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NSP announces its first slate of candidates for the upcoming Elections. (Photo: NSP)
The National Solidarity Party (NSP) has announced five new candidates who will be contesting in the upcoming General Election.
Four out of the five are former Reform Party members. They are Mr Tony Tan, CEO of a private school, his wife Ms Hazel Poa, process manager Mr Jeisilan Sivalingham, all aged 41, and 48-year-old lawyer Ms Jeannette Chong.
Business consultant Ms Nor Lella Mardiiiah Mohamed, 37, is the fifth new candidate.
NSP said that Mr Tan, Ms Poa, Mr Jeisilan and Ms Nor Lella Mardiiiah will contest Moulmein-Kallang GRC (group representation constituency), which is the smallest of the 15 GRCs on the new electoral map.
However, the NSP is said to be in discussion with the Worker’s Party (WP), who are also keen to contest Moulmein-Kallang GRC, to avoid a three-cornered fight.
The GRC is formed from parts of the former Jalan Besar GRC and most of Tanjong Pagar GRC’s Moulmein ward. The NSP contested Jalan Besar GRC in the 2006 and 2001 elections.
But the WP wants to contest in the Moulmein-Kallang GRC as it is close to Aljunied GRC, where the WP had a strong showing in the 2006 election, garnering 43.9 per cent of valid votes.
NSP added that Ms Chong may be contesting for Mountbatten single-member constituency (SMC). The Mountbatten SMC was previously from Marine Parade GRC. The SMC will now be contested by MP Lim Biow Chuan from the People’s Action Party (PAP).
NSP said they will be revealing more new candidates in the coming weeks.
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