Support for PAP have dropped? You call 66% a strong mandate?

• grandeur

  7 May 06, 11:22

  Any one remember what is the vote for PAP in the 2001 election? 75%? Support for PAP have dropped? Currently they have 66% for vote. Do you call 66% a strong mandate?
• shade343

  7 May 06, 11:31

  More than 50% is strong mandate.
• soul_rage

  7 May 06, 11:31

  Originally posted by grandeur:

  Any one remember what is the vote for PAP in the 2001 election? 75%? Support for PAP have dropped? Currently they have 66% for vote. Do you call 66% a strong mandate?

  Quote from Reporter.
  "Bear in mind 2001 was an exceptional year. That year the economy was doing badly, and the PAP asked the people to support them to push Singapore thru the crisis." Then he proceeded to say that we should compare against years where it was 60+%, so PAP did well
  
  wah lau... support drop just accept it. Typical govt mentality. Refuse to accept the fact that people are upset.
  
  This is the wrong place to concentrate on the positives and forget about the negatives.
• burgerqueen

  7 May 06, 12:11

  66.6% is not bad. Considering the ungrateful bunch of Uni (under)grads, I would say at least 66.6% of us know the meaning of gratitude. Anyway based on the past 10 elections, this election result is normal and good. I hope u all rot in hougang and PP. I would like to challenge all OPP supporters to donate their ERS, NSS, Progress Package to the charity!
• FireIce

  7 May 06, 12:15

  http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=189428