Reacties op: Singapore’s General Election: First signs of a chink in PAP’s armor? http://www.nl-aid.org/continent/south-east-asia/singapores-general-election-first-signs-of-a-chink-in-paps-armor/ NL-Aid is 'a blog press agency' about foreign aid, development cooperation, international politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:46:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Door: Scott’s Weblog » 2011 Singapore Elections: Results and Aftermath http://www.nl-aid.org/continent/south-east-asia/singapores-general-election-first-signs-of-a-chink-in-paps-armor/#comment-2764 Scott’s Weblog » 2011 Singapore Elections: Results and Aftermath Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:20:14 +0000 http://www.nl-aid.org/?p=4878#comment-2764 [...] would call a landslide, the PAP lost the popular and experienced foreign minister, MP George Yeo. Yeo was a casualty among other PAP MPs in the Aljunied GRC which was won by the Worker’s Party.... I know nothing about the guy except that his supporters vandalized Orchard with paper stickers, [...] [...] would call a landslide, the PAP lost the popular and experienced foreign minister, MP George Yeo. Yeo was a casualty among other PAP MPs in the Aljunied GRC which was won by the Worker’s Party…. I know nothing about the guy except that his supporters vandalized Orchard with paper stickers, [...]

]]> Door: San http://www.nl-aid.org/continent/south-east-asia/singapores-general-election-first-signs-of-a-chink-in-paps-armor/#comment-2428 San Thu, 26 May 2011 06:55:27 +0000 http://www.nl-aid.org/?p=4878#comment-2428 My apologies – the article is accurate on this point – NCMPs were introduced in 1984 and not what I stated earlier. My apologies – the article is accurate on this point – NCMPs were introduced in 1984 and not what I stated earlier.

]]> Door: San http://www.nl-aid.org/continent/south-east-asia/singapores-general-election-first-signs-of-a-chink-in-paps-armor/#comment-2427 San Thu, 26 May 2011 06:50:24 +0000 http://www.nl-aid.org/?p=4878#comment-2427 Some factual inaccuracies here: 1. Singapore’s independence from Malaysia was in 1965 2. NCMPs were introduced in 1988, not 1984. 3. GRCs also were introduced for the 1988 elections (it says “GRCs were introduced in YEAR”) Incidentally, the thing about GRCs is that they are double-edged swords. Parties either win big or lose big. The PAP has been used to winning big, and this was the first time they lost 5 members at one shot (in Aljunied) rather than in scattered constituencies. Maybe all five WP members would have been returned if the GRC was split into five single constituencies. More likely, they would not, the strength of some of their team members carrying the whole team through. Some factual inaccuracies here:

1. Singapore’s independence from Malaysia was in 1965

2. NCMPs were introduced in 1988, not 1984.

3. GRCs also were introduced for the 1988 elections (it says “GRCs were introduced in YEAR”)

Incidentally, the thing about GRCs is that they are double-edged swords. Parties either win big or lose big. The PAP has been used to winning big, and this was the first time they lost 5 members at one shot (in Aljunied) rather than in scattered constituencies. Maybe all five WP members would have been returned if the GRC was split into five single constituencies. More likely, they would not, the strength of some of their team members carrying the whole team through.

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