Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency

Nee Soon South Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 義順南單選區; Simplified Chinese: 义顺南单选区) is a defunct single member constituency consisting of Yishun's Neighbourhood 8 (Khatib),part of Neighbourhood 7, near Springleaf MRT station, houses and condominiums along Kebun Baru and private residential areas along Sembawang Road(near Sembawang Army Camp).It was formed after Yishun had been developed since 1988 when the pre-independence era Nee Soon ward was broken up into several wards. It was absorbed into Ang Mo Kio GRC in 1997 after the Singapore Democratic Party had lost narrowly there in 1991 elections until 2011 when it was released and together with other wards in Yishun, it formed the present Nee Soon GRC.

Not to be confused with the currently existing Nee Soon GRC, or the defunct Nee Soon SMC, Nee Soon Central SMC or Nee Soon East SMC.

Members of Parliament
  • Koh Lip Lin (1988–1997)

Constituency Abolished (1997 – ) Note: Presently, it is a sub-constituency of Nee Soon GRC

Candidates and results

Elections in 1990s
General Election 1991: Nee Soon South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Koh Lip Lin 13,719 52.76 -12.12
SDP Low Yong Nguan 12,284 47.24 +12.12
Turnout 26,576 95.9 -0.4
PAP hold Swing -12.12

Elections in 1980s
General Election 1988: Nee Soon South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Koh Lip Lin 13,793 64.88
SDP Yong Chu Leong 6,533 30.73
United People's Front Munjeet Singh 932 4.39
Turnout 21,710 96.3
PAP win (new seat)

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