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The 2006 Singapore parliamentary general election was an election in Singapore held on May 6, 2006. 1.22 million out of the 2.16 million eligible Singaporeans voted for Members of Parliament and elected their next government. ^[1] The elections results were released at 10 p.m. (SST). The People's Action Party (PAP) won 66.6% of the overall votes, and won 82 out of 84 seats as well as a twelfth consecutive term in office under the leadership of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. ^[2] The general election was held under the first-past-the-post system. The election was held three weeks after parliament was dissolved by President S R Nathan on 20 April. The election was the first time since 1988 that the People's Action Party did not return to power on Nomination Day, as the PAP only managed to get 37 out of 84 seats through walkover. The main election issues included employment; cost of living; government policies on housing, transport, education; the need for an effective opposition voice in parliament and the quality of the candidates. The Singapore national referendum of 1962, or also commonly referred to as the Merger Referendum of Singapore was the first and only referendum to date held in Singapore on September 1, 1962. ... Presidential elections in Singapore were first held in 1991 when constitutional admendments allowed Singaporeans to elect the President of Singapore by popular vote. ... The Parliamentary elections in Singapore began with the independence of Singapore from the Federation of Malaysia on 9 August 1965, thus renaming the Singapore State Governments Legislative Assembly as the Parliament of Singapore. ... Women in Singapore traditionally played a small role in the politics of Singapore and Singapores public life. ... The sovereign nation of Singapore is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Singapore observes a time zone eight hours ahead of UTC, (UTC+8), known as Singapore Standard Time or SGT. It is the same time zone as Australian Western Standard Time, Malaysian Standard Time, Chinese Standard Time and Hong Kong Time. ... Party logo with a symbol of red lightning that signifies action. ... A prime minister (aka Gavinder Johal) is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is æŽ (Li). ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ... The unicameral Parliament of Singapore is the legislature of Singapore with the President as its head [1]. It currently consists of 94 Members of Parliament. ... Flag of the President of Singapore - banner of arms The President of Singapore is the head of state. ... Sellapan Ramanathan (born July 3, 1924 in Singapore) is the sixth and current President of Singapore. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A walkover is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. ...

Dissolution of Parliament

On April 20, 2006, Parliament was dissolved by President Sellapan Ramanathan on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. ^[3] Later that day, the President issued the Writ of Election and the government announced that the election would be held on Saturday, 6 May 2006, with nomination day on Thursday, 27 April 2006. The Returning Officer was to be Tan Boon Huat, Chief Executive Director of the People's Association. ^[4] April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag of the President of Singapore - banner of arms The President of Singapore is the head of state. ... Sellapan Ramanathan (born July 3, 1924 in Singapore) is the sixth and current President of Singapore. ... The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is æŽ (Li). ... A writ of election is a writ issued by the government ordering the holding of a special election for a governmental office. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In United Kingdom, a Returning Officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies. ... The Peoples Association (abbreviation: PA; Chinese: äººæ°‘åä¼š) is a statutory board of the Government of Singapore under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, with the primary aim of building social cohesion and to foster interactions and bonds between itself and society at large. ...

Political parties

The governing People's Action Party (PAP) sought to secure their twelfth consecutive term in office since 1959 in the first election held since Lee Hsien Loong became its Secretary-General. The other major political parties were the Workers' Party of Singapore (WP) led by Low Thia Khiang, the Singapore People's Party (SPP) led by Chiam See Tong, the National Solidarity Party (NSP) led by Steve Chia Kiah Hong, and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) led by Chee Soon Juan, who himself was ineligible to run in this election because of a 2002 conviction and who also was a bankrupt.^[5] Party logo with a symbol of red lightning that signifies action. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is æŽ (Li). ... Workers Party logo The Workers Party of Singapore (abbrev: WP; Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡å·¥äººå…š) is one of the largest opposition parties in Singapore, with 1 of the 84 elected seats in the current session of Parliament of Singapore. ... Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (Chinese: åˆ˜ç¨‹å¼º, Pinyin: LiÃº ChÃ©ngqiÃ¡ng) is the Member of Parliament for Hougang, Singapore since 1991. ... Party logo The Singapore Peoples Party is a left of centre party in Singapore. ... Chiam See Tong Chiam See Tong (Chinese: è©¹æ—¶ä¸; Pinyin: ZhÄn ShÃzhÅng; born March 12, 1935) represents the Potong Pasir Single-Member Constituency in the Parliament of Singapore. ... The National Solidarity Party is a centrist party in Singapore. ... Steve Chia Kiah Hong Chia Kiah Hong Steve (Chinese: è°¢é•œä¸°) is a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament in Singapore. ... Party logo The Singapore Democratic Party (abbrev: SDP; Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡æ°‘ä¸»å…š) is a liberal party in Singapore. ... Dr. Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Dr. Chee Soon Juan (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is the Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and a trained neuropsychologist. ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ...

The four parties who form the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA), including the SPP and the NSP, cooperated again for this election. Alliance logo The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) is an alliance of political parties in Singapore. ...

Electorate

All citizens above 21 years of age, based on the electoral register, were eligible to vote. The Elections Department had completed its revision of the Registers of Electors and opened them for public inspection from January 17 through January 30, 2006. ^[6] There were 2,158,439 eligible voters. ^[7] The 2006 elections was the first election where more than half the electorate were voters of the post-independence generation, that is, those born after Singapore's independence in 1965. The Electoral Register (or Electoral Roll) is a listing of all those registered to vote in a particular area. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore gained its independence and became a republic following a secession from the Federation of Malaysia on 9 August 1965. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

For the first time in Singapore's election history, Singaporeans living overseas were able to register to vote in the election at designated polling stations overseas located within Singapore's High Commissions, Embassies or Consulates. ^[8] However, only selected Singaporeans could qualify for the criteria, they must have had either resided in Singapore for an aggregate of two of the past five years, or be overseas for reasons of employment or education related to the Singapore government. ^[9] There were several overseas polling stations, namely Tokyo, Canberra, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. 1,017 Singaporeans overseas had registered for overseas voting on March 22, 2006. ^[7] However, only 558 voted as the rest had a walkover in their constituencies. A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ... A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... The rule of Napoleon Bonaparte after his coup detat in France had conducted the manners of French governmant under dictatorship and in a consulate. ... The Government of Singapore is formed by the political party which gains a 50% majority in the general elections held in Singapore at least once every five years. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Canberra (pronounced [1]) is the capital city of Australia and with a population of just over 325,000, is Australias largest inland city. ... Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: åŒ—äº¬ [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Shanghainese: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the eighth largest in the world. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Federal District District of Columbia Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) City Council Chairperson: Linda W. Cropp (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack Evans... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area - City 122 kmÂ² (47 sq mi) - Land 121. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Electoral divisions

On March 3, 2006, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee had published the updated list of electoral divisions for the 2006 elections. There were fourteen Group Representation Constituencies participating, each with five or six seats, and nine Single Member Constituencies. The total number of seats remained the same at 84 as the previous general election in 2001. The two opposition held SMCs i.e. Hougang SMC and Potong Pasir SMC were intact. The Chua Chu Kang SMC was also unchanged which saw a close contest in the previous election between the ruling PAP's Low Seow Chay and NSP's Steve Chia, who later became a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament until 2006. The Singapore electoral divisions are constituencies that elect Members of Parliament to the Parliament of Singapore in every election. ... The constituencies of Singapore are electoral divisions in the politics of Singapore which may be represented single or multiple seats in the Parliament of Singapore. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Group Representative Constituency (GRC) system in Singapore is a formal system of social and political committees representing the interests of both the majority and minority social groups within each local island community. ... Group representation constituencies (GRCs) and single member constituencies (SMCs) are electoral divisions and constituencies within the political system of Singapore. ... Singapore general election, 2001, was held on 3 November 2001. ... Hougang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. ... Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) in the central region of Singapore. ... Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the western region of Singapore. ... Steve Chia Kiah Hong Chia Kiah Hong Steve (Chinese: è°¢é•œä¸°) is a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament in Singapore. ... Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) are members of the opposition parties who were appointed as members of the Parliament of Singapore even though they had lost in the parliamentary election. ...

Two new Single Member Constituencies (Bukit Panjang SMC and Yio Chu Kang SMC) were created and two (Ayer Rajah SMC and Bukit Timah SMC) were absorbed into Group Representation Constituencies. East Coast Group Representation Constituency was reduced to five seats and Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency was increased to six. ^[10] Significant changes in GRC boundaries include a major shuffle within 3 GRCs, they are East Coast GRC, Aljunied GRC and Marine Parade GRC. Parts of Bedok New Town, Bedok North Green, Chai Chee Gardens and Kampong Chai Chee was transferred from East Coast to Marine Parade GRC. An area bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, Jalan Eunos and Sims Avenue East were transferred from Aljunied to Marine Parade GRC. In return, the Serangoon division was transferred to Aljunied GRC. ^[11] Other changes included a part of Yishun from Sembawang GRC was transferred to Nee Soon East SMC, and a section of Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC (now Holland-Bukit Timah GRC) was transferred to Tanjong Pagar GRC. Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. ... Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency is a single member constituency in the North Region, Singapore. ... East Coast Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern area of Singapore. ... Campaign posters for Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency during the general election in 2006, with the Peoples Action Partys poster on top and Singapore Democratic Alliances below. ... East Coast Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern area of Singapore. ... Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five member group representation constituency in the north-eastern area in Singapore. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject to understand later context. ... The PIE extension after Nanyang Flyover, looking towards Tuas. ... About Serangoon is a New Town situated in the central parts of the city-state of Singapore. ... Yishun, or Nee Soon as it was initially christened, is a suburban town in the northern part of Singapore, encompassing the Yishun Planning Area, in the North Region, which includes Yishun New Town and the Nee Soon private residential estate. ... Sembawang Group Representation Constituency is a six-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the nothern area of Singapore. ... Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency in the northern area in Singapore. ... Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency. ... Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency. ...

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Election deposit

For this election, the deposit for each candidate was set at S$13,500 (approximately US$8590 or £4620) which is about 8% of the total annual salary to a Member of Parliament in the preceding year, rounded to the nearest S$500. The regulations of the elections stated that the deposit was to be forfeited if the candidate failed to obtain at least one-eighth of the votes. ^[12]

Nomination day

Planning for nomination day by political parties

As early as January 2006, when it became clear that the election would be held soon, the political parties began making definitive plans in preparation for Nomination Day. ^[13] ^[14] ^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20]

On 10 March 2006, the major opposition parties had held a meeting, after which they announced that they were going to contest 57 of the 84 seats in Parliament. ^[21] Nonetheless, the full detail of the opposition's plan was not revealed until Nomination Day itself. Steve Chia told reporters: "Any self-respecting politician will hold his cards close to his chest." ^[22] March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There were nine SMCs with 1 seat each for the election. For smaller political parties and independents who do not have sufficient candidates and resources to contest the GRCs, the SMCs were the only constituencies that they could have afforded to run. In addition, many believe that opposition candidates have a higher chance of winning in SMCs than in GRCs. Since there are only nine SMCs, all were expected to be contested. Three-cornered fights are undesirable, and usually the opposition parties try to avoid this by coordinating their plans with each other. Chiam See Tong (SPP) said that "if we enter into one [three-cornered fight], we're only going to kill ourselves. We're not that stupid." ^[23] Chiam See Tong Chiam See Tong (Chinese: è©¹æ—¶ä¸; Pinyin: ZhÄn ShÃzhÅng; born March 12, 1935) represents the Potong Pasir Single-Member Constituency in the Parliament of Singapore. ...

In March 2006, it was thought that there could be a potential three-cornered contest in MacPherson SMC, where both Mansor Rahman, Chairman of Democratic Progressive Party, and Sin Kek Tong, Chairman of Singapore People's Party have indicated their parties' interest to run in the election. Later, the parties managed to reach an agreement and avoided the unfavourable contest. Tan Lead Shake, previously a prominent member of DPP, later joined the Singapore Democratic Alliance, and became a member of SDA's team contesting Tampines GRC. Party logo The Democratic Progressive Party is a political party in Singapore. ... Alliance logo The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) is an alliance of political parties in Singapore. ...

As of 26 April 2006, the opposition had indicated they would contest at least half of the seats in the 84 member Parliament. There were forty-seven candidates standing for election with ten new candidates facing the opposition. Candidates standing for election had only an hour to present their nomination papers, and must be accompanied by their proposers, seconders and assentors. Observers said that at 37 People's Action Party candidates from seven Group Representative Constituencies returned unopposed. This included GRCs led by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. As the amount of contested seats composed the majority of the total seats available, the country realised that there was a possibility that the PAP would not be able to return to power upon the conclusion of the nomination process,^[24] an eventuality that proved to be true. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Piece of Letter paper Paper is a thin material produced by the amalgamation of plant fibres, which are subsequently held together without extra binder, largely by hydrogen bonds and fiber entanglement. ... Party logo with a symbol of red lightning that signifies action. ... Minister Mentor is a cabinet position created by the Singapore government in 2004 as part of a major leadership reshuffle. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is æŽ (Li). ... The political office of Senior Minister in the political system of Singapore is taken by a Prime Minister when he retires from that office, but still has something to offer the government based on his long experience. ... Goh Chok Tong (Chinese: å´ä½œæ ‹; (Simp. ...

Early announcement of intention by parties

Some of the opposition parties, such as Workers' Party and Singapore Democratic Alliance, adopted the strategy of announcing early their plans on which constituencies they intended to contest, even before changes in electoral boundaries were published. This was seen as a tactical move to earmark those divisions in order to discourage any third party from contesting in the same divisions and leading to three-cornered fights. Another cited reason is that, if the Government electoral commission redrew those boundaries, the opposition would be able to exploit such actions by accusing the PAP of gerrymandering to avoid the ballot challenge. ^[25] Workers Party logo The Workers Party of Singapore (abbrev: WP; Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡å·¥äººå…š) is one of the largest opposition parties in Singapore, with 1 of the 84 elected seats in the current session of Parliament of Singapore. ... Alliance logo The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) is an alliance of political parties in Singapore. ...

Nomination day results

Following the nomination process, it was confirmed that opposition candidates had either been ineligible or chose not to run in 7 GRCs, totalling 37 seats. These were granted to the PAP in a walkover. However, this was less than half the number of 84 seats, so for the first time since 1988, the PAP was not returned to power from walkovers on Nomination day. After the confirmation of polls in the contested constituencies, the Elections Department revealed that over 1.2 million Singaporeans, 56.6% of eligible voters, would be able to cast votes. The rest of the voters were not able to cast votes because their constituencies had walkovers. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1020x711, 379 KB) Summary Created by Vsion References: Elections Department Singapore, URL accessed 3 March 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1020x711, 379 KB) Summary Created by Vsion References: Elections Department Singapore, URL accessed 3 March 2006. ...

The opposition parties' 47 candidates for the 2006 election was a large increase from the 29 candidates in the last election in 2001. In addition, there were no three-cornered fights in any constituency and all contests were strictly between a PAP candidate or team and an opposition candidate or team. There was also no independent candidate participating in this election; this was a rare occurrence as independent candidates have participated in every election since 1955, except in 1980.

Election results

Summary

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Full results

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Diversity of opposition candidates

All eighteen candidates for the SMCs were male Chinese. On 28 April, Lee Kuan Yew (PAP) referred to this fact when arguing for the Group Representation Constituency (GRC) system on the grounds that it ensures minority and women representation in parliament,^[26] since the WP had been calling for the abolishment of the GRCs. Yet, there is no requirement that GRCs contain at least one female candidate. April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... The Group Representative Constituency (GRC) system in Singapore is a formal system of social and political committees representing the interests of both the majority and minority social groups within each local island community. ...

The number of members in each GRC team has been steadily increased by the PAP over the years through legislation from 3 to 5 or 6 members. The Opposition viewed this as means by the PAP to change the "rules of the game" to make it difficult for the Opposition as they lack resources.

Election issues

As in previous elections, bread and butter issues, including jobs, medical care and cost of living, dominated the election campaign. ^[27] Other major election issues, as highlighted by political parties and analysts, are listed in the following. Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ...

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Pre-nomination day events

New candidates

This election saw a large number of new candidates as the major political parties had undergone self-renewal in recent years, many of whom belong to the post-1965 generation. PAP had introduced 24 new candidates, including 7 women. The opposition Workers' Party and the Singapore Democratic Alliance had also introduced many first-timers for this election including three women from the Workers' Party.

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Budget day and progress package

On 17 February 2006, Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore and Secretary General of the PAP delivered the country's Budget Statement to the Parliament. He released details of a S$2.6 billion on a "progress package" including S$500 million for Central Provident Fund top-ups, S$400 million for workfare bonuses, and S$200 million bonuses for national servicemen. Largely due to this package, the 2006 Budget incurred a deficit of S$2.86 billion. ^[28] ^[29] February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is æŽ (Li). ... The unicameral Parliament of Singapore is the legislature of Singapore with the President as its head [1]. It currently consists of 94 Members of Parliament. ... The Central Provident Fund (CPF) (Chinese: å…¬ç§¯é‡‘) is a comprehensive social security savings plan which aims to provide working Singaporeans with a sense of security and confidence in their old age. ... Workfare is an alternative model to conventional Social Welfare systems. ... National Service (NS) in Singapore is the name given to the compulsory conscription of all male Singapore citizens and second-generation permanent residents upon reaching the age of 18. ...

Low Thia Khiang (WP) came out strongly against the progress package which he said was no more than a vote-winning tool by the PAP. Low called for greater transparency on how the government intend to financing the package and to compensate for the budget shortfall. Wong Kan Seng (PAP) later dismissed claims that the progress package constitutes a form of vote buying. ^[30]^[31] Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (Chinese: åˆ˜ç¨‹å¼º, Pinyin: LiÃº ChÃ©ngqiÃ¡ng) is the Member of Parliament for Hougang, Singapore since 1991. ... Wong Kan Seng Wong Kan Seng (Simplified Chinese:é»„æ ¹æˆ; born 1946) is the Minister for Home Affairs in Singapore. ...

Workers' Party manifesto

The Workers' Party (WP) launched an update to its manifesto on 14 January 2006, and became the first party to do so ^[32]. Amongst its policy proposals, it called for the Presidency to revert to its former ceremonial role and the abolishment of the GRCs, the Ethnic Integration Policy for Housing and Development Board flats, the Resident Committees and the Citizen Consultative Committees. It also revealed its intentions to establish a central agency in the provision of public transport, setting up of a national unemployment insurance scheme and a more comprehensive national health insurance scheme among a host of other things. Workers Party logo The Workers Party of Singapore (abbrev: WP; Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡å·¥äººå…š) is one of the largest opposition parties in Singapore, with 1 of the 84 elected seats in the current session of Parliament of Singapore. ... A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag of the President of Singapore - banner of arms The President of Singapore is the head of state. ... The Group Representative Constituency (GRC) system in Singapore is a formal system of social and political committees representing the interests of both the majority and minority social groups within each local island community. ... It has been suggested that Public housing in Singapore be merged into this article or section. ... Public transport in Singapore covers a variety of transport modes such as bus, rail and taxi and is widely utilised by her population. ... Unemployment benefits are sums of money given to the unemployed by the government or a compulsory para-governmental insurance system. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

On 21 January, PAP launched a coordinated attack on the WP's proposals, describing four of their proposals as "four time bombs...[which] will weaken and tear Singapore apart". ^[33] Khaw Boon Wan, revealed various changes in medical policies, including the Medisave scheme, which has been a constant target for criticism by opposition parties. He also chided the WP for its "failure to understand what makes inter-racialism work in Singapore and why we are different from the rest of the world", referring the four points brought up by Ng Eng Hen as "poisons" ^[34] Workers' Party Chairman Sylvia Lim released a press statement ^[35] on 22 January, responding to each of the four "time bombs" criticised by Ng and adding that the party was standing firmly by its manifesto. ^[36] This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Chairman Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Age 40 Other posts in Workers Party: Â· Chairman, GRC Area Committee Background: Sylvia Lim is currently a Lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic, which she joined in 1998. ...

Goh Chok Tong's special assignment

On 19 March, Lee Hsien Loong said that PAP is aiming to win all the constituencies and is serious about taking over the two opposition wards in Hougang SMC and Potong Pasir SMC, saying that "We want to win, this is not masak-masak [a Malay term meaning a child's game]". The PAP candidates for these two wards will be Eric Low and Sitoh Yih Pin respectively. Both lost in the previous elections but had been working the ground in these wards since. They were assisted by Goh Chok Tong who had been given the special assignment to help the PAP win the two wards. ^[37] Image File history File linksMetadata PAP_campaign_on_bicycles_at_Siglap. ... Image File history File linksMetadata PAP_campaign_on_bicycles_at_Siglap. ... Image File history File linksMetadata PAP_campaign_on_lorry_at_Siglap. ... Image File history File linksMetadata PAP_campaign_on_lorry_at_Siglap. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is æŽ (Li). ... Goh Chok Tong (Chinese: å´ä½œæ ‹; (Simp. ...

Goh had suggested that if Eric Low and Sitoh Yih Pin won the election, they would be given extra latitude when speaking and voting in parliament and not be subjected to the political Whip. Goh also said that he would help Sitoh to gain a post in the new Cabinet if he is elected. ^[38] Hougang and Potong Pasir residents were also been promised upgrades $100 and $80 million dollars if PAP manages to retake the 2 seats. Both of these constituencies have been denied the chance to upgrade their estates as well as to provide lifts that stop on every floor, for as long as they are in opposition hands. When the PAP shaved the Worker's Party's vote share from 58% to 55% in the 1997 General Election, then prime-minister Goh had offered to upgrade Hougang estate if the WP's chief's share of vote was reduced to 52%. Hougang has proved to be the most difficult opposition ward to reclaim.^{[citation needed]} In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ...

Remarks in The New Democrat

In April 2006, the SDP published an article headlined "Govt's role in the NKF scandal" in the SDP party newspaper, The New Democrat, about the National Kidney Foundation Singapore scandal. On 22 April, letters of demand were served on twelve individuals and the publisher. Drew and Napier, the law firm acting for Lee Hsien Loong and Lee Kuan Yew, says that the newspaper article alleges that the two Lees are "dishonest and unfit for office", that Lee Kuan Yew "devised a corrupt political system for the benefit of the political elite", and that he managed the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation in a "corrupt manner". In addition, according to the letter of demand, the newspaper also alleged that Lee Hsien Loong had "perpetuated a corrupt political system for the benefit of the political elite" and how he and his Government "had access to the information which has now been unearthed about NKF but corruptly concealed and covered up the facts to avoid criticism". ^[39] The letters demand that damages be paid and an apology made in the media by April 25. ^[40] Image File history File links Nuvola_apps_important. ... April 2006 : â† - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â†’ Events 1 April 2006 (Saturday) Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... The organisations signboard in front of NKFS headquarter in Kim Keat Road was vandalised after the scandal broke out. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... A letter stating a legal claim (usually drafted by a lawyer) which makes a demand for restitution, owing to the recipients alleged breach of contract, or for a legal wrong. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ...

Four of SDP's eleven committee members later publicly apologised, while the chairman of the party had refused to apologise as it would constitute "an admission of guilt". An apology has been formally rejected by the party, though it would not oppose individual members from making personal apologies. M Ravi, the lawyer representing most of the accused, has rejected claims made in the letters that allegations made in the paper were "highly defamatory", and he "[does] not see how a government or public body could be defamed". On 27 April, Chee said that the threat of legal action is already seriously affecting SDP's campaign at Sembawang GRC: "Lawyers for Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mr Lee Hsien Loong have gone as far as to sue the printer, so much so that he is so frightened he dares not publish our election material." ^[41] SDP was still seen selling the publication, and the Lees are seeking aggravated damages. ^[42] ^[43] April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ...

After Polling Day, only the Chee siblings of the SDP have yet to make a public apology.

SDP podcast

On 25 April, Elections Department warned SDP that it would take action against the party if they did not take down the audio files and podcasts from the party's website as it is against election advertising regulations under the Parliamentary Elections Act. Within hours after the notice was issued, SDP posted a notice on its website that the podcast service was suspended. Nonetheless as of 29 April, a podcast of an interview with J B Jeyaretnam was still accessible on the website server, although there is no hyperlink to it.^{[citation needed]} Podcasting is a way of publishing sound files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new audio files automatically. ... The Parliamentary Elections Act is an act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Singapore regulating the procedures, requirements and laws for parliamentary elections in Singapore. ... Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (born 1926; more commonly known as ) is Singapores first ever opposition party candidate to become Member of Parliament (MP) in its 16 years of independence. ... A hyperlink (often referred to as simply a link), is a reference or navigation element in a document to another section of the same document, another document, or a specified section of another document, that automatically brings the referred information to the user when the navigation element is selected by...

Events between nomination day and election day

After the nominations were completed, the opposition contested 47 seats with the remaining 37 being walkover seats won by the PAP. The PAP was thus denied a walkover majority to form a government on nomination day, the first time since 1988. ^[44] ^[45] ^[46] The Pre-election day events of Singapore general election, 2006 are the events concerning the 2006 Singapore general election which occurred before the polling day on 6 May 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 499 KB) Summary Campaign poster for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC. Taken by User:Sengkang of ENglish. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 499 KB) Summary Campaign poster for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC. Taken by User:Sengkang of ENglish. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Hougangwpcrowd. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Hougangwpcrowd. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 803 KB) Summary Campaingning for votes - Peoples Action Party Banners and Posters in Aljunied GRC Kovan Central, Aljunied GRC, Republic of Singapore Calvin Teo, May 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Singapore general election... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 803 KB) Summary Campaingning for votes - Peoples Action Party Banners and Posters in Aljunied GRC Kovan Central, Aljunied GRC, Republic of Singapore Calvin Teo, May 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Singapore general election... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 564 KB) Summary Campaign poster for Ang Mo Kio GRC. Taken by User:Sengkang of ENglish. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 564 KB) Summary Campaign poster for Ang Mo Kio GRC. Taken by User:Sengkang of ENglish. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Workers_Party_rally_at_Ubi,_28_April_2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Workers_Party_rally_at_Ubi,_28_April_2006. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alex Au Wai Pang, equally well known by his electronic nom-de-plume as Yawning Bread, is regarded by many to be the father of the Singaporean struggle for gay equality. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Between 28 April to 5 May, a total of 50 political rallies were held by the various parties during the nine day campaigning period at 24 designated sites. The "Lunchtime Rally Site" at Boat Quay next to UOB Plaza which made a comeback in the election, after it was removed the list of rally sites in the last election due to fears of terrorist attacks after September 11, 2001 attacks. ^[47] April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... Boat Quay Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank. ... OUB Centre (left) and UOB Plaza One (right) on Singapores skyline. ... Singapore general election, 2001, was held on 3 November 2001. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11â€”pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

The Workers' Party had put up their strongest team, consisting of its more prominent candidates led by Chairman Sylvia Lim, to contest Aljunied GRC challenging the PAP team led by Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo. The constituency eventually had the fiercest GRC contest in the election. At the same time, Workers' Party fielded a very young team in Ang Mo Kio GRC, with candidates mostly born after 1965, to compete with the flagship PAP team led by Lee Hsien Loong. ^[48] The strongest GRC team for the SDA was the one that contested Jalan Besar GRC, it was led by Sebestian Teo, with a former MP Cheo Chai Chen. Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five member group representation constituency in the north-eastern area in Singapore. ... The Minister for Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. ... George Yong-Boon Yeo (Chinese: æ¨è£æ–‡; pinyin: YÃ¡ng RÃ³ngwÃ©n), or simply known as George Yeo, is the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Singapore. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency is a Group Representative Constituency, and therefore an electoral district composed of several city suburbs surrounding the Central Area of Singapore, of which the street Jalan Besar it is named after and forms its centrepiece. ...

The hotly contested Single Member Constituencies were Chua Chu Kang SMC where incumbent Member of Parliament for the seat and Minister of State for Education and Manpower Gan Kim Yong against National Solidatary Party's secretary-general Steve Chia of the Singapore Democratic Alliance. Hougang SMC which is an opposition ward was also a hotly contested SMC with the PAP attempting to win the seat back, but failed. The race was between incumbent Workers' Party secretary-general and Member of Parliament for Hougang Low Thia Khiang against the PAP's Eric Low Siak Meng. Nee Soon East SMC was hotly contested with Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee against Poh Lee Guan of the Workers' Party. An opposition seat which has been held by Chiam See Tong since 1984 was Potong Pasir SMC which was hotly contested. The PAP fielded Sitoh Yih Pin for that seat, but the PAP lost. Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the western region of Singapore. ... Hon Julie Bishop The current Minister for Education, Science and Training is Julie Bishop. ... Steve Chia Kiah Hong Chia Kiah Hong Steve (Chinese: è°¢é•œä¸°) is a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament in Singapore. ... Hougang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern area of Singapore. ... Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (Chinese: åˆ˜ç¨‹å¼º, Pinyin: LiÃº ChÃ©ngqiÃ¡ng) is the Member of Parliament for Hougang, Singapore since 1991. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency in the northern area in Singapore. ... The Minister for Home Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. ... Chiam See Tong Chiam See Tong (Chinese: è©¹æ—¶ä¸; Pinyin: ZhÄn ShÃzhÅng; born March 12, 1935) represents the Potong Pasir Single-Member Constituency in the Parliament of Singapore. ... This article is about the year 1984. ... Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) in the central region of Singapore. ...

On 29 April 2006, Lee Hsien Loong referred to his opponents at Ang Mo Kio GRC, the relatively young WP team, as "敢死队" (suicide squad) adding that even the bookies will not take a bet on the outcome in that constituency contest. ^[49] In response, Mr Low Thia Kiang of the WP said that it is better to be a "敢死队" (suicide squad) rather than a "怕死队" (squad that is scared to die). WP's candidate Yaw Shin Leong added that his team-mates and himself were mentally prepared to lose but it does not mean they were push-overs. ^[50] April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency is a six-member Group Representation Constituency in the north eastern area of Singapore. ...

James Gomez saga

Controversy arose during the election surrounding the application for a minority-race candidate certificate by James Gomez of Workers' Party. On the 24 April, Gomez went to the Elections Department to fill up the minority-race candidate certificate application form accompanied by the chairperson Sylvia Lim. Instead of handing in the application form to election official, Gomez slipped the form in his bag. At the time, Sylvia Lim had went to a waiting area and did not witness the event. However, on the eve of Nomination Day, James Gomez went to collect his minority-race candidate certificate claiming he had submitted the application form. Following two days of dispute between both sides, the Elections Department was able to produce video evidence showing that James Gomez did not submit the application form; a day later, James Gomez apologised to the Elections Department saying he was distracted by his busy schedule. James Gomez (born 1965, Singapore) is the Second Assistant Secretary-General and Chairman of the Policies and Communications Committee in the Workers Party of Singapore (WP). ... James Gomez (born 1965, Singapore) is the Second Assistant Secretary-General and Chairman of the Policies and Communications Committee in the Workers Party of Singapore (WP). ... Workers Party logo The Workers Party of Singapore (abbrev: WP; Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡å·¥äººå…š) is one of the largest opposition parties in Singapore, with 1 of the 84 elected seats in the current session of Parliament of Singapore. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... The Elections Department is a department of the government of Singapore that oversees the procedure for elections in Singapore, including parliamentary elections and presidential elections. ... Chairman Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Age 40 Other posts in Workers Party: Â· Chairman, GRC Area Committee Background: Sylvia Lim is currently a Lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic, which she joined in 1998. ...

During the controversy, PAP raised questions about the credibility of James Gomez. He was also accused of attempting to discredit the Elections Department by claiming they misplaced the form. Despite not having enough concrete video or audio evidence, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew called James Gomez a "liar" and Lee Kuan Yew dared Gomez to sue him and Wong Kan Seng. ^[51] George Yeo (PAP) also suggested that the Worker's Party should sack Gomez and field a four-member team for the five-member Group Representation Constituency. ^[52] The Prime Minister of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). ... Wong Kan Seng Wong Kan Seng (Simplified Chinese:é»„æ ¹æˆ; born 1946) is the Minister for Home Affairs in Singapore. ... Minister Mentor is a cabinet position created by the Singapore government in 2004 as part of a major leadership reshuffle. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is æŽ (Li). ... George Yong-Boon Yeo (Chinese: æ¨è£æ–‡; pinyin: YÃ¡ng RÃ³ngwÃ©n), or simply known as George Yeo, is the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Singapore. ...

Party political broadcast

On both 29 April 2006 and 4 May 2006, the four contesting parties made their political broadcasts over television and radio in the four official languages — the English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil languages. Each party was given an allocated time based on the number of candidates it fielded. The People's Action Party (PAP) was given 12 minutes with 84 candidates fielded, the Workers' Party (WP) and Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) were given 4.5 minutes each with 20 candidates fielded, and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) was given 2.5 minutes with 7 candidates fielded. The SDP was represented by Chee Siok Chin, the Workers' Party by Sylvia Lim on the first broadcast and by Tan Hui Hua on the second broadcast, the SDA by Chiam See Tong on both broadcasts, with the PAP by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the first broadcast and by PAP chairman Lim Boon Heng on the second broadcast. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is on all of the Northern Chinese dialects. ... The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ... Tamil (à®¤à®®à®¿à®´à¯ ) is a classical language and one of the major languages of the Dravidian language family. ... Chairman Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Age 40 Other posts in Workers Party: Â· Chairman, GRC Area Committee Background: Sylvia Lim is currently a Lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic, which she joined in 1998. ... Chiam See Tong Chiam See Tong (Chinese: è©¹æ—¶ä¸; Pinyin: ZhÄn ShÃzhÅng; born March 12, 1935) represents the Potong Pasir Single-Member Constituency in the Parliament of Singapore. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is æŽ (Li). ... Lim Boon Heng is the Minister in the Prime Ministers Office and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. ...

Debate on housing and lift upgrading

The upgrading of public housing, including the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP), is a major issue in this election. As in previous elections, the PAP had tied the scheduling of housing upgrades to the number of votes the party received in the election. The PAP argues that government is successful in raising the standard of living in the country, and those who support its various policies, including the upgrading, should be given priority. In the hotly contested Aljunied GRC, George Yeo (PAP) has placed lift upgrading the "top of [his] priority list" so that the lift would stop on every floor in as many blocks as possible. Sylvia Lim (WP) accused the PAP of being selective in its upgrading programmes, arguing that this is a divisive policy. A typical HDB Estate Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) is a Housing and Development Board upgrading project which upgrades and improves the facilities at lifts at HDB flats. ...

Large turnout at opposition election rallies

The election featured large turnouts at some of the election rallies of the opposition parties, which was unheard of since the 1980s. A report by Malaysian press The Star estimated that around 10,000 people attended the Workers' Party rally on 30 April at Hougang. At the last rally of the Workers' Party at Serangoon Stadium on 5 May, the audience filled up most of the field and even spilled outside the stadium. The Star is the leading English-language newspaper in Malaysia. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ...

The PAP dismissed the significance of the crowds, saying that it does not necessarily translate into votes.

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Election aftermath

Victory parades

To continue with tradition, the winning candidates toured their constituencies to thank voters for their victory in the election. These parades were held in all contested seats as well as walkover Group Representation Constituencies. Victory parades are usually held in the late morning and early afternoon in conjunction with other events organised by the grassroots committee. The candidates were driven on trucks as they broadcasted message of appreciation to the residents. Some losing candidates also toured their constituencies to thank their supporters although their parades were usually smaller than those of the winning candidates. The constituencies of Singapore are electoral divisions in the politics of Singapore which may be represented single or multiple seats in the Parliament of Singapore. ... A political lobby movement organized by a network of citizens. ...

Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

The Elections Department announced that one of the members of the Workers' Party team for Aljunied GRC will be the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament. The Elections Department discussed with the Central Executive Committee of the Workers' Party at its headquarters at Syed Alwi Road. The Workers' Party received 44% of the votes for the Group Representation Constituency, making it the largest opposition loser in the 2006 election. The announcement for the NCMP was made at a news conference after an hour meeting with the Elections Department. Twelve of the fifteen members of the Central Executive Committee voted for Sylvia Lim to be the NCMP in Parliament. Nine were in favour of her, one objected and two exempted for voting. The two members who did not vote were Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang and Chairman Sylvia Lim herself. She will not represent any constituency but she said she is looking forward to the opportunity to fulfil her obligation to supporters and also to voice the concerns of the people. She will take over from incumbent Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Steve Chia of the Singapore Democratic Alliance, who held the post for the previous five years. ^[53] The Elections Department is a department of the government of Singapore that oversees the procedure for elections in Singapore, including parliamentary elections and presidential elections. ... Workers Party logo The Workers Party of Singapore (abbrev: WP; Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡å·¥äººå…š) is one of the largest opposition parties in Singapore, with 1 of the 84 elected seats in the current session of Parliament of Singapore. ... Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five member group representation constituency in the north-eastern area in Singapore. ... Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) are members of the opposition parties who were appointed as members of the Parliament of Singapore even though they had lost in the parliamentary election. ... The term Central Executive Committee refers to governing bodies with executive power of various parties and governments. ... A member of Liberal Democratic Party Taizo Sugimura in an apology news conference in Japan A news conference or press conference is a media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questions. ... Chairman Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Age 40 Other posts in Workers Party: Â· Chairman, GRC Area Committee Background: Sylvia Lim is currently a Lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic, which she joined in 1998. ... Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (Chinese: åˆ˜ç¨‹å¼º, Pinyin: LiÃº ChÃ©ngqiÃ¡ng) is the Member of Parliament for Hougang, Singapore since 1991. ... Steve Chia Kiah Hong Chia Kiah Hong Steve (Chinese: è°¢é•œä¸°) is a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament in Singapore. ... Alliance logo The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) is an alliance of political parties in Singapore. ...

Detaining and questioning of Gomez

On 7 May 2006, a day after the elections, Gomez was detained by police at Singapore Changi Airport when he was about to take a flight to Sweden for work. The police was investigating an "alleged offences of criminal intimidation and providing false information". The Elections Department had earlier filed a police report regarding the incident during the election period in which Gomez spoke to an election official in a threatening tone, an episode that was caught on closed-circuit television. After he was detained at the airport, Gomez was brought to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at Police Cantonment Complex for questioning and to file his statement, after which he was released at midnight. ^[54] His passport was impounded by the police to prevent him from leaving the country and his air ticket was forfeited as it was non-refundable. He also suffered a loss of income due to his absence from work. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Singapore Changi Airport (Chinese: ; pinyin: XÄ«njiÄpÅ ZhÄngyÃ JÄ«chÇŽng; Malay: ; Tamil: ), or simply Changi Airport (IATA: SIN, ICAO: WSSS) is a major aviation hub in Asia, particularly in the Southeast Asian region, and is the main stop-over point for the kangaroo route with over 3. ... Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, in the Columbine High School Massacre. ... The Criminal Investigations Department, or CID is a section of police around the world who deal with the examination and detection of crimes. ... The Police Cantonment Complex (PCC) is a high-rise government complex located at New Bridge Road, Singapore. ... For Microsoft Corporations universal login service, see Microsoft Passport Network. ...

On that night, Sylvia Lim and Low Thia Khiang were also asked to give statements at the CID. On 9 May, Gomez was called again to CID for a questioning session that lasted five hours. Gomez later told the media that he was giving the police "the fullest cooperation"^[55] Chairman Sylvia Lim Swee Lian Age 40 Other posts in Workers Party: Â· Chairman, GRC Area Committee Background: Sylvia Lim is currently a Lecturer at Temasek Polytechnic, which she joined in 1998. ... Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (Chinese: åˆ˜ç¨‹å¼º, Pinyin: LiÃº ChÃ©ngqiÃ¡ng) is the Member of Parliament for Hougang, Singapore since 1991. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ...

After a total of three questioning sessions, James was let off with a stern warning by the police. The police issued a statement stating that the public prosecutor was satisfied that Gomez committed the offence of using threatening words towards a civil servant but the police decided to release Gomez as he has not committed any criminal offence before the incident. ^[56] His passport was returned to him and he left for Sweden on 16 May. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ...

Chee Siok Chin's challenge of polling results

On 24 May 2006, SDP member Chee Siok Chin filed a summon on the High Court asking to declare the election results void. In her affidavit, Chee claimed that the PAP had used the HDB upgrading scheme and gave out shares and cash to induce voters to vote for the party and hence secure electoral victory. Chee also wanted the High Court to declare the ban on podcasting during election period as unconstitutional. ^[57] Chee did not pay the $5000 security costs on time, and the Elections Department did not accept her payment as a result. Senior State Counsel Jeffrey Chan said her petition would be deemed to have lapsed the moment she failed to meet the time frame requirements to furnish the security amount for costs and asked the election judge to dismiss the matter. ^[58] On 22 June, Election Judge Andrew Phang dismissed her application and awarded costs to the Attorney General in which Chee named as defendant. Her attempt to extend her security deposit payment time was denied by the High Court. A hearing supposed to be scheduled on June 27 did not take place as a result. Chee did not follow the rules of the Parliamentary Elections Act which requires them to pay the security deposit within three days after the filing of the petition. In his 30-page judgement, Justice Phang emphasised that it was the duty of every court to sift the legal wheat from any irrelevant chaff. The irrelevant chaff were the appeals for sympathy without reference to relevant law or fact. Phang also noted Chee painted the picture as one who was a mere layman, which is ignorant and helpless. ^[59] Magic (also called magick to distinguish it from stage magic) is a supposed way of influencing the world through supernatural, mystical, or paranormal means. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Judge of Appeal Justice Andrew Phang Boon Leong is a judge of the Singapore Supreme Court. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... The Parliamentary Elections Act is an act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Singapore regulating the procedures, requirements and laws for parliamentary elections in Singapore. ... Chaff is the seed casings and other inedible plant matter harvested with cereal grains such as wheat. ... Singapore is a fine city. ...

New cabinet

The new cabinet was sworn-in on 30 May 2006. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made few changes in his administration. In the only change at the ministerial level, Raymond Lim was promoted to be the Minister for Transport replacing Yeo Cheow Tong. Five new faces were sworn into political office, namely Lui Tuck Yew, Lee Yi Shyan, Grace Fu, Teo Ser Luck and Masagos Zulkifli. They hold the roles of Minister of State or Parliamentary secretaries in political office. Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam was given another role as Second Minister for Finance. Transport Minister Raymond Lim relinquished his roles as Second Minister for Finance and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan also had a second post as Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, and he gave up his Second Minister for Trade and Industry portfolio. Senior Minister of State Balaji Sadasivan gave up his position as Senior Minister of State for Ministry of Health for the Foreign Affairs Ministry. However, he continued as Senior Minister for State for the MICA. Heng Chee How took Balaji's place as Senior Minister of State for Health. He gave up his appointments in the Ministry of National Development and Mayor for the Central Community Development Council. Zainul Abidin Rasheed was appointed Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Koo Tsai Kee Minister of State for Defence. Re-elected MPs namely S Iswaran, Amy Khor and Zainudin Nordin took political office as well. ^[60] The cabinet of Singapore forms the executive and it is headed by the prime minister, who is the head of government. ... Raymond Lim Siang Keat (born 1959) is the Minister for Transport and the Second Minister for Foreign Affairs in Singapore as well as and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. ... Yeo Cheow Tong (Chinese: å§šç…§ä¸œ; born 1947) was the former Minister for Transport in Singapore and is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency. ... Rear Admiral Lui Tuck Yew is a Singaporean Member of Parliament, and a member of the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... Tharman Shanmugaratnam is Minister for Education in the Singapore Cabinet. ... The Prime Ministers Office is a small department which provides advice to a Prime Minister. ... Vivian Balakrishnan (born 25 January 1961) is the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports in Singapore. ... The Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore, responsible for heading the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts. ... // Finance Main article portfolio (finance) In finance, a portfolio is a collection of investments held by an institution or a private individual. ...

Influence of the Internet

The Internet played a much more significant role compared to previous general elections. Singapore has a large number of computer users, with 74% of households owning computers and 2 in 3 households having Internet access ^[61]. Podcasts, blogs, and online political discussions have become common in Singaporean cyberspace. A blog called "SGRally" ^[62] was set up to collect recorded rally speeches in this election. Opposition candidates had complained about insufficient rally sites allocated to them in past elections.

In August 2005, Singapore Democratic Party became the first political party in Singapore to launch a podcast called RadioSDP on its party website. ^[63] Several members of the Workers' Party are active in blogsphere; the notable bloggers are James Gomez, Goh Meng Seng, and Melvin Tan. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â†’ Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August... Party logo The Singapore Democratic Party (abbrev: SDP; Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡æ°‘ä¸»å…š) is a liberal party in Singapore. ... An orange square with waves was introduced by Mozilla Firefox to indicate that an RSS feed is present on a webpage. ... BlogSphere is the name of a blogging tool for Lotus Domino. ... James Gomez (born 1965, Singapore) is the Second Assistant Secretary-General and Chairman of the Policies and Communications Committee in the Workers Party of Singapore (WP). ...

On 25 February 2006, the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore organised a public forum on politics titled "The (In)Significance of Political Elections in Singapore?" Among the speakers were 2nd Assistant Secretary-General of Workers' Party James Gomez; Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Geh Min, and former NMP Chandra Mohan. A recording of the forum is available via podcast. ^[64] February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University Cultural Centre The National University of Singapore (Abbreviation: NUS; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: XÄ«njiÄpÅ GuÃ³lÃ¬ DÃ xuÃ©; Abbreviated å›½å¤§; Malay: Universiti Nasional Singapura; Tamil: à®šà®¿à®™à¯à®•à®ªà¯à®ªà¯‚à®°à¯ à¯‡à®¤à®šà®¿à®¯ à®ªà®²à¯à®•à®²à¯ˆà®•à¯à®•à®²à®•à®®à¯) is Singapores oldest university, and remains the largest in the country in terms of student enrolment and curriculum offered. ... Workers Party logo The Workers Party of Singapore (abbrev: WP; Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡å·¥äººå…š) is one of the largest opposition parties in Singapore, with 1 of the 84 elected seats in the current session of Parliament of Singapore. ... James Gomez (born 1965, Singapore) is the Second Assistant Secretary-General and Chairman of the Policies and Communications Committee in the Workers Party of Singapore (WP). ... A Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) is an unelected MP that does not represent any electoral district in the Parliament of Singapore. ... Dr. Geh Min (Simplified Chinese: å€ªæ•) is the President of Nature Society in Singapore. ...

Regulations

Regulation of political content online was a large issue throughout the election period. The Media Development Authority (MDA) had reminded Internet content providers to comply with the law of Singapore, including those relating to political content. Online bloggers and podcasts may be subject to the Parliamentary Elections Act. ^[65] ^[66] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (779x1024, 186 KB) Summary source: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (779x1024, 186 KB) Summary source: http://www. ... Singapore is a fine city. ... The Parliamentary Elections Act is an act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of Singapore regulating the procedures, requirements and laws for parliamentary elections in Singapore. ...

In a notification issued by MDA under the Broadcasting Act (Singapore Statutes, Chapter 28, Section 9) ^[67], all political websites are required to register with the MDA. These include websites belonging to political parties as well as to "individuals, groups, organisations and corporations engaged in providing any programme for the propagation, promotion or discussion of political or religious issues relating to Singapore on the World Wide Web through the Internet." ^[68] A MDA spokesperson said that only a handful of websites have registered and that they are mostly belonged to political parties or registered political associations. Goh Meng Seng (WP) refused to register his blog, saying "I don't see the need to do so as an individual citizen. We have our rights to our political views." ^[69] Cherian George, a political analyst, noted that the regulation would hinder the development of citizen journalism in Singapore. ^[70] Citizen journalism, also known as participatory journalism, is the act of citizens playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information according to the seminal report We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News and Information, by Shayne Bowman and Chris...

Many bloggers and political commentators had commented that the rules are too broadly defined and were unsure how they would be enforced, and protesting that this was a rampant violation of freedom of speech. In a parliament session on 3 April 2006, Balaji Sadasivan, the senior minister of state for information, communications and the Arts, made some clarification on the regulation in response to a question by Low Thia Khiang. Balaji said that podcasting and streaming of videos were prohibited during the election. On the other hand, pictures of election candidates, political party histories and manifestos were allowed to be used as election advertising on the Internet. He added that bloggers who persistently promoted political views had to register with the Media Development Agency. During elections, only political parties, candidates and election agents are allowed to advertise, he stated. Balaji warned that those who violate the rules would face prosecution, and said "In a free-for-all internet environment, where there are no rules, political debate could easily degenerate into an unhealthy, unreliable and dangerous discourse, flush with rumours and distortions to mislead and confuse the public." ^[71] ^[72] The regulation of political content on the Internet had previously led to the closing down of a popular discussion forum website Sintercom in 2001, after the owner refused to register his website with the authority and voluntarily shutdown his website. ^[73] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Low Thia Khiang Low Thia Khiang (Chinese: åˆ˜ç¨‹å¼º, Pinyin: LiÃº ChÃ©ngqiÃ¡ng) is the Member of Parliament for Hougang, Singapore since 1991. ...

Publication of election surveys during the election period or exit polls being conducted on polling day were both banned. ^[66]

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Contents

Dissolution of Parliament

Political parties

Electorate

Electoral divisions

Election deposit

Nomination day

Planning for nomination day by political parties

Early announcement of intention by parties

Nomination day results

Election results

Summary

Full results

Diversity of opposition candidates

Election issues

Pre-nomination day events

New candidates

Budget day and progress package

Workers' Party manifesto

Goh Chok Tong's special assignment

Remarks in The New Democrat

SDP podcast

Events between nomination day and election day

James Gomez saga

Party political broadcast

Debate on housing and lift upgrading

Large turnout at opposition election rallies

Election aftermath

Victory parades

Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Detaining and questioning of Gomez

Chee Siok Chin's challenge of polling results

New cabinet

Influence of the Internet

Regulations

References

External links

Contents

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Political parties

Electorate

Electoral divisions

Election deposit

Nomination day

Planning for nomination day by political parties

Early announcement of intention by parties

Nomination day results

Election results

Summary

Full results

Diversity of opposition candidates

Election issues

Pre-nomination day events

New candidates

Budget day and progress package

Workers' Party manifesto

Goh Chok Tong's special assignment

Remarks in The New Democrat

SDP podcast

Events between nomination day and election day

James Gomez saga

Party political broadcast

Debate on housing and lift upgrading

Large turnout at opposition election rallies

Election aftermath

Victory parades

Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Detaining and questioning of Gomez

Chee Siok Chin's challenge of polling results

New cabinet

Influence of the Internet

Regulations

References

External links

Dissolution of Parliament