"NCMPs are like duckweed." Years ago, Mr Low Thia Khiang used this metaphor to describe Non-Constituency MPs (NCMPs)—floating, rootless, and without a constituiency to call home. In 2006, Sylvia Lim lived that reality. Sitting in Parliament as an NCMP with Mr Low as the only elected Workers' Party MP, she couldn't even vote on the Budget. She had a voice, but no teeth. Today, the landscape has shifted. Andre and Eileen sit down with the Party Chair to unpack the journey from a "party of one" ...
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"NCMPs are like duckweed." Years ago, Mr Low Thia Khiang used this metaphor to describe Non-Constituency MPs (NCMPs)—floating, rootless, and without a constituiency to call home. In 2006, Sylvia Lim lived that reality. Sitting in Parliament as an NCMP with Mr Low as the only elected Workers' Party MP, she couldn't even vote on the Budget. She had a voice, but no teeth. Today, the landscape has shifted. Andre and Eileen sit down with the Party Chair to unpack the journey from a "party of one" ...
Duckweed & Democracy: The Evolution of the NCMP with Sylvia Lim | #ThisSide 2
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Duckweed & Democracy: The Evolution of the NCMP with Sylvia Lim | #ThisSide 2
"NCMPs are like duckweed." Years ago, Mr Low Thia Khiang used this metaphor to describe Non-Constituency MPs (NCMPs)—floating, rootless, and without a constituiency to call home. In 2006, Sylvia Lim lived that reality. Sitting in Parliament as an NCMP with Mr Low as the only elected Workers' Party MP, she couldn't even vote on the Budget. She had a voice, but no teeth. Today, the landscape has shifted. Andre and Eileen sit down with the Party Chair to unpack the journey from a "party of one" ...
This Side of the House
"NCMPs are like duckweed." Years ago, Mr Low Thia Khiang used this metaphor to describe Non-Constituency MPs (NCMPs)—floating, rootless, and without a constituiency to call home. In 2006, Sylvia Lim lived that reality. Sitting in Parliament as an NCMP with Mr Low as the only elected Workers' Party MP, she couldn't even vote on the Budget. She had a voice, but no teeth. Today, the landscape has shifted. Andre and Eileen sit down with the Party Chair to unpack the journey from a "party of one" ...
