- Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency
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Not to be confused with another ward with similar name that existed since pre-indepence era until prior to 1988 general elections called Nee Soon constituency.
Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 义顺集選區; Simplified Chinese: 义顺集选区) 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 and Canberra Housing Estate.
The GRC is formed during 2011 election, which absorb former Nee Soon Central SMC, Nee Soon East SMC and 2 divisions from Sembawang GRC and a division from Ang Mo Kio GRC.
Nee Soon GRC is currently led by Law Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K. Shanmugam.
Contents
Members of Parliament
Election Canberra Chong Pang Nee Soon Central Nee Soon East Nee Soon South 2006 Sembawang GRC SMC SMC Ang Mo Kio GRC Formation 2011 Lim Wee Kiak K Shanmugam Faishal Ibrahim Patrick Tay Lee Bee Wah - Lee Bee Wah - Nee Soon South (2011-)
- Lim Wee Kiak - Canberra (2011-)
- K Shanmugam - Chong Pang (2011-)
- Patrick Tay - Nee Soon East (2011-)
- Faishal Ibrahim - Nee Soon Central (2011-)
Candidates and Results
General Election 2011: Nee Soon GRC Party Candidate Votes % ±% PAP K. Shanmugam
Lee Bee Wah
Lim Wee Kiak
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
Patrick Tay Teck Guan80,740 58.40% WP Poh Lee Guan
John Yam
Angela Faye Oon
Watson Chong Cham Weng
Sanjeev Kamalasanan57,523 41.60% Turnout 140,604 94.80% N/A PAP win (new seat) See also
- Nee Soon constituency
Reference
Group Representation
Constituencies (GRCs)Aljunied (5) · Ang Mo Kio (6) · Bishan-Toa Payoh (5) · Chua Chu Kang (5) · East Coast (5) · Holland-Bukit Timah (4) · Jurong (5) · Marine Parade (5) · Moulmein-Kallang (4) · Nee Soon (5) · Pasir Ris-Punggol (6) · Sembawang (5) · Tampines (5) · Tanjong Pagar (5) · West Coast (5)
Single Member
Constitutencies (SMCs)Bukit Panjang · Hong Kah North · Hougang · Joo Chiat · Mountbatten · Pioneer · Potong Pasir · Punggol East · Radin Mas · Sengkang West · Whampoa · Yuhua
Former or
defunct constituenciesAlexandra · Aljunied · Ang Mo Kio · Anson · Ayer Rajah · Bedok GRC (4) · Bedok SMC · Bo Wen · Boon Lay · Boon Teck · Braddell Heights · Bras Basah · Brickworks GRC (4) · Brickworks SMC · Bukit Batok · Bukit Gombak · Bukit Ho Swee · Bukit Merah · Bukit Timah GRC (5) · Bukit Timah SMC · Buona Vista · Cairnhill · Changi · Changkat · Cheng San GRC (5) · Cheng San SMC · Chong Boon · Chua Chu Kang SMC · Clementi · Crawford · Delta · Eunos GRC (4) · Eunos SMC · Farrer Park · Fengshan · Geylang East · Geylang Serai · Geylang West · Havelock · Henderson · Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC (5) · Hong Kah GRC (5) · Hong Kah SMC · Hong Lim · Jalan Besar GRC (5) · Jalan Besar SMC · Jalan Kayu · Jurong · Kaki Bukit · Kallang · Kampong Chai Chee · Kampong Glam GRC (4) · Kampong Glam SMC · Kampong Kapor · Kampong Kembangan · Kampong Ubi · Katong · Katong · Kebun Baru · Khe Bong · Kim Keat · Kim Seng · Kolam Ayer · Kreta Ayer · Kreta Ayer-Tanglin (4) · Kuo Chuan · Leng Kee · MacPherson · Marine Parade · Moulmein · Nee Soon · Nee Soon Central · Nee Soon East · Nee Soon South · Pasir Panjang GRC (3) · Pasir Panjang SMC · Pasir Ris (4) · Paya Lebar · Punggol · Punggol-Tampines · Queenstown · River Valley · Rochore · Seletar · Sembawang · Sepoy Lines · Serangoon Gardens · Siglap · Southern Islands · Stamford · Tampines · Tanah Merah · Tanglin · Tanjong Pagar · Teck Ghee · Telok Ayer · Telok Blangah · Thomson GRC (4) · Thomson SMC · Tiong Bahru GRC (3) · Tiong Bahru SMC (3) · Toa Payoh SMC · Toa Payoh GRC (3) · Ulu Bedok · Ulu Pandan · Upper Serangoon · West Coast · Yio Chu Kang
Numbers in brackets indicate the number of representatives assigned.
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