People are reeling over the loss of George Yeo, Chiam See Tong and Nicole Seah while others are venting their anger at Tin Pei Ling after she "kate-spaded" her way into parliament via the help of Goh Chok Tong.
Actually, it isn't really a lose-lose situation for all. I have decided to give a post-election analysis today to commemorate this memorable election in Singapore's history.
Let's talk about George Yeo first. There are still many possibilities for him after losing to Workers' Party.
1. Run for the presidential election.
2. Ask Tommy Koh to run for president and take over his job as Ambassador-At-Large
3. Swop places with Tin Pei Ling in a by-election for Marine Parade GRC since Miss Tin broke the rules on cooling-off day.
4. Join an opposition party (not impossible after being fed up for becoming the scapegoat of PAP's failed policies)
5. Be a full-time househusband.
From the above five suggestions, number two sounds the most practical since he's a former foreign affairs minister and Tommy Koh fits the bill as the republic's next president.
If George Yeo were to opt for number one, he might have to face his ex-cabinet colleagues Lim Boon Heng or S.Jayakumar. Now, that would really be one ugly fight if former PAP ministers were to compete against one another.
However, George Yeo's departure as an MP may be a blessing in disguise by normalizing democracy in this nation after sending five quality opposition candidates into parliament.
Next up, it is Chiam See Tong. He miscalculated and paid a hefty price for taking up such a gamble. He lost Potong Pasir as well as the chance to win a GRC. He should have ventured into a GRC when he was younger.
Accordingly to official numbers, Mrs Lina Chiam only lost by 78 votes (including overseas votes) to the PAP. There is already a petition for Potong Pasir resident to request for a recall election and send a Chiam back into parliament.
It appears to be seen if the Elections Department would entertain such a request. It would be interesting to see whether Mr Chiam or his wife would stand as the candidate should a recall election really occur.
As for the new Non-Constituency MPs (NCMPs) this time, there are three slots up for grabs after WP claimed six of the minimum nine by winning a GRC and a SMC.
The top three biggest losers of last night were Lina Chiam of SPP (49.64), WP's Yee Jenn Jong (48.99) and the WP team of East Coast GRC (45.17). Since WP would have 8 seats in parliament, they should be gracious and give up one to another alternative party.
Nicole Seah would be an automatic choice. She really should enter parliament and make Tin Pei Ling look like a fool. Nicole would also be indirectly representing her party's secretary-general, Goh Meng Seng, who is critical of the PAP's flawed housing policies.
While the young Nicole flies NSP's flag in parliament, her older party colleagues like Mr Goh, Tony Tan, Hazel Poa and Gilbert Goh can focus on preparations for the next elections.
Till then, NSP should learn from their mistakes and field an A team (like what WP did in Aljunied) to counter the PAP. Their main concern would be the need to recruit more quality candidates of minority race.
As for SDP, the party which rose from the ashes to pose a formiable challenge to PAP, they were just caught off guard with the sudden announcement of polling day.
Their A team at Holland-Bukit Timah did not have ample time to make their presence felt in the constituency. They shouldn't have let newbie Alec Tok contest in Bukit Panjang SMC, a ward which they have seriously worked the ground for many years.
This is definitely not a watershed election (although George Yeo and co. might argue) as PAP still holds majority of the seats in parliament. However, with all the drama, gossips, dynamic characters, highs and lows, it is certainly the most interesting and exciting polls which Singaporeans have ever witness.
Ending this post with some pictures.
My daddy's soul will always haunt you men in white!
Actually, it isn't really a lose-lose situation for all. I have decided to give a post-election analysis today to commemorate this memorable election in Singapore's history.
Let's talk about George Yeo first. There are still many possibilities for him after losing to Workers' Party.
1. Run for the presidential election.
2. Ask Tommy Koh to run for president and take over his job as Ambassador-At-Large
3. Swop places with Tin Pei Ling in a by-election for Marine Parade GRC since Miss Tin broke the rules on cooling-off day.
4. Join an opposition party (not impossible after being fed up for becoming the scapegoat of PAP's failed policies)
5. Be a full-time househusband.
From the above five suggestions, number two sounds the most practical since he's a former foreign affairs minister and Tommy Koh fits the bill as the republic's next president.
If George Yeo were to opt for number one, he might have to face his ex-cabinet colleagues Lim Boon Heng or S.Jayakumar. Now, that would really be one ugly fight if former PAP ministers were to compete against one another.
However, George Yeo's departure as an MP may be a blessing in disguise by normalizing democracy in this nation after sending five quality opposition candidates into parliament.
Next up, it is Chiam See Tong. He miscalculated and paid a hefty price for taking up such a gamble. He lost Potong Pasir as well as the chance to win a GRC. He should have ventured into a GRC when he was younger.
Accordingly to official numbers, Mrs Lina Chiam only lost by 78 votes (including overseas votes) to the PAP. There is already a petition for Potong Pasir resident to request for a recall election and send a Chiam back into parliament.
It appears to be seen if the Elections Department would entertain such a request. It would be interesting to see whether Mr Chiam or his wife would stand as the candidate should a recall election really occur.
As for the new Non-Constituency MPs (NCMPs) this time, there are three slots up for grabs after WP claimed six of the minimum nine by winning a GRC and a SMC.
The top three biggest losers of last night were Lina Chiam of SPP (49.64), WP's Yee Jenn Jong (48.99) and the WP team of East Coast GRC (45.17). Since WP would have 8 seats in parliament, they should be gracious and give up one to another alternative party.
Nicole Seah would be an automatic choice. She really should enter parliament and make Tin Pei Ling look like a fool. Nicole would also be indirectly representing her party's secretary-general, Goh Meng Seng, who is critical of the PAP's flawed housing policies.
While the young Nicole flies NSP's flag in parliament, her older party colleagues like Mr Goh, Tony Tan, Hazel Poa and Gilbert Goh can focus on preparations for the next elections.
Till then, NSP should learn from their mistakes and field an A team (like what WP did in Aljunied) to counter the PAP. Their main concern would be the need to recruit more quality candidates of minority race.
As for SDP, the party which rose from the ashes to pose a formiable challenge to PAP, they were just caught off guard with the sudden announcement of polling day.
Their A team at Holland-Bukit Timah did not have ample time to make their presence felt in the constituency. They shouldn't have let newbie Alec Tok contest in Bukit Panjang SMC, a ward which they have seriously worked the ground for many years.
This is definitely not a watershed election (although George Yeo and co. might argue) as PAP still holds majority of the seats in parliament. However, with all the drama, gossips, dynamic characters, highs and lows, it is certainly the most interesting and exciting polls which Singaporeans have ever witness.
Ending this post with some pictures.
My daddy's soul will always haunt you men in white!
Bring it on! I'll crush you all with my right hand.
Alamak, isn't that a little too much flowers?
Hahaha, so what? I'm still your housing minister after all!
PAP watch out. We're here to hammer you guys!
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