Chee keeps on trying and Singapore keeps on rejecting him

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1992 Marine Parade By-election
- Chee recruited by Chiam See Tong to join SDP
- Stood as part of SDP's GRC Team for Marine Parade

- PAP  48,965 (72.9%)
- SDP  16,447 (24.5%)
- NSP  950            (1.4%)
- SJP   764         (1.1%)

- NOT ELECTED

Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Parade_by-election,_1992


1997 General Election (MacPherson)
- First SDP election under CSJ's leadership after oustering former mentor Chiam See Tong from SDP.

- PAP 12,546 (65.14%)
- SDP 6,713 (34.86%)

- NOT ELECTED

The SDP's first general election under Chee's leadership in 1997 proved to be a major setback for the party as they failed to win any seats in Parliament.

Ling How Doong and Cheo Chai Chen were both defeated in their bids to be re-elected as MPs.

And Chee lost the high-profile contest in MacPherson to Matthias Yao by 6,713 (34.86%) votes to 12,546 (65.14%).

Meanwhile, Chiam See Tong was re-elected as the MP for Potong Pasir, representing his new party.

Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chee_Soon_Juan


2001 General Election (Jurong)
- Heckled then-PM Goh Chok Tong while campaigning

- PAP 84,472 (79.75%)
- SDP 21,511 (20.25%)

- NOT ELECTED

At the 2001 general election, Chee stood as one of the SDP's candidates in the Jurong Group Representation Constituency.

The SDP's team lost to the PAP team by 20.25% of the votes to 79.75%.

The SDP's candidates were also unsuccessful in all the other constituencies in which they stood.

During the run-up to the election, Chee captured national media attention when he came across then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong while campaigning at a hawker centre, and used a megaphone to ask him: "Where is the S$18 billion that you have lent to (Indonesian President) Suharto?" The PAP took Chee to task for this, claiming that any accusation that Parliament had been misled about an alleged loan to Suharto was untrue, and demanding that he either apologise or face a defamation lawsuit. Chee apologised a day later, but later retracted his apology.

Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chee_Soon_Juan
Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurong_Group_Representation_Constituency


2011 General Election (Holland-Bukit Timah)
- Chee did not participate in elections as he was barred from standing.

- PAP 48,773 (60.10%) 
- SDP 32,406 (39.90%)

(DTCL Note: This was actually SDP's best result so far - and it was achieved WITHOUT Chee in the team. #irony #notfatedtowin)

- NOT ELECTED

At the 2011 general election, Chee led the SDP into the contest. Although he was barred from standing, he assembled a team of individuals to stand as candidates. The party had envisioned its best team to stand in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC.

Its candidates included Tan Jee Say, a former civil servant, Ang Yong Guan, a doctor, Vincent Wijeysingha, a social worker, as well as Michelle Lee, a former employee of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The team lost, attaining only 39.92% of the vote.

Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chee_Soon_Juan


2016 Bukit Batok By-Elections

What will happen?

Will Bukit Batok voters give Chee a chance? Or will they simply reject him like the majority of Singaporeans?



Update:
Bukit Batok Single-Member Constituency By-Elections 2016 Results (7 May 2016)
A total of 24,192 votes were cast, which made up 94.03 per cent of the voter pool.

• Murali Pillai (PAP) - 61.2%
• Chee Soon Juan (SDP) - 38.8%

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