# Nee Soon Constituency

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

| 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 | Ong Soo Chuan | PAP |
| 1976 | Ong Soo Chuan | PAP |
| 1980 | Koh Lip Lin | PAP |
| 1984 | Koh Lip Lin | 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 1980s

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

### Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1976: Nee Soon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | PAP | Ong Soo Chuan | Walkover |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,143 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing |
General Election 1972: Nee Soon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 7,396 | 46.58 | −36.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,279 | 95.4 | +3.2 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | -18.06 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1968: Nee Soon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Ong Soo Chuan | 10,442 | 91.35 | +56.58 |
| | WP | Wong Hong Toy | 989 | 8.65 | +8.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,453 | 82.7 | +82.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,841 | 92.2 | −3.9 |
| | PAP gain from BS | PAP gain from BS | Swing | +56.58 | |
General Election 1963: Nee Soon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,585 | 16.56 | +16.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,789 | 96.1 | +0.2 |
| | BS gain from PAP | BS gain from PAP | Swing | -38.53 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Nee Soon :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 4,146 | 54.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,764 | 89.3 | |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |