Nicole Seah
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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.
Nicole Seah | |
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佘雪玲 | |
Born | Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling (1986-10-17) 17 October 1986 (age 37) |
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) |
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.