Nee Soon Constituency
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2019}}{{Infobox constituency
|type=Single Member
|name= Nee Soon
|year=1959
|parl_name=Parliament of Singapore
|member= Constituency Abolished
|seats = 1
|party =
|image=
|region=Singapore
|electorate=
|local_council_label=Town Council
|local_council= Nee Soon
|next = Nee Soon GRC
}}
{{Distinguish|text = 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
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
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Member of Parliament ! colspan="2" |Party |
| colspan="4" |Legislative Assembly of Singapore |
|---|
| 1959
| bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |PAP |
| 1963
| bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Sosialis}}" | |BS |
| colspan="4" |Parliament of Singapore |
| 1968
| rowspan="3" |Ong Soo Chuan | rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | | rowspan="5" |PAP |
| 1972 |
| 1976 |
| 1980
| rowspan="2" |Koh Lip Lin |
| 1984 |
Elections
{{small|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 =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1984: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Koh Lip Lin|votes=18,444|percentage=74.24|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore United Front|candidate=Quek Teow Chuan|votes=6,401|percentage=25.76|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority||votes=12,043|percentage=48.48|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=25,789|percentage=95.9|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1980: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=Koh Lip Lin|votes=Walkover|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=16,817|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1970s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1976: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Ong Soo Chuan
|votes = Walkover
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,143
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1972: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Ong Soo Chuan
|votes = 11,636
|percentage = 73.29
|change = -18.06
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = United National Front
|candidate = Yap Fatt Shing
|votes = 4,240
|percentage = 26.71
|change = +26.71
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,396
|percentage = 46.58
|change = -36.12
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 16,279
|percentage = 95.4
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|swing = -18.06
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1960s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1968: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Ong Soo Chuan
|votes = 10,442
|percentage = 91.35
|change = +56.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers' Party of Singapore
|candidate = Wong Hong Toy
|votes = 989
|percentage = 8.65
|change = +8.65
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,453
|percentage = 82.7
|change = +82.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,841
|percentage = 92.2
|change = -3.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = People's Action Party
|loser = Barisan Sosialis
|swing = +56.58
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1963: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Barisan Sosialis
|candidate = Chan Sun Wing
|votes = 4,914
|percentage = 51.33
|change = +51.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = How Kang Yong
|votes = 3,329
|percentage = 34.77
|change = -38.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = United People's Party (Singapore)
|candidate = Goh Soo Ming
|votes = 864
|percentage = 9.02
|change = +9.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Singapore Alliance
|candidate = Yeo Teo Bok
|votes = 364
|percentage = 3.80
|change = +3.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Lim Siak Guan
|votes = 103
|percentage = 1.08
|change = +1.08
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,585
|percentage = 16.56
|change = +16.56
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,789
|percentage = 96.1
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Barisan Sosialis
|loser = People's Action Party
|swing = -38.53
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1950s=
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1959: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = People's Action Party
|candidate = Sheng Nam Chin
|votes = 5,622
|percentage = 73.30
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Singapore People's Alliance
|candidate = Yap Chin Poh
|votes = 1,476
|percentage = 19.24
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Socialist Party
|candidate = Yong Nyuk Khoon
|votes = 572
|percentage = 7.46
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,146
|percentage = 54.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,764
|percentage = 89.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = People's Action Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
- [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html#N 1984 GE's result]
- [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html#N 1980 GE's result]
- [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html#N 1976 GE's result]
- [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1972.html#N 1972 GE's result]
- [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#N 1968 GE's result]
- [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1963.html#N 1963 GE's result]
- [http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1959.html#N 1959 GE's result]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1955/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1955 GE (Within Sembawang ward)]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1959/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1959 GE]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1963/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1963 GE]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1968/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1968 GE]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1972/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1972 GE]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1976/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1976 GE]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1980/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1980 GE]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1984/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1984 GE]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1988/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1988 GE (Split into wards within Sembawang GRC, Nee Soon Central & South SMCs)]
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