Singapore – Ling How Doong, former Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chairman and Member of Parliament, has passed away at the age of 85 on Friday (Apr 30).

Mr Ling first ran for Parliament in the 1984 general election and did so again four years later, where he contested Bukit Gombak against the People’s Action Party’s Seet Ai Mee.

In 1991, Mr Ling got his breakthrough and defeated Ms Seet amid a controversial hand-washing incident that occurred during the campaign.