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{{Short description|Historical constituency of Singapore}}
{{Distinguish|text = the currently existing [[Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency|Nee Soon GRC]], or the defunct [[Nee Soon Single Member Constituency|Nee Soon SMC]], [[Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency|Nee Soon East SMC]] or [[Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency|Nee Soon South SMC]]}}

[[File:Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency locator map.png|thumb|right|240px| Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency.]]

'''Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency''' was a [[Single Member Constituency|single member constituency]] (SMC) in the [[North Region, Singapore|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 Singapore general election|2011]], the constituency was merged into [[Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency]].

== Member of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member of Parliament
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|'''1988'''
|[[G. Kandasamy|Ng Pock Too]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|-
|'''1991'''
|[[Cheo Chai Chen]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Singapore Democratic Party}}" |
|[[Singapore Democratic Party|SDP]]
|-
|'''1997'''
|[[Ong Ah Heng]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|}

== 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 2000s ===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Singaporean general election|General Election 2006]]: Nee Soon Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party 
 |candidate = Ong Ah Heng
 |votes = 14,211
 |percentage = 65.4
 |change = -13.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Workers' Party of Singapore
 |candidate = Lian Chin Way
 |votes = 7,529
 |percentage = 34.6
 |change = +34.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 6,682
 |percentage = 30.8
 |change = -26.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 22,125
 |percentage = 95.6
 |change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = People's Action Party 
 |swing = -13.1
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Singaporean general election|General Election 2001]]: Nee Soon Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party 
 |candidate = Ong Ah Heng
 |votes = 16,755
 |percentage = 78.5
 |change = +17.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Singapore Democratic Party
 |candidate = [[Ling How Doong]]
 |votes = 4,583
 |percentage = 21.5
 |change = -17.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 12,172
 |percentage = 57.0
 |change = +34.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 23,836
 |percentage = 95.0
 |change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = People's Action Party 
 |swing = +17.2
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in 1990s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1997 Singaporean general election|General Election 1997]]: Nee Soon Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party 
 |candidate = Ong Ah Heng
 |votes = 15,214
 |percentage = 61.3
 |change = +11.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Singapore Democratic Party
 |candidate = [[Cheo Chai Chen]]
 |votes = 9,591
 |percentage = 38.7
 |change = -11.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 5,623
 |percentage = 22.6
 |change = +23.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 25,335
 |percentage = 96.5
 |change = +0.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
 |winner = People's Action Party 
 |loser = Singapore Democratic Party
 |swing = +11.6
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Singaporean general election|General Election 1991]]: Nee Soon Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Singapore Democratic Party 
 |candidate = [[Cheo Chai Chen]]
 |votes = 12,709
 |percentage = 50.3
 |change = +11.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party
 |candidate = [[Ng Pock Too]]
 |votes = 12,541
 |percentage = 49.7
 |change = -7.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 168
 |percentage = 0.6
 |change = +19.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 25,870
 |percentage = 96.5
 |change = -0.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
 |winner = Singapore Democratic Party
 |loser = People's Action Party  
 |swing = +11.8
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in 1980s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1988 Singaporean general election|General Election 1988]]: Nee Soon Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party 
 |candidate = [[Ng Pock Too]]
 |votes = 13,396
 |percentage = 57.6
 |change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Singapore Democratic Party
 |candidate = [[Cheo Chai Chen]]
 |votes = 8,944
 |percentage = 38.5
 |change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
 |party = United People's Front
 |candidate = Giam Lai Cheng
 |votes = 914
 |percentage = 3.9
 |change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 4,452
 |percentage = 19.1
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 23,670
 |percentage = 97.0
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
 |winner = People's Action Party  
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[Nee Soon SMC]]
*[[Nee Soon GRC]]
*[[Nee Soon East SMC]]
*[[Nee Soon South SMC]]

==References==
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1988.html#N 1988 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1991.html#N 1991 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1997.html#N 1997 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2001.html#N 2001 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2006.html#N 2006 GE's result]
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