Pre-election-day events of the Singapore general election, 2006

These are the events concerning the 2006 Singapore general election which occurred before the polling day on 6 May 2006.

Pre–nomination day events

New candidates

This election was expected to have a large number of new candidates as the major political parties had undergone self-renewal in recent years, many of whom belong to the post-1965 generation. PAP had introduced 24 new candidates, including 7 women. The two opposition parties that held a seat, the Workers' Party and the Singapore Democratic Alliance had also introduced many first-timers for this election. The WP 15 new faces including 3 women and SDA 6 new faces.

People's Action Party

This is the list of new candidates from the PAP that participated:

• Alvin Yeo Khirn Hai, 44-year-old senior counsel
• Baey Yam Keng, 35-year-old former civil servant
• Christopher de Souza, 30-year-old lawyer
• Denise Phua Lay Peng, 46-year-old, full-time volunteer
• Ellen Lee Geck Hoon, 47-year-old lawyer
• Fatimah Lateef, 40-year-old, consultant
• Grace Fu Hai Yien, 42-year-old senior executive with PSA International
• Hri Kumar, 39-year-old lawyer
• Jessica Tan Soon Neo, 39-year-old, general manager with the Microsoft subsidiary in Singapore
• Josephine Teo Li Min, 38-year-old, director for human resources at the National Trades Union Congress
• Lam Pin Min, 36-year-old, eye surgeon
• Lee Bee Wah, 45-year-old, civil engineer and consultant
• Lee Yi Shyan, 44-year-old, former civil servant
• Liang Eng Hwa, 42-year-old, managing director,......
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