Presidential Election 2011

[Angelight]

Yeah, and if that 1.8% of spolit votes had not been spoilt but given to TCB, he would have won... :gloomy:

Chenonceau:

DesertWind:

Yup, could not help wishing TKL had pulled out and TJS did not appear! Then TCB would win.

Yeah... I feel it a pity too.

[verykiasu2010]

wonderm:

ksi:

Trying to give another perspective about statistics. Say, if Dr TCB has won, he would also win with 30+% given the number of contenders and their campaigning efforts, it would also mean 60+% not supporting him and he will have to prove himself the same. Similiarly for TJS. So for each of them individually whoever won, they would have to press on in the new role with a 60+% not supporting them, they have to spur themselves abit by thinking positive.

If TJS won, about 75% of voters not supporting him. If TKL won, about 95% of voters not supporting him. Not the same %.

But I got what you mean, none of them had gotten majority vote.

Don't agree

If the other 2 jokers just keep their COE and frame it up for souvenir, TCB would have gotten more than 50% while TT may be at most 40+%

By having a 4 leg race, it shows TT has very weak support

[mummyo]

Angelight:

Yeah, and if that 1.8% of spolit votes had not been spoilt but given to TCB, he would have won... :gloomy:

Chenonceau:

[quote=\"DesertWind\"]Yup, could not help wishing TKL had pulled out and TJS did not appear! Then TCB would win.

Yeah... I feel it a pity too.

[/quote]The spolit votes are mostly spoilt intentionally. Means these people did not think that any of the 4 candidates should be the president or some couldn't decide so decided to spoil the vote.

If the choice was between TCB and TT, I would have spoilt my vote and maybe some of those who voted for TJS and TKL would have done the same. It doesn't necessarily mean that TCB will have won if TJS and TKL hasn't ran.

Fact of the matter is, TT garnered enough votes to win and now he is President.

[corneyAmber]

verykiasu2010:

wonderm:

[quote=\"ksi\"]Trying to give another perspective about statistics. Say, if Dr TCB has won, he would also win with 30+% given the number of contenders and their campaigning efforts, it would also mean 60+% not supporting him and he will have to prove himself the same. Similiarly for TJS. So for each of them individually whoever won, they would have to press on in the new role with a 60+% not supporting them, they have to spur themselves abit by thinking positive.

If TJS won, about 75% of voters not supporting him. If TKL won, about 95% of voters not supporting him. Not the same %.

But I got what you mean, none of them had gotten majority vote.

Don't agree

If the other 2 jokers just keep their COE and frame it up for souvenir, TCB would have gotten more than 50% while TT may be at most 40+%

By having a 4 leg race, it shows TT has very weak support[/quote]The context of this was about TT not supported by 65% of people given the current scenario of 4 contenders. You are moving one step further back about lesser participants which is not what this discussion is about but I hear you......and possibly you may be right..... Have a beer.... :celebrate:

[wonderm]

verykiasu2010:

wonderm:

[quote=\"ksi\"]Trying to give another perspective about statistics. Say, if Dr TCB has won, he would also win with 30+% given the number of contenders and their campaigning efforts, it would also mean 60+% not supporting him and he will have to prove himself the same. Similiarly for TJS. So for each of them individually whoever won, they would have to press on in the new role with a 60+% not supporting them, they have to spur themselves abit by thinking positive.

If TJS won, about 75% of voters not supporting him. If TKL won, about 95% of voters not supporting him. Not the same %.

But I got what you mean, none of them had gotten majority vote.

Don't agree

If the other 2 jokers just keep their COE and frame it up for souvenir, TCB would have gotten more than 50% while TT may be at most 40+%

By having a 4 leg race, it shows TT has very weak support[/quote]I wish the race was between TT and TCB too.

[Way2GO]

mummyo, question on spoilt vote.

If voter puts a tick instead of a cross,
would d vote be considered spoilt or still valid?

[corneyAmber]

Way2GO:

mummyo, question on spoilt vote.

If voter puts a tick instead of a cross,
would d vote be considered spoilt or still valid?

If based on GE guidelines, it is valid, even if you draw a \"tortoise\" on it.

[Angelight]

After reading thru all 170 pages of mostly interesting and sometimes heated exchanges here, I just wanna sum up my thoughts and personal feeling of this PE.


Now that the dust has settled, I agree with JR that we shld respect the new elected president and give him a chance to 'heal the divided nation'. He had said in the post-election interview that he wants to \"reach out to all singaporeans, including those who didn't vote for him\". Give him the benefit of the doubt to do that. Let's not judge him even before he has the chance to do his part as our president.

I also agree with Chenonceau that our g'ment is not all that bad. And I'm speaking this not becos I belong to the minority elite group in spore, nor do I belong to the low-income group that often receive handouts from the g'ment. In fact, I'm from the oft neglected middle-income group that often falls thru the cracks of many g'ment policies. But seriously Spore is where it is today becos of our g'ment. At least we shld be glad that we don't have a g'ment like N Korea and Myanmar.

And I also agree with Chenonceau that we shld refrain from insulting or giving derogatory names to our g'ment or president, no matter how much grouses or dissatisfaction we have. Tolerance and grace are the first steps towards healing a divided nation. So hopefully we can begin with this.

[Way2GO]

ksi:

Way2GO:

mummyo, question on spoilt vote.

If voter puts a tick instead of a cross,
would d vote be considered spoilt or still valid?

If based on GE guidelines, it is valid, even if you draw a \"tortoise\" on it.

Serious? A tortoise!
No wonder TT won!
d poor folks thot they were scolding him,
but end up giving him their votes instead. :rotflmao:

[corneyAmber]

Way2GO:

ksi:

[quote=\"Way2GO\"]mummyo, question on spoilt vote.

If voter puts a tick instead of a cross,
would d vote be considered spoilt or still valid?

If based on GE guidelines, it is valid, even if you draw a \"tortoise\" on it.

Serious? A tortoise!
No wonder TT won!
d poor folks thot they were scolding him,
but end up giving him their votes instead. :rotflmao:[/quote]You are hilarious... :rotflmao: It is actually not so easy to spoil a vote for the layman...