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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
Parliamentary By-Election Results; 2012; 2012 PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION RESULT. Hougang Number of Electors: 23,368. Candidates Party Total Votes; Desmond Choo: PAP ...
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.
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
Jan 16, 2013 · TODAYdigital. Published January 16, 2013. Updated January 16, 2013. Hougang By-Election 2012: PM Lee at PAP's Hougang HQ, May 19. Mediacorp is a Singaporean public broadcast service. Watch on ...
In 2006 General Election, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong assigned Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong to win back Hougang. SM Goh promised Hougang voters $100 million for upgrading, in exchange for voting for the PAP. What happened? Mr Low Thia Khiang’s votes went up by nearly 8%, from 55% to 63%!
This history of autonomy took root when Hougang was carved out as a SMC in 1988. And it is still present today, in this by-election, where I believe that the voters here in Hougang know exactly what choice will serve their interests best.
