Assistant Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan commented that PAP could have timed the by-election to be held in Hougang at this juncture, as it was less than three months ago that Yaw Shin Leong was expelled by the Workers Party (WP) and subsequently lost his Parliamentary seat. The saga is still fresh in the constituents' minds. However, WP has built a stronghold in the ward over many years.
Lianhe Wanbao