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	Ng Pock Too	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	PAP
1991	Cheo Chai Chen	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	SDP
1997	Ong Ah Heng	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	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

General Election 2006: Nee Soon Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ong Ah Heng	14,211	65.4
		Lian Chin Way	7,529	34.6
Majority			6,682	30.8
Turnout			22,125	95.6
	hold		Swing	-13.1

General Election 2001: Nee Soon Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ong Ah Heng	16,755	78.5
		Ling How Doong	4,583	21.5
Majority			12,172	57.0
Turnout			23,836	95.0
	hold		Swing	+17.2

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Nee Soon Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ong Ah Heng	15,214	61.3
		Cheo Chai Chen	9,591	38.7
Majority			5,623	22.6
Turnout			25,335	96.5
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+11.6

General Election 1991: Nee Soon Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Cheo Chai Chen	12,709	50.3
		Ng Pock Too	12,541	49.7
Majority			168	0.6
Turnout			25,870	96.5
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+11.8

Elections in 1980s

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General Election 1988: Nee Soon Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ng Pock Too	13,396	57.6
		Cheo Chai Chen	8,944	38.5
	United People's Front	Giam Lai Cheng	914	3.9
Majority			4,452	19.1
Turnout			23,670	97.0

See also

• Nee Soon SMC
• Nee Soon GRC
• Nee Soon East SMC
• Nee Soon South SMC

References

• 1988 GE's result
• 1991 GE's result
• 1997 GE's result
• 2001 GE's result
• 2006 GE's result

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