Bukit Batok by-election to be held on May 7

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Bukit Batok by-election to be held on May 7

Updated: 3:02 PM, April 20, 2016


SINGAPORE — The Bukit Batok by-election will be held on May 7, about two months after its former Member of Parliament David Ong stepped down due to “personal indiscretions”.

The Writ of Election, which sets the election process in motion, was issued on Wednesday (April 20), setting Nomination Day on April 27 and Polling Day on May 7.

From the time the writ was issued, there is the mandated five clear working days till Nomination Day on April 27. From there, it is a further nine days of campaigning and one Cooling-Off Day before voters in Bukit Batok, a single-member constituency, head to the ballot box.

Pending any last-minute surprises, the by-election is expected to be a straight fight between the People’s Action Party (PAP) and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP).

The PAP has named lawyer Murali Pillai, 48, as its candidate to defend the ward, while SDP chief Dr Chee Soon Juan, 53, has announced that he will stand in the by-election.


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