Changes in the political system to increase number of NCMPs in Parliament to allow more alternative voices to be heard

Changes in the political system to increase number of NCMPs in Parliament to allow more alternative voices to be heard

By Bhaskaran K, Singapore Enquirer The system of Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) was initially instated in 1984 and was largely seen as a knee-jerk reaction to the unexpected victory of the Worker’s Party’s J.B. Jeyaratnam (JBJ) in the Anson by-elections of 1981. It marked the PAP’s first defeat post-independence...