[For Posterity] Population White Paper - 77 vs 13; Do U Know who were 7 PAP MPs didn't Vote for PWP?

[Savantrainmaker]

The Population White Paper (6.9 million population planning parameter) was endorsed by 77 votes to 13, with one abstention in 2013.

But the SG Parliament has a total of 99 parliamentarians in all:

87 elected MPs (80 PAP + 7 WP);

3 NCMPs (Yee Jenn Jong, Gerald Giam & Lina Chiam); and

9 NMPs.

So how did the parliament vote for the PWP in 2013?

 

[lockks]

tcb is one of them right.

 

[Savantrainmaker]

The 13 NAY Votes Were From:

1. Sylvia Lim (WP)
2. Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (WP)
3. Chen Show Mao (WP)
4. Pritam Singh (WP)
5. Lee Li Lian (WP)
6. Low Thia Kiang (WP)
7. Png Eng Huat (WP)

8. Yee Jenn Jong (NCMP - WP)
9. Gerald Giam (NCMP - WP)
10. Lina Chiam (NCMP - SPP)

11. Janice Koh Yu-Mei (NMP - Media, Arts and Sports Organisations)
12. Faizah bte Haji Ahmad Jamal (NMP - Civic and People Sector)
13. Laurence Lien Tsung Chern (NMP - Social Service Organisations)

 

[Savantrainmaker]

Only 73 out of the 80 PAP MPs voted for the Population White Paper.

So who were the SEVEN PAP MPs that did NOT vote for the PWP?

Here's the names of the 7 PAP MPs who were never reported in mainstream media:

1 Lee Kuan Yew - Absent with Permission

2 Chia Shi-Lu - Absent as at 12.30pm when the House met

3 Raymond Lim Siang Keat - Absent as at 12.30pm when the House met

4 Alvin Yeo - Absent as at 12.30pm when the House met

5 Inderjit Singh - Present when the House met but did not vote

6 Indranee Rajah - Present when the House met but did not vote

7 Ng Eng Hen - Present when the House but did not vote

 

[Savantrainmaker]

And who were the 4 out of 9 NMPs who voted for the Population White Paper?

1. Nicholas Fang Kuo Wei (Individual application)
2. Mary Liew Kiah Eng (Labour Movement)
3. Ramasamy Dhinakaran (Professions)
4. Teo Siong Seng (Business and Industry)

Abstained
1. Eugene Tan Kheng Boon (Tertiary Education Institutions)

Absent
1. Carrie Tan Su Shan (Business and Industry)

 

[littlegrasshopper]

So VB vote in favour? So was he lying on national TV when he said SG wasn't going for 6.9m?

 

[EMPt1ness]

The 13 NAY Votes Were From:

1. Sylvia Lim (WP)
2. Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (WP)
3. Chen Show Mao (WP)
4. Pritam Singh (WP)
5. Lee Li Lian (WP)
6. Low Thia Kiang (WP)
7. Png Eng Huat (WP)

8. Yee Jenn Jong (NCMP - WP)
9. Gerald Giam (NCMP - WP)
10. Lina Chiam (NCMP - SPP)

11. Janice Koh Yu-Mei (NMP - Media, Arts and Sports Organisations)
12. Faizah bte Haji Ahmad Jamal (NMP - Civic and People Sector)
13. Laurence Lien Tsung Chern (NMP - Social Service Organisations)

Honestly thats why we need balance and checks in place to make sure stupid policies doesnt get pass anyhow in the paliament

 

[miko66]

Ya, I remember all whites voted for except Iderjit Singh

 

[Successor.]

Honestly thats why we need balance and checks in place to make sure stupid policies doesnt get pass anyhow in the paliament

13 out of 90 votes makes no difference

 

[treeskull]

Vivian vote what ah?

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[Entry Level PC]

The Population White Paper (6.9 million population planning parameter) was endorsed by 77 votes to 13, with one abstention in 2013.

But the SG Parliament has a total of 99 parliamentarians in all:

87 elected MPs (80 PAP + 7 WP);

3 NCMPs (Yee Jenn Jong, Gerald Giam & Lina Chiam); and

9 NMPs.

So how did the parliament vote for the PWP in 2013?

with one abstention in 2013.
Inderjit Singh.
KPKB long talk against PAP, boji to vote no.
tio replaced with Henry Kwek.

 

[Me4myself]

So VB vote in favour? So was he lying on national TV when he said SG wasn't going for 6.9m?

Woah...u were sharp.

 

[idolcritic]

So the pap mp sleeping? That's why didn't vote?

 

[quirkyhill]

How you all found out if it wasn’t reported

 

[Vicodin]

No. 1 on the PAP list damn power.

 

[quirkyhill]

Ya, I remember all whites voted for except Iderjit Singh

Erm
Indranee and Ng EH also never vote

 

[TrollAndOgres]

Only 73 out of the 80 PAP MPs voted for the Population White Paper.

So who were the SEVEN PAP MPs that did NOT vote for the PWP?

Here's the names of the 7 PAP MPs who were never reported in mainstream media:

1 Lee Kuan Yew - Absent with Permission

2 Chia Shi-Lu - Absent as at 12.30pm when the House met

3 Raymond Lim Siang Keat - Absent as at 12.30pm when the House met

4 Alvin Yeo - Absent as at 12.30pm when the House met

5 Inderjit Singh - Present when the House met but did not vote

6 Indranee Rajah - Present when the House met but did not vote

7 Ng Eng Hen - Present when the House but did not vote

Wonder if those absent were really absent cos of other reasons or cos they didnt agree with the pwp

 

[PatrickTheStarFish]

The Population White Paper (6.9 million population planning parameter) was endorsed by 77 votes to 13, with one abstention in 2013.

But the SG Parliament has a total of 99 parliamentarians in all:

87 elected MPs (80 PAP + 7 WP);

3 NCMPs (Yee Jenn Jong, Gerald Giam & Lina Chiam); and

9 NMPs.

So how did the parliament vote for the PWP in 2013?

They used the party whip? Didn’t they?

 

[jinmuddy]

So VB vote in favour? So was he lying on national TV when he said SG wasn't going for 6.9m?

大胆刁民！

拖出去 pogba!

 

[alex22]

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