A decade since Singapore last held them, physical election rallies might face a challenge as many former rally sites no longer exist due to housing and infrastructure developments. The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) is tasked with finding new locations for these events.
PAP and WP candidates during rallies for GE2015. , a decade since Singapore last held them. But new sites may need to be identified, after CNA found that almost half of those used in the 2015 General Election no longer exist, with housing and other infrastructure developments now in their place.
The list of designated rally sites is typically released by the Singapore Police Force on Nomination Day. The sites are decided on together with organisations such as the Singapore Land Authority and Sport Singapore.A majority - 12 - of them were lost to housing projects, either private mixed developments or new Build-to-Order estates, as Singapore moved to fulfil its housing needs over the last decade.
Institute of Policy Studies research fellow Teo Kay Key also highlighted crowd size as a major consideration. Dr Teo said physical rallies also present a personal element that voters cannot discern from solely looking at campaign material. Singapore University of Social Sciences associate faculty Kasthuri Prameswaren said the atmosphere of physical rallies can never be replicated online.
This would provide options for people who'd like to attend rallies but are unable to head down physically for various reasons, said Assoc Prof Pang. A field in front of Blk 33 Eunos Crescent, about a two-minute walk from the 57-year-old’s home, has gone from being a rally site to the Eunos Court BTO estate.
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