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2012 Hougang by-election. The by-election was held on 26 May 2012. The by-election was to replace the vacant seat after the incumbent MP, Yaw Shin Leong was expelled from the Worker's Party and his extramarital affairs. This was the 16th by-election since the first election, and the first by-election after over 19 years since 1992.
- Png Eng Huat
- 62.08
- WP
- 13,460
Aug 6, 2013 · The Singapore Court of Appeal’s judgment in Vellama d/o Marie Muthu v Attorney-General [2013] SGCA 39 – popularly known as the Hougang by-election case – shows that the Court sees its role as policing the margins rather than involving itself in the heart of politics.
- Jack Tsen-Ta Lee
- 2013
In May 2012, one year after the watershed eleventh general elections, Singapore held its first by-election in nineteen years in the single-member constituency of Hougang. The contest was in the opposition heartland held by the Worker’s Party (WP) since 1991.
- Bridget Beatrice Welsh
- 2012
May 26, 2012 · Is the issue a concern to Hougang voters in this by-election? As far as they are concerned, they are making a choice based on how their MP would fit into their own parties. Png is a favoured member in the WP, and toes party lines readily.
- The Online Citizen
May 16, 2012 · The battle for Hougang comes down to a straight fight between businessman Png Eng Huat from the Workers' Party and Desmond Choo for the People's Action Party. Both candidates successfully filed...
May 24, 2012 · To settle the uncertainties, Hougang resident Vellama Marie Muthu then made an application to the courts to order the PM to call a by-election in Hougang within 3 months of the seat being...
The Hougang Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency (SMC) located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. It is managed by Aljunied-Hougang Town Council. The current Member of Parliament is Dennis Tan Lip Fong of the Workers' Party (WP). History.
