History
Yishun is the Mandarin romanization of Nee Soon (Hence both names are interchangeable) is one of the rural area in the northern area in Singapore. At its inception in 1959, there were only 8,694 voters and it includes present day Ang Mo Kio town, as opposed to wards that were nearer to the present day City Business District such as Kreta Ayer that has 14,173 voters but the fact that the area was much smaller than this ward shows the population demographic in Singapore at that point of time.
Ang Mo Kio had started development in 1973. It had taken use of the Neighbourhood 1 and 2 that is due for completion in 1976. In 1976 general elections, half of it were moved to Ang Mo Kio constituency. Later on, another half of it were moved to Yio Chu Kang constituency. Nee Soon residents committees had begun to appear as in Ang Mo Kio Neighbourhood 6, and one special residents committee at Chong Pang.
Since Yishun New Town was only developed from 1979 all the way to 1989, similar to Tampines which explains the ward's boundary have received many changes, this ward was finally dissolved prior to 1988 general elections where most of this ward goes to Nee Soon South SMC as the area is still relatively undeveloped consisting of Khatib and Yio Chu Kang near Yio Chu Kang MRT Station areas and the portion in Yishun central was created as Nee Soon Central SMC where former opposition MP Cheo Chai Chen made his debut there. The remaining portion of this constituency was carved into 2 sub-division constituency of Chong Pang and Nee Soon East ward in Sembawang GRC with the lateral to be carved out of that GRC in 2001 general elections which since then the Workers' Party has been contesting there.
Members of Parliament
- Sheng Nam Chin (1959 - 1963)
- Chan Sun Wing (1963 - 1968)
- Ong Soo Chuan (1968 - 1980)
- Koh Lip Lin (1980 - 1988)
Constituency abolished (1988 – present)
Candidates and results
Elections in 1970s
General Election 1972: Nee Soon
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
PAP |
Ong Soo Chuan |
11,636 |
73.29 |
-18.06 |
|
United National Front |
Yap Fatt Shing |
4,240 |
26.71 |
+26.71 |
Majority |
7,396 |
46.58 |
-36.12 |
Turnout |
16,279 |
95.4 |
+3.2 |
|
PAP hold |
Swing |
-18.06 |
|
Elections in 1960s
General Election 1963: Nee Soon
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
BS |
Chan Sun Wing |
4,914 |
51.33 |
+51.33 |
|
PAP |
How Kang Yong |
3,329 |
34.77 |
-38.53 |
|
UPP |
Goh Soo Ming |
864 |
9.02 |
+9.02 |
|
SA |
Yeo Teo Bok |
364 |
3.80 |
+3.80 |
|
Independent |
Lim Siak Guan |
103 |
1.08 |
+1.08 |
Majority |
1,585 |
16.56 |
+16.56 |
Turnout |
25,789 |
96.1 |
+0.2 |
|
BS gain from PAP |
Swing |
-38.53 |
|
Elections in 1950s
General Election 1959: Nee Soon
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
PAP |
Sheng Nam Chin |
5,622 |
73.30 |
N/A |
|
SPA |
Yap Chin Poh |
1,476 |
19.24 |
N/A |
|
LSP |
Yong Nyuk Khoon |
572 |
7.46 |
N/A |
Majority |
4,146 |
54.06 |
|
Turnout |
7,764 |
89.3 |
|
|
PAP win (new seat) |
References
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Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of representatives assigned. |