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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2019}}{{Infobox constituency
|type=Single Member
|name= Nee Soon
|year=1959
|parl_name=[[Parliament of Singapore]]
|member= Constituency Abolished
|seats             = 1
|party             = 
|image=
|region=[[Singapore]]
|electorate=
|local_council_label=Town Council
|local_council= Nee Soon
|next                = [[Nee Soon GRC]]
}}
{{Distinguish|text = the currently existing [[Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency|Nee Soon GRC]], or the defunct [[Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency|Nee Soon Central SMC]], [[Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency|Nee Soon East SMC]] or [[Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency|Nee Soon South SMC]]}}

'''Nee Soon Constituency''' was a [[Single Member Constituency|single member constituency]] in the [[North Region, Singapore|northern]] area in Singapore that was created in [[Singaporean general election, 1959|1959 general elections]] and ceased to exist prior to [[Singaporean general election, 1988|1988 general elections]].

==History==
Nee Soon was one of the rural areas in the [[North Region, Singapore|north]] of [[Singapore]]. At its inception in 1959, there were only 8,694 voters even including present-day [[Ang Mo Kio]] town, whereas wards  nearer to the [[City Business District|city centre]] such as [[Kreta Ayer]] had 14,173 voters in a much smaller area.

This ward was finally dissolved prior to the [[Singaporean general election, 1988|1988 general elections]], with most of the ward forming [[Nee Soon South SMC]] consisting of [[Khatib MRT station|Khatib]] and [[Yio Chu Kang]] (near [[Yio Chu Kang MRT station]]), and the portion in [[Yishun]] Central being renamed [[Nee Soon Central SMC]] where former opposition MP [[Cheo Chai Chen]] made his debut there. The remainder of this constituency was carved into 2 sub-divisions of [[Chong Pang]] and [[Nee Soon East SMC|Nee Soon East]]. The latter ward was a part of [[Sembawang GRC]] until the [[Singaporean general election, 2001|2001 general elections]] which saw  the [[Workers' Party of Singapore|Workers' Party]] contest there.

== Member of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member of Parliament
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
! colspan="4" |[[Legislative Assembly of Singapore]]
|-
|'''1959'''
|[[G. Kandasamy|Sheng Nam Chin]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|-
|'''1963'''
|[[Chan Sun Wing]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Sosialis}}" |
|[[Barisan Sosialis|BS]]
|-
! colspan="4" |[[Parliament of Singapore]]
|-
|'''1968'''
| rowspan="3" |[[Ong Soo Chuan]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |
| rowspan="5" |[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|-
|'''1972'''
|-
|'''1976'''
|-
|'''1980'''
| rowspan="2" |[[Koh Lip Lin]] 
|-
|'''1984'''
|}

== Elections ==
{{small|Note : [[Elections Department Singapore]] do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.}}

=== Elections in the 1980s ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Singaporean general election, 1984|General Election 1984]]: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=[[Koh Lip Lin]]|votes=18,444|percentage=74.24|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Singapore United Front|candidate=Quek Teow Chuan|votes=6,401|percentage=25.76|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority||votes=12,043|percentage=48.48|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=25,789|percentage=95.9|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = People's Action Party  
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Singaporean general election, 1980|General Election 1980]]: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=People's Action Party|candidate=[[Koh Lip Lin]]|votes=[[Walkover]]|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=16,817|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = People's Action Party  
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1970s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Singaporean general election, 1976|General Election 1976]]: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party 
 |candidate = Ong Soo Chuan 
 |votes = [[Walkover]]
 |percentage = 
 |change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 
 |percentage = 
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 16,143
 |percentage =
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = People's Action Party  
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Singaporean general election, 1972|General Election 1972]]: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party 
 |candidate = Ong Soo Chuan 
 |votes = 11,636 
 |percentage = 73.29
 |change = -18.06
}}
{{Election box candidate|
 |party = United National Front
 |candidate = Yap Fatt Shing 
 |votes = 4,240
 |percentage = 26.71 
 |change = +26.71 
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 7,396
 |percentage = 46.58
 |change = -36.12
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 16,279
 |percentage = 95.4
 |change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
 |winner = People's Action Party  
|swing = -18.06
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1960s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Singaporean general election, 1968|General Election 1968]]: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party 
 |candidate = Ong Soo Chuan 
 |votes = 10,442
 |percentage = 91.35
 |change = +56.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Workers' Party of Singapore
 |candidate = Wong Hong Toy  
 |votes = 989
 |percentage = 8.65
 |change = +8.65
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 9,453
 |percentage = 82.7
 |change = +82.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 11,841
 |percentage = 92.2
 |change = -3.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
 |winner = People's Action Party  
|loser = Barisan Sosialis
|swing = +56.58
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=[[Singaporean general election, 1963|General Election 1963]]: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Barisan Sosialis 
 |candidate = Chan Sun Wing
 |votes = 4,914
 |percentage = 51.33
 |change = +51.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party 
 |candidate = How Kang Yong 
 |votes = 3,329
 |percentage = 34.77
 |change = -38.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = United People's Party (Singapore)
 |candidate = Goh Soo Ming 
 |votes = 864 
 |percentage = 9.02
 |change = +9.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Singapore Alliance
 |candidate = Yeo Teo Bok 
 |votes = 364
 |percentage = 3.80
 |change = +3.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Independent (politician)
 |candidate = Lim Siak Guan 
 |votes = 103
 |percentage = 1.08
 |change = +1.08
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 1,585
 |percentage = 16.56
 |change = +16.56
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 25,789
 |percentage = 96.1
 |change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Barisan Sosialis
 |loser = People's Action Party  
|swing = -38.53
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Elections in the 1950s===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Singaporean general election, 1959|General Election 1959]]: Nee Soon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = People's Action Party 
 |candidate = Sheng Nam Chin
 |votes = 5,622
 |percentage = 73.30
 |change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Singapore People's Alliance
 |candidate = Yap Chin Poh
 |votes = 1,476
 |percentage = 19.24
 |change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
 |party = Liberal Socialist Party
 |candidate = Yong Nyuk Khoon
 |votes = 572
 |percentage = 7.46
 |change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
 |votes = 4,146
 |percentage = 54.06
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box turnout|
 |votes = 7,764
 |percentage = 89.3
 |change = 
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
 |winner = People's Action Party  
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[Nee Soon Central SMC]]
*[[Nee Soon East SMC]]
*[[Nee Soon South SMC]]
*[[Nee Soon GRC]]

==References==
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1984.html#N 1984 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1980.html#N 1980 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1976.html#N 1976 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1972.html#N 1972 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1968.html#N 1968 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1963.html#N 1963 GE's result]
*[http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1959.html#N 1959 GE's result]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110529001126/http://www.singapore-elections.com/lega-1955-ge/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1955 GE (Within Sembawang ward)]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110528203041/http://www.singapore-elections.com/lega-1959-ge/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1959 GE]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110613194824/http://www.singapore-elections.com/lega-1963-ge/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1963 GE]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110613194726/http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1968-ge/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1968 GE]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110613194944/http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1972-ge/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1972 GE]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110613160320/http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1976-ge/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1976 GE]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110511154958/http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1980-ge/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1980 GE]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110511155311/http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1984-ge/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1984 GE]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110511155317/http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1988-ge/index.html Map of Nee Soon in 1988 GE (Split into wards within Sembawang GRC, Nee Soon Central & South SMCs)]}}

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