Apr 5, 2011 - Straits Times
by Andrea Ong
THE National Solidarity Party (NSP) on Tuesday unveiled six
candidates that it will field in the five-member Jurong GRC and the
Radin Mas single-seat ward for the coming polls.
The five are Mr Christopher Neo, 48; Mr Abdul Rasheed, 69; Mr
Elvin Ong, 33, all three businessmen; Mr Ong Hock Siong, 64,
company director; and Ms Noraini Yunus, 43, a telemarketeer.
All except Ms Noraini have contested elections.
The Radin Mas candidate is Mr Yip Yew Weng, 60, a businessman
who contested in Yio Chu Kang single-seat in the 2006 polls.
Ms Noraini, a university dropout, wants to speak up on behalf of
the Malay community, women and children.
She studied at top schools Raffles Girls School and National
Junior College before dropping out of the National University of
Singapore due to family circumstances.
The six candidates were unveiled at a press conference held at
the NSP office on Tuesday. It is the party's first formal
introduction of election candidates.
The party has said it would field at least 20 candidates for the
next polls.
NSP's slate of six
The six candidates introduced by the opposition National
Solidarity Party on Tuesday are:
Christopher Neo Ting Wei
Age: 48
Occupation: Businessman; Vice-President of NSP
Marital status: Married to Madam Lim Ai Lang, 44, a pre-school
principal. They have four children.
Highest educational qualifications: Mathematics degree from
Leicester University, Masters in finance from RMIT,
Australia)
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Mandarin and Hokkien
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: Active in politics since 1996. Stood for
election three times. In 1997, he stood in Boon Lay single-seat
ward under the NSP ticket, winning 33.9 per cent of the vote. In
2001, he stood in Tampines GRC under the banner of the Singapore
Democratic Alliance, which the NSP joined that year. The team won
26.7 per cent of the vote then. In 2006, he stood in Sembawang GRC
under the Singapore Democratic Party banner, winning 23.3 per cent
of the vote.
Elvin Ong Beng Soon
Age: 33
Occupation: Businessman; NSP webmaster and Youth Guild
secretary.
Marital status: Single
Highest educational qualification: Diploma in mechatronics
engineering from Singapore Polytechnic
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Mandarin and Hokkien
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: Involved in opposition politics since his second
year in polytechnic. Volunteered at meet-the-people sessions in
Potong Pasir from 2003 to 2006. Contested in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
in 2006 at the age of 27 under the SDA banner, winning 31.3 per
cent of the vote.
Abdul Rasheed
Age: 69
Occupation: Businessman; NSP central executive council (CEC)
member
Marital status: Married with three sons and four grandsons
Highest educational qualification: GCE O levels
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Malay and Tamil
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: A former trade unionist who has been active in
politics since the 1970s. Town councillor in Nee Soon Central
single-seat ward from 1991 to 1997. Volunteered at MPS in Potong
Pasir and Nee Soon Central from 1988 to 1997. Contested in Punggol
single-seat ward in 1988 on the SDP ticket, winning 40.2 per cent
of the vote.
Noraini Yunus
Age: 42
Occupation: Telesales agent
Marital status: Single
Highest educatonal qualification: LCCI certificate in call centre
operations
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Malay and Arabic
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: Has not contested before. Volunteered with the
SDA during the 2006 election.
Ong Hock Siong
Age: 64
Marital status: Separated with two children
Highest educational qualification: Arts degree from Nanyang
University; Post-graduate diploma in ports and shipping
administration from the University of Wales' Institute of Science
and Technology
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew,
Cantonese
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: Contested in Tampines GRC in 2006 under the SDA
banner, winning 31.5 per cent of the vote
Yip Yew Weng
Age: 60
Occupation: Businessman; NSP CEC member
Marital status: Married to a housewife, with one son, 15.
Highest educational qualification: Masters in political science
from Hull University, UK.
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Mandarin, Hokkien,
Cantonese
Likely to be fielded in: Radin Mas single-seat ward
Electoral history: Joined NSP in 1993. Contested three times. In
1997, he stood in Chua Chu Kang single-seat ward on the NSP ticket,
winning 22.1 per cent of the vote. In 2001, he stood in Tampines
GRC under the SDA banner, winning 26.7 per cent of the vote. In
2006, he stood in Yio Chu Kang single-seat ward on the SDA ticket,
winning 31.7 per cent of the vote.
