I think theres some error there.
You need to look at more sets of numbers rather than total
registered voters and total voted for PAP.
They are the total number voted (ie, ppl who actually turned
up), votes for PAP, and then the list of registered votes just to
get a feel of the voter turn out.
Total votes out was 1,123,000. Out of which 748,130 voted
for the PAP. Total registered was as you said, (didn't
verify), 2,147,840.
So to get the voting percentage u divide 748,130 /
1,123,000 * 100. That gives about roughly
66%
I guess you did not get the drift of my post which highlighted
the irony of the Singapore situation that with such a small
population of 4.5 million, the electoral roll of registered citizen
voters had numbered only half of the population.
Further more, looking at the roll of registered voters of
2,147,840 citizens only - (as PR do not vote) - the PAP could only
get 748,130 votes.
The numbers were checked and counted several times from wiki's
info on Singapore Election 2006, and data published from the
Election Office.
Considering that Indonesia and Japan have larger population that
spread across several islands and larger land mass - the number of
citizens actually involved in the electoral process was far higher
then the pathetic numbers in Singapore.
Despite the vast land and population size, the number of votes
that went to the elected representative in the Indonesian and
Japanese Election - would have given them far more legitimacy than
the pathetic results of 748,130 votes that would actually amount
to 34.83% of the Register Number of Voters.
Some will say that this is due to the Alternative Political
Parties not putting up candidates to allow for PAP walk-over in so
many constituencies, and is no fault of the PAP.
Unfortunately, this is the disingenious part of LKY's scheme
to create advantage to the PAP - and is part of his
characteristic "kiasi-kiasu" gerrymandering strategies to win the
Elections at any cost.
Singapore with a tiny land mass and a population size that is
smaller then New York State, and even Jakarta, or even Switzerland
- will have far more constituencies and candidates to be elected to
Parliament.
This is LKY's ploy to handicap the Alternative Political Parties
- and is only one aspect of his intricate grand scheme that is
deliberately designed o make the election process a series of
formidable hurdles, to trip
any ambitious Singaporean who have the desire to be
a Member of Parliament - and to be the alternative voice for the
people.
