Even though the next general election is more than four years away, the People’s Action Party (PAP) apparently has started to formulate strategies to win back ground support in Aljunied GRC.
Leading this effort will be former cabinet minister and party stalwart Lim Boon Heng, reported The Straits Times.
The former Jurong group representation constituency Member of Parliament, who retired from politics before the election this year, is said to be galvanizing party activists to form a team which aims to win the constituency back from the opposition Workers’ Party (WP), according to ST.
This move is in line with the thrust of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong – also PAP secretary-general – that he outlined in a speech at the PAP convention last Sunday when he said that the party will not abandon its activists and the constituency.
Some party activists have been approached by Lim to share their concerns and thoughts on the constituency as a whole and why they had lost the election, said ST.
Acknowledging this, Lim, who has had 30 years of political experience, told the newspaper that he has held discussions with branch members in Aljunied GRC to ensure that certain programmes involving senior citizens continue. He is also keeping a lookout over engagement efforts involving the youth, ST reported.
When contacted, a key branch activist told Yahoo! Singapore that while he has not been approached by Lim, there have been consultations with other party leaders on state of affairs within the constituency. However, he declined to elaborate further.
The May election saw the Workers’ Party make a historic breakthrough by being the first opposition party to capture a GRC since the concept was implemented in 1988.
It won by 54.7 per cent of the votes, beating the PAP team headed by former foreign minister George Yeo.
PAP looks to former cabinet minister to help win back Aljuni
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By Faris Mokhtar | Yahoo! Newsroom – Fri, Dec 2, 2011
Former cabinet minister Lim Boon Heng is said to form a team which aims to win back Aljunied GRC that the PAP lost to Workers' Party in the May 7 General Election. (Yahoo! file photo)
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oh..... so this is the one they decided to sacrifice.............
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They are so hard on winning, i wont be suprised later they put LKY in...
But we cannot lose CSM lehhh!!!
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They are more interested to serve their own interest than the maj0rity of the people who voted for them Boo! SORE LOSERS!
Their mouths keep preaching Singaporeans first, action wise says otherwise.
60% please wake up, vote against PAP in the next election!
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If PAP are serious of recapturing Aljunied, they would need LHL himself to stand there. After all, he needs to take responsibility for the Thunderbolts' loss of that GRC.
Trade unionist Halimah Yaacob will be needed there to fill the Malay quota. LHL will also need the highly-charismatic Baey Yam Keng in his team in order to take on Chen Show Mao of the Paya Lebar ward.
The rest will have to be youthful high achievers in the corporate world. Unfortunately, such talents are rare in Singapore.
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You are forgeting we have a bright new star in TPL.
She should be given a chance to get back the ward as she would have the experience to gain the voter confidence on her capability.
With her chrisma, she should be able to get the ward back.
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Originally posted by iveco:
If PAP are serious of recapturing Aljunied, they would need LHL himself to stand there. After all, he needs to take responsibility for the Thunderbolts' loss of that GRC.
Trade unionist Halimah Yaacob will be needed there to fill the Malay quota. LHL will also need the highly-charismatic Baey Yam Keng in his team in order to take on Chen Show Mao of the Paya Lebar ward.
The rest will have to be youthful high achievers in the corporate world. Unfortunately, such talents are rare in Singapore.
Why bother to give them suggestions to win Aljunied, they don't even give a damn to us? -
Originally posted by Medicated Oil:
You are forgeting we have a bright new star in TPL.
She should be given a chance to get back the ward as she would have the experience to gain the voter confidence on her capability.
With her chrisma, she should be able to get the ward back.
TPL? I'd rather have Nicole Seah. At least she knows what to say and her feelings are real.
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Originally posted by Medicated Oil:
You are forgeting we have a bright new star in TPL.
She should be given a chance to get back the ward as she would have the experience to gain the voter confidence on her capability.
With her chrisma, she should be able to get the ward back.
Erm. I hope you are being sarcastic here..