Another personal indiscretion, another by-election

[Thick Face Black Heart]

WTF is happening to PAP MPs? Bukit Batok David Ong just resigned, citing a personal indiscretion, and triggering a by-election.

SDP has said it will contest. RP undecided. Goh Meng Seng posted on FB saying he will discuss with SDP but added he will respect their decision - meaning of course he does not feel confident of putting even one man on stage.

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SINGAPORE - People's Action Party (PAP) politician David Ong, 54, is resigning as the Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok, and from his party, due to personal indiscretion.
A by-election will be held for the single-seat ward, said the Prime Minister's Office in a statement on Saturday (March 12) afternoon.


The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) said it will be contesting the by-election.



The statement from the Prime Minister's Office read: "David has worked hard as an MP and served his residents diligently. I thank him for his contributions.


"I intend to hold a by-election in Bukit Batok SMC in due course. In the meantime, Mr Desmond Lee, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development and MP for Jurong GRC, will take care of Bukit Batok residents."


When contacted, Mr Ong told The Sunday Times: "I feel that it’s the right thing to do to step down for the best interests of the party, my constituents and family.


"There is personal indiscretion on my part which I deeply regret. I would appreciate if you can give me and my family the privacy to heal and rebuild."


In a press conference held less than an hour after the news broke, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told reporters that the PAP's first priority is to make sure that Bukit Batok is in good hands until the by-election.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

LOL .........

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

Pinky Loong's response:

 

[steffychun]

PAP clean and honest again! Hahaha...

SDP will have its fun and still never win

 

[songsongjurong]

PAP chief no need hara-kiri??

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

SINGAPORE – An extramarital affair with a fellow People's Action Party member was behind Mr David Ong's move to resign as the Bukit Batok MP, Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao reported.


In an online report on Saturday night citing unnamed sources, the Chinese newspaper identified the woman involved in the alleged affair with Mr Ong as Ms Wendy Lim, 41, a senior executive in the logistics industry. She was said to be a member of the Bukit Batok PAP Women's Wing.






Zaobao reported that she was an active PAP member who took part in many grassroots activities in Bukit Batok. She also assisted Mr Ong during the 2015 General Election. TODAY understands that the scandal came to light after Ms Lim's husband lodged a complaint.


Mr Ong has given no detailed explanation, in public, for his resignation. But in a statement to the media earlier on Saturday, he admitted to "personal indiscretion on my part which I deeply regret".


He added: "I feel that it’s the right thing to do to step down for the best interests of the party, my constituents and family....I would appreciate if you can give me and my family the privacy to heal and rebuild."

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

Wendy Lim ........

 

[steffychun]

Did she put those faces against her pussy?

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

SINGAPORE – The earliest that the by-election for Bukit Batok SMC will be held is after the Government’s Budget is passed, said political analysts who said how the contest will play out will be influenced greatly by whether it is a multi-cornered fight and the candidates being fielded.


While opposition parties generally have an edge in by-elections because voters know the Government will not change, analysts noted that Bukit Batok was carved out of Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC), which garnered the highest vote share of 79.3 per cent in the General Election last September - against a Singaporeans First team.





Within half an hour of news breaking about David Ong’s shock resignation this afternoon (March 12), several opposition parties expressed interest in the by-election that will be called. The losing candidates in Bukit Batok last year threw their hearts into the ring; both the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and independent candidate Samir Salim Neji stated their intentions to contest. Other parties, including the National Solidarity Party, Reform Party, and Singapore Democratic Alliance, also said they are studying the situation, but have adopted a wait-and-see approach.


Singapore Management University (SMU) law don Eugene Tan said that the by-election would likely be called earliest in May, as April would be taken up by the Budget and Committee of Supply debates.


Dr Gillian Koh, deputy director at the Institute of Policy Studies, agreed that it was unlikely a by-election would be held before the end of April, given that the Budget season lasts for five to six weeks and will start on March 24.


“Third quarter of the year would be more likely, as the ruling party would probably like some time to lapse after last year’s GE,” Assoc Prof Tan added. In terms of how the contest will play out, Assoc Prof Tan noted that voters “will recognise that PAP MPs do suffer from human failings as well”.


He added: “The by-election is still for the PAP to lose, because of the comfortable margin that they have from last GE. What has happened doesn’t speak well, but it’s not politically fatal to the PAP’s by-election prospects."


This is the second time a PAP MP has resigned from his seat in four years. Mr Michael Palmer stepped down as Speaker of Parliament and MP of Punggol East in December 2012 after admitting to an extramarital affair.


Dr Koh noted that the last time the PAP won a by-election was in 1992 in Marine Parade GRC, in a four-cornered fight. That team was led by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, and was also when current Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean was introduced.


Both Dr Koh and Dr Tan said that voters will be concerned with each candidate's ability to take care of municipal issues given that it is a single seat. Dr Tan said voters will be mindful of whether the party they elect is in a position to run a town council that “can provide the level of service they’re comfortable with”.


Dr Koh said that the PAP could ride on the strength of political capital that Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratam and Speaker of the House Madam Halimah Yaacob have built up over the years in that area, before Bukit Batok was carved out for the last election.


Should it turn out to be a multi-cornered fight, Dr Koh thinks the outcome will be more like Marine Parade in 1992 than Punggol East in 2013 - the Workers’ Party's candidate Lee Li Lian beat PAP candidate Koh Poh Koon to win the seat.


In terms of candidates that the parties will field, Assoc Prof Tan said that should the SDP field Paul Tambyah as its Bukit Batok candidate, which he felt would be the “strongest candidate”, it would be a straight fight between the PAP and SDP, and opposition votes would not be split even if a second or third opposition party jumped in.


“The real challenge lies in if little differentiates the SDP candidate from the second or third opposition party candidate, and voters cannot tell who is the strongest. Where there is a clear strong opposition candidate, the opposition votes will coalesce around that particular candidate,” he added. Dr Koh noted that it was “no surprise” that SDP chief Chee Soon Juan was quick to indicate his intention to contest, being a key player in opposition politics.


“But if it is not a straight fight, especially if there is no strong returning opposition candidate, the opposition may not do well,” she added.

 

[steffychun]

SINGAPORE – The earliest that the by-election for Bukit Batok SMC will be held is after the Government’s Budget is passed, said political analysts who said how the contest will play out will be influenced greatly by whether it is a multi-cornered fight and the candidates being fielded.


While opposition parties generally have an edge in by-elections because voters know the Government will not change, analysts noted that Bukit Batok was carved out of Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC), which garnered the highest vote share of 79.3 per cent in the General Election last September - against a Singaporeans First team.





Within half an hour of news breaking about David Ong’s shock resignation this afternoon (March 12), several opposition parties expressed interest in the by-election that will be called. The losing candidates in Bukit Batok last year threw their hearts into the ring; both the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and independent candidate Samir Salim Neji stated their intentions to contest. Other parties, including the National Solidarity Party, Reform Party, and Singapore Democratic Alliance, also said they are studying the situation, but have adopted a wait-and-see approach.


Singapore Management University (SMU) law don Eugene Tan said that the by-election would likely be called earliest in May, as April would be taken up by the Budget and Committee of Supply debates.


Dr Gillian Koh, deputy director at the Institute of Policy Studies, agreed that it was unlikely a by-election would be held before the end of April, given that the Budget season lasts for five to six weeks and will start on March 24.


“Third quarter of the year would be more likely, as the ruling party would probably like some time to lapse after last year’s GE,” Assoc Prof Tan added. In terms of how the contest will play out, Assoc Prof Tan noted that voters “will recognise that PAP MPs do suffer from human failings as well”.


He added: “The by-election is still for the PAP to lose, because of the comfortable margin that they have from last GE. What has happened doesn’t speak well, but it’s not politically fatal to the PAP’s by-election prospects."


This is the second time a PAP MP has resigned from his seat in four years. Mr Michael Palmer stepped down as Speaker of Parliament and MP of Punggol East in December 2012 after admitting to an extramarital affair.


Dr Koh noted that the last time the PAP won a by-election was in 1992 in Marine Parade GRC, in a four-cornered fight. That team was led by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, and was also when current Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean was introduced.


Both Dr Koh and Dr Tan said that voters will be concerned with each candidate's ability to take care of municipal issues given that it is a single seat. Dr Tan said voters will be mindful of whether the party they elect is in a position to run a town council that “can provide the level of service they’re comfortable with”.


Dr Koh said that the PAP could ride on the strength of political capital that Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratam and Speaker of the House Madam Halimah Yaacob have built up over the years in that area, before Bukit Batok was carved out for the last election.


Should it turn out to be a multi-cornered fight, Dr Koh thinks the outcome will be more like Marine Parade in 1992 than Punggol East in 2013 - the Workers’ Party's candidate Lee Li Lian beat PAP candidate Koh Poh Koon to win the seat.


In terms of candidates that the parties will field, Assoc Prof Tan said that should the SDP field Paul Tambyah as its Bukit Batok candidate, which he felt would be the “strongest candidate”, it would be a straight fight between the PAP and SDP, and opposition votes would not be split even if a second or third opposition party jumped in.


“The real challenge lies in if little differentiates the SDP candidate from the second or third opposition party candidate, and voters cannot tell who is the strongest. Where there is a clear strong opposition candidate, the opposition votes will coalesce around that particular candidate,” he added. Dr Koh noted that it was “no surprise” that SDP chief Chee Soon Juan was quick to indicate his intention to contest, being a key player in opposition politics.


“But if it is not a straight fight, especially if there is no strong returning opposition candidate, the opposition may not do well,” she added.

Gillian Koh is another PAP bitch.

 

[GoldenDragon]

best if paul tambyah competes.

 

[steffychun]

best if paul tambyah competes.

Yes sure to win/lose: Decrease MINDEF budget increase health.

 

[Thick Face Black Heart]

best if paul tambyah competes.

Absolutely agree

 

[Ralders]

Wendy Lim ........

Why this Wendy will want a fat botak.
Money effects.....

 

[tonychat]

That is why i am right again..

Going MGTOW is a sure way to have success in your job, business, investment and reputation.

 

[Ralders]

Why this Wendy will want a fat botak.
Money effects.....

Make me despise her. wonder if she q for meehoon anot?
Must be a poor aunty

 

[kopirui]

Why this Wendy will want a fat botak.
Money effects.....

and who want to kiss your racist pussy mouth?

 

[Ralders]

and who want to kiss your racist pussy mouth?

No worries.i char bo yuan v good.
Never without a partner since age 15.

 

[GoldenDragon]

No worries.i char bo yuan v good.
Never without a partner since age 15.

be my sifu then. char bo yuan very jiaklat. gamble sure lose.

 

[Ralders]

be my sifu then. char bo yuan very jiaklat. gamble sure lose.

Born with it wan. Like bee to honey. cannot teach.
I dress neat n most important i don take advantage of others.
Not even touchy.