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Dr Ng: By-election results only reflect views of just 1 constituency
January 27th, 2013 |
Author: Editorial
Dr Ng Eng Heng: "just one constituency"
At a community event, responding to media enquiry about WP winning the Punggol East by-election this morning (27 Jan), Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen said that the Punggol East by-election results only reflect the views of just one constituency.
He was responding to questions on whether the by-election outcome is a report card of the PAP’s performance. Dr Ng said this is a by-election in just one constituency.
Asked about the wider-than-expected margin loss by PAP, Dr Ng said, “By-elections always have these big swings and I am sure there will be many analysis back and forth.”
He added that the results of the Punggol East race will not affect how PAP handles national issues.
Dr Ng also took the opportunity to congratulate WP. He said, “This is democracy, the voters in Punggol East have decided that the Workers’ Party is the better party to serve them and I congratulate Ms Lee Li Lian to be the MP to serve them.”
“But for our MPs in Bishan-Toa Payoh, the lesson is very clear: the voters decide who is the better party to serve them. Once they have decided, their faith is entrusted in us as MPs here and we have to work very hard to serve our residents here.”
Asked about the point made by WP chief Low Thia Khiang that a stronger opposition presence in Parliament would make the government work harder, Dr Ng answered, “I have been a MP here for nearly 11 years, and I must honestly say that that never crossed my mind. We serve here week in week out because residents in Bishan-Toa Payoh have entrusted us and it is really they who are our prime motivators to ensure that their lives are better.”
Ms Lee won 54.5% of the valid votes while the PAP’s Dr Koh Poh Koon obtained 43.7%, a swing of 10.8% down from the 54.5% PAP achieved in Punggol East in GE2011.
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At a community event, responding to media enquiry about WP winning the Punggol East by-election this morning (27 Jan), Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen said that the Punggol East by-election results only reflect the views of just one constituency.
He was responding to questions on whether the by-election outcome is a report card of the PAP’s performance. Dr Ng said this is a by-election in just one constituency.
Asked about the wider-than-expected margin loss by PAP, Dr Ng said, “By-elections always have these big swings and I am sure there will be many analysis back and forth.”
He added that the results of the Punggol East race will not affect how PAP handles national issues.
Dr Ng also took the opportunity to congratulate WP. He said, “This is democracy, the voters in Punggol East have decided that the Workers’ Party is the better party to serve them and I congratulate Ms Lee Li Lian to be the MP to serve them.”
“But for our MPs in Bishan-Toa Payoh, the lesson is very clear: the voters decide who is the better party to serve them. Once they have decided, their faith is entrusted in us as MPs here and we have to work very hard to serve our residents here.”
Asked about the point made by WP chief Low Thia Khiang that a stronger opposition presence in Parliament would make the government work harder, Dr Ng answered, “I have been a MP here for nearly 11 years, and I must honestly say that that never crossed my mind. We serve here week in week out because residents in Bishan-Toa Payoh have entrusted us and it is really they who are our prime motivators to ensure that their lives are better.”
Ms Lee won 54.5% of the valid votes while the PAP’s Dr Koh Poh Koon obtained 43.7%, a swing of 10.8% down from the 54.5% PAP achieved in Punggol East in GE2011.
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