Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency

Nee Soon
Group Representation Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Northwestern Singapore
Electorate 148,290
Current constituency
Created 2011
Number of members 5
Member(s) K. Shanmugam
Kwek Hian Chuan Henry
Lee Bee Wah
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
Ng Kok Kwang Louis
Town Council Sembawang-Nee Soon

Not to be confused with another ward with similar name that existed since pre-independence era until prior to 1988 general elections called Nee Soon constituency.

Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (Chinese: 义顺集选区; Malay: Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Nee Soon; Tamil: நீ சூன் குழுத் தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north region of Singapore. The GRC includes Yishun Housing Estate, private residential areas along Sembawang Road ,part of Sembawang , and part of Ang Mo Kio .

The GRC is formed during 2011 election, which absorb former Nee Soon Central SMC, Nee Soon East SMC and 2 divisions from Sembawang GRC (Canberra and Chong Pang Division) and a division from Ang Mo Kio GRC (Nee Soon South). In 2015, Canberra, Simpang military training area, Khatib and Gambas had returned to Sembawang GRC and the GRC had absorbed into the from Ang Mo Kio GRC.

Nee Soon GRC is currently led by Law Minister and Minister of Home Affairs K. Shanmugam.

Electoral map

Members of Parliament

Election Canberra Chong Pang Nee Soon Central Nee Soon East Nee Soon South Kebun Baru
2006 Sembawang GRC SMC SMC Ang Mo Kio GRC
Formation
2011 Lim Wee Kiak K Shanmugam Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Patrick Tay Teck Guan Lee Bee Wah Ang Mo Kio GRC
2015 Sembawang GRC Louis Ng Henry Kwek

Candidates and Results

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2015: Nee Soon GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP K. Shanmugam
Henry Kwek
Lee Bee Wah
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
Ng Kok Kwang Louis
82,197 66.83 Increase8.43
WP kenneth Foo Seck Guan
Gurmit Singh S/O Sadhu Singh
luke Koh Tiong Yee
Cheryl Denise Loh Xiu Wen
Ron Tan Jun Yen
40,796 33.17 Decrease8.43
Majority 41,401 33.66 Increase11.34
Rejected ballots 1,682 1.25
Turnout 134,250 94.28 Decrease0.52
PAP hold Swing Increase11.34
General Election 2011: Nee Soon GRC
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP K. Shanmugam
Lee Bee Wah
Lim Wee Kiak
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
Patrick Tay Teck Guan
80,740 58.40
WP Poh Lee Guan
John Yam
Angela Faye Oon
Watson Chong Cham Weng
Sanjeev Kamalasanan
57,523 41.60
Turnout 140,604 94.80 N/A
PAP win (new seat)

See also

References

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