So: the results are out, the people have voted. I'm pretty sure most people have caught the news (at least about their own constituencies) and so i shall not deign to elaborate further. Also, it being 4.45 in the morn now meas that i am wide awake but have to sleep, because i need to catch up on homework very badly. You won't believe how far behind i am. And with reference to my dear friend from Victoria Junior College, even those in my class who have done all their homework etc. are about 2 chapters behind in nearly evey subject. We suck. I suck the most.
Anyway, to summarise: The People's Action Party (PAP) has once more dominated, winning 81 seats out of 87; the rest went to Workers' Party in Aljunied GRC and the adjacent Hougang SMC. However their share of votes has fallen to a historic low (about 60%- i'm not a computer, don't expect very accurate figures) from the last election in 2006 (about 66%). Also the WP is now the only opposition party to win a GRC- at the expense of losing two Ministers of Parliament (MPs). Personally, i am very sad to see Mr George Yeo lose. I surfed his Facebook page when the results were out, and a stream of posts expressing their opinions surfaced. His friend request count has probably reached so high that his account can't accept anymore for the time being. Hopefully the Government finds a way to make use of his considerable talent without him being an MP, and perhaps when he comes back to contest once more in politcs in whatever district he can once more win the support of the citizens.
So as predicted, by many newspapers and by me, the PAP has won once more, but of course the breakthrough by the WP in winning the voters in Aljunied GRC will lead to a stronger opposition, and the tides will probably continue turning in favour of the opposition parties, although i can't say that for sure. That will be left to the next GE about five years down the road- when i will be eligible to vote.
Poltics is interesting. (:
p.s. FYI i didn't know that there were 7 political parties until today:
the Peoples' Action Party (PAP)
the Workers' Party (WP)
the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)
the National Solidarity Party (NSP)
the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA)
the Singapore Peoples' Party (SPP)- once part of the SDA
the Reform Party
Anyway, to summarise: The People's Action Party (PAP) has once more dominated, winning 81 seats out of 87; the rest went to Workers' Party in Aljunied GRC and the adjacent Hougang SMC. However their share of votes has fallen to a historic low (about 60%- i'm not a computer, don't expect very accurate figures) from the last election in 2006 (about 66%). Also the WP is now the only opposition party to win a GRC- at the expense of losing two Ministers of Parliament (MPs). Personally, i am very sad to see Mr George Yeo lose. I surfed his Facebook page when the results were out, and a stream of posts expressing their opinions surfaced. His friend request count has probably reached so high that his account can't accept anymore for the time being. Hopefully the Government finds a way to make use of his considerable talent without him being an MP, and perhaps when he comes back to contest once more in politcs in whatever district he can once more win the support of the citizens.
So as predicted, by many newspapers and by me, the PAP has won once more, but of course the breakthrough by the WP in winning the voters in Aljunied GRC will lead to a stronger opposition, and the tides will probably continue turning in favour of the opposition parties, although i can't say that for sure. That will be left to the next GE about five years down the road- when i will be eligible to vote.
Poltics is interesting. (:
p.s. FYI i didn't know that there were 7 political parties until today:
the Peoples' Action Party (PAP)
the Workers' Party (WP)
the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)
the National Solidarity Party (NSP)
the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA)
the Singapore Peoples' Party (SPP)- once part of the SDA
the Reform Party
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