Singapore ranked No 1 in the world for having the highest number of MPs (Sg Truth)

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Singapore ranked No 1 in the world for MP’s number

WendyChong wrote:
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For a small country of 5 million people or 3.6 million citizens, Singapore has an unusually large number of MPs or 1 MP per 42,857 citizens.

Do we really need so many MPs? Let us compare the size of our parliament with other Asian democracies:

1. Malaysia:
Number of elected MPs: 222 in Dewan Rakyat
Population (2009): 27 million.
MP to citizen ratio: 1 per 121,621
Monthly allowance of MP: S$2,500

2. Japan:
Number of MPs: 480 in House of Representatives
Population: 127 million.
MP to citizen ratio: 1 per 264,583

3. South Korea:
Number of MPs: 290 in National Assembly
Population: 49.5 million.
MP to citizen ratio: 1 per 170,689

4. Republic of China (Taiwan)
Number of MPs: 113 in Legislative Yuan
Population: 22.9 million.
MP to citizen ratio: 1 per 202,654

5. Thailand
Number of MPs: 480 in National Assembly
Population: 62 million
MP to citizen ratio: 1 per 129,167

6. Indonesia
Number of MPs: 690 in People’s Consultative Assembly
Population: 238 million
MP to citizen ratio: 1 per 344,928

Post Published: 17 March 2010
Author: admin
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One Response to “Singapore ranked No 1 in the world for having the highest number of MPs (Sg Truth)”

Mike Kostaja says:

November 24, 2010 at 3:16 pm

Singapore wins for sure in number of MPs per square mile, or total MP/minister paycheck per capita, but not in number of MPs per citizen. See Nordic countries for example.

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