Betrayal of the original intent of the GRC system of elections.(By SMC minimization)

Betrayal of the original intent of the GRC system of elections. (By SMC minimization)
"The GRC system was established in 1988 to ensure that the minority racial communities in Singapore will always be represented in Parliament..."~ Source: [ElectionsDeptSingapore].

Response to 'kooldog59': Re: Betrayal of the original intent of the GRC system of elections?

Re: Betrayal of the original intent of the GRC system of elections? - Today, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kooldog59 Just my thots... Maybe your thread title was wrong in the first place because there was no "Betrayal of the original intent of the GRC System of elections". The original intent may have been "To allow the weak ones to hitch a ride on the strong ones", so that more of their own candidates can be elected and the reasons given for the need to have GRCs was merely an excuse...Let me show this possibility by some simple claculations...

Partisan politics reeks of prejudice (GRC PM Gillard et. al.)

Partisan politics reeks of prejudice (GRC et al.)

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PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT (CHAPTER 218) Election of Members on a group basis in group representation constituencies 27A. — (1) In every general election of Members and the election of Members to supply vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise, the Members for any group representation constituency shall be elected in accordance with this Act subject to the modifications in this section.

'He offered me $50 to keep quiet'

'Honest' Malay cop keeps job: "He offered me $50 to keep quiet" - Today, 12:01 PM

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Although dis Malay S Sgt seems quite a silly clown: "I did not know what to do", I still think that he should be rewarded for his honesty at not accepting the $50 and bringing his bad subordinate (and the other 4 who accepted $50) to justice, unless there's more to his "unauthorized raid"- pls read on..., (See next post for trial outcome).

Ionescu to remain in prison while awaiting trial

Ionescu to remain in prison while awaiting trial
05:55 AM Aug 19, 2010
Former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu will remain in prison as he awaits trial for two hit-and-run accidents in Singapore last year.

The Dangers of Credit Card use, agreements today.

The Dangers of Credit Card use, agreements today.

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Originally Posted by BicCherry Man in dispute with broadband provider Recurring bill payment programme evokes dispute between customer and broadband provider. -TNP, Wed, Aug 18, 2010

YPAP leader and new citizen Sinha Shekhar complains about low rent of his resale

Re: YPAP leader and new citizen Sinha Shekhar complains about low rent of his resale

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Originally Posted by Son of Singapore YPAP leader and new citizen Sinha Shekhar complains about low rent of his resale HDB flat

SM Goh 5C's dun include 'Conscience'???

SM Goh 5C's dun include 'Conscience'???
Why the watered down term 'consideration'.
Could it be because PAP is feeling defensive about their excessive profiteering from the GRC system of elections.

'12' the correct number of (3-Memb) GRCs for Singapore.

'12' the correct number of (3-Memb) GRCs for Singapore.
Ans: 12.2164 (3men GRCs, min 1 minority each).
i.e. 12 - if U round to nearest whole number.

Picts:

G90.5 Tennis, 'only hear the good stuff'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODY3uMkiNrs

Question about Integrity of the GRC system of elections.

Question about Integrity of the GRC system of elections.
Although the 'ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT OF SINGAPORE'[link] states: 'Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)': "The GRC system was established in 1988 to ensure that the minority racial communities in Singapore will always be represented in Parliament. .." (link last accessed 2Aug2010)

Suspect betrayal of the original purpose of the GRC system of elections.

Suspect betrayal of the original purpose of the GRC system of elections.
What the numbers show ([link]/ see below) in the line "(projected) 2010/11(GE): 14/84 = 16.667% | 16.667 / 25.8 = 64.599% | 09 / 84 = 10.714%" is that whilst the GRC system was dismal 64.6% effective (a decreasing trend since 1991 (83.0%)) at ensuring minority representation in parliament, it was (100.00 - 10.7)% = 89.3% effective (increasing trend since inception from 51.9%) at minimizing independents and opposition-candidates from contesting in SMCs.

Betrayal of the original intent of the GRC system of elections?

Betrayal of the original intent of the GRC system of elections?

The % guaranteed minority representation as facilitated by the GRC system of elections, the relative guaranteed minority representations are listed as follows.

'5 years - All it takes to ruin Singapore'

Re: 5 years - All it takes to ruin Singapore
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Originally Posted by nikleica, 31July2010, 10:24 PM I would urge those who can access Financial Times (FT) Weekend to read the Life & Arts Section front page. This article, entitled "Goodbye American dream" by Edward Luce sums up the fates of the 90% of the lives of Americans and traces the downfall of their quality of life since some 30 years ago.....