Darryn Turbocharged July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Currently there are 12 Single member seats - PM asked for there to be "at least" 12 SMC He also asked for AVERAGE size of GRC to be less than 5. Has been formed for 2 months already - perhaps a September / October election? So few GRCs ah? What happened to minority representation? Can someone tell me the point of this? If the PM is the one who makes the decision then why can't it be that the writ of election is issued by the PM? If PM gives advice, can the president reject it? If there is a vote of "no confidence" in the PM? Then I would presume that President can issue writ over the objections of the PM? Or if the PM doesn't ask for a new election - President probably issues automatically to comply with the deadline in the act... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showster Twincharged July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Thanks Darryn, my post is in response to another post asking for the stand of WP. WP LTK is the one who coined the slapping strategy and from their proposals so far, their stand and stance seems to be so. Unless we are ready for a change of the driver. Does WP indicate its readiness behind the wheels? The "problem" - if you call it that You are never going to see any major change in the "readiness" of any party to take over from the PAP until and unless there is a fundamental shift in the way that political parties are funded and resourced. A prime example - over the weekend I saw a facebook post by one of the PAP - taking about a block visit they had done and what actions had been taken. This included a "report" of the problems raised - with comments from the various ministries (i.e - LTA, HDB etc etc). Do you think that these ministries are willing to accompany "opposition" MPs on a block visit? Why or why not? How about the reserves that are available? Or access to the "planning and forecasting" dept of the various ministry? Ideology aside - who is going to formulate "better" (i.e better researched and more robust) policy - the one that has access to the full weight of the civil service, or the one that has to do their own research from publicly available information? Until this changes - the opposition is never going to be ready - you may as well ask me why Dr John is a better doctor than me, while at the same time not allowing me to go to medical school. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Thanks Darryn, my post is in response to another post asking for the stand of WP. WP LTK is the one who coined the slapping strategy and from their proposals so far, their stand and stance seems to be so. Unless we are ready for a change of the driver. Does WP indicate its readiness behind the wheels? Frankly - If you were in their position - would you be indicating your readiness to take over? Do you feel that WP have the machinery to develop policy the way that PAP do Do you feel that WP has the same access to information that PAP has Do you see the WP Mps having the same support from the civil service the PAP does Until these all change, until the playing field becomes more level, there is not going to be any change That's not to say that change is needed, nor desirable. It is also not to comment on the relative qualities of either party My personal feeling is that the more robust a system - the fairer it is, the more it can relied upon to produce good results. That's not to say a system that is not level and fair cannot produce good results however - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnoob Supercharged July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Looks like GE is really coming... http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/electoral-boundaries/1980260.html SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has asked the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee to have smaller Group Representation Constituencies, and to have at least 12 Single Member Constituencies. The committee was formed two months ago, the Prime Minister told Parliament on Monday (Jul 13). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff69 Hypersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 time to change into something blue 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Watching Coe very closely 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 When my holiday? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Think will depend on how reliable the MRT is in the next few months +5 for you. Can't praise you now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitanic 6th Gear July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 While achievements are commendable,to retain governance Gov't must also admit mistakes and correction is essential. No point having highest Per Capita GDP in the World but nobody is happy. The values inculcated in the people are the root causes of woes we have now beside technical faults. Just my point of view. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 While achievements are commendable,to retain governance Gov't must also admit mistakes and correction is essential. No point having highest Per Capita GDP in the World but nobody is happy. The values inculcated in the people are the root causes of woes we have now beside technical faults. Just my point of view. GDP is but one measure of well being ... there are others 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator July 13, 2015 Author Share July 13, 2015 Parliament: Electoral boundaries committee formed 2 months ago PM Lee Hsien Loong (front) arriving at the Chong Boon Secondary School polling station with his fellow PAP candidates for the Ang Mo Kio GRC during the General Election in 2011. PHOTO: BERITA HARIAN PUBLISHED1 HOUR AGO UPDATED12 MIN AGO Charissa Yong SINGAPORE - The committee that reviews electoral boundaries was formed two months ago, a sign that the general election is round the corner. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the formation of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee on Monday, in response to questions in Parliament. The forming of the committee, which redraws constituency boundaries ahead of a general election, is the first formal step towards calling a GE. Leading up to the polls in 2006 and 2011, the committee had taken four months to do its work before issuing its report. While there is no fixed date for the election to be called after the report is submitted, it has taken as short as one day and as long as one month and 26 days in the past. Mr Lee told the House that he had asked the Committee in its review to consider the population shifts and housing developments since the last boundary delineation exercise. He also asked them to consider having smaller group representation constituencies, so as to reduce the average size of such constituencies to below five members, and have at least 12 single member constituencies. There are currently 15 group representation constituencies and 12 single-seat constituencies. "As per past practice, the Committee is chaired by the Secretary to Prime Minister. It is now in the midst of its deliberations and will make its recommendations to me when it is ready," said Mr Lee. He was responding to questions from People's Action Party MP Arthur Fong (West Coast GRC) and Non-Constituency MP Yee Jenn Jong of the Workers' Party on whether the committee has been formed. Mr Lee added that he could not promise a minimum period between the publication of the report and the calling of a general election, which Mr Yee had asked for. The reason is that "it depends very much on the exigencies of the situation, and ... on when elections become necessary," said the Prime Minister. The committee's work is to split or shrink group representation constituencies, and absorb or create more single-member constituencies, based largely on population shifts. It is appointed by the Prime Minister and is usually made up of five civil servants. Mr Yee had asked if the committee's members can be drawn from various political parties as well, as it was done before Singapore became independent. Mr Lee said the committee has, for many years, comprised civil servants with experience and domain knowledge. This allows them to make considered decisions on how to divide up the constituencies, taking into account population shifts and housing developments in Singapore, and prevents "complete upheaval" each time the boundaries are redrawn, he added. "As for bringing political parties in, I'm not sure that's an entirely good idea," he said, adding that this is the practice in the United States. In America, members of the House of Representatives decide on the demarcation of electoral boundaries, said Mr Lee, and "what happens is they carve it up among themselves". "It's a political deal. I think that's not a good arrangement. I think it's best we leave this to the civil servants to work at," he added. Furthermore, Mr Lee said that he would leave the committee to decide whether it would open its meeting minutes to the public, as Mr Yee had requested. But he added: "I don't believe that it is helpful to have every twist and turn in the minutes reported and published. I think the committee's report is the final word." After the committee's report is released, Parliament is dissolved and the writ of election issued. Nomination Day - which must take place no earlier than five days and no later than one month after the writ is issued - then signals the start of the campaign period, leading up to Polling Day. This process took between two and seven months in the past GEs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angcheek Hypersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Watching Coe very closely News already out Aug - Oct , COE will increase quota ........ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 News already out Aug - Oct , COE will increase quota ........ my one negative 50% 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 my one negative 50% Let me know too. We can do group buy together. Maybe cheaper. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 Let me know too. We can do group buy together. Maybe cheaper. if you got a lorry that is more than 3.5 ton, and buys a new euro 5 lorry, they give you free coe no joke early turnoever scheme 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angcheek Hypersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 if you got a lorry that is more than 3.5 ton, and buys a new euro 5 lorry, they give you free coe no joke early turnoever scheme I think there is a catch ..... you cant sell 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 if you got a lorry that is more than 3.5 ton, and buys a new euro 5 lorry, they give you free coe no joke early turnoever scheme Mr.Yuan drives spork car, where got lorlee ? 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic July 13, 2015 Share July 13, 2015 I think there is a catch ..... you cant sell scrap old lorry and get new lorry with free coe is already an excellent until cannot excellent deal liao lor Mr.Yuan drives spork car, where got lorlee ? spork car 2 door loory also 2 door what ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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