{"id":59884,"date":"2015-09-14T23:59:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T15:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=59884"},"modified":"2015-09-15T00:03:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T16:03:02","slug":"singapore-general-election-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/14\/singapore-general-election-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore General Election on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Singapore General Election 2015 is over. Most people have stopped talking about it. Now, is this a time to reflect what had happened? This is not a political site, so the answer is NO. Instead, lets take a look at how the Twitterverse reacted from Nomination Day to Polling Day.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/14\/singapore-general-election-on-twitter\/twitter-reverb-ge2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/twitter-reverb-ge2015.jpg?fit=600%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,277\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"twitter-reverb-ge2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/twitter-reverb-ge2015.jpg?fit=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/twitter-reverb-ge2015.jpg?fit=600%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59886\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/twitter-reverb-ge2015.jpg?resize=600%2C277\" alt=\"twitter-reverb-ge2015\" width=\"600\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/twitter-reverb-ge2015.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/twitter-reverb-ge2015.jpg?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The below information are provided by Twitter Singapore. I am extracting those that are interesting.<\/p>\n<h2>Number of tweets relating to GE2015 from 1st Sep to 11th Sep: more than 170K tweets<\/h2>\n<p>Here is an embedded interactive chart based on the hashtag #GE2015<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/reverb.twitter.com\/view\/663939967475237580\" width=\"603\" height=\"339\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Did you notice a pattern? We Singaporeans are very well behaved. The tweets peaked only at around lunch time and night time, consistently.<\/p>\n<h2>Most Shared Tweet<\/h2>\n<p>And this most shared tweet during the polling period seems to hit a cord with many. It shows a homeless man sleeping on a piece of cardboard in the CBD area. Is it a symbolic representation of Singaporeans\u2019 worries about bread-and-butter issues during the election?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Do something about this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PAPSingapore\">@PAPSingapore<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/NKBeY9dAu2\">pic.twitter.com\/NKBeY9dAu2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 pian (@YanEnola) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YanEnola\/status\/639626640985714688\">September 4, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here are the interesting tweets that Twitter picked up.<\/p>\n<h2>Some of the Most Shared Tweets related to #GE2015 on Twitter<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1. Upside down PAP posters showing Singaporeans\u2019 sense of humour:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tweet: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGAG_SG\/status\/638929333591998464\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGAG_SG\/status\/638929333591998464<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2. An imagined awkward moment between PM Lee and RP\u2019s Roy Ngerng on Nomination Day:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tweet: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGAG_SG\/status\/638578487612211200\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGAG_SG\/status\/638578487612211200<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>3. ESM Goh Chok Tong and WP\u2019s Low Thia Khiang comparing the PAP to a cruise ship vs the Titanic:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tweet: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGAG_SG\/status\/640817460665389057\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGAG_SG\/status\/640817460665389057<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>4. The rock concert crowds for the WP rallies every night, starting with Hougang:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tweet: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGAG_SG\/status\/639065935362461697\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGAG_SG\/status\/639065935362461697<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>5. NSP\u2019s Cheo Chai Chen\u2019s insensitive comments about PAP\u2019s Tin Pei Ling\u2019s motherhood:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tweet: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrbrown\/status\/639654658827423744\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrbrown\/status\/639654658827423744<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Rankings of Top 3 Most Mentioned Parties of #GE2015 on Twitter<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Workers\u2019 Party (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wpsg\">@wpsg<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>People\u2019s Action Party (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PAPSingapore\">@PAPSingapore<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Singapore Democratic Party (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yoursdp\">@yourSDP<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Rankings of Top 3 Most Mentioned Party Leaders of #GE2015 on Twitter<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/leehsienloong\">@leehsienloong<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Singapore Democratic Party\u2019s Chee Soon Juan (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cheesoonjuan\">@CheeSoonJuan<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Workers\u2019 Party Low Thia Khiang<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Rankings of Top 5 most discussed GRCs of #GE2015 on Twitter<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Aljunied GRC<\/li>\n<li>East Coast GRC<\/li>\n<li>Pasir Ris Punggol GRC<\/li>\n<li>Marine Parade GRC<\/li>\n<li>Ang Mo Kio GRC<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In terms of tweets among the parties, WP and PAP have the closest &#8220;fight&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/14\/singapore-general-election-on-twitter\/pap-wp-tweets-ge2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pap-wp-tweets-ge2015.jpg?fit=600%2C555&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,555\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pap-wp-tweets-ge2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pap-wp-tweets-ge2015.jpg?fit=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pap-wp-tweets-ge2015.jpg?fit=600%2C555&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59888\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pap-wp-tweets-ge2015.jpg?resize=600%2C555\" alt=\"pap-wp-tweets-ge2015\" width=\"600\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pap-wp-tweets-ge2015.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pap-wp-tweets-ge2015.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, do notice the difference. WP peaked during the starting of the campaign while PAP peaked only towards the end of it.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/reverb.guru\/view\/088372082031746320\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Check the Interactive Chart on #WP<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/reverb.guru\/view\/287708074580543724\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Check the Interactive Chart on #PAP<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Interesting, for SDP, Chee Soon Juan\u2019s first rally speech in 15 years is the highlight during the campaign period.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"59889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/14\/singapore-general-election-on-twitter\/sdp-ge2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sdp-ge2015.jpg?fit=574%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"574,266\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sdp-ge2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sdp-ge2015.jpg?fit=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sdp-ge2015.jpg?fit=574%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59889\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sdp-ge2015.jpg?resize=574%2C266\" alt=\"sdp-ge2015\" width=\"574\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sdp-ge2015.jpg?w=574&amp;ssl=1 574w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/sdp-ge2015.jpg?resize=300%2C139&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/reverb.twitter.com\/view\/126487690118671094\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Check Out the Interactive Chart on #SDP<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>What is your thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>[ad#img]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Singapore General Election 2015 is over. 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