Previously, I blogged about Mah Bow Tan being an AWOL Champion in Parliament since 2011 with his infamous 20 occasions of AWOL.
Click on http://therealsingapore.com/content/mah-bow-tan-champion-awol-parliament
One netizen have asked me, "Maybe Mah Bow Tan makes up for his absence by delivering good quality speeches."
Most of us disagree. Besides getting caught on national TV for dozing off, Mah Bow Tan only made 5 contributions since 2011 as shown in the Singapore Parliament Reports.
Go to: http://www.parliament.gov.sg/publications-singapore-parliament-reports
Scroll down to "12 Parliament 10-10-2011 to Present" and key in "Mah Bow Tan" in the Search Keywords
It showed only 5 results. If we were to exclude "Administration of Oaths" which is the first Parliament session in 2011 for any elected MP to take their oath, Mah Bow Tan only made 4 speeches/ questions.
Showing results 1 to 5 of 5
1.
A SUSTAINABLE POPULATION FOR A DYNAMIC SINGAPORE (Motion)
Sitting Date: 08-02-2013 , Vol: 90 , Start Pg: , End Pg: , Relevance: 83%
2.
A SUSTAINABLE POPULATION FOR A DYNAMIC SINGAPORE (Motion)
Sitting Date: 07-02-2013 , Vol: 90 , Start Pg: , End Pg: , Relevance: 81%
3.
PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFORMING THE CHILDCARE SECTOR
Sitting Date: 10-09-2012 , Vol: 89 , Start Pg: , End Pg: , Relevance: 83%
4.
DEBATE ON PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS (Second allotted day)
Sitting Date: 18-10-2011 , Vol: 88 , Start Pg: 153 , End Pg: 226 , Relevance: 84%
5.
ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS
Sitting Date: 10-10-2011 , Vol: 88 , Start Pg: 5 , End Pg: 7 , Relevance: 100%
Even the short-lived Yaw Shin Leong came up with 32 results despite him being in Parliament for 9 months before he was removed.
Opposition MPs such as Lina Chiam, Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, Yee Jen Jong, Md Faishal and Pritam Singh have come up with more than 100 results.
To all Tampines GRC residents, I strong urge you to help Mah Bow Tan retire by sending him out in GE2016. It's not enough to just read this article. You need to be the first one to tell any stranger on the streets, your colleagues, your friends to vote for quality politicians who speak up for citizens interest in Parliament.
CJ
TRS Contributor