KapitanE 1st Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 I must post this to allay any fears of freaks results and explain in simple terms as to how our Parliament and Voting System works...... bear with me... this question was asked by one of my friends just this afternoon and I was surprised that he did not know how Parliament works and how the Vote system is in Singapore, which we call our country, our home.... One of my friends asked me over lunch, ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_b20 6th Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 sian 1/2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear April 26, 2011 Author Share April 26, 2011 Okay, I must say that I am not a supporter of the incumbents..... but if there are any fears of freaks results, it will not happen.... we must let them know that they are not as popular as they think.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altivo 3rd Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 Okay, I must say that I am not a supporter of the incumbents..... but if there are any fears of freaks results, it will not happen.... we must let them know that they are not as popular as they think.... denying them 2/3 majority is sufficient for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googoo 4th Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 Pls..there are no freak results.. All results are a result of Singaporeans making their choice!! Its the people's choice, not freak results.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive 1st Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 Not necessary. If the all the opps parties can win more than 44 seats, they can form govt if they gang up together to form a coalition party, that is they want to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moredhel 2nd Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 TS is correct. Even if all the opposition parties combined won all their contested seats and formed a coalition(which I seriously doubt will happen at this point of time), they wouldn't hold enough seats to form the government. Vote opposition, so that they can raise motions on bills passed. With more seats, they can question, check and balance with more effectiveness. Having 1, 2, 3 opposition members in parliament is like having a NCMP talk for you. NATO coz no power. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear April 26, 2011 Author Share April 26, 2011 Not necessary. If the all the opps parties can win more than 44 seats, they can form govt if they gang up together to form a coalition party, that is they want to. My answer to this is, (I copied the below from a post I wrote somewhere else)... on the surface, the opposition may be in co-operation, but you must know, there are different idealology and personality clash amongst the leaders. Chiam See Tong hates Chee Soon Juan, I think most Singaporean knows the reason why. Jeyaratnam hates Low Thia Kiang, because Low kick his father out of the Wroker's Party. Even now, you can read reports of one person from this party jump ship and join another and so on and so forth. There is no opposition unity....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli_crab 2nd Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 To me, being able to kick out shameless, unrepentant, redundant MPs/Ministers is a victory to the Opposition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moredhel 2nd Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 To me, being able to kick out shameless, unrepentant, redundant MPs/Ministers is a victory to the Opposition. Wah rao....that one victory for Singaporeans already. Not only opposition. Only one group stand to lose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily1986 5th Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 Don't you feel that the act of fear mongering is really down right distasteful? They already got the upper hand for crying out loud. Can't they just show some finesse and display some style? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcslim Neutral Newbie April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 You are absolutely right. Why are we talking about proportion of winning seats here to stay power. That is not the issue of this GE. The loss of 1 GRC or more is considered a great result liao. Imagine 15 supposedly-unpenetrable fortresses and suddenly one is overcame, despite all the odds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapitanE 1st Gear April 26, 2011 Author Share April 26, 2011 You are absolutely right. Why are we talking about proportion of winning seats here to stay power. That is not the issue of this GE. The loss of 1 GRC or more is considered a great result liao. Imagine 15 supposedly-unpenetrable fortresses and suddenly one is overcame, despite all the odds. the reason is there is a misconception out there that if WP win all their seats then PAP will not return to power and thus we are doomed,.... but that is not the case.... so we have to clear this misconception... there should not be any worry if the PAP lose a few GRCs and SMCs as life will go on as normal, exept that there will be more voices in Parliament speaking for the people..... Actually this British Parliamentary System is an unfair system that we have to live with...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunk Clutched April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 just lose AMK, and alot of things will change. Because Ah Loong will not be PM anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet 3rd Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 (edited) to me..if the PAP win big again.. thats a freak result! Edited April 26, 2011 by Baphomet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twnll 1st Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 just lose AMK, and alot of things will change. Because Ah Loong will not be PM anymore. Ah Loong can become NMP mah, give him a taste of his own medicine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispie 5th Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 Don't you feel that the act of fear mongering is really down right distasteful? They already got the upper hand for crying out loud. Can't they just show some finesse and display some style? win is win. If my salary of over 10 million over the next 5 years is at stake. I will do WHATEVER it takes to win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moredhel 2nd Gear April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 Ah Loong can become NMP mah, give him a taste of his own medicine. Don't worry, his aircon office will still be 1st class. Not to mention his job will become senior advisor while MBT become PM, GCT become Minister Mentor and LKY become Grand Minister. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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