SMU Associate Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan commented on Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides of the political aisle going the extra mile to reach out to their constituents. He noted that these days, Singaporeans see engagement “as a measure of their MPs’ commitment and ability” – whether they are assessing an MP from the PAP or WP. He felt that “overlaying of an administrative role over the parliamentary and traditional constituency work meant that the latter two functions became less prominent.” Despite this, Associate Prof Tan reiterated that MPs “have to reach out to as many different groups as possible”, as “everyone is a ‘right’ person to reach out to”. However, he noted that it is hard to gauge the effectiveness of these engagement efforts, but conceded that “some engagement is better than little or no engagement at all”.