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Tan Kin Lian PBM BBM (Chinese: 陈钦亮; pinyin: Chén Qīnliàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Khim-liāng; Hokkien pronunciation [tan˨˦ kʰim˦˦ liaŋ˨˨]; born 9 March 1948) is a Singaporean businessman who served as the chief executive officer of NTUC Income between 1977 and 2007. On 7 June 2011, Tan announced his intention to stand for the ...
Tan Kin Lian was the last to give his speech, and emphasised the need to vote for a president "truly independent" of the government. [109] Tan also claimed that he was the target of a "smear campaign" before the nomination, with regard to his social media posts. [110] However, he later did apologise to those who felt "uncomfortable" with his posts.
On 2 September, the final results of the election was released. It was revealed that Ng gotten 15.72% of the votes, losing to Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s 70.41% but beating Tan Kin Lian’s 13.87%. He did not win the election, but was able to keep his election deposit. [21]
Presidential Elections Commission announced four candidates: Tan Cheng Bock, Tan Jee Say, Tony Tan and Tan Kin Lian to be granted certificates of eligibility. All four candidates had satisfied the Article 19(2)(e) of the Constitution, while Tan Jee Say and Tan Kin Lian also satisfied the Article 19(2)(g)(iv) of the Constitution. 17 August
Political pundits suggested that among Tan Jee Say, Tan Cheng Bock and Tan Kin Lian, two candidates should withdraw to facilitate a straight contest between one of them and Tony Tan, who was widely seen as the leading candidate. [33] [34] On 12 August, Tan Jee Say said he wouldn't back out of the contest. [35]
The Elections Department published the overseas vote count on 12 September. Only 3,799 votes were accepted for counting, of which only 78 votes were rejected. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Ng Kok Song, and Tan Kin Lian garnered 2,834, 595, and 292 votes, respectively, which saw only a 0.01% change in Tharman's and Tan's respective voting percentages.
Tony Tan had qualified for the PE on the public sector track based on his former appointment as Minister while Tan Cheng Bock, Tan Jee Say and Tan Kin Lian had qualified on the private sector track. [38] In the closely fought contest, Tony Tan had won the election by a narrow margin of 0.35% over Tan Cheng Bock.
Tony Tan won the election by a vote share of 35.20% or 744,397 votes (excluding 1,296 overseas votes); Tan Cheng Bock finished second with a vote share of 34.85% or 737,128 votes (excluding 1,183 overseas votes). Tan Kin Lian garnered only a 4.91% share of votes, or 104,095 votes (excluding 164 overseas votes), and forfeited his S$48,000 deposit.