Aftermath & a few questions

two-thirds?

Mr Wang works very fast. He’s already commented on what I wanted to say. 66.1% of the votes from AMK is not a crushing victory. Against a bunch of GE newbies, not one of whom is older than 31, no less.

No incumbent Prime Minister has failed to get at least 70% of his constituency’s support, apparently. Until now.

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What’s this about calling your name and number out loud at the polling station? I’ve never voted before so I have no idea about the procedure.

Elections Department, please explain: What is the rationale behind this reading of names aloud? Why are some names called out and not others? Isn’t there a SOP to be adhered to?

UPDATE: An unnamed civil servant has clarified that reading of names and numbers is the correct procedure. This is done so that another elections officer can strike the name off the list. According to the unnamed source, the procedure is carried out to ensure that the wrong name is not struck off the list.

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3 Responses to “Aftermath & a few questions”


  1. 1 marcus chong

    Hi Kenneth!

    Nice pic of the lightning by the way ! Maybe the almighty did not like
    the election result ! hahaha

    By the way, James Gomez got arrested at Changi Airport tonight.
    Looks like PAP is really gonna “fix” him now ! :(

  2. 2 acroamatic
    Why am I not surprised? A sad day.
  3. 3 Chandler

    Yup. The equation is, how you put it, Q.E.D.

    As for Gomez and his arrest, sigh.

    The unseen hand of a single man served only give so many innocent parties a bad name.

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