Publication Type
Editorial
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2013
Abstract
SMU Assistant Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan said that much is at stake for the four political parties contesting the Punggol East by-election. Regardless of how the parties seek to characterise the by-election, it will be fought on both local and national issues. Although it is a four-cornered contest, the race will effectively be a two-horse race between the Workers' Party (WP) and the incumbent People's Action Party (PAP). The by-election is also a way station for PAP and WP as they move towards the next General Election, which promises to be the real watershed election. Assistant Prof Tan concluded that fundamentally, this by-election underscores the central importance of representation in our system of government. And the candidate who is able to show he or she will be an effective and efficient representative of Punggol East will gain traction on the ground, and secure a famous victory for his or her party.
Discipline
Election Law | Social Influence and Political Communication
Research Areas
Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice
Publication
Today
First Page
14
Last Page
14
ISSN
7237-4163
Publisher
Singapore Mediacorp Press
Citation
EUGENE, Tan K. B..
Four candidates, two-horse race?. (2013). Today. 14-14.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3764
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