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Q .Hougang is PAP or WP's responsibilty?

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I can see the future where the PAP will turn up all the stops to make Hougang look like it's PAP territory. Cheebye kias like Chan will make constant visits to curry brownie points!Dirty, dirty that's PAP! WP should ask the Hougang voters whether they want a by election or not. If they say yes and PAP says NO then we can watch the porn show..........
 
It is the Hougang people' responsibility to make sure that we in SINgapore have a stable & inclusive society, without a domineering party in power.
 
It is the Hougang people' responsibility to make sure that we in SINgapore have a stable & inclusive society, without a domineering party in power.

That's too unfair and hefty a responsbility to be for Hougang voters to bear alone. It should be for all Singaporeans to bear equally, whether win or lose. Even on the losing side, there're many opposition candidates scoring above 40%, that's the beginning of a good sign for inclusivity and plurality.

As long as PAP doesn't call a by-election, Hougang should be under WP responsibility. After winning Aljunied GRC, WP has set up a merged Aljunied-Hougang Town Council. PAP didn't and couldn't stop that since it's been common PAP practice too, that a SMC TC be merged with a neighboring GRC TC.

There're a few reasons why PAP is hesitating to call a by-election when there's seemingly nothing to lose, for it has always lost it and now there's another chance of a shot at it. Worse come to worst, lose again, isn't it? Eric Low could score as high as 45% against LTK. Desmond Choo could only score about 35% against YSL, i.e. DC is a sure-lose case regardless of who WP fields. Who else to field to ensure a respectable result? Who in PAP wants to volunteer? WP is clearly going to field Png Eng Huat who has been active and well known in Hougang for 5 years or so and part of the EC team that scored above 45%.

A BE is most likely to be just another humiliation for PAP. In the unlikely event of a PAP win, there's the problem of the Hougang TC. Hougang is unique in Singapore. It has only one neighboring GRC, i.e. Aljunied. Hougang is completely surrounded by Aljunied. That's the result of PAP own gerrymandering.

There's no possibility of risking a current serving minister there. There're only two persons left in PAP with enough reputation in Hougang area with prospect of a respectable result and an outside possibility of a win, George Yeo and Eric Low. I think they'd say no thanks even if they're approached.
 
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That's too unfair and hefty a responsbility to be for Hougang voters to bear alone. It should be for all Singaporeans to bear equally, whether win or lose. Even on the losing side, there're many opposition candidates scoring above 40%, that's the beginning of a good sign for inclusivity and plurality.

As long as PAP doesn't call a by-election, Hougang should be under WP responsibility. After winning Aljunied GRC, WP has set up a merged Aljunied-Hougang Town Council. PAP didn't and couldn't stop that since it's been common PAP practice too, that a SMC TC be merged with a neighboring GRC TC.
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Agree, If PAP decides to drag its feet to delay the call for BE, Hougang will still be under WP's responsibility. The residents of Hougang resisted the PAP carrots for so many elections and continued to place their loyalty with WP. They have done their part to help keep the opposition parties alive in Singapore's political landscape, even if it means having to forgo the conveniences and facilities other PAP wards enjoy. Should not let them carry the burden of having to wrestle with PAP for By-election. I know a friend in Hougang and she says LTK has since been going around visiting residents every alternate days, I guess to re-assure the residents that even with YSL run-road, their votes are still valid and very much accountable for. They support YSL because they support LTK. In other words, it's LTK that they were supporting. Even with this incident, they will still support LTK. With LTK's track record and repute in Hougang, the residents will still root for WP. Of course, ShitTimes can't wait to find one resident who chose to say otherwise and amplify it. But the people on the ground knows best.
 
I can see the future where the PAP will turn up all the stops to make Hougang look like it's PAP territory. Cheebye kias like Chan will make constant visits to curry brownie points!Dirty, dirty that's PAP! WP should ask the Hougang voters whether they want a by election or not. If they say yes and PAP says NO then we can watch the porn show..........

I doubt they will delay the BE for too long or not to call it at all. To do that would be to tell everyone that they had given up on Hougang. I am sure they know they will lose, but to chicken out from a contest is like declaring they are running scare of WP.
 
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