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	Goh Meng Seng, a veteran politician who began his political career from 2001 when he joined WP<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110512042038/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=57246</ref>, is the principal consultant of market research and consultancy company Whiz Research and Consultancy which is involved in market research, public relations consultancy as well as country risk assessment. He is currently the secretary-general of People's Power Party ({{g \|PPP}}). He declared before the [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]] that he would be contesting in elections for last time in [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311191618/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-this-election-will-be-goh-meng-sengs-last</ref>		Goh Meng Seng, a veteran politician who began his political career from 2001 when he joined WP<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110512042038/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=57246</ref>, is the principal consultant of market research and consultancy company Whiz Research and Consultancy which is involved in market research, public relations consultancy as well as country risk assessment. He is currently the secretary-general of People's Power Party ({{g \|PPP}}). He declared before the [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]] that he would be contesting in elections for the last time in [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311191618/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-this-election-will-be-goh-meng-sengs-last</ref>

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	He also made a number of other controversial comments online, one of which was suggesting in his blog that the {{g \|NSP}} exact "revenge" on the WP by contesting the Hougang SMC, after a by-election was triggered due to [[Yaw Shin Leong]]'s party sacking.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180253/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120323-335311.html</ref>		He also made a number of other controversial comments online, one of which was suggesting in his blog that the {{g \|NSP}} exact "revenge" on the WP by contesting the Hougang SMC, after a 2012 by-election was triggered due to [[Yaw Shin Leong]]'s party sacking.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180253/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120323-335311.html</ref>

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	He also made a number of other controversial comments online, one of which was suggesting in his blog that the NSP ~~exacts~~ "revenge" on the WP by contesting the Hougang SMC, after a by-election was triggered due to [[Yaw Shin Leong]]'s party sacking.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180253/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120323-335311.html</ref>		He also made a number of other controversial comments online, one of which was suggesting in his blog that the {{g \|NSP}} exact "revenge" on the WP by contesting the Hougang SMC, after a by-election was triggered due to [[Yaw Shin Leong]]'s party sacking.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180253/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120323-335311.html</ref>

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	Goh left the Workers' Party (WP) in 2006 after the election due to "some Internet postings which had tarnished the WP's reputation" despite being a member of the central executive committee (CEC)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110512042038/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=57246</ref> and a member of the "A team" of the Workers' Party. He Then joined the National Solidarity Party ({{g \|NSP}}) and became its secretary-general. Subsequently, he left NSP after the 2011 election.		Goh left the Workers' Party (WP) in 2006 after the election due to "some Internet postings which had tarnished the WP's reputation" despite being a member of the central executive committee (CEC)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110512042038/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=57246</ref> and a member of the "A team" of the Workers' Party. He Then joined the National Solidarity Party ({{g \|NSP}}) and became its secretary-general. Subsequently, he left NSP after the 2011 election.


	He also made a number of other controversial comments online, one of which was suggesting in his blog that the NSP exacts "revenge" on the WP by contesting the Hougang SMC, after a by-election was triggered due to [[Yaw Shin Leong]]'s party sacking.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180253/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120323-335311.html</ref>		He also made a number of other controversial comments online, one of which was suggesting in his blog that the NSP exacts "revenge" on the WP by contesting the Hougang SMC, after a by-election was triggered due to [[Yaw Shin Leong]]'s party sacking.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180253/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120323-335311.html</ref>
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	# In December 2021, POFMA correction was issued to him for making misleading claims in a FB video that HIV and COVID-19, two viruses from unrelated families could recombine and for discouraging people from taking the COVID-19 vaccine<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311211354/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pofma-covid-19-goh-meng-seng-facebook-video-hiv-omicron-vaccine-2357311</ref>		# In December 2021, POFMA correction was issued to him for making misleading claims in a FB video that HIV and COVID-19, two viruses from unrelated families could recombine and for discouraging people from taking the COVID-19 vaccine<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311211354/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pofma-covid-19-goh-meng-seng-facebook-video-hiv-omicron-vaccine-2357311</ref>
	# 14 October 2022, he was issued a POFMA correction for sharing an article from the Thailand Medical News that claimed that "increased disease severity of COVID-19 is becoming a common occurrence" due to the SARS-CoV-2 XBB Recombinant Variant and that "mortuaries, funeral parlours, and crematoria are facing a ‘pile up’ in cases."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311211645/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pofma-correction-direction-xbb-variant-goh-meng-seng-hardwarezone-thailand-medical-news-3007576</ref>		# 14 October 2022, he was issued a POFMA correction for sharing an article from the Thailand Medical News that claimed that "increased disease severity of COVID-19 is becoming a common occurrence" due to the SARS-CoV-2 XBB Recombinant Variant and that "mortuaries, funeral parlours, and crematoria are facing a ‘pile up’ in cases."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311211645/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pofma-correction-direction-xbb-variant-goh-meng-seng-hardwarezone-thailand-medical-news-3007576</ref>


	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==

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	* [[GE2006]] contested [[Aljunied GRC]] as part of WP		* [[GE2006]] contested [[Aljunied GRC]] as part of WP
	* [[GE2011]] contested [[Tampines GRC]] as part of NSP team		* [[GE2011]] contested [[Tampines GRC]] as part of NSP team
	* in May 2015, announced that he was setting up the People's Power Party ({{g \|PPP}}) with himself as secretary-general		* in May 2015, announced that he was setting up the People's Power Party ({{g \|PPP}}) with himself as secretary-general, prompted by [[Lee Kuan Yew]]'s death that year
	* [[GE2015]] contested [[Chua Chu Kang GRC]] with his PPP team		* [[GE2015]] contested [[Chua Chu Kang GRC]] with his PPP team
	* [[GE2020]] contested the [[MacPherson SMC]] against PAP's [[Tin Pei Ling]]		* [[GE2020]] contested the [[MacPherson SMC]] against PAP's [[Tin Pei Ling]]
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	Goh left the Workers' Party (WP) in 2006 after the election due to "some Internet postings which had tarnished the WP's reputation" despite being a member of the central executive committee (CEC) and a member of the "A team" of the Workers' Party. He Then joined the National Solidarity Party ({{g \|NSP}}) and became its secretary-general.		Goh left the Workers' Party (WP) in 2006 after the election due to "some Internet postings which had tarnished the WP's reputation" despite being a member of the central executive committee (CEC)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110512042038/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=57246</ref> and a member of the "A team" of the Workers' Party. He Then joined the National Solidarity Party ({{g \|NSP}}) and became its secretary-general. Subsequently, he left NSP after the 2011 election.

			He also made a number of other controversial comments online, one of which was suggesting in his blog that the NSP exacts "revenge" on the WP by contesting the Hougang SMC, after a by-election was triggered due to [[Yaw Shin Leong]]'s party sacking.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200920180253/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120323-335311.html</ref>


			During the Covid-19 pandemic, he was known for his anti-vaccine stance and was twice issued POFMA corrections:
			# In December 2021, POFMA correction was issued to him for making misleading claims in a FB video that HIV and COVID-19, two viruses from unrelated families could recombine and for discouraging people from taking the COVID-19 vaccine<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311211354/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pofma-covid-19-goh-meng-seng-facebook-video-hiv-omicron-vaccine-2357311</ref>
			# 14 October 2022, he was issued a POFMA correction for sharing an article from the Thailand Medical News that claimed that "increased disease severity of COVID-19 is becoming a common occurrence" due to the SARS-CoV-2 XBB Recombinant Variant and that "mortuaries, funeral parlours, and crematoria are facing a ‘pile up’ in cases."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311211645/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pofma-correction-direction-xbb-variant-goh-meng-seng-hardwarezone-thailand-medical-news-3007576</ref>


	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==

Geegee at 21:03, 11 March 2025

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	* secured enough votes to get his election deposit back every time he contested		* secured enough votes to get his election deposit back every time he contested
	* a candidate will not lose his deposit if he secures at least 12.5% of votes		* a candidate will not lose his deposit if he secures at least 12.5% of votes


			Goh left the Workers' Party (WP) in 2006 after the election due to "some Internet postings which had tarnished the WP's reputation" despite being a member of the central executive committee (CEC) and a member of the "A team" of the Workers' Party. He Then joined the National Solidarity Party ({{g \|NSP}}) and became its secretary-general.

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==

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	Goh Meng Seng, a veteran politician who began his political career from 2001 when he joined WP<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110512042038/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=57246</ref>, is the principal consultant of market research and consultancy company Whiz Research and Consultancy which is involved in market research, public relations consultancy as well as country risk assessment. He is currently the secretary-general of People's Power Party ({{g \|PPP}}). He declared before the [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]] that he would be contesting in ~~election~~ for last time in [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311191618/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-this-election-will-be-goh-meng-sengs-last</ref>		Goh Meng Seng, a veteran politician who began his political career from 2001 when he joined WP<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110512042038/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=57246</ref>, is the principal consultant of market research and consultancy company Whiz Research and Consultancy which is involved in market research, public relations consultancy as well as country risk assessment. He is currently the secretary-general of People's Power Party ({{g \|PPP}}). He declared before the [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]] that he would be contesting in elections for last time in [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311191618/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-this-election-will-be-goh-meng-sengs-last</ref>

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	Goh Meng Seng, a veteran politician who began his political career from 2001 when he joined WP<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110512042038/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=57246</ref>, is the principal consultant of market research and consultancy company Whiz Research and Consultancy. He is currently the secretary-general of People's Power Party ({{g \|PPP}}). He declared before the [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]] that he would be contesting in election for last time in [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311191618/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-this-election-will-be-goh-meng-sengs-last</ref>		Goh Meng Seng, a veteran politician who began his political career from 2001 when he joined WP<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110512042038/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=57246</ref>, is the principal consultant of market research and consultancy company Whiz Research and Consultancy which is involved in market research, public relations consultancy as well as country risk assessment. He is currently the secretary-general of People's Power Party ({{g \|PPP}}). He declared before the [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]] that he would be contesting in election for last time in [[2020 General Election \|GE2020]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250311191618/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapore-ge2020-this-election-will-be-goh-meng-sengs-last</ref>