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A By-Election in Jurong GRC?
Dr. Ong Chit Chung, a military historian and a member of parliament (MP) for the Group Representative Constituency (GRC) of Jurong, has passed away. His passing away is indeed a lost for Singapore. Not only did he take keen interests in the foreign and military affairs of Singapore as a backbencher, he also served faithfully in various committees in parliament. Dr. Ong was the chairperson of the estate committee. His various articles and books on the military history of Singapore llikewise deserve a wide readership among Singaporeans.Yet Dr Ong's passing away triggers a related political question. Will there be a resulting by-election in Jurong GRC? The recent past suggests that there would be no by-election in Jurong GRC. In 1999, Choo Wee Khiang, a PAP MP from Jalan Besar GRC, resigned from his seat after pleading guilty in the lower court to a charge filed last December of helping a businessman cheat a finance company of S$830,000 (US$481,159) by issuing false invoices. The Workers' Party, the S
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