Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency
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Not to be confused with another ward with similar name that existed since pre-indepence era until prior to 1988 general elections
Singaporean general election, 1988
General elections were held in Singapore on 3 September 1988. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won 80 of the 81 seats...

 called Nee Soon constituency.

Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese
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: 义顺集選區; Simplified Chinese
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: 义顺集选区) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency
Group Representation Constituency
A Group Representation Constituency is a type of electoral division or constituency in Singapore, the Members of Parliament of which are voted into Parliament as a group...

 (GRC) in the north
North Region, Singapore
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 region of Singapore
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.The GRC includes Yishun Housing Estate,private residential areas along Sembawang Road and Canberra Housing Estate.

The GRC is formed during 2011 election, which absorb former Nee Soon Central SMC, Nee Soon East SMC and 2 divisions from Sembawang GRC and a division from Ang Mo Kio GRC.

Nee Soon GRC is currently led by Law Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K. Shanmugam
K. Shanmugam
Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam better known as "K Shanmugam", is a Tamil Indian politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law...

.

Members of Parliament

Election Canberra
Canberra
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Chong Pang
Chong Pang
Chong Pang is a precinct located at Yishun, Singapore. It has precincts of Neighbourhood 1 and Neighbourhood 7.-Politics:Chong Pang is part of Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency . It is anchored by K Shanmugam....

Nee Soon Central Nee Soon East Nee Soon South
2006 Sembawang GRC
Sembawang Group Representation Constituency
Sembawang Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the northern area of Singapore. The GRC consists of Sembawang, Woodlands, Marsiling, Admiralty, Canberra and Chong Pang...

SMC SMC Ang Mo Kio GRC
Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency
Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency is a six-member Group Representation Constituency in the north eastern region of Singapore...

Formation
2011 Lim Wee Kiak K Shanmugam Faishal Ibrahim Patrick Tay Lee Bee Wah

  • Lee Bee Wah - Nee Soon South (2011-)
  • Lim Wee Kiak - Canberra (2011-)
  • K Shanmugam - Chong Pang (2011-)
  • Patrick Tay - Nee Soon East (2011-)
  • Faishal Ibrahim - Nee Soon Central (2011-)

Candidates and Results

Reference

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