Singapore’s PAP wins over Worker’s party on Friday with a reduced majority

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  • Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) wins over Worker’s party on Friday 15th January with a reduced majority.
  • The PAP, in power since 1965, won 83 of 93 parliamentary seats or 61.2% of the vote – down from nearly 70% it had in the 2015 poll whereas the opposition Worker’s party secured 10 seats at its best results.
  • The small city state is one of only a handful of countries to have held a vote during the pandemic.Strict safety measures were put in place, with voters wearing gloves and masks and given timed voting slots. In a fact, Singapore has been one of the worst hit countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with more than 45,000 cases.As large-scale gatherings and events are deemed a high risk during the pandemic, only a few countries have gone ahead with national elections during the past months.South Korea voted in April while Serbia went to the polls in late June. In both countries, voters returned the incumbent government to power.
  • The PAP victory now brings current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yet another term in office.The son of country’s founding father and long-time ruler Lee Kuan Yew, Mr Lee has been in office since 2004 – but has indicated the forthcoming term will be his last.
  • The PAP’s two-thirds majority gives him a virtually free hand in passing key bills, although the party leadership is expected to start some soul-searching with the diminished popular support.Meanwhile, supporters of the Workers’ Party have been celebrating on the streets, with honking horns and waving party flags.
  • This time round, the main issues in the election were the government’s handling of the pandemic and the looming economic recession.Singapore had initially been praised for keeping the virus in check until clusters in its migrant population dramatically drove up infection numbers.In terms of per capita cases, Singapore now ranks among the world’s worst affected countries although the death rate is low and almost all cases originate from within the foreign worker community living in dormitories.After weeks of strict lockdown, measures have been gradually eased since June and there’s only been a small uptick in infections among the local population.
  • Social distancing rules remain in place and wearing face masks is compulsory in public.For the election process, this meant the 2.65 million voters had to sanitise their hands and wear disposable gloves before receiving their ballot paper and proceeding to vote.
  • People were given two-hour slots during which they were recommended to vote to avoid crowding.Mobile polling teams took ballot boxes to citizens who had recently returned from overseas and were in hotel quarantine.

List of Constituencies and its elected candidates and votes respectively:

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Ang Mo Kio

  • Number of Electors: 185,261
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party:
  • DARRYL DAVID
  • GAN THIAM POH
  • LEE HSIEN LOONG
  • NADIA AHMAD SAMDIN
  • NG LING LING
  • List of candidates according to RP party:
  • KENNETH ANDREW JEYARETNAM
  • NORAINI BTE YUNUS
  • SOH GUAN SOON
  • YEO YAO HUI, CHARLES
  • ZHU LAICHENG
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 124,597 (71.91%)
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 48, 677 (28.09%)

Bishan-Toa Payoh

  • Number of Electors: 101,220
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party:
  • CHEE HONG TAT
  • CHONG KEE HIONG
  • NG ENG HEN
  • SAKTIANDI BIN SUPAAT
  • List of candidates according to SPP party:
  • STEVE CHIA
  • MELVYN CHIU
  • WILLIIAMSON LEE
  • OSMAN SULAIMAN
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 62,983 (67.23%)
  • The total votes obtained from SPP party are 30,696 (32.77%)

Bukit Batok

  • Number of Electors: 29,948
  • List of Candidates according to SDP party:CHEE SOON JUAN
  • List of candidates according to PAP party:MURALI PILLAI
  • The total votes obtained from SDP party are 12, 787 (45.20%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 15,500 (54.80%)

Bukit Panjang

  • Number of Electors: 35,437
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party: LIANG ENG HWA
  • List of candidates according to SDP party: PAUL ANANTH TAMBYAH
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 18,085 (53.73%)
  • The total votes obtained from SDP party are 15,576 (46.27%)
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Chua Chu Kang

  • Number of Electors: 106,632
  • List of Candidates according to PSP party:
  • ABDUL RAHMAN BIN MOHAMAD
  • CHOO SHAUN MING
  • TAN MENG WAH
  • YUEN KIN PHENG
  • List of candidates according to PAP party:
  • GAN KIM YONG
  • LOW YEN LING
  • DON WEE
  • ZHULKARNAIN ABDUL RAHIM
  • The total votes obtained from PSP party are 42,012 (41.36%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 59,554 (58.64%)

East Coast

  • Number of Electors: 121,644
  • List of Candidates according to WP party:
  • ABDUL SHARIFF ABOO KASSIM
  • FOO SECK GUAN
  • DYLAN NG
  • NICOLE SEAH
  • TERENCE TAN LI-CHERN
  • List of candidates according to PAP party:
  • CHERYL CHAN WEI LING
  • HENG SWEE KEAT
  • MOHD MALIKI BIN OSMAN
  • TAN KIAT HOW
  • TAN SOON NEO JESSICA
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 53,375(46.61%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 61,144(53.39%)

Holland-Bukit Timah

  • Number of Electors: 114,973
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party:
  • MIN CHEONG
  • JAMES GOMEZ
  • ALFRED TAN
  • TAN JEE SAY
  • List of candidates according to WP party:
  • EDWARD CHIA BING HUI
  • DE SOUZA CHRISTOPHER
  • SIM ANN
  • VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 36,100(33.64%)
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 71,218(66.36%)

Hong Kah North

  • Number of Electors: 28,046
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party: AMY KHOR LEAN SUAN
  • List of candidates according to PSP party: GIGENE WONG
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 16,347(60.99%)
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 10,457(39.01%)

Hougang

  • Number of Electors: 26,432
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party: LEE HONG CHUANG
  • List of candidates according to WP party: DENNIS TAN LIP FONG
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 9,791(38.79%)
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 15,451(61.21%)

Jalan Besar

  • Number of Electors: 107,720
  • List of Candidates according to PV party:
  • MICHAEL FANG AMIN
  • LEONG SZE HIAN
  • LIM TEAN
  • NOR AZLAN BIN SULAIMAN
  • List of candidates according to PAP party:
  • HENG CHEE HOW
  • DENISE PHUA LAY PENG
  • JOSEPHINE TEO
  • WAN RIZAL
  • The total votes obtained from PV party are 34,261(34.64%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 64,631(65.36%)

Jurong

  • Number of Electors: 131,058
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party:
  • HUANG WEI ZHONG SHAWN
  • RAHAYU BINTE MAHZAM
  • TAN WU MENG
  • THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM
  • XIE YAO QUAN
  • List of candidates according to RDU party:
  • MICHELLE LEE JUEN
  • LIYANA DHAMIRAH
  • RAVI PHILEMON
  • NICHOLAS TANG
  • ALEC TOK
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 91,846(74.61%)
  • The total votes obtained from RDU party are 31,260(25.39%)

KebunBaru

  • Number of Electors: 22,623
  • List of Candidates according to PSP party: KUMARAN PILLAI
  • List of candidates according to PAP party: KWEK HIAN CHUAN
  • The total votes obtained from PSP party are 7,842(37.08%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 13,309(62.92%)

MacPherson

  • Number of Electors: 28,513
  • List of Candidates according to PPP party: GOH MENG SENG
  • List of candidates according to PAP party: TIN PEI LING
  • The total votes obtained from PPP party are 7,489(28.26%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 19,009(71.74%)

Marine Parade

  • Number of Electors: 139,622
  • List of Candidates according to WP party:
  • AZHAR LATIP
  • FADLI FAWZI
  • NATHANIEL KOH
  • RON TAN JUN YEN
  • YEE JENN JONG
  • List of candidates according to PAP party:
  • MOHD FAHMI ALIMAN
  • SEAH KIAN PENG
  • TAN CHUAN-JIN
  • TAN SEE LENG
  • EDWIN TONG CHUN FAI
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 55,047(42.26%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 75,203(57.74%)

Marsiling-Yew Tee

  • Number of Electors: 117,077
  • List of Candidates according to SDP party:
  • DAMANHURI BIN ABAS
  • KHUNG WAI YEEN
  • LIM BOON HENG
  • BENJAMIN PWEE
  • List of candidates according to PAP party:
  • HANY SOH HUI BIN
  • LAWRENCE WONG
  • ALEX YAM ZIMING
  • ZAQY MOHAMAD
  • The total votes obtained from SDP party are 40,690(36.82%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 69,813(63.18%)

Marymount

  • Number of Electors: 23,431
  • List of Candidates according to PSP party: ANG YONG GUAN
  • List of candidates according to PAP party: GAN SIOW HUANG
  • The total votes obtained from PSP party are 9,943(44.96%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 12,173(55.04%)

Mountbatten

  • Number of Electors: 24,246
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party: LIM BIOW CHUAN
  • List of candidates according to PV party: SIVAKUMARAN CHELLAPPA
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 16,285(73.82%)
  • The total votes obtained from PV party are 5,775(26.18%)
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Nee Soon

  • Number of Electors: 146,902
  • List of Candidates according to PSP party:
  • BOWYER BRADLEY PETER
  • KALAYARASU MANICKAM
  • MUHAMMAD TAUFIK BIN SUPAN
  • S NALLAKARUPPAN
  • TAY CHYE SENG
  • List of candidates according to PAP party:
  • DERRICK GOH SOON HEE
  • K. SHANMUGAM
  • MUHAMMAD FAISHAL IBRAHIM
  • NG KOK KWANG, LOUIS
  • CARRIE TAN HUIMIN
  • The total votes obtained from PSP party are 53,131(38.10%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 86,308(61.90%)

PasirRis-Punggol

  • Number of Electors: 166,556
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party:
  • ABU BIN MOHAMED
  • HARMINDER PAL SINGH S/O GURCHARAN SINGH
  • KUSWADI BIN ATNAWI
  • LIM BAK CHUAN DESMOND
  • KELVIN ONG SOON HUAT
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party:
  • GOH KEOW WAH
  • LIM KAY CHEOW JIREH
  • MOHAMED NASSIR ISMAIL
  • PRABU RAMACHANDRAN
  • VIGNESWARI VR
  • List of candidates according to WP party:
  • JANIL PUTHUCHEARY
  • SHARAEL TAHA
  • DESMOND TAN
  • TEO CHEE HEAN
  • YEO WAN LING
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 37,237(23.67%)
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 19,147(12.17%)
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 100,932(64.16%)

Pioneer

  • Number of Electors: 24,653
  • List of Candidates according to (unidentified)party: CHEANG PENG WAH
  • List of candidates according to PSP party: LIM CHER HONG
  • List of candidates according to PAP party: PATRICK TAY TECK GUAN
  • The total votes obtained from (unidentified) party are 100,932(64.16%)
  • The total votes obtained from PSP party are 8,289(35.22%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 14,593(62.00%)

PotongPasir

  • Number of Electors: 19,731
  • List of Candidates according to SPP party: JOSE RAYMOND
  • List of candidates according to PAP party: SITOH YIH PIN
  • The total votes obtained from SPP party are 7,302(39.33%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 11,264(60.67%)

Punggol West

  • Number of Electors: 26,587
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party: SUN XUELING
  • List of candidates according to WP party: TAN CHEN CHEN
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 15,655(60.98%)
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 10,017(39.02%)

Radin Mas

  • Number of Electors: 24,931
  • List of Candidates according to RP party: KUMAR APPAVOO
  • List of candidates according to PAP party: MELVIN YONG YIK CHYE
  • The total votes obtained from RP party are 5,922(25.99%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 16,864(74.01%)

Sembawang

  • Number of Electors: 147,786
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party:
  • LIM WEE KIAK
  • MARIAM JAAFAR
  • ONG YE KUNG
  • POH LI SAN
  • VIKRAM NAIR
  • List of candidates according to NSP party:
  • NG CHUNG HON
  • SATHIN S/O RAVINDRAN
  • SEBASTIAN TEO
  • YADZETH BIN HAIRIS
  • YEO TIONG BOON
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 94,176(67.29%)
  • The total votes obtained from NSP party are 45,778(32.71%)

Sengkang

  • Number of Electors: 120,100
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party:
  • AMRIN AMIN
  • LAM PIN MIN
  • LYE HOONG YIP RAYMOND
  • NG CHEE MENG
  • List of candidates according to WP party:
  • CHUA KHENG WEE
  • HE TING RU
  • JAMUS JEROME LIM
  • RAEESAH BEGUM BINTE FARID KHAN
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 55,319(47.88%)
  • The total votes obtained from WP party are 60,217(52.12%)

Tampines

  • Number of Electors: 151,589
  • List of Candidates according to PAP party:
  • BAEY YAM KENG
  • CHENG LI HUI
  • DESMOND CHOO PEY CHING
  • KOH POH KOON
  • MASAGOS ZULKIFLI
  • List of candidates according to NSP party:
  • CHOONG HON HENG
  • FONG CHIN LEONG
  • MOHD RIDZWAN BIN MOHAMMAD
  • VINCENT NG KIAN GUAN
  • YEO REN-YUAN
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 94,668(66.41%)
  • The total votes obtained from NSP party are 47,875(33.59%)

Tanjong Pagar

  • Number of Electors: 134,494
  • List of Candidates according to PSP party:
  • A’BAS BIN KASMANI
  • CHUA TECK LEONG, MICHAEL
  • HARISH PILLAY
  • LOW WEI LING
  • SOON JUN WEI, TERENCE
  • List of candidates according to PAP party:
  • CHAN CHUN SING
  • ERIC CHUA SWEE LEONG
  • INDRANEE THURAI RAJAH
  • JOAN PEREIRA
  • ALVIN TAN SHENG HUI
  • The total votes obtained from PSP party are 45,807(36.90%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 78,330(63.10%)

West Coast

  • Number of Electors: 146,089
  • List of Candidates according to PSP party:
  • ANG WEI NENG
  • FOO MEE HAR
  • DESMOND LEE TI-SENG
  • RACHEL ONG SIN YEN
  • S ISWARAN
  • List of candidates according to PAP party:
  • KHOO POH TIONG JEFFREY
  • LEONG MUN WAI
  • N. LOGANATHAN
  • HAZEL POA
  • TAN CHENG BOCK
  • The total votes obtained from PSP party are 71,658(51.68%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 66,996(48.32%)

Yio Chu Kang

  • Number of Electors: 25,962
  • List of Candidates according to PSP party: KAYLA LOW
  • List of candidates according to PAP party: YIP HON WENG
  • The total votes obtained from PSP party are 9,519(39.18%)
  • The total votes obtained from PAP party are 14,775(60.82%)

Yuhua

  • Number of Electors: 21,351
  • List of Candidates according to PSP party: GRACE FU HAI YIEN
  • List of candidates according to SDP party: ROBIN LOW
  • The total votes obtained from PSP party are 14,131(70.54%)
  • The total votes obtained from SDP party are 5,901(29.46%)

Overview:

Total Electors2,653,942 (93 MPs|14 SMCs |17 GRCs)
Number of Seats WonPAP: 83 WP: 10
Share of Valid Votes1.            PAP61.23% 2.            WP11.22% 3.            PSP10.18% 4.            SDP4.45% 5.            NSP3.75% 6.            PV2.37% 7.            RP2.19% 8.            SPP1.52% 9.            SDA1.49% 10.          RDU1.25% 11.          PPP0.30% 12.          INDP10.03%
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