GE: Straight fights in 11 of 12 single-seat wards

GE: Straight fights in 11 of 12 single-seat wards
Posted: 27 April 2011 1558 hrs

SINGAPORE: Eleven of the 12 contested single-member constituencies (SMCs) will see straight fights between the PAP and the opposition parties in the May 7 General Election.

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.

For Joo Chiat, it is a straight fight between PAP's Charles Chong and the Workers' Party's Yee Jenn Jong.

Mr Chong's nomination forms were cleared, after the Workers' Party had earlier raised an objection over pen marks next to the name of an assentor on his forms.

In Bukit Panjang SMC, it is a straight fight between PAP's Dr Teo Ho Pin and Mr Alec Tok from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP).

For Hong Kah North SMC, the contest is down to PAP's Dr Amy Khor and Singapore People's Party's chairman Mr Sin Kek Tong.

For Hougang, it is another straight fight between PAP's Desmond Choo and the Workers' Party's Yaw Shin Leong.

In Radin Mas, PAP's Sam Tan will face off National Solidarity Party's Yip Yew Weng.

In Whampoa, it's PAP's Heng Chee How versus NSP candidate Ken Sun.

For Mountbatten SMC, it's down to the PAP's Lim Biow Chuan and the NSP's Jeannette Chong Aruldoss. Independent candidate Boon Suan Ban, who was also aiming to stand in Mountbatten, dropped out as he could not find his assentors.

In Pioneer SMC, PAP's Cedric Foo will square off NSP's Steve Chia.

At Sengkang West SMC, it's PAP's Lam Pin Min versus the Workers' Party's Koh Choon Yong. Ooi Boon Ewe of the People's Liberal Democratic Party was supposed to stand as a candidate in Sengkang West but dropped out as he could not find an assentor.

At Yuhua, the fight is between PAP's Senior Minister of State Grace Fu and Singapore Democratic Party's Teo Soh Lung, a retired lawyer and former Internal Security Act detainee.

At Potong Pasir, the tussle is between PAP's Sitoh Yih Pin against Singapore People's Party's Lina Chiam, the wife of veteran opposition politician Chiam See Tong.

- CNA/ir/ac