Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency
Nee Soon | |
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Group Representation Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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Region | Northern Singapore |
Electorate | 148,290 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2011 |
Number of members | 5 |
Member(s) |
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim K Shanmugam Lee Bee Wah Louis Ng Henry Kwek |
Town Council | 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 most of Yishun town, the private residential areas along Sembawang Road, the southern part of Sembawang, and most of the Kebun Baru district of Ang Mo Kio.
The GRC was formed during the 2011 election, absorbing 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, Gambas, Sembawang town and parts of Yishun returned to Sembawang GRC and the GRC had absorbed most of Kebun Baru from Ang Mo Kio GRC.
Nee Soon GRC is currently led by Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and co led by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Deveplopment and Education Assoc Prof Muhammad Faisal Ibrahim.
Electoral map
- Chong Pang - Yishun (Blks 1xx and 266-287), Canberra Drive Condos , Yishun Industrial Estate)
- Nee Soon Central - Yishun (Blks 6xx, part of 7xx, and 9xx except 717-730 and 775-799) , Yishun Town Centre, Northpoint City, Yishun MRT /Bus Interchange
- Nee Soon East - Yishun (Blks 2xx and part of 3xx , 671-677),Junction Nine /Residences
- Nee Soon South - Yishun (Blks 5xx, 8xx, 719-730 and 775-799), Springleaf & Jalan Mata Ayer Estate ,Orchid Country Club
- Kebun Baru - Ang Mo Kio (Blks 1xx ,(excluding blks 119-128) and 244-260, Teachers' Estate and Causurina Road, Tagore Industrial Area
Members of Parliament
Election | Canberra | Chong Pang | Nee Soon Central | Nee Soon East | Nee Soon South | Kebun Baru |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim K Shanmugam Lee Bee Wah Louis Ng Henry Kwek |
82,197 | 66.83 | ||
WP | Cheryl Loh Xiu Wen Gurmit Singh S/O Sadhu Singh Luke Koh Tiong Yee Kenneth Foo Seck Guan Ron Tan Jun Yen |
40,796 | 33.17 | ||
Majority | 41,401 | 33.66 | |||
Rejected ballots | 1,682 | 1.25 | |||
Turnout | 134,250 | 94.28 | |||
PAP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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PAP | Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim K Shanmugam Lee Bee Wah Lim Wee Kiak 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) |