Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency
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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.
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 in 1997 Singapore general election. In 2011, the constituency was merged into Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency.
Member of Parliament[]
Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | PAP | ||
1991 | Cheo Chai Chen | SDP | |
1997 | PAP |
Elections[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
- Nee Soon SMC
- Nee Soon GRC
- Nee Soon East SMC
- Nee Soon South SMC
References[]
Categories:
- Singaporean electoral divisions
- Yishun
- Singapore geography stubs