Lina Loh Woon Lee is a Singaporean politician from the Singapore People's Party

Singapore People's Party

The Singapore People's Party is a left of centre opposition political party in Singapore. The party's leader is Chiam See Tong.-Foundation:...

 (SPP). She is a Non-constituency Member of Parliament

Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Non-Constituency Members of Parliament are members of the opposition parties who are appointed as members of the Parliament of Singapore even though they had lost in the parliamentary election....

 (NCMP) of the 12th Parliament of Singapore.

Political career

Lina Loh, who is better known in Singapore as wife of Chiam See Tong

Chiam See Tong

Chiam See Tong is a politician and lawyer from Singapore. He is the country's longest-serving opposition Member of Parliament . Between 1984 and 2011, he represented the constituency of Potong Pasir in Singapore's Parliament....

, first started her political career after her husband decided to forgo Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency

Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency

Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency in the central region of Singapore.-Location:The SMC encompasses Potong Pasir, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh and Tannery...

 (Potong Pasir SMC) which he had been representing for 27 years to contest in the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency

Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency

Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the central region of Singapore. The GRC consists the entire areas of Bishan, the majority of Toa Payoh and parts of Thomson...

 (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) in the Singaporean general election, 2011. Lina filled in the SPP slot and contested with Sitoh Yih Pin

Sitoh Yih Pin

Sitoh Yih Pin is a Singaporean politician from the Singapore People's Action Party. He is currently the Member of Parliament for the Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency .-Political career:...

 for the Potong Pasir Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 (MP) position. It was the closest fight of the 2011 election with Lina losing only by mere 114 votes getting 49.64% of the votes. However by virtue of being the best loser in an election whereby less than 9 non-ruling party MPs were elected, she qualified to make it to the 12th Parliament of Singapore as an NCMP

Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Non-Constituency Members of Parliament are members of the opposition parties who are appointed as members of the Parliament of Singapore even though they had lost in the parliamentary election....

. Lina took up the NCMP

Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Non-Constituency Members of Parliament are members of the opposition parties who are appointed as members of the Parliament of Singapore even though they had lost in the parliamentary election....

 appointment on 12 May 2011.