A 3-cornered fight leads to votes being split 3-ways. The stronger candidate's victory is assured as opposition votes are divided between the other two candidates.
Now lets calculate the costs. Two are going to lose. One or both might even have to kiss goodbye their election deposit ($16K). In this instance, I can bet that WP and SDP are going to bite the dust. Are these 2 guys rich enough to forgo their $16K plus other election expenses.
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Only Punggol East SMC will see a three-cornered fight.
This will be between PAP's Michael Palmer, Workers' Party's Lee Li Lian and Singapore Democratic Alliance's (SDA) Desmond Lim.
This will be between PAP's Michael Palmer, Workers' Party's Lee Li Lian and Singapore Democratic Alliance's (SDA) Desmond Lim. [/I]
Now lets calculate the costs. Two are going to lose. One or both might even have to kiss goodbye their election deposit ($16K). In this instance, I can bet that WP and SDP are going to bite the dust. Are these 2 guys rich enough to forgo their $16K plus other election expenses.
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1125185/1/.html
Only Punggol East SMC will see a three-cornered fight.
This will be between PAP's Michael Palmer, Workers' Party's Lee Li Lian and Singapore Democratic Alliance's (SDA) Desmond Lim.
This will be between PAP's Michael Palmer, Workers' Party's Lee Li Lian and Singapore Democratic Alliance's (SDA) Desmond Lim. [/I]
