Hope Oppo parties leave no ward uncontested next GE. Give local sporns a chance

[Robert Half]

GE 1997

(1) BUKIT GOMBAK - SPP 6.4% (3 cornered fight)

(2) CHUA CHU KANG - DPP 1.9% (4 cornered fight)

Election deposits is $8,000

 

[Robert Half]

GE 2001

(1) AYER RAJAH - DPP 12%

(2) BUKIT TIMAH - Independent 4.9% (3 cornered fight)

Election deposits is $13,000

2001 is a dangerous year as another 2 opp candidates scored just 16% in their contested SMC. Luckily keep their deposits $$$

 

[Robert Half]

GE 2006

No opp candidate lost their election deposits

 

[IR123]

It's not a lot of money individually.
Even added up, it's only 1 year's salary for some people right? :(

3 months' worth of salary for others.

 

[IR123]

Candidates who cannot afford $14k deposit have no business to be candidates in the first place.

On what basis?

 

[VIBGYOR]

Candidates who cannot afford $14k deposit have no business to be candidates in the first place.

drug dealers and human smugglers can afford more than $14k deposit....you mean they are qualified?

last time i tot it was $12K? shit did those election cheaters raise it by $2K?

 

[VIBGYOR]

3 months' worth of salary for others.

before or after tax?

 

[keyboard_hero]

Candidates who cannot afford $14k deposit have no business to be candidates in the first place.

How about $14,000 worth of talk?:p Which could blossom into hundreds of thousand dollars worth of defamation dollars to be paid?:p

 

[Sideswipe]

I don't think there should be a minimum deposit at all and everyone should be free to take part ( ex convicts, current convicts and bankrupts )

A Parliament is the democratic will of the peoples.

If the constituency decide to vote into parliament a O'level bankrupt currently facing several corruptions charges over a typical well-educated professional. we must respect those wishes and good luck to the constituency.

 

[keyboard_hero]

66.6% votes for the PAP is the political will of the people. Well said, if I may say so myself.

 

[Sideswipe]

66.6% votes for the PAP is the political will of the people. Well said, if I may say so myself.

Yes of course.

wheater you are happy with the results is another matter.

 

[cass888]

I don't think there should be a minimum deposit at all and everyone should be free to take part ( ex convicts, current convicts and bankrupts )

A Parliament is the democratic will of the peoples.

If the constituency decide to vote into parliament a O'level bankrupt currently facing several corruptions charges over a typical well-educated professional. we must respect those wishes and good luck to the constituency.

Problem is we'll end up with slipper clowns whom we need a deposit they can lose. So candidates that nobody will ever vote for will be detered from running and wasting people's time.