Is PAP systemically Disenfranchising the Poor in Singapore? It is a Crime to be poor in Singapore?

[bic_cherry]

Is PAP systematically Disenfranchising the Poor in Singapore? Why is payment needed to obtain political representation?

The number of Singapore citizens in 2015 was 3,375,000:

https://www.strategygroup.gov.sg/docs/default-source/Population/population-in-brief-2015.pdf

The number registered to vote in GE2015 was just only 2,462,926:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporean_general_election,_2015

2462926÷3375000= 0.72975585185

Thus in excess of 27% of Singaporeans are not even registered on the list of electors and are thus unable to cast their vote even if they wish to on poling day during political elections. (They may however pay up a compulsory administrative fee of S$50 to reinstate their names on the electorial roll BEFORE the writ of election is released. http://www.eld.gov.sg/voters_compulsory.html )

Shouldn't every citizen have the right to vote (and to be absent from voting)? Poor people are naturally less connected to the internet and are less educated, thus they will encounter difficulties in explaining to the elections department why they were were absent from voting on poling day. Some may have problems getting transport to the poling station or have a needy relative to take care of, and thus be unable to submit their vote. Is the PAP even aware that it is more difficult for the poor to raise S$50 than it is for the rich to do so?

Is the PAP high electorial mandate premised upon their systematic Disenfranchising of poor people?

Was President Duterte of the Philippines correct to suggest that Singapore is run by a military junta ("Garrison"), and should the prime minister of Singapore hencefourth be addressed as Generalissimo Lee Hsein Loong?

PAP should stop running Singapore like a family business.

"I burned the flag of Singapore. I said: 'F*** you ... You are a garrison pretending to be a country.'" - Mr Duterte in a November speech, recalling how in 1995 he burned a Singapore flag to protest at the execution of a Filipina maid in the city-state.
http://www.asiaone.com/asia/i-burne...hilippines-dutertes-most-undiplomatic-remarks

PS: In the alternative, instead of having to pay the $50 reinstatement fee, citizens should also be allowed the option of performing some form of community service for 1-2 hours in lieu of being reinstated into the roll of electors: e.g. packing NDP fun packs, serving food to the poor at elderly homes etc.

 

[bic_cherry]

Knn rah got age gate. 21yo and above. 27% under 21yo.

Thanks for the heads up in this regard, sorry for the glaring omission made.

Assuming only 1/5 of the 20-24 yrs age bracket group in 2015 is below 21yrs old and thus ineligible by age to vote, the total number of citizens under 21 years old is 804,200

Thus the total number of citizens who are above 21 yrs old is 3,375,000 - 804,200 = 2,570,800.

Number of people on registered 2015 electorial roll = 2,462,926.

Number of disenfranchised citizens above 21yrs = 107,874.

107,874 as a % of 2,570,800= 4.196126%

Oki, apologies, the number of disenfranchised citizens voters in Singapore is 4.196126%, which is still a sizeable number considering that in some constituencies, political victories we're by hair's breath as well as the fact that many Singaporeans are either politically ignorant or fearful at the ballot box ('if PAP can track and ban u from future voting (if u don't pay $50), what else will they do')... this atmosphere of threat and fear can pull the voter into voting for the incumbent (PAP) out of fear or by default.