None of the western part of the country attracted more than 40% of the opposition votes – not even the Choa Chu Kang GRC helmed by the government scholar husband-and-wife team Tony and Hazel Poa.
They could only mustered 39% of the votes there and is widely considered to be the A Team for NSP then.
Some have predicted that these eastern GRCS will remain hot contest zones in the next 2016 GE as voters residing there are seen as more educated and ready to push for more policy changes than their western residents.
Political analysts have speculated that the eastern part of Singaporean have all along attracted residents who are more educated and experienced. The properties there are also more expensive than the western part and it is reasonable to assume that the residents are also more allfuent and articulate.
Most of the western part of Singaporean tend to be inhibited by the lower middle to low income groups as it is not only further away from the city but also poorly developed. The value of the properties there naturally lose out to the eastern part of the country.
Many newly-converted citizens also bought properties in the west as it is cheaper. This is probably also one reason why the opposition parties tend to fare poorer in the west as new citizens will vote for the ruling party out of gratitude and loyalty.
The non-graduate segment of the population also bought properties in the west as they are less able to command a better paying job and have no choice but to settle for that area.
- http://www.transitioning.org/2011/1...ur-government-restricting-graduate-enrolment/
They could only mustered 39% of the votes there and is widely considered to be the A Team for NSP then.
Some have predicted that these eastern GRCS will remain hot contest zones in the next 2016 GE as voters residing there are seen as more educated and ready to push for more policy changes than their western residents.
Political analysts have speculated that the eastern part of Singaporean have all along attracted residents who are more educated and experienced. The properties there are also more expensive than the western part and it is reasonable to assume that the residents are also more allfuent and articulate.
Most of the western part of Singaporean tend to be inhibited by the lower middle to low income groups as it is not only further away from the city but also poorly developed. The value of the properties there naturally lose out to the eastern part of the country.
Many newly-converted citizens also bought properties in the west as it is cheaper. This is probably also one reason why the opposition parties tend to fare poorer in the west as new citizens will vote for the ruling party out of gratitude and loyalty.
The non-graduate segment of the population also bought properties in the west as they are less able to command a better paying job and have no choice but to settle for that area.
- http://www.transitioning.org/2011/1...ur-government-restricting-graduate-enrolment/
