Are the changes in electoral boundaries fair?
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Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC Mr Baey Yam Keng speaks to Yahoo! SEA's Ion Danker and shares his thoughts on the next General Elections.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZraF52wJfY&feature=player_embedded
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What are the main changes? I doubt if any, nothing much affected. Maybe if serangoon gardens area got absorbed into ang mo kio or marine parade grc, then its big news.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
What are the main changes? I doubt if any, nothing much affected. Maybe if serangoon gardens area got absorbed into ang mo kio or marine parade grc, then its big news.
High chance it will happens. There is a dormitory and many residents dislike the idea. -
Originally posted by ditzy:
What are the main changes? I doubt if any, nothing much affected. Maybe if serangoon gardens area got absorbed into ang mo kio or marine parade grc, then its big news.
Ang Mo Kio already very risky... Still wan absorb... later PM out how..
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well as long as not too absurd.....for eg....tampines absorbed into jurong GRC lol. I remember many years back serangoon was part of marine parade GRC for gawd's sake.
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The first part where he said.... electoral boundaries change once in a while is correct...
West Coast GRC and Sembawang GRC getting a bit too big.... More flats built... same GRC just took over... Think the 2 GRC already 1/3 of Singapore liao. LOL...
West Coast GRC - Tuas to Clementi
Sembawang GRC - Woodlands to Yishun -
Originally posted by Rock^Star:
well as long as not too absurd.....for eg....tampines absorbed into jurong GRC lol. I remember many years back serangoon was part of marine parade GRC for gawd's sake.
LOL...
Woodlands-Harboufront GRC and Jurong-Pasir Ris GRC -
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not to mention small flies cheng san and anson have been chopped, diced, stir-fried into smoke......
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Originally posted by 4sg:
not to mention small flies cheng san and anson have been chopped, diced, stir-fried into smoke......
Those were the anti-PAP constituencies. Those anti, PAP will destroy. Hougang, Potong Pasir beware.
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Originally posted by Vote PAP OUT to Save SG:
Hong Kah looks very big too! LOL... But then still OK. Cos Lim Chu Kang and Kranji included. No inhabitants there... LOL....
I find the boundary of Jurong rather weird in a way.... 3 GRCs in control of Jurong.... West Coast GRC, Jurong GRC and Hong Kah GRC.... -
Originally posted by Vote PAP OUT to Save SG:
Those were the anti-PAP constituencies. Those anti, PAP will destroy. Hougang, Potong Pasir beware.
They won't, unless opposition loses 1 election...
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farking west coast grc stretches from sentosa to tuas...... no wonder everywhere i go i see the same gods' faces on n d posters......
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they have the right when they have the might
they will start to cry foul when they lost the right
politics is all about getting votes and not necessary doing the right things
its money to them and dun bother them whether they shit on U or u got screwed
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Originally posted by 4sg:
farking west coast grc stretches from sentosa to tuas...... no wonder everywhere i go i see the gods' faces on n d posters......
LOL... I just realised.. Wah... Just when I thought until Clementi already very big liao....
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Sentosa SMC in the next election, maybe??? Since there are so many condos and bungalows being built liao....
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west coast GRC monopolises the entire coast line in the west.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
well as long as not too absurd.....for eg....tampines absorbed into jurong GRC lol. I remember many years back serangoon was part of marine parade GRC for gawd's sake.
Serangoon is still part of Marine Parade GRC.
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Originally posted by Pitot:
Serangoon is still part of Marine Parade GRC.
Braddell Heights SMC was absorbed into Marine Parade GRC after PAP nearly lost it in 1988.
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Originally posted by Vote PAP OUT to Save SG:
west coast GRC monopolises the entire coast line in the west.
last time (very long ago), under that bernard chen, clementi was contested and they garnered 77% of the votes......I believe west coast grc is still pappy's stronghold......
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Originally posted by 4sg:
last time (very long ago), under that bernard chen, clementi was contested and they garnered 77% of the votes......I believe west coast grc is still pappy's stronghold......
Not really. A lot of new inhabitants liao.... Pioneer is also part of the GRC.
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Not really. A lot of new inhabitants liao.... Pioneer is also part of the GRC.
as i said, last time. things could have changed.....but when the result was out then, i was shocked that it was 77%. way above the national average...
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
The first part where he said.... electoral boundaries change once in a while is correct...
West Coast GRC and Sembawang GRC getting a bit too big.... More flats built... same GRC just took over... Think the 2 GRC already 1/3 of Singapore liao. LOL...
West Coast GRC - Tuas to Clementi
Sembawang GRC - Woodlands to YishunOn the mainland, West Coast GRC stretches from HarbourFront all the way to Tuas South. The GRC also includes the offshore islands of Sentosa and Jurong.
Clementi town is split into 2 GRCs. Clementi Ave 4 and Ave 6 areas under Holland - Bukit Timah GRC while the rest of Clementi under West Coast GRC.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Braddell Heights SMC was absorbed into Marine Parade GRC after PAP nearly lost it in 1988.
Not 1988 but 1991.In 1988 PAP got 58.8%. In 1991, PAP reduced to 52.3%.
http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1988-ge/braddell-heights.html
http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1991-ge/braddell-heights.html
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
Not 1988 but 1991.In 1988 PAP got 58.8%. In 1991, PAP reduced to 52.3%.
http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1988-ge/braddell-heights.html
http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-1991-ge/braddell-heights.html
ok, my mistake.