Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a single member constituency in the northern area of Singapore. The ward consists of Yishun's Neighbourhoods 2, 3 and 4.
History
In 2001, the Nee Soon East SMC was formed by carving out part of Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC). It was contested by Ho Peng Kee of the People's Action Party (PAP) and Poh Lee Guan of the Workers' Party (WP). Ho won the election with 19,566 votes (76.68%) and was elected the Member of Parliament for the constituency.
In 2006, Poh contested the constituency against incumbent Ho. Ho won the election again with 20,949 votes (68.72%) and retained his seat.
In 2011, the Nee Soon GRC was created for the 2011 general election. Nee Soon East and Nee Soon Central SMCs were absorbed into the GRC alongside with parts of Ang Mo Kio and Sembawang GRCs.[1]
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | |||
| 2001 | Ho Peng Kee | PAP | |
| 2006 | |||
| Constituency abolished (2011) | |||
Electoral results
Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).
Elections in 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ho Peng Kee | 19,566 | 73.68 | |
| WP | Poh Lee Guan | 6,990 | 26.32 | |
| Majority | 12,576 | 47.36 | ||
| Total valid votes | 26,556 | 98.47 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 413 | 1.53 | ||
| Turnout | 26,969 | 94.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,465 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ho Peng Kee | 20,949 | 68.72 |  4.96 | |
| WP | Poh Lee Guan | 9,535 | 31.28 |  4.96 | |
| Majority | 11,414 | 37.44 | 9.92 | ||
| Total valid votes | 30,484 | 98.25 | 0.22 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 544 | 1.75 | 0.22 | ||
| Turnout | 31,028 | 95.27 | 0.53 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,569 | 15.22 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 4.96 |
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See also
References
- "GE: How many voters does each GRC get?". cna. 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- "ELD | 2001 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2001 > Nee Soon East". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- "ELD | 2006 Parliamentary General Election Results". Elections Department Singapore. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2006 > Nee Soon East". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 26 June 2026.