Nicole Seah | |
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佘雪玲 | |
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| Born | Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling 17 October 1986 |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (BSocSci) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Reform Party (2009–2011) National Solidarity Party (2011–2014) Workers' Party (2015–2023) |
| Spouse |
Bryan (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Leonard Seah (father) Patricia Lim (mother) |
Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling (Chinese: 佘雪玲; pinyin: Shé Xuělíng; born 17 October 1986) is a former Singaporean politician. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), Seah contested in the 2020 general election but lost to the governing People's Action Party (PAP) by a close margin.
Seah resigned from the Worker's Party on 18 July 2023 due to an extramarital affair with party member Leon Perera.
Seah rose to prominence as a candidate representing the National Solidarity Party (NSP) in Marine Parade GRC in the 2011 general election.[1][2] At the age of 24, she was the youngest female candidate standing in the election,[3] and immediately became a target of media attention, which became increasingly pronounced as her speeches began to go viral on YouTube. During the election, her number of social media followers rendered her being described as the second most popular Singaporean politician online after Lee Kuan Yew.[4] On 29 August 2014, Seah resigned from the NSP, "to move on and grow in other areas."
In 2020, Seah became a candidate of the Workers' Party (WP) contesting in East Coast GRC in the 2020 general election, and lost by a close margin of 6.78% to the People's Action Party (PAP) team led by Heng Swee Keat.
- ^ "NSP unveils 24-year-old candidate for Marine Parade GRC team". Today Singapore. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Marine Parade". National Solidarity Party. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "General Election 2011: All candidates". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ Seah is S'pore's 2nd most popular politician online Archived 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Straits Times, 26 April 2011, accessed on 15 May 2012