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Business Times
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Times
Singapore election 2025: PAP wins in four SMCs contested by PSP
[SINGAPORE] The People's Action Party (PAP) swept all four single-seat wards where it was pitted against the Progress Singapore Party (PSP). In newly created Bukit Gombak SMC, PAP's Low Yen Ling defeated PSP's Harish Pillay with 75.83 per cent of the votes. The PSP bagged 24.17 per cent of the 23,508 valid votes cast. Low has helmed the Bukit Gombak ward since entering politics in 2011. The new Single-Member Constituency (SMC) was formed after it was carved out of the Bukit Gombak and Hillview estates in Chua Chu Kang GRC. In Marymount SMC, PAP incumbent Gan Siow Huang beat PSP's Jeffrey Khoo with a vote share of 70.70 per cent, against PSP's 29.30 per cent of the 21,031 valid votes cast. This is a repeat victory for Gan against a PSP candidate in Marymount. In 2020, she defeated former PSP member Ang Yong Guan with a vote share of 55.04 per cent. Meanwhile, PAP labour MP Patrick Tay retained his seat in Pioneer SMC with 65.42 per cent of the votes, defeating PSP new face Stephanie Tan, a homemaker and former civil servant. She secured 34.58 per cent of the 23,424 valid votes. This is higher than Tay's vote share in 2020, when he took 61.98 per cent of the votes in a three-way fight against PSP's Lim Cher Hong and independent candidate Cheang Peng Wah. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up In Kebun Baru SMC, PAP incumbent Henry Kwek scored 68.50 per cent of the votes cast, against PSP's Tony Tan's 31.50 per cent. This was an improvement from Kwek's GE2020 showing of 62.92 per cent against PSP's Kumaran Pillai. The ward has consistently outperformed the national vote share in the last few elections. The PSP fielded a total of 13 candidates across six constituencies in this election, down from 24 in GE2020. In addition to Kebun Baru, Bukit Gombak, Marymount and Pioneer SMCs, the opposition party also contested in the Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) of Chua Chu Kang and West Coast-Jurong West. Although the PSP did not win any seats in 2020, its strong performance in West Coast GRC earned it two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats, which were taken up by Leong Mun Wai and Hazel Poa. For more election coverage, visit our GE2025 microsite
Business Times
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Times
GE2025: PAP romps home in four SMCs contested by PSP, including newly formed Bukit Gombak
[SINGAPORE] The People's Action Party (PAP) swept all four single-seat wards where it was pitted against the Progress Singapore Party (PSP). In newly created Bukit Gombak SMC, PAP's Low Yen Ling defeated PSP's Harish Pillay with 75.83 per cent of the votes. The PSP bagged 24.17 per cent of the 23,508 valid votes cast. Low has helmed the Bukit Gombak ward since entering politics in 2011. The new SMC was formed after it was carved out of the Bukit Gombak and Hillview estates in Chua Chu Kang GRC. In Marymount SMC, PAP incumbent Gan Siow Huang beat PSP's Jeffrey Khoo with a vote share of 70.7 per cent, against PSP's 29.3 per cent of the 21,031 valid votes cast. This is a repeat victory for Gan against a PSP candidate in Marymount. In 2020, she defeated former PSP member Ang Yong Guan with a vote share of 55.04 per cent. Meanwhile, PAP labour MP Patrick Tay retained his seat in Pioneer SMC with 65.42 per cent of the vote, defeating PSP new face Stephanie Tan, a homemaker and former civil servant. She secured 34.58 per cent of the 23,424 valid votes were cast. This is higher than Tay's vote share in 2020, when he took 62 per cent of the vote in a three-way fight against PSP's Lim Cher Hong and independent candidate Cheang Peng Wah. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up In Kebun Baru SMC, PAP incumbent Henry Kwek scored 68.5 of the votes cast, against PSP's Tony Tan's 31.5 per cent. Kwek improved on his GE2020's showing of 62.92 per cent against PSP's Kumaran Pillai. The ward has consistently outperformed the national vote share in the last few elections. The PSP fielded a total of 13 candidates across six constituencies in this election, down from 24 in GE2020. In addition to Kebun Baru, Bukit Gombak, Marymount and Pioneer SMCs, the opposition party also contested in the Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) of Chua Chu Kang and West Coast-Jurong West. Although the PSP did not win any seats in 2020, their strong performance in West Coast GRC earned them two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats which were taken up by Leong Mun Wai and Hazel Poa. For more election coverage, visit our GE2025 microsite
AsiaOne
03-05-2025
- Politics
- AsiaOne
PAP's Low Yen Ling wins Bukit Gombak SMC with 75.83% of votes over PSP's Harish Pillay, Singapore News
Results for Bukit Gombak SMC in GE2025 Low Yen Ling (PAP) 75.83% Harish Pillay (PSP) 24.17% The People's Action Party (PAP) has won Bukit Gombak SMC against the Progress Singapore Party (PSP). PAP's Low Yen Ling received 17,826 votes while PSP's Harish Pillay received 5,682 votes. 298 votes were rejected. Bukit Gombak SMC is among the newly formed constituencies, and is being contested for the first time in GE2025. Low has been MP for the Bukit Gombak ward of Chua Chu Kang GRC since she entered politics in 2011. Pillay was part of the PSP team which contested Tanjong Pagar GRC in GE2020. Clash among volunteers Volunteers from the two political parties had accused each other of harassment during walkabouts in Bukit Gombak earlier this year, with both sides giving different accounts of the incident. During a rally on May 1, PSP's Hazel Poa called for the findings of the police investigation on the matter to be made public. She said: "It is only fair that the results must be released before voters go to the ballot in two days time. PSP has nothing to hide, does PAP?" [[nid:713350]] Bukit Gombak SMC has 26,427 electors. For our GE2025 microsite, visit here.
