GE2020: 6 women candidates who have caught our attention
Nicole Seah, 33, Workers’ Party
East Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) Workers' Party candidate, Nicole Seah is seen during a walkabout on 1 July 2020 in Singapore. (Photo: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
Facing off Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in East Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Nicole Seah, who last contested in GE2011, will represent Workers’ Party (WP) in one of the most heated fights this election.
The contest mirrors that of GE2011 when the then-24 year old and her National Solidarity Party (NSP) team went up against former prime minister Goh Chok Tong and his team from the PAP for Marine Parade GRC. Seah’s team had garnered 43.35 per cent of the votes, putting PAP at 56.65 per cent, lower than the latter’s national average of 60.14 per cent that year.
She had previously received media attention for being the youngest female candidate standing for election that year and was even dubbed Singapore’s second most popular politician in 2011 – behind Lee Kuan Yew – based on the number of Facebook page likes. Having made a surprise comeback almost a decade later under WP, if DPM Heng’s unexpected contest for East Coast GRC is any indication, Seah is definitely one to watch.
Kali sauce