▁new ▁party . ▁However , ▁L ing ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁to ▁be ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁B uk it ▁G omb ak ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁general ▁election , ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁P AP ' s ▁Ang ▁Mong ▁S eng . ▁L ing ▁won ▁ 2 8 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁to ▁Ang ' s ▁ 6 5 . 1 %, ▁with ▁Sy ed ▁Far id ▁W aj idi ▁from ▁SP P ▁taking ▁ 6 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes . ▁Che o ▁was ▁also ▁defeated ▁in ▁his ▁re - e lection ▁bid . ▁The ▁SD P ▁was ▁thus ▁left ▁with ▁no ▁seats ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁general ▁election , ▁L ing ' s ▁old ▁seat ▁of ▁B uk it ▁G omb ak ▁was ▁abol ished ▁following ▁boundary ▁changes . ▁L ing ▁stood ▁in ▁Che o ' s ▁former ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Ne e ▁So on ▁Central , ▁and ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁P AP ' s ▁O ng ▁Ah ▁H eng . ▁L ing ▁received ▁ 2 1 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁to ▁O ng ' s ▁ 7 8 . 5 %. ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁general ▁election , ▁L ing ▁cont ested ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁B uk it ▁Pan j ang . ▁He ▁won ▁ 2 2 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes , ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁P AP ' s ▁Te o ▁Ho ▁Pin ▁who