Yahoo! Singapore News, 1 Mar 2012Eligible voters from the Hougang single-member constituency (SMC) can consider going to Singapore's High Court to seek clarification on the applicable laws that govern by-elections.
This, say constitutional law experts, may be the only way for a definite conclusion to be drawn on the ongoing debate over whether or not it is mandatory for a by-election in the constituency to be called following the highly-publicised dismissal of Hougang's former member of parliament (MP) Yaw Shin Leong from the Workers' Party last month. Full story
