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The 2013 Punggol East by-election in Singapore was held on 26 January 2013 to fill a vacant seat after the incumbent MP, Michael Palmer resigned due to an extramarital affair. It was the 17th by-election. The nomination day was 16 January 2013, and the polling day was 26 January 2013. [1]
On 26 January 2013, Lee Li Lian from the Workers' Party was elected as the Member of Parliament for Punggol East SMC winning 54.50% of the vote. [2]
- ^ "Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer resigns over 'grave mistake'". Channel NewsAsia. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "WP's Lee wins Punggol East by-election". Channel NewsAsia. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.