MYT By-Election: Goh’s 1987 Statements About GRCs Contradict Constitution
“No by-election will be held to fill any vacancy unless all three members of that GRC have vacated their seats in Parliament,” then DPM Goh Chok Tong said when he introduced the GRC system in 1987. “This is to ensure that no Member who has been elected under a GRC will be forced to vacate his seat through the departure...
PAP MPs can suka suka go AWOL from Parliament?
As I understand, one of a Member of Parliament’s (MP) primary duties is to attend the sittings of the House whenever it is in session. I am of the view that for an MP attending the Parliament is a crucial part of parliamentary democracy as they exercise the duties and responsibility of legislature in whole. As an individual,...
Court Challenge: Constitution Says that PM Must Call for By-Election when Seat is Vacated
“Whenever the seat of a Member, not being a non-constituency Member, has become vacant for any reason other than a dissolution of Parliament, the vacancy shall be filled by election...” (emphasis added) This is Article 49(1) of the Singapore Constitution which forms the basis of Dr Wong Souk Yee's argument in her application...
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