GE2025: PM Wong and team greet residents in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC after election victory
PM Lawrence Wong (centre) and other members of the Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC team at Marsiling Market on May 5. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
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SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his PAP team greeted voters in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC on the morning of May 4, after retaining the constituency at the General Election.
A small crowd gathered at Marsiling Market as PM Wong, along with his teammates Alex Yam, Zaqy Mohamad and Hany Soh, arrived at about 8.55am to thank residents for their support.
Residents lined up to congratulate and shake hands with the PAP team. One elderly woman even pulled PM Wong and each of his teammates into a bear hug.
Marsiling-Yew Tee's PAP slate, which has remained the same since 2020, prevailed against a Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) team comprising Mr Jufri Salim , Mr Alec Tok, Mr Ariffin Sha and Dr Gigene Wong.
The PAP team garnered 73.46 per cent of the 110,110 valid votes, against the SDP's 26.54 per cent. The PAP has won thrice in a row against the SDP in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC since its formation in 2015.
PM Wong and his team later got onto an open top bus for a victory parade from Marsiling Market to Yew Tee Square, as supporters waved and cheered.
On the sidelines of the event, Mr Yam told The Straits Times that the election results are a 'strong sign of support for PM (Wong)'s agenda', but a 'higher result means higher responsibility for us to deliver on what we promised for our residents'.
Mr Chesda Aw , 55, was having breakfast at Marsiling Market with his wife and their two children when PM Wong and his team showed up.
Mr Chesda Aw, 55, and his family were having breakfast at Marsiling Market when PM Wong and his team showed up.
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The family of four, who live in Sembawang GRC, excitedly got in line to get a photo with them.
Asked for his thoughts on the election results, Mr Aw said: 'I wish that Workers' Party can have more seats (in Parliament) because I think they're good.
'In Tampines, they lost only by a very small percentage. And also in Punggol. You need to have some opposition in Parliament for citizens to have a say.'
Mr Shariff Mazlan, 32, was out shopping with his wife and two-year-old son when he stopped to greet PM Wong and his team at Yew Tee Square to show support for the prime minister.
Mr Shariff Mazlan, 32, was out shopping when he stopped to greet PM Wong and his team at Yew Tee Square to show support for the prime minister.
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The Yew Tee resident, who works for a subsidiary of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis), said: 'We're really blessed to be residing here in Yew Tee with his support and leadership.'
He said he was sure that the PAP's landslide win 'will boost their confidence and help us in the long run'.
Angelica Ang is a journalist on The Straits Times' breaking news team, where she covers the latest local and international developments.
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