{{short description|Constituency in Singapore}} {{Distinguish|text = the defunct Nee Soon SMC, Nee Soon Central SMC, Nee Soon East SMC or Nee Soon South SMC}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox constituency | name = Nee Soon | type = Group representation | parl_name = Parliament of Singapore | image = Nee_Soon_Group_Representation_Constituency,_2025.svg | caption = | region = North Region, Singapore | electorate = 151,874 | year = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2011}} | abolished = | members = Goh Hanyan<br>K. Shanmugam<br>Jackson Lam<br>Lee Hui Ying<br>Syed Harun Alhabsyi | seats = 5 | party = People's Action Party | local_council_label = Town Council | local_council = Nee Soon | next = | previous = {{plainlist| * Ang Mo Kio GRC * Nee Soon Central SMC * Nee Soon East SMC * Sembawang GRC }} }}

The '''Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency''' is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in northern Singapore. It has five divisions: Chong Pang, Nee Soon Central, Nee Soon East, Nee Soon Link and Nee Soon South, managed by Nee Soon Town Council. The current Members of Parliament (MPs) for the constituency are Goh Hanyan, K. Shanmugam, Jackson Lam, Lee Hui Ying and Syed Harun Alhabsyi from the governing People's Action Party (PAP).

== History ==

=== Creation (2011) === Nee Soon GRC was created for the 2011 general election. It comprised parts of the GRCs of Ang Mo Kio and Sembawang, as well as the single-member constituencies (SMCs) of Nee Soon Central and Nee Soon East.<ref name="ge_feb24">{{cite news |date=24 February 2011 |title=GE: How many voters does each GRC get? |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112777/1/.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022094518/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1112777/1/.html |archive-date=22 October 2012 |access-date=8 June 2014 |publisher=cna}}</ref> Led by K. Shanmugam, the PAP team defeated the Workers' Party (WP) with 58.40% of the vote.<ref name=":0" />

=== 2015 === During the 2015 general election, the Canberra division and portions of Chong Pang, Nee Soon East and Nee Soon South divisions from Nee Soon GRC (forming Gambas division) were moved back to Sembawang GRC while Kebun Baru division of Ang Mo Kio GRC was moved here instead. The PAP once again faced off a challenge from the Workers' Party team winning an improved 66.83% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-11 |title=GE2015: PAP retains Nee Soon GRC |url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/ge2015-pap-retains-nee-soon-grc |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=The Business Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2020 === Prior to the 2020 general elections, the Kebun Baru division was carved out as an SMC due to the rising population of the GRC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral boundaries report out, with more seats and constituencies up for contest in next GE |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/electoral-boundaries-report-out-more-seats-and-constituencies-contest-next-ge |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=TODAY |language=en}}</ref> Lee Bee Wah retired from politics and was replaced by Carrie Tan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-29 |title=Singapore GE2020: Lee Bee Wah retiring from politics |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-lee-bee-wah-retiring-from-politics |access-date=2025-07-05 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-26 |title=Singapore GE2020: PAP unveils final batch of candidates, including Singapore's first woman brigadier-general |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-pap-unveils-next-slate-of-candidates-including-singapores-first-woman |access-date=2025-07-05 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> While the Workers' Party did not contest in Nee Soon GRC, the Progress Singapore Party contested here instead. The PAP managed to retain the GRC with 61.90% of the vote against the PSP's 38.10%.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=11 July 2020 |title=GE2020 official results: Shanmugam's PAP team retains Nee Soon GRC with 61.9 per cent of the vote |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-official-results-shanmugams-pap-team-retains-nee-soon-grc-with-619-per-cent-of-the |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313014102/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-official-results-shanmugams-pap-team-retains-nee-soon-grc-with-619-per-cent-of-the |archive-date=13 March 2025 |access-date=5 July 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Sharanya |date=2020-06-30 |title=GE2020: PSP to contest PAP in Nee Soon GRC |url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/ge2020-psp-contest-pap-nee-soon-grc |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=The Business Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2025 elections === Prior to the 2025 general election, Shanmugam announced that he will be leading a new team for the GRC with four new members, former Nominated MP Syed Harun Alhabsyi, Jackson Lam (former PAP Hougang branch chairman),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganesan |first=Deepanraj |date=2025-03-29 |title=New face Jackson Lam ‘very good on the ground’, will be asset to Parliament: Shanmugam |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/former-pap-branch-chair-jackson-lam-very-good-on-the-ground-will-be-asset-to-parliament-shanmugam |access-date=2025-04-28 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> Lee Hui Ying and Goh Hanyan.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganesan |first=Deepanraj |last2=Chia |first2=Osmond |date=21 April 2025 |title=GE2025: Shanmugam to lead fresh PAP team to contest Nee Soon GRC |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-shanmugam-to-lead-fresh-team-to-contest-nee-soon-grc |access-date=22 April 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> Former incumbent MPs Louis Ng, Carrie Tan and Derrick Goh announced their retirement from politics,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ganesan |first=Deepanraj |date=22 April 2025 |title=GE2025: Nee Soon MPs Louis Ng, Carrie Tan, Derrick Goh to step down from politics |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-nee-soon-mps-louis-ng-carrie-tan-and-derrick-goh-to-step-down-from-politics |access-date=22 April 2025 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> while Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim moved to Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-04-11 |title=Faishal Ibrahim to move from Nee Soon to Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC for GE2025 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/faishal-ibrahim-to-move-from-nee-soon-to-marine-parade-braddell-heights-grc-for-ge2025 |access-date=2025-06-20 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GE2025: 'It's homecoming', says Tan See Leng of Faishal's move to Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-marine-parade-braddell-heights-faishal-ibrahim-5061511 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-11 |title=Nee Soon GRC MP Faishal Ibrahim to contest in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/nee-soon-grc-mp-faishal-ibrahim-contest-marine-parade-braddell-heights-grc |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=AsiaOne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GE2025: Faishal Ibrahim to move from Nee Soon GRC to Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC |url=https://mothership.sg/2025/04/faishal-ibrahim-move-nee-soon-marine-parade-braddell-heights/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=mothership.sg}}</ref>

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==Electoral results== {{small|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 2010s=== {{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2011<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELD {{!}} 2011 Parliamentary General Election Results |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2011.html#N |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Elections Department Singapore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral division of Nee Soon |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/gazettes/2011/SOP%20for%20Nee%20Soon.pdf |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Elections Department Singapore}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=People's Action Party|candidate=K. Shanmugam<br/>Lim Wee Kiak<br/>Lee Bee Wah<br/>Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim<br/>Patrick Tay | votes=80,740 | percentage=58.40}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Workers' Party of Singapore | candidate = Angela Faye Oon <br />John Yam<br /> Poh Lee Guan<br />Sanjeev Kamalasanan<br />Watson Chong Cham Weng | votes = 57,523 | percentage = 41.60 }} {{Election box majority no change | votes=23,217 | percentage=16.80}} {{Election box total valid no change | votes= 138,263 | percentage=96.26}} {{Election box rejected no change| votes=2,341 | percentage=3.74 }} {{Election box turnout no change|votes=140,604|percentage=94.82}} {{Election box registered electors no change | reg. electors=148,290}} {{Election box new seat win| |winner = People's Action Party }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General Election 2015<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELD {{!}} 2015 Parliamentary General Election Results |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary2015.html#N |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Elections Department Singapore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral division of Nee Soon |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/gazettes/2015/SOP/Statement%20of%20Poll%20for%20Electoral%20Division%20of%20Nee%20Soon.pdf |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Elections Department Singapore}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party = People's Action Party | candidate = Henry Kwek<br/> K. Shanmugam<br/>Lee Bee Wah<br/>Louis Ng<br>Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim | votes = 82,287 | percentage = 66.83 | change = {{increase}}8.43}} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Workers' Party of Singapore | candidate = Cheryl Loh<br />Gurmit Singh S/O Sadhu Singh<br />Kenneth Foo<br />Luke Koh<br />Ron Tan | votes = 40,841 | percentage = 33.17 | change = {{decrease}}8.43}} {{Election box majority | votes = 41,446 | percentage = 33.66 | change = {{increase}}11.34}} {{Election box total valid | votes = 123,128 |percentage= 98.61 | change={{increase}}2.35}} {{Election box rejected |votes = 1,732 | percentage = 1.39 |change = {{decrease}}2.35}} {{Election box turnout | votes = 124,860 | percentage = 94.38 |change = {{decrease}}0.44}} {{Election box registered electors | reg. electors = 132,289 | change={{increase}} 3.38}} {{Election box hold with party link| winner = People's Action Party | swing = {{increase}}8.32}} {{Election box end}}

===Elections in 2020s=== {{Election box begin | title=General Election 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELD {{!}} 2020 Parliamentary General Election Results |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/finalresults2020.html#N |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Elections Department Singapore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral division of Nee Soon |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/gazettes/2020/Statement_of_Poll_for_the_Electoral_Division_of_Nee_Soon.pdf |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Elections Department Singapore}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | party=People's Action Party|candidate=Carrie Tan<br/>Derrick Goh <br/> K. Shanmugam<br/>Louis Ng<br/>Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim|votes=86,308 | percentage=61.90| change={{decrease}} 4.93}} {{Election box candidate with party link | party=Progress Singapore Party|candidate= Bradley Bowyer<br />Damien Tay<br />Kala Manickam<br />Sri Nallakaruppan<br />Taufik Supan|votes=53,131 | percentage=38.10 | change=N/A}} {{Election box majority | votes=33,177 | percentage=23.80 | change={{decrease}}9.86}} {{Election box total valid | votes=139,439 | percentage=98.45 | change={{decrease}}0.16}} {{Election box rejected | votes =2,200 | percentage =1.55 | change = {{increase}}0.16}} {{Election box turnout | votes=141,639|percentage=96.42|change={{increase}}2.04}} {{Election box registered electors | reg. electors = 146,902 | change={{increase}}11.05}} {{Election box hold with party link | winner =People's Action Party |swing ={{decrease}}4.93}} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=General Election 2025: Nee Soon GRC<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2025 |title=Electoral division of Nee Soon |url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/gazettes/2025/25gg1677_Nee%20Soon.pdf |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=Elections Department Singapore}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=People's Action Party|candidate=Goh Hanyan<br />Jackson Lam<br />K. Shanmugam<br />Lee Hui Ying<br />Syed Harun Alhabsyi|votes=102,974|percentage=73.81|change={{increase}}11.91}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Red Dot United|candidate= David Foo<br />Pang Heng Chuan<br />Ravi Philemon<br />Sharon Lin<br />Syed Alwi Ahmad|votes=36,538|percentage=26.19|change=N/A}} {{Election box majority|votes=66,436|percentage=47.62|change={{increase}}23.82}} {{Election box total valid|votes= 139,512|percentage=97.83|change={{decrease}}0.62}} {{Election box rejected|votes = 3,090 |percentage = 2.17|change = {{increase}}0.62}} {{Election box turnout|votes=142,602|percentage=93.89|change={{decrease}} 2.53}} {{Election box registered electors|reg. electors =151,874|change={{increase}} 3.38}} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner =People's Action Party |swing ={{increase}}11.91 }} {{Election box end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Constituencies of Singapore}}

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