Budget 2019 debate: Electoral Boundaries Review Committee operates 'independently', says Chan Chun Sing

While the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) operates independently, it should be allowed to focus on its work away from unnecessary media attention or public pressures, said Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Chan Chun Sing on Thursday (28 February).

Chan, who is also Trade and Industry Minister, was responding to Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh’s call for greater transparency in the how the EBRC operates. Appointed by the Prime Minister in the lead-up to a general election, the EBRC reviews the number, names and boundaries of electoral divisions.

Chan explained that the EBRC is made up of “senior civil servants who are knowledgable in demographic shifts and population statistics”, and guided by the terms of references made up by the PM. “The committee independently considers and determines how the constituencies are delineated, the size and configuration of the constituencies, as well as the total number of Members of Parliament to be returned.

Pritam’s question comes two days after he said in Parliament during the Budget 2019 debate there was a “ground feel” that the Merdeka Generation Package to help senior citizens with their medical bills is election-linked.

Sir...election coming! Show me the money GST voucher not cukup! Money Not Enough!

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