Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency

Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 義順中單選區; Simplified Chinese: 义顺中单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency in the northern area in Singapore. The seat consists of Yishun Town Centre (Neighbourhood 9), Neighbourhood 6 and part of Neighbourhood 7. Its last Member of Parliament is Ong Ah Heng of the People's Action Party who held the seat from 1997 to 2011. 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. It had disappeared in 2011 when Nee Soon Central, Nee Soon East, Nee Soon South, Chong Pang and Canberra had merged into a newly formed Nee Soon GRC.

Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency.

Members of Parliament

Ng Pock Too (1988 – 1991)
Cheo Chai Chen (1991 – 1997)
Ong Ah Heng (1997 – 2011)

Constituency Abolished (2011 – ) Note: Presently, it is a sub-constituency of Nee Soon GRC

Candidates and results

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Nee Soon Central
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

General Election 2001: Nee Soon Central
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

General Election 1997: Nee Soon Central
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

General Election 1991: Nee Soon Central
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

General Election 1988: Nee Soon Central
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)

References

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