Ling How Doong

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Ling How Doong (Chinese: 林孝谆, born c. 1934) is a Singaporean politician. In 1991 Ling won 51.4% of votes against People's Action Party's (PAP) candidate, Dr Seet Ai Mee, who had obtained 48.6%, and Bukit Gombak became one of only four constituencies held by the opposition. In the 1997 General Election, Ling lost his seat to PAP's Ang Mong Seng in a three cornered fight, receiving only 28.4% of the vote, and Ang Mong Seng of the PAP won the seat with 65.1% of the votes. In the 2001 elections, the government wiped out the seat from the electoral map.

In the 2001 General Elections, he challenged PAP's Ong Ah Heng in Nee Soon Central but only got 21.5% of the votes, compared to Ong's 78.5%.

He is perhaps also remembered for his "Don't talk cock!" - a Singapore slang (Singlish) for "talking rubbish" - rant to Chiam See Tong in the Parliament when Chiam criticised some of Dr Chee Soon Juan's actions.

[edit] General election in 2006

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On 24 April, 2006, Ling said that he was not apologising to both Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for defamation as he did not know about the pertinent article beforehand.[1]

On 27 April, 2006, nomination day for the general election in 2006, Ling said that SDP's executive committee was planning to remove Dr Chee Soon Juan as secretary-general.[2] This was quickly debunked by both Chee and chairman Ling, blaming the local media for being a government mouthpiece and waging a campaign against the SDP.[3]

Ling attempted to make a comeback in the west in the newly created Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency but received only received 22.8% of the votes, losing in a straight fight against PAP's Teo Ho Pin, who received 77.2%.