Punggol East By-Election -- WP Lee Li Lian

last SG · 2013-01-10T00:47:48+00:00

me no get to vote lehmove to Punggol East. Me dun wan to vote. Just wanna watch drama.

iveco SG

where's Nicole Seah?

Plotting the death of Tampines North MP Baey Yam Keng, I suppose.

fudgester SG

Desmond Lim of SDA is contending for the PE elections. I wonder if he’ll be able to get a 4.5% not to mention kissing his $16,000 good bye Sad

Wow, SDA sure is a glutton for punishment.

What do they hope to achieve besides losing another $16k and possibly torpedoeing WP's chance to unseat the ruling party in Punggol East?

iveco SG

After GE2011, this Desmond Lim wants to give away another $16K? Very well then.

Desmond Lim was apparently paid by MIW to stop Lillian Lee from securing too many votes in GE11, according to Dalforce.

ditzy SG

Publicity, that they exist.

fudgester SG

Publicity, that they exist.

$16k + $16k = $32k for publicity?

Damn, they sure need a new PR advisor.

Francesco Toldo SG

take $32k as gamble for $15k/month x 36 months = $540k if got elected. just like buying toto, know difficult to strike also must buy.

iveco SG

One-on-one, I would actually give WP about 40% chance to win. After all, that's what they got in Punggol East in the last election, and the prevailing popular discontent is not to be taken likely.

Remember, that is not a mature estate, meaning there will be a relatively lower proportion of older generation Singaporeans who are hard-core PAP supporters. A narrow win for WP is totally possible in a one-on-one fight.

However, if it goes into a Royal Rumble match, PAP will win hands down.

Hougang has more older-gen voters. Why did they choose WP? Your logic is a little flawed.

ditzy SG

Hougang has more older-gen voters. Why did they choose WP? Your logic is a little flawed.

Because hougang has always been an opposition stronghold, through history, and the years. So even if the opposition cannot convince hougang to vote for them, hougang will still vote for them. It is an anomaly. 2006 showed how close the fight was, 2011 showed how it prevailed.

SevenEleven SG

Now KJ also leg in liao

iveco SG

i think CSJ should just commit suicide now..

and KJ should do that before CSJ just to say he did it first

SDP should sack CSJ and appoint VIncent Wijey as the new SecGen to restore their credibility.

SevenEleven SG

SDP should sack CSJ and appoint VIncent Wijey as the new SecGen to restore their credibility.

i concur. he seems to show too much angst in him

SevenEleven SG

If oppo can win in this BE even with multi-corners, then the MIW days are numbered

Clivebenss SG

May the best arse win.

Clivebenss SG

If oppo can win in this BE even with multi-corners, then the MIW days are numbered

If MIWs fail this time, the GE will be multi-corners all over.

fudgester SG

Hougang has more older-gen voters. Why did they choose WP? Your logic is a little flawed.

Like what ditzy said..... Hougang has always had a substantial opposition base.

Otherwise, when you look at the population of Singapore as a whole, you would realize that the younger generation is the main base of support for the opposition.

The older generation is more likely to hark back to the memories of Singapore's 'economic miracle' of the 70s and 80s and hold on to old-fashioned notions of 'not biting the hand that feeds you' (i.e. the ruling party).

The younger generation would have no such memories and fewer sentimental notions towards the ruling party.

Clivebenss SG

Like what ditzy said..... Hougang has always had a substantial opposition base.

Otherwise, when you look at the population of Singapore as a whole, you would realize that the younger generation is the main base of support for the opposition.

The younger generation would have no such memories and fewer sentimental notions towards the ruling party.

People age with time so there is always a shift in the numbers of elderly. Those that previously highly supportive of PAP may not be alive today.

FireIce SG

tt area many young parents.
might opt for security.

SevenEleven SG

People age with time so there is always a shift in the numbers of elderly. Those that previously highly supportive of PAP may not be alive today.

like Tanjong Pagar? It had never been tested for years!

Clivebenss SG

like Tanjong Pagar? It had never been tested for years!

Queenstown is a very old estate so hard to get those elderly to vote the opps. That's why LKY is there; old like those residents.

Dalforce 1941 SG

Desmond Lim was apparently paid by MIW to stop Lillian Lee from securing too many votes in GE11, according to Dalforce.

That was gossip from one of my friend who used to work under Desmond Lim. The fishy thing about Desmond Lim according to my friend was the campaign finance. He didn't seem to give a damn about how much money was lost or whether he won or not.

So we speculated that he had another agenda altogether.

Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) secretary-general Desmond Lim is set to do battle in a multi-cornered fight in Punggol East again.

The 44-year-old was unveiled as his party candidate in a press release issued at 1am on Tuesday morning.

In the statement, the alliance - made up of the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) and the Singapore Justice Party - said the decision to field Mr Lim in the upcoming by-election, "comes with a full on approach driven by dedication and determination". SDA said it also considered fielding motivational speaker Harminder Pal Singh, who was part of the SDA team that contested Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC in the 2011 General Election.

Mr Lim contested Punggol East in the 2011 polls under the SDA banner. In that showdown with the People's Action Party's Michael Palmer and Worker's Party Lee Li Lian, the principal engineer in telco M1 managed to garner only 4.5 per cent of the vote and lost his $16,000 election deposit.

But the dismal showing has clearly not deterred SDA chief. This time around his slogan will be "Dedicated Local, Determined Leader", a play on Mr Lim's initials.

The alliance said the slogan "depicts his goal to keep going, and the continual believe that voters will see the gumption that Mr Lim brings to the table."

Mr Lim said this election "is not just about choices" but "about making an informed decision". He added that "carrying a party brand is not enough to make a candidate the best choice".

"Voting in a person who can stick on and do the job is what will matter in the long run."

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20130115-395588.html

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