The ruling party introduced its 3rd batch of candidates today. The youngest of this batch and possibly in the new slate of candidates is Ms Tin Pei Ling who will succeed Mr Matthias Yao in Macpherson.
Many people may think Ms Tin Pei Ling is too young to be a member of parliament to represent Singaporean interest, particularly the elderly, the poor and the middle-class as hailing from a good background, earning a hefty amount of salary per month, and with few experiences of life, she may not touch base with the group of Singaporeans who genuinely need to be represented in terms of housing, employability and social assistance. Though she has some years of grassroots experience, I think Ms Tin would need to hunker down and touch base more with her citizens and her grassroots leaders to learn more about the problems the needy and poor have if she becomes a Member of Parliament.
The chances of Ms Tin being voted into parliament is very high as she is part of the GRC team with a senior minister anchoring the team. Same goes with the new young ruling party candidates, most of whom will be participating the election in a GRC team and hence the possibility of them being member of parliament is increased.
Like many Singaporeans, I do not want someone who is very young as a member of parliament to represent my interests unless he or she can empathize with the people he or she is representing. I sincerely hope the new young PAP cadres who want to join parliament do not do it for the glory and the $20,000 allowance per month and be a Yes-men they should truly represent the genuine needs of the people.
Via http://balimetro.com/tin-pei-ling-singapore-parliament-candidates/
