▁Singapore . ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁Singapore ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( SD P ), ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁B uk it ▁G omb ak ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁L ing ▁was ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁when , ▁in ▁a ▁surprise ▁result , ▁he ▁defeated ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁MP ▁from ▁the ▁gover ning ▁People ' s ▁Action ▁Party ▁( P AP ), ▁Dr ▁Se et ▁A i ▁Me e , ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁B uk it ▁G omb ak ▁at ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁L ing ▁won ▁ 5 1 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁to ▁Dr ▁Se et ' s ▁ 4 8 . 6 %. ▁L ing ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁SD P ▁MP s ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁– ▁with ▁the ▁party ' s ▁leader ▁Ch iam ▁See ▁T ong ▁retain ing ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁Pot ong ▁Pas ir , ▁and ▁Che o ▁Ch ai ▁Chen ▁winning ▁in ▁Ne e ▁So on ▁Central . ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Work ers ' ▁Party , ▁Low ▁Th ia ▁K hi ang , ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁in ▁H oug ang , ▁giving ▁the ▁opposition ▁parties ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁four ▁seats . ▁At ▁the ▁previous ▁election , ▁Ch iam ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁only ▁opposition ▁MP ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁seat , ▁so ▁the ▁results ▁were