Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency

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Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency.

Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency in the northern area of Singapore. The ward consists of Yishun's Neighbourhoods 2, 3 and 4. Formed in 2001 after being carved out from Sembawang Group Representation Constituency, its Member of Parliament was People's Action Party's Ho Peng Kee. In 2011, it was merged into a newly formed Nee Soon GRC. This SMC and Née Soon Central SMC were formerly under the Sembawang-Née Soon Town Council, which comprises Sembawang GRC (which has six members with this SMC) and Née Soon Central SMC from 2001 until 2011.

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Member of Parliament

Election Member of ParliamentParty
2001 Ho Peng Kee PAP
2006

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2001: Nee Soon East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Ho Peng Kee 19,56673.68
WP Poh Lee Guan6,99026.32
Majority12,57637.44
Turnout 28,465
PAP hold Swing
General Election 2006: Nee Soon East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Ho Peng Kee20,94968.72-4.96
WP Poh Lee Guan9,53531.28+4.96
Majority11,41437.16-0.28
Turnout 32,569
PAP hold Swing -4.96

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