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[h=2]DPP to enter 3-cornered fights with other oppo parties[/h]
July 26th, 2015 |
Author: Editorial
DPP Secretary-General Benjamin Pwee (Photo:
ST)
The Sunday Times reported today (‘Democratic Progressive Party stakes claim
on Fengshan’, 26 Jul) that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has staked
claim on Fengshan SMC.
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee has carved out Fengshan from East
Coast GRC, reducing it from a 5- to a 4-member GRC. In the 2011 general election
(GE), WP garnered a respectable 45.2% of the valid votes for the original
5-member GRC.
In addition to Fengshan SMC, DPP Secretary-General Benjamin Pwee told
reporters at a press conference yesterday (25 Jul) that they want:
Except for Tanjong Pagar GRC, the other 3 wards were contested by Chiam See
Tong’s party, the Singapore People’s Party (SPP), in the last GE:
When the possibility of 3-cornered fights with SPP was pointed out to DPP, Mr
Pwee dismissed such talk. He said, “We will put a candidate in Potong Pasir
because we believe we can put somebody who is a lot stronger than Mrs
Chiam.”
In the case of Fengshan, it was also pointed out to DPP that it might clash
with WP there. DPP announced yesterday that it would be fielding its party
founder, 75-year-old Seow Khee Leng, in Fengshan.
Mr Pwee explained to the media that going to Fengshan was to “fulfill Mr
Seow’s desire to run there”. Mr Seow chipped in, “I have been walking there for
more than 4 to 5 years and I live around there too.”
But some netizens were clearly unhappy with DPP’s potential clash with other
opposition parties, for fear of splitting opposition votes. Some TRE readers
said:
Pwee, u better fark off:
July 25, 2015 at 2:55 pm
(Quote)
Pui, you better f**k off from Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC or we will f**k u
ourselves. Granted you have contested there b4 but your f**king party got no
branding. No nothing. Chiam still has much respect from the people. Either you
go back and join him to contest or u better f**k off.
U better don’t cum and split votes and cause opposition to lose. We all damn
tulan (angry) with PAP and the last thing we want to see is some CB (Hokkien for
female reproductive organ) guy spoiling to ruin things for us just because of
your grievances with Chiam. There are bigger issue at work here.
U go in, we in social media will tell everyone to make sure you lose your
f**king deposit in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. So f**k off. Go contest somewhere
else!!!
Pui pui pui!
SPP for Bishan-Toa Payoh:
July 26, 2015 at 1:09 am
(Quote)
I am a resident of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and most residents here have decided
to vote for Mr Chiam’s party the SPP, which won more than 40 percent in last GE.
Any other party which comes here will lose their deposit.
Open letter:
July 26, 2015 at 12:01 pm
(Quote)
To Benjamin pwee: appeal to you do not split up opp votes; let Lina CHIAM
contest there; it’s already close fight.
Background of DPP
DPP has been a dormant party for some time now. The last time it contested a
GE was in 2001, 14 years ago.
According to Wikipedia, the party dates back to 1973, when it was first
formed by a splinter group from WP led by Seow Khee Leng. It was then called the
United Front (UF).
UF contested in the 1976, 1979 and 1980 GEs garnering 12.3%, 25.3% and 19% of
the valid votes respectively. After being renamed Singapore United Front (SUF)
in 1982, it contested in the 1984 GE, garnering 34.2%.
In January 1988, the party merged with WP to contest the 1988 GE. At the
time, SUF was widely thought to have been dissolved, but it was kept in the
back-burner, still officially registered as an organisation.
In 1992, after the 1991 GE, Seow Khee Leng led some members out of WP and
revived SUF, and renamed it once again to DPP.
Under the banner of DPP, the party contested in the 1997 and 2001 GEs,
garnering 12.3% and 14.3% of the valid votes respectively. DPP contested 2
constituencies each in 1997 and 2001. In both of these GEs, DPP lost their
election deposits. One of the DPP candidates who contested both times was Tan
Lead Shake. He is well remembered for wearing a pair of slippers into the
Nomination Centre to hand in his nomination form.
After more than a decade of inactivity, DPP has now been revived by a few
former SPP members. In December 2012, Seow Khee Leng invited them to join DPP.
Benjamin Pwee was immediately appointed the party’s Acting Secretary-General in
January 2013. 2 months later, Mr Pwee was elected Secretary-General.
Mr Pwee used to be the Chairman of the PAP Youth Wing in the Thomson area,
according to Wikipedia.
In 2011, he joined SPP to contest in the 2011 GE. In January 2012, he left
SPP. He became Secretary-General of DPP in 2013 and has been its
Secretary-General ever since.
[h=2]DPP to enter 3-cornered fights with other oppo parties[/h]
July 26th, 2015 |
Author: Editorial
DPP Secretary-General Benjamin Pwee (Photo:
ST)
The Sunday Times reported today (‘Democratic Progressive Party stakes claim
on Fengshan’, 26 Jul) that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has staked
claim on Fengshan SMC.
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee has carved out Fengshan from East
Coast GRC, reducing it from a 5- to a 4-member GRC. In the 2011 general election
(GE), WP garnered a respectable 45.2% of the valid votes for the original
5-member GRC.
In addition to Fengshan SMC, DPP Secretary-General Benjamin Pwee told
reporters at a press conference yesterday (25 Jul) that they want:
- Potong Pasir SMC
- Hong Kah North SMC
- Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
- Tanjong Pagar GRC
Except for Tanjong Pagar GRC, the other 3 wards were contested by Chiam See
Tong’s party, the Singapore People’s Party (SPP), in the last GE:
- Potong Pasir SMC – SPP got 49.6% of valid votes
- Hong Kah North SMC – SPP got 29.4% of valid votes
- Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC – SPP got 43.1% of valid votes
When the possibility of 3-cornered fights with SPP was pointed out to DPP, Mr
Pwee dismissed such talk. He said, “We will put a candidate in Potong Pasir
because we believe we can put somebody who is a lot stronger than Mrs
Chiam.”
In the case of Fengshan, it was also pointed out to DPP that it might clash
with WP there. DPP announced yesterday that it would be fielding its party
founder, 75-year-old Seow Khee Leng, in Fengshan.
Mr Pwee explained to the media that going to Fengshan was to “fulfill Mr
Seow’s desire to run there”. Mr Seow chipped in, “I have been walking there for
more than 4 to 5 years and I live around there too.”
But some netizens were clearly unhappy with DPP’s potential clash with other
opposition parties, for fear of splitting opposition votes. Some TRE readers
said:
Pwee, u better fark off:
July 25, 2015 at 2:55 pm
(Quote)
Pui, you better f**k off from Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC or we will f**k u
ourselves. Granted you have contested there b4 but your f**king party got no
branding. No nothing. Chiam still has much respect from the people. Either you
go back and join him to contest or u better f**k off.
U better don’t cum and split votes and cause opposition to lose. We all damn
tulan (angry) with PAP and the last thing we want to see is some CB (Hokkien for
female reproductive organ) guy spoiling to ruin things for us just because of
your grievances with Chiam. There are bigger issue at work here.
U go in, we in social media will tell everyone to make sure you lose your
f**king deposit in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. So f**k off. Go contest somewhere
else!!!
Pui pui pui!
SPP for Bishan-Toa Payoh:
July 26, 2015 at 1:09 am
(Quote)
I am a resident of Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and most residents here have decided
to vote for Mr Chiam’s party the SPP, which won more than 40 percent in last GE.
Any other party which comes here will lose their deposit.
Open letter:
July 26, 2015 at 12:01 pm
(Quote)
To Benjamin pwee: appeal to you do not split up opp votes; let Lina CHIAM
contest there; it’s already close fight.
DPP has been a dormant party for some time now. The last time it contested a
GE was in 2001, 14 years ago.
According to Wikipedia, the party dates back to 1973, when it was first
formed by a splinter group from WP led by Seow Khee Leng. It was then called the
United Front (UF).
UF contested in the 1976, 1979 and 1980 GEs garnering 12.3%, 25.3% and 19% of
the valid votes respectively. After being renamed Singapore United Front (SUF)
in 1982, it contested in the 1984 GE, garnering 34.2%.
In January 1988, the party merged with WP to contest the 1988 GE. At the
time, SUF was widely thought to have been dissolved, but it was kept in the
back-burner, still officially registered as an organisation.
In 1992, after the 1991 GE, Seow Khee Leng led some members out of WP and
revived SUF, and renamed it once again to DPP.
Under the banner of DPP, the party contested in the 1997 and 2001 GEs,
garnering 12.3% and 14.3% of the valid votes respectively. DPP contested 2
constituencies each in 1997 and 2001. In both of these GEs, DPP lost their
election deposits. One of the DPP candidates who contested both times was Tan
Lead Shake. He is well remembered for wearing a pair of slippers into the
Nomination Centre to hand in his nomination form.
After more than a decade of inactivity, DPP has now been revived by a few
former SPP members. In December 2012, Seow Khee Leng invited them to join DPP.
Benjamin Pwee was immediately appointed the party’s Acting Secretary-General in
January 2013. 2 months later, Mr Pwee was elected Secretary-General.
Mr Pwee used to be the Chairman of the PAP Youth Wing in the Thomson area,
according to Wikipedia.
In 2011, he joined SPP to contest in the 2011 GE. In January 2012, he left
SPP. He became Secretary-General of DPP in 2013 and has been its
Secretary-General ever since.
