Non-constituency Member of Parliament

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/non-constituency-member-of-parliament

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the constitutional provision?Article 39 of the Constitution of Singapore
2. What is the legislative framework?Parliamentary Elections Act
3. What is a Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP)?An NCMP is an opposition politician who didn’t win a seat in an election but is chosen to sit in Parliament because they received many votes. They can speak in debates and work on committees just like elected MPs.
4. How does someone become an NCMP?After an election, the government looks at the opposition candidates who lost but had the highest vote shares. The top ones are invited to become NCMPs.

Pluralism: The existence and acceptance of a variety of political beliefs and opinions within a society.
First-Past-the-Post: An electoral system where the candidate with the most votes wins, regardless of whether they have a majority.
Parliamentary Scrutiny: The examination and questioning of government actions and policies by the legislature.