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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
Apr 10, 2012 · The Hougang by-election case satisfies the threshold required for it to be heard in the High Court, said judge Philip Pillai on Tuesday.
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.
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...
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.
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.
