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Post by iainbhx on Aug 31, 2015 11:22:22 GMT
11th September 2015, for the first time in many years, the PAP face opposition in every constituency. It is also their first election after the death of Uncle Harry Lee. The system and the divided opposition means that the PAP probably can't lose, but it could be more interesting than most Singaporean elections.
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cibwr
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Post by cibwr on Aug 31, 2015 12:22:02 GMT
One of the more gerrymandered constitutions in a "democracy".
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Post by iainbhx on Aug 31, 2015 17:53:53 GMT
To be honest, until about 10 years ago, people were generally happy with the PAP and it is fairly hard to fault their economic progress and to some extent their social progress.
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Post by markgoodair on Aug 31, 2015 22:29:54 GMT
This will be a land mark election the first since the death of Lee Kuan Yew. Could the opposition improve on its previous result? Thus allowing Singapore to become a "normal" democracy?
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Post by iainbhx on Sept 1, 2015 6:15:28 GMT
This will be a land mark election the first since the death of Lee Kuan Yew. Could the opposition improve on its previous result? Thus allowing Singapore to become a "normal" democracy? What ever makes you think that the WP would allow things to become a normal democracy if they took control? They just be a more left-wing version of the PAP. |
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Post by markgoodair on Sept 1, 2015 6:47:16 GMT
This will be a land mark election the first since the death of Lee Kuan Yew. Could the opposition improve on its previous result? Thus allowing Singapore to become a "normal" democracy? What ever makes you think that the WP would allow things to become a normal democracy if they took control? They just be a more left-wing version of the PAP. What about the other assorted opposition parties? |
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Post by greenhert on Sept 1, 2015 8:31:45 GMT
All candidates in this Singaporean general election have opponents (i.e. there will be no 'walkovers' as there have been previously). Three SMCs (single member constituencies) have three-cornered contests. In all other SMCs, and in all GRCs (group representation constituencies), straight contests occur between the PAP and one of the various opposition parties. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporean_general_election,_2015 |
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Post by markgoodair on Sept 1, 2015 10:30:04 GMT
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Post by iainbhx on Sept 1, 2015 11:01:46 GMT
You understand what content will and won't appear in the Straits Times don't you? |
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Post by greenhert on Sept 11, 2015 22:37:14 GMT
Results of the Singaporean general election of 2015 are in: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporean_general_election,_2015 PAP MP Charles Choong (his seat was abolished in boundary changes) recovered Punggol East from the WP's Lee Li Lian, who had gained it in a by-election of 2013, although only by 1,156 votes (keep in mind that turnout in Singaporean general elections is very high compared to our own). The WP retained Aljuned GRC and Hougang SMC, giving them six MPs-the same number that they elected in 2011. In other notable results, former MP Cheo Chai Chen polled a derisory 215 votes in MacPherson SMC in a three-cornered contest. Blogger Han Hui Hui did reasonably well for an independent (2,629 votes) in Radin Mas SMC but still loses her deposit. Most GRCs were easily held by the PAP. |
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