Sitoh Yih Pin is a Singaporean politician from the Singapore People's Action Party

People's Action Party

The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....

. He is currently the Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (MP) for the Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency

Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency

Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency in the central region of Singapore.-Location:The SMC encompasses Potong Pasir, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh and Tannery...

 (Potong Pasir SMC).

Political career

Sitoh first entered the political world in 2001 contesting against long time opposition leader Chiam See Tong

Chiam See Tong

Chiam See Tong is a politician and lawyer from Singapore. He is the country's longest-serving opposition Member of Parliament . Between 1984 and 2011, he represented the constituency of Potong Pasir in Singapore's Parliament....

 who had been the Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency since 1984. He failed but garnered a respectable 47.6% of the votes against the veteran. He contested again in 2006

Singapore general election, 2006

The 2006 Singapore parliamentary general election was held on 6 May 2006. 1.22 million out of the 2.16 million eligible Singaporeans voted for Members of Parliament and elected their next government. The People's Action Party , in its first election under Lee Hsien Loong, won 66.6% of the overall...

 against Chiam but could only get 44.2% of the votes. In 2011, Chiam who had been ruling Potong Pasir for 27 years left to contest in the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency

Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency

Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the central region of Singapore. The GRC consists the entire areas of Bishan, the majority of Toa Payoh and parts of Thomson...

. As a result, Sitoh contested against Lina Chiam

Lina Chiam

Lina Loh Woon Lee is a Singaporean politician from the Singapore People's Party . She is a Non-constituency Member of Parliament of the 12th Parliament of Singapore.-Political career:...

 (Lina Loh Woon Lee) who is the wife of Chiam See Tong instead during his third attempt. It was the closest fight of the 2011 election and he won by a mere 114 votes against Lina Chiam, receiving 50.36% of the votes. Sitoh was officially declared as a Member of Parliament on 9 May 2011.

Controversy on Breaking Pre-Election Promises

Sitoh previously promised to retain all 16 employees of the town council of the ward in which he secured victory in, Potong Pasir. Instead, 13 of the 16 employees were terminated with no reason, with majority of the staff having worked there for five to ten years. Singapore People's Party

Singapore People's Party

The Singapore People's Party is a left of centre opposition political party in Singapore. The party's leader is Chiam See Tong.-Foundation:...

has since sent a letter to him to request for him to honour his promises.