Dear Monkey,
Once, a PAP sympathiser and cynic in Sammyboy Forum dismissed
Singapore opposition negatively. I asked him what was so bad about
them, since they were not given the opportunity.
His reply was, they could not win, that is why they are bad
It is a self-serving prophecy, but anyway, this is not my
point.
If electoral success is a measure of competency, according to this
internaut, then the below table is revealing
No, I am not trying to do a comparison The following table is done, in a way, also for archive
purposes.
Workers' Party
- 4 seats won in 1957 City Council Elections. City Council
abolished by PAP in 1959.
- 1 seat won in 1961 Anson By Election by D Marshall. The seat was
not retained in 1963 GE.
- 1 seat won in 1981 Anson By Election by JBJ.
- 1 seat retained in 1984 GE. MP JBJ was disqualified in
1986.
- 1 NCMP seat in 1988 GE by Dr Lee S C. Dr Lee was not elected in
1991 GE.
- 1 seat won in 1991 GE by Low T K in Hougang.
- 1 seat retained in 1997 GE.
- 1 NCMP seat in 1997 GE.
- 1 seat retained in 2001 GE.
Times won: 12
SDP
- 1 seat won in 1984 GE by Chiam S T in Potong Pasir.
- 1 seat retained in 1988 GE.
- 3 seats won/retained in 1991 GE. Chiam switched party and other
seats lost in 1997 GE.
Times won: 5
SPP
- 1 seat won in 1997 GE by Chiam S T in Potong Pasir.
- 1 seat retained in 2001 GE under SDA.
Times won: 2
NSP
- 1 NCMP seat in 2001 GE under SDA.
Times won: 1
Of course, if the PAP were to be included, they would clock wins of
763 times. *Whew*
Regards
