Presidential Election 2011

[limlim]

insider:

My friend actually told her mum, \"Don't need to go and cast the vote coz that's not important\" and her mum really didn't go and then gave up her rights to vote.

PS: My friend drove her mum for GE voting coz that was important as she wanted to pull one more vote for PAP (literally really for her new coat of paint and the price of her HDB).

So.. at the next GE, that vote might cost her $50.... :evil: :evil:

[Oppsgal]

limlim:

Way2GO:

But as u agree, d PE is not a GE.
Wat in ur view is d most important role of d President-elect at a time when d nation is divisive?

My expectation of the EP is to derive transparency, imposes balances and checks on the Govt.

I don't believe the EP can do anything to unite the nation. Only the Govt has the ability to do that.

Any talks of the EP uniting the nation is just.. hot air.. I feel.

UNLESS, it is a case of EP uniting the pple against a rogue Govt.

So the role of EP similar to accountant? If so, why the pay so high?

[Picolo]

MMM:

Unfortunately we can't cast our votes for the top 2. Otherwise it will be clear who our president would be.... Help!!! I am having post PE syndrome

sama sama.... I was having the :gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy: feeling just before I slept last night. 无奈。

[phtthp]

me too …

[phankao]

Oppsgal:

JonC:

TT 744397 35.19%

TCB 737128 34.85%
TJS 529732 25.04%
TKL 103931 4.91% (loss deposit)
Spoil Votes 37826 (bunch of brainless people)

:roll: some don't think any of them is suitable then spoil the votes... is their votes so their choice...

For all you know, some of them draw moustache or scribble on the face of the one they hate, or even write profanities on the box of the one they hate - then that's also counted as a vote (based on vote counter's sharing from the General Elections).

[phankao]

Otah:

Some old folks and the handicapped have no strength to hold the pen, can't draw probably also, but they were still brought there to \"any how draw\". fren said her polling ctr was just a void deck and while standing there to wait came across one old folk on wheel having difficult to draw and stretch her arm, in the end just draw the portion nearer to her. It could hit TKL or TT or void.

When my 93yo MIL went to vote, 3 helpers wrote down what she told them to.

[limlim]

Oppsgal:

So the role of EP similar to accountant? If so, why the pay so high?

I can't answer why accountant's pay is high..

But in private sector, the well-known accountants are also very highly paid.. isn't it?

As for the how high, definitely, regardless of what role is the EP, $4mil/yr is obscene I feel..

And, if the candidates for the EP is really pursuing a \"cause\", the pay shouldn't really matter to him.. Like what TJS said, he would do it even for $1.. (Let's not get out of context by talking about whether he really mean it or watever..)

[Suz855]

Some void their vote to tell the g that we do not need a president after all. They can channel the president pay to support some worthwhile cause.


Voiding a vote is not equal to brainless … !!!

[phankao]

MandyMummy:

In the first presidential election of 1993, Ong Teng Cheong got 59% while Chua Kim Yeow got 41% of the votes.

Haiyah - but that one is not a 4-corned fight, mah.

[pixiedust]

Way2GO:

caroline3sg:

I have slight difference in analysis on the 60%-40% splitting into 4 candidates.

The 40% hard core pro opp would vote for TJS (probably 3/4 of votes).
Substantial chunk of 60% (living in the west, where quality of opp candidates for GE are not comparable to WP) voted opp to bring down PAP %. This group would vote TJS.
.....

...Whoever wins is not going to change anything concrete under d current Constitution.
However, IMV, if someone other than TT wins, it’s a moral victory to strengthen d msg of GE2011 n keep d ruling party on its toes.

Reality showed TCB had strong support from West. This indicates large percentage who voted for PAP in GE voted for TCB instead of TT.

The 0.03% win is itself a strong message. This is a message the ruling party and President Tan are intelligent enough to note.

Let's :xedfingers: and see what happens in the next few years. Don't lose hope ! This year's GE and PE brought greater political awareness for majority of Singaporeans. This year is the turning point.

Thanks to KSP forum platform for the interesting discussions too. We all made well-thought-through votes. Be proud of ourselves and let's all hope for the best for our country.