INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
75 per cent of the vote in 10 constituencies
The best performing PAP constituency was Queenstown Single Member Constituency (SMC), where Mr Eric Chua won 81.12 per cent of the
challenges it faces, Mr Wong noted that the election took place at a critical time for Singapore, as the world faces an economic slowdown as
It was vital that PM Lawrence Wong won a good mandate in this election, to show Singaporeans, and show the world, that he has the full
support of a united nation
seat of Jalan Kayu SMC, where former PAP Cabinet minister and labour chief Ng Chee Meng was pitted against WP new face Andre Low, it was
as its stronghold of Hougang SMC
While it failed to make further inroads, WP was able to either match or improve its margins of victory in these three constituencies.The
opposition party will also be offered two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seats
Under the NCMP scheme, if there are fewer than 12 opposition MPs elected, the best-performing losing opposition candidates are offered NCMP
parliament and urged them to continue the work
polls.In West Coast-Jurong West GRC, the party fielded a team of heavyweights consisting of founder Tan Cheng Bock, party chief Leong Mun
Wai and vice-chair Hazel Poa, but the result ultimately went in the favour of the PAP team led by National Development Minister Desmond Lee,
Kebun Baru, Marymount and Pioneer performed worse, garnering less than 35 per cent of the vote in these wards.Speaking to reporters outside
(47.37 per cent) and Jalan Kayu SMC (48.53 per cent).SDP chair Paul Tambyah also lost his contest in Bukit Panjang SMC, with 38.59 per cent
of the vote against PAP stalwart Liang Eng Hwa.The May 3 poll returned the PAP to power with a super majority
The previous record was in the 2011 General Election, in which 93.06 per cent of voters turned up to cast their ballot.Source: CNA--Agencies
