Group discussion 2:
Date- 22 August 2014
Time- 8.30am to 9.00am
People Present- Koh Ngiap Hin
Ng Xuan Long
Tay Buan Siang
Daniel Kong
People Absent- (none)
Matters discussed-
Finished the comparison on pg 7.
Started on researching for sources.
Plan of Action-
To find 8 sources
To properly cite sources
Do the 300 word essay
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Sources
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This was the first GE for a fully-elected legislature under self-government after negotiations between the British and Singapore lawmakers concluded successfully. Appointed seats were abolished. Constituencies were further divided and new ones carved out. In the process, names that disappeared were Geylang, Katong, Punggol-Tampines, Seletar, Serangoon and Ulu Bedok. Lim Yew Hock, who succeeded David Marshall as Chief Minister after the latter resigned in 1957, used tough measures to quell the pro-communists, causing the ground to turn against him. His government was also mired in the controversy over the transfer of Christmas Island to Australia. By the end of LF's term, its credibility was in tatters. To face the polls with a fresh image, elected LF Assembly Members abandoned the party to form SPA, leaving it in the hands of the two nominated LF legislators. They were Minister Francis Thomas who resigned his post shortly after and Richard Lim who later joined MCA. CM Lim's problems did not end there, as Minister Chew Swee Kee was implicated in a corruption scandal and resigned his seat. SPA received a boost from four out of five LSP AMs who defected to it, with the last joining the independent benches along with Minister Mak Pak Shee who quit SPA. Ahmad Ibrahim and Seah Peng Chuan joined PAP and CP respectively, while independent AM Lee Choon Eng, who joined his erstwhile LF colleagues in SPA, resigned with Mak to become independent again. On nomination day, PAP pulled a surprise by fielding candidates in all the seats. MIC and SMU candidates adopted independent symbols, although the former allied with UMNO-MCA. For the first time, voting was compulsory. In the only GE that saw up to seven-corner contests, PAP won a landslide victory and current opposition leader Lee Kuan Yew became the first Prime Minister of Singapore. The outgoing CM Lim, who was to run his last election, crossed over to head the opposition benches.
Old Assembly dissolution: 31 March 1959 [Tue]
Nomination day: 25 April 1959 [Sat]
Polling day: 30 May 1959 [Sat]
New Assembly convention: 1 July 1959 [Wed]
Nomination day: 25 April 1959 [Sat]
Polling day: 30 May 1959 [Sat]
New Assembly convention: 1 July 1959 [Wed]
Electorate: 586,098
Voter turnout: 527,919 (92.9%)
Election deposit: $500Voter turnout: 527,919 (92.9%)
Singapore Election.(May 1998) Legislative Assembly General Election 1959. Retrieved 22/08/2014 from http://www.singapore-elections.com/lega-1959-ge/
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Although the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) was an opposition party at that time, the party’s decision to contest all 51 Legislative Assembly seats positioned it as the front runner in the election. The PAP aimed to be “a government of the people for the people” by providing Singapore with a “stable, honest and just government”.To counter the PAP, the ruling Singapore People’s Alliance along with other major opposition parties such as the Liberal Socialist Party accused the party of having a Marxist doctrine that would turn Singapore into a communist state if it was voted into power.
Despite the accusations by the other political parties, the PAP was not only voted into power for the first time but enjoyed a landslide victory in the election. The party won 43 out of 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly and captured 53.4 percent of the votes cast. After the election results were announced, incumbent Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock and his ministers tendered their resignations on 1 June 1959, thus paving the way for Lee Kuan Yew, then secretary-general of the PAP, to become the first prime minister of Singapore
History SG.(n.d) Legislative Assembly General Election 1959. Retrieved 22/08/2014 from http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/bad3de1d-21ce-48de-99b6-6e717e47328e
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Victorkoo.(15 May, 2008 at 10:00am) ReTRIeVIA. Retrieved 22/08/2014 from https://retrievia.wordpress.com/2008/05/page/3/
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Lucky Tan.(January 10, 2010) Diary of A Singaporean Mind. Retrieved 22/08/2014 from http://singaporemind.blogspot.sg/2010/01/opposition-election-strategy-part-2.html
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Singapore Election.(May 1998) Legislative Assembly General Election 1959. Retrieved 22/08/2014from http://www.singapore-elections.com/lega-1959-ge/
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Despite the accusations by the other political parties, the PAP was not only voted into power for the first time but enjoyed a landslide victory in the election. The party won 43 out of 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly and captured 53.4 percent of the votes cast. After the election results were announced, incumbent Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock and his ministers tendered their resignations on 1 June 1959, thus paving the way for Lee Kuan Yew, then secretary-general of the PAP, to become the first prime minister of Singapore.
Abhijit Nag.(July 22, 2010) Straits Times report on 1959 election day. Retrieved 22/08/2014 from http://www.pressrun.net/weblog/2010/07/straits-times-report-on-1959-election-day.html
Saturday, 23 August 2014
Comparison of sources, A and B.
Both sources are similar in content about the unfairness the people of singapore were treated by the British. Source A states that “when I was first elected and appointed Chief Minister, I was told I had no office, no clerk, no thambi”. This shows how the British tried to hold back on power, treating the local leaders in power unfairly. SImilarly, Source B states that “Singapore witnessed a staggering 260 labour stoppages, walk-offs, go-slow and sit-downs .Students even locked themselves in ”. This shows that the people of Singapore were unfairly treated and made them unhappy.
Both sources differ in that what the locals wanted to achieve. Source A states that David Marshall wanted to help with the political matters of Singapore but was prevented from doing so as the British wanted to restrict his authority by not giving him a office,a clerk,as well as a thambi and he threatened to set up his office in either his flat or under a apple tree .From Source A, it states that “I had to threaten to bring a desk here and set it up here or in my flat before I could get an office!” This show that the British had treated him unfairly and though he was the Chief minister but he was never treated as important . Source B states how the people of Singapore tried to achieve what they want by rioting. From Source B, it states that “ Chinese students ignored the government’s official closure of their school and locked themselves in their classrooms where they established their own revolutionary curriculum.This clearly shows that the chinese students were very unhappy with the British and wanted to fight against the government
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Minutes I
Group discussion 1:
Date- 21 August 2014
Time- 12:30pm to 1.30pm
People Present- Koh Ngiap Hin
Ng Xuan Long
Tay Buan Siang
Daniel Kong
People Absent- (none)
Things Discussed-
Set up blogger
Started on the comparisons of the 2 sources on page 7 on handout.
The similarities and differences between Source A and Source B.
Decided the topic for the project.( PAP won General Election and Lee Kuan Yew became the first Prime minister in 1959).
Plan of Action-
Decided that we will finish the similarities of the 2 sources before we meet up the next times.
Do some background research on topic before next meeting.
Meet up at least 1 more time.
Date- 21 August 2014
Time- 12:30pm to 1.30pm
People Present- Koh Ngiap Hin
Ng Xuan Long
Tay Buan Siang
Daniel Kong
People Absent- (none)
Things Discussed-
Set up blogger
Started on the comparisons of the 2 sources on page 7 on handout.
The similarities and differences between Source A and Source B.
Decided the topic for the project.( PAP won General Election and Lee Kuan Yew became the first Prime minister in 1959).
Plan of Action-
Decided that we will finish the similarities of the 2 sources before we meet up the next times.
Do some background research on topic before next meeting.
Meet up at least 1 more time.
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