Punggol East SMC 2013 Election Results
Now that the by-election has been called, the results of the by-election of the Punggol East SMC will be delivered by the Returning Officer Yam Ah Mee on 26th Jan 2013. For Yam Ah Mee's fans, this will be his last stint as Returning Officer since he has resigned as Chief Executive Director of the People's Association. Now confirmed as a 4 way fight comprising the People's Action Party(PAP), Workers' Party(WP), Singapore Democratic Alliance(SDA) and the Reform Party(RP), the election has been said to be shaping up as a 2 horse race between PAP and WP. The media coverage of the PAP and WP campaign efforts had so far been on more positive notes than SDA and RP. The results of the Punggol East SMC by-election is important coming right in the middle of the term of the current government. The outcome of the polls may be construed as a vote of how the government has performed so far and is likely an important indicator of how pollers are trending towards the next General