SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan commented on the possible by-election in Hougang. He said, ?The Constitution is silent for both the GRC (Group Representation Constituency) and SMC (Single Member Constituency). In a GRC, the seats are not vacated so the convention here is that the other MPs in the GRC would cover. In Hougang SMC, certainly until an MP is elected, the WP or any other party can provide MPS (meet the people session) but they will be providing it as a party service, and not as a Hougang MP of course."
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