Criticised as being skewed towards keeping pro-junta politicians in power, only 350 of the 500-seat lower, Singapore

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In a system roundly criticised as being skewed towards keeping pro-junta politicians in power, only 350 of the 500-seat lower house are directly elected “constituency seats”. The other 150 “party-list” seats are allotted under a complex formula that effectively limits the number of seats each party can hold. Along with a 250-seat Senate, or upper house, picked by the junta, the group commanding a simple majority (at least 376 of the 750 seats) will choose the next prime minister.

Associate Professor Antonio Rappa, who heads the security studies programme at the Singapore University of Social Sciences, said that the system is tilted in Palang Pracharath’s favour, which means the pro-junta party is a “shoo-in” to form the government.” – Today Online, 26 March 2019 Examine and illustrate using clear examples, how the ‘complex formula’ for the 150 party seats work.