Launched in may 1998 on a free web hosting platform, it acquired its present domain name in august 2004. For his piece on polling in the new york times, giovanni russonello contacted me with questions about what went wrong in my 2016 analysis. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. I have never heard anybody say, im severely conservative. The scholastic news election poll, dating back to 1940, has correctly predicted 15 of the past 17 elections. By susan milligan, senior politics writer may 24, 2016. As pe17 draws near, this article seeks to provide a summary of the key changes to the presidential election system that one should take note of.
Kennedy in 1960 one of the closest elections in our history. Covid19 injects uncertainty into us presidential election in nov. A full two years ago, the presidential election was already underway. The party also lost the hougang byelection in 2012 and punggol east byelection in 20. Scottish conservatives doing well, ukips momentum stalling. Nomination day for singapores presidential election. Hillary clinton gathered strength for a longplanned second try at history as a crowded. The government have also announced that the next ep will take place in september 2017.
Ong teng cheong was the fifth president of the republic of singapore and the first to be popularly elected by the people in the 1993 presidential election. Information here is useful for researchers, writers and political observers to. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The singaporean presidential election of 2011 was the fourth singaporean presidential election, held on 27 august 2011 after president s. Click to enlarge the writ of election for the presidential election 2017 issued by prime minister lee hsien loong. But there is a danger here of false political signalling. United states presidential election 2012, results by.
The results of the presidential election so far have taken a lot of people by surprise. Dr tan cheng bock, a former member of parliament and 2011 presidential candidate who lost by 0. For more about the 2012 election reforms, see crs report r40992, prospects for democracy in hong kong. Elections presidential election federal politics state politics public policy influencers fact check news. Hasen has been in the forefront of that discussion, with his 2012 book, the voting wars, about the portent of the florida vote controversy in the 2000 presidential election and numerous.
Here, celebrities share their reactions of hope and fear on social media. Govt records declare ong teng cheong singapores first. A byelection for the hougang single member constituency in singapore was held on 26 may 2012 because of the expulsion of yaw shin leong from the workers party of singapore on 15 february 2012, which he decided not to appeal. All the candidates then gave a short speech to thank their supporters. Obama won a decisive victory over mccain, winning the electoral college and the popular vote by a sizable margin, including states that had not voted for the democratic presidential candidate since 1976 north carolina and 1964 indiana and virginia. How facebook could tilt the 2016 election the atlantic. Vp is the democratic share of the twoparty presidential vote, and vc is the democratic share of the twoparty vote in the house. Singapores election rules, hitherto used to ensure the ongoing rule of the peoples action party, are facing criticism from both within and without the government. Results of the presidential election of 2012, won by barack h. Click the above compute your own predictions for 2016 for the definitions of g, p, and z.
The 2012 united states presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election. Singapores presidential election center for strategic. Singapores surprisingly predictable election result the. Inec releases election results in 8 states and fct. Lets all pause for a moment and savor the fact that history will show that romney won 47 percent. Before the first phase of announcement ended, the inec chairman said electoral commissioners from 18 other states were on their way to abuja. They defeated the republican ticket of businessman and former governor mitt romney of massachusetts and representative paul ryan of wisconsin. Yang went on to found the nonprofit fellowship venture for america, where he is currently ceo. Four candidates were issued certificates of eligibility by singapores presidential elections committee, and all four were nominated on nomination day. If you are looking to book a meeting space for less than 150 guests within the next. The election is being contested by four candidates, who nominated themselves and were approved by a government committee using eligibility requirements outlined in the constitution.
During the 2011 presidential election, the pap candidate won by less than 0. The year in election 2014 data set includes 127 national parliamentary and presidential contests held from 1 july 2012 to 31 december 2014 in 107 nations. Returning officer yam ah mee officially announced the list of candidates for the presidential race at about 12. Presidential prediction 2012 final november 6th, 2012, 2. The 2012 united states elections took place on november 6, 2012. O n may 4th, merion wests henri mattila interviewed andrew yang, a democratic party candidate for the 2020 u. Princeton election consortium a first draft of electoral history. From now till 8 feb 2020, redeem suntec city vouchers, collectable lucky plush, prosperity orange carrier bag, fortune red packets and more. The antisocial campaign social issues may be bubbling up on the local level, but the presidential candidates are largely staying silent. Usher in the lunar new year with blessings of prosperity.
Is the presidential election polling day a public holiday. Get live updates and results from the super tuesday primaries. How singapores presidential election ended up mired in. This is seen by some as a farcical attempt at combating voters racial bias which, at every election, has been proven to have no impact on election results. Nomination day for eligible candidates was held on 17 august 2011. This is the final vote prediction before the election. The results in this paper can be duplicated using these data if desired.
Hundreds of singaporeans angered by the walkover victory of their first female president held a silent sitin in a park saturday in a rare political protest denouncing the lack of an election. Singapores ruling party is expected to keep its grip on power, but fridays general election may still be the islandnations most interesting yet. Meanwhile, many fair minded, tolerant singaporeans want to spoil their vote as a show of protest against the pe. Interview with andrew yang, 2020 presidential candidate.
All you need to know about the changes to singapores. Live 2012 presidential, senate and house election results. Singapore elections is a comprehensive archive of singapore election results. Spore presidential election 2017 polling day likely to be. On 11 september, news broke about the singapore presidential election walkover. Appendix a contains a complete description of how the data were collected and a listing of all the data. Politicos election coverage looks at every election currently happening, including the race for the presidency but also results for the senate, house, and even individual ballot measures. On 22 february 2012, the speaker michael palmer declared the seat vacant, effective from the date of expulsion, as required by the constitution of the republic of singapore. The controversy surrouding recent reforms to racial criteria for presidential election candidates may undermine the authority of the winner of the september 2017 election. By far the most interesting thing in this book is fairs model for predicting presidential elections.
Singapores elected presidency under fire australian. Here is a selection of books available at the joliet public library concerning the 2012 election. One reason republicans feel so bitter about the 2012 presidential election is. Results for the postabc tracking poll, conducted in the weeks leading up to the election, are below.
The democratic nominee, president barack obama, and his running mate, vice president joe biden, were elected to a second term. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Truman in 1948, a race even the chicago tribune famously got wrong and richard m. In this article, i will write about my thoughts about the general election 2015, as an observer, a person, and not as a politician. After working as an attorney and serving as ceo of test preparation company manhattan prep, mr. The 2012 united states presidential election in california took place on november 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 general election in which all 50 states plus the district of columbia participated. Following amendments to the constitution of singapore, the election was the first to be reserved for a particular racial group under a hiatustriggered model. The singaporean presidential election of 2017 was the fifth singaporean presidential election after president tony tans term ended on 31 august. The electoral college has, on the other hand, given us competitive and fair elections for more than two centuries. For complete and uptodate results and coverage of presidential elections from all 50 states, visit decision 2012 from nbc news.
Why singapores election may be the most interesting yet. The 2012 united states presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on tuesday, november 6, 2012. The changes to the elected presidency ep scheme were passed by parliament on monday, 7 february. Singapore polls to elect the next president will be held in september should more than one candidate step forward to stand for elections, the government announced on monday feb 6, citing the. His fourmonth tenure as a parliamentarian officially ended on 14 february 2012 and was the shortest ever in singapore history. Some of my observations are gathered from a read of other postings. The results of the fct election were also announced. So far, the uk election has thrown up a carnival of. The results for the 2011 singapore presidential election, the first in 18 years. So far, the uk election has thrown up a carnival of peculiar results lewis baston a few patterns are emerging.
Why is ong teng cheong not recognised as singapores first. If you sample say, 800 people in a race thats really 50. And polls show that presumptive democratic party candidate joe biden. Every little vote counts election prognosticators time. Tan had narrowly lost the previous presidential election in 2011 to tony tan, a former deputy prime minister widely recognized as the governmentfavored candidate, and planned to run again. The 2017 election was reserved for candidates from the minority malay community, who had. The presidential election in singapore, if it were to happen with enough candidates given the goahead to run, is due in september 2017. The final 2012 presidential election results arent close thomas. For the entire my evening, my newsfeed was flooded with people expressing their anger regarding not being able to choose their next president. Realclearpolitics presidential election comparing 2016 vs.
Of the five individuals who had applied for certificates of eligibility, only madam halimah yacob, former pap member and speaker of. California voters chose 55 electors, the most out of any state, to represent them in the electoral college via a popular vote pitting incumbent. United states presidential election 2012, results by state. As a result, a number of potential antiromney candidates were put forward. This next presidential election will be a special one which is reserved only for malay candidates. See this page for full presidential election results. Within three months, prime minister lee hsien loong advised president tony tan to issue a writ, despite an earlier refusal to commit to holding a byelection. On august 27, singapore will hold its first direct presidential election in 18 years, setting the stage for the most competitive presidential race in the citystates history. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles. Predicting presidential elections and other things. Using only a handful of variablessuch as economic growth rate in the months leading up to the election, inflation rate, good news quarters where economic growth is at or over three percent, and a few othersto predict the percentage of. A sneak peek into cherian georges latest book, singapore, incomplete. Just six months to the presidential election in the united states on nov 3, it is. This year, the annual mega book and stationery event will return for the th edition, with diverse offerings for book lovers.
Subsequently, in february this year, parliament amended the presidential elections act pea, introducing a slew of changes that would take effect in this years presidential election pe17. Nomination day will be on sept, while polling day if more than one. Why are singaporeans upset about the presidential election. And if there is a contest, it will most likely be held on. The nature of polling means that any given poll is going to be off by at least a little bit, just given the math, wang explained to me.
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