Hi Tracy
I second HedgeTrader's nomination for Yee JL as Best SMC candidate. While it's true that Mrs Chiam lost most narrowly, but in terms of performance, political acumen, real substance, passion and self belief, Yee was indeed the best. Mrs Chiam narrowest loss was mainly due to Mr Chiam's legacy rather than her ability. You can tell that even for her maiden speech in Parliament, she was just reading off what was written for her. As for YSL's victory in Hougang, it's not that he's no good, but the reality is that it was also due in part to LTK's legacy and prior years of hard work by YSL years before this GE. But for Yee to do so well in just a short time in a constituency not held previously by WP, it's indeed a feat. Best of all, many Joo Chiat residents will tell u that Yee is a real gentleman, he fights his election on issues and not on personalities, a ready listener, many of them endeared to him very quickly. He has taken on the a very specialised role of voicing the SME's problems and concerns in Parliament, which had been a void till now.