Sent from a self-proclaimed Workers' Party Supporter:
We don't think its true, its just want to make the PAP look bad, but if it happens we are ok also. Apparently his lawyers checked it and it might be true... and it make sense
Under PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, if Lee Li Lian is voted into Parliament. Mr. Gerald
The NCMP formula is as follow:
Maximum of 9 NCMP seats - ( total elected opposition members )
In the General Election, We say 6 seats taken up by the opposition, they are 1 from Hougang (Yaw Shin Leong), and 5 from Aljunied (Sylvia, Chen Show Mao, Pritam, Faisal and Low) hence
9 - 6 = 3
The 3 are
Mr. Gerald Giam (45.17%)
Yee Jenn Jong (48.98%)
Ms. Lina Chiam (49.64%)
The the Hougang By-Election, we saw there was no change in makeup, Png Eng Huat taking over Yaw Shin Leong.
If Desmond Choo would have won, then (9-5) = 4, and the next best loser will be elected as NCMP.
Punggol East By-Election
So if Dr. Koh from the PAP won, there would be no change. 9-6 = 3
However if Lee Li Lian or any other opposition (Desmond Lim or Kenneth Jeyaratnam) won,
Then 9-7 = 2
The top two losers are currently:
Yee Jenn Jong (48.98%)
Ms. Lina Chiam (49.64%)
Gerald Giam will cease to be a NCMP.
This is a very shrewd move by the PAP. No matter the opposition win or lose, doesn't matter, because they would have the same number in parliament. And I personally feel that Gerald Giam is better then Lee Li Lian (Or Desmond Lim the Joker, or Kenneth Jeyaratnam the fake)
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Workers' Party Supporter
utter rubbish. pleas refer to http://singaporepubliclaw.com/
ReplyDeleteUtter rubbish vanessa,
ReplyDeleteThis is whether a NCMP has to resign to run as an MP, not a NCMP being BOOTED off as one as the constitution expressly only require 9 NCMP+ opposition MP combined.
Please refer to the PEA
Constitution of R. of SG, Section 46 says tt NCMP will only vacate seat if he successfully becomes an elected MP. There is no mention under the same section that the subsequent increase in the number of elected opposition MPs shall cause the seat of an NCMP to be vacated merely by reason that the total number of non-PAP MPs in parliament now exceeds nine.
ReplyDeleteexactly no mention, but under section 52 (which refers to many other acts) for the calculation of NCMP. Hence the number of NCMP = 9 - opposition MPs, and 0 NCMPS if there are more than 9 MPs.
ReplyDeleteSo a mentioned clause with a no mention clause. No mention doesnt mean it will not exist.
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Deletehttp://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20130112-395060.html
ReplyDelete"And among them, Mr Giam faces the biggest chance of being axed as he scored the lowest among them in 2011.
Rather than risk losing any seat, the WP is likely to go for the win-win option of fielding one of their NCMPs."
Sorry, newspaper report he will definitely be axed if LLL or any opposition wins
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DeleteSorry, I will not allow name calling and unwarranted and unsubstantiated attacks and other forms of allegations of harassment.
ReplyDeleteThe article bluntly putting it that Giam will be axed. Another ploy by WP or pro-WP to put it across. We will only know if an opposition win.
I already said I am not the court and I need not quote every chapter like a lawyer, this is not an academic journal
It is straight and simple that what the news publish.