But he urged voters on Sunday to help cement this development by
turning support into votes which ensure these candidates enter
Parliament as elected MPs.
Mr Low, 54, said the opposition would otherwise not grow or be
able to attract talented people who are keen on contributing to the
political process here.
'If Singaporeans don't support the opposition and think, 'Never
mind, I welcome you to contest but I will vote for the PAP', we
could end up like the situation we had in 2001 or in 1997 where you
didn't have much of a choice,' he said.
The opposition won four seats in the 1991 election, but only Mr
Low and Potong Pasir MP Chiam See Tong retained their seats in
1997. In 2001 and since then, the opposition has been unable to
build on the two elected representatives.
He described this as a process of having taken 'a step forward,
and three steps backwards'.