |
| Abolished | 2011 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Member(s) | Constituency abolished |
| Town Council | Sembawang |
| Created from | Nee Soon Constituency |
| Replaced by | Nee Soon GRC |
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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Ng Pock Too | PAP | |
| 1991 | Cheo Chai Chen | SDP | |
| 1997 | Ong Ah Heng | PAP | |
Elections
[edit]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 2000s
[edit]| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
Elections in 1990s
[edit]| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
Elections in 1980s
[edit]| 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) | |||||
See also
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