Political commentators were unanimous in calling Hougang a "safe seat" for the Workers' Party (WP), as residents there prepare to go to the polls again after the general election last May.
Political observer Derek da Cunha is tipping the WP to win the seat “quite handily even if there is a multi-cornered fight”.
“We have to keep in mind that this has been a WP stronghold for two decades,” he pointed out.
He added, “The WP's hammer symbol is highly recognisable in Hougang and voter sentiment there remains very favourable towards the WP, notwithstanding the Yaw Shin Leong episode. This is not least due to the efforts of WP secretary-general Low Thia Khiang.” Full story
