Under The Angsana Tree: GE2020: Official Results

Update 8 Apr 2021: DPM Heng Swee Keat steps aside as leader of PAP 4G team - Who will be Singapore's next PM?

4G Ministers (clockwise from top left) Chan Chun Sing, Ong Ye Kung, Lawrence Wong and Desmond Lee. PHOTOS: ST FILE

With Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announcing on Thursday (April 8) that he will step aside from the helm of the People's Action Party's (PAP) fourth-generation leadership, four men have emerged as likely candidates to fill his shoes.

They are Mr Chan Chun Sing, Mr Ong Ye Kung, Mr Lawrence Wong and Mr Desmond Lee - with one of them possibly succeeding Mr Lee Hsien Loong as Singapore's prime minister.

All four are full ministers in PM Lee's Cabinet, and were present at Thursday's press conference on DPM Heng's decision. They are also key members of the PAP's 4G core and its central executive committee.

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Single Member Constituency (14 SMCs)

PAP 54.80% vs SDP 45.20%

PAP 53.74% vs SDP 46.26%

PAP 60.98% vs PSP 39.02%

WP 61.19% vs PAP 38.81%

PAP 62.97% vs PSP 37.03%

PAP 71.74% vs PPP 28.26%

PAP 55.04% vs SDP 44.96%

PAP 73.84% vs PV 26.16%

PAP 61.98% vs PSP 35.24% vs IND 2.78%

PAP 60.69% vs SPP 39.31%

PAP 60.97% vs WP 39.03%

PAP 74.03% vs RP 25.97%

PAP 60.83% vs PSP 39.17%

PAP 70.54% vs SDP 29.46%

4-MP Group Member Constituency (6 GRCs)

PAP 67.26% vs SPP 32.74%

PAP 58.64% vs PSP 41.36%

PAP 66.36% vs SDP 33.64%

PAP 65.37% vs PV 34.63%

PAP 63.18% vs SDP 36.82%

WP 52.13% vs PAP 47.87%

5-MP Group Member Constituency (11 GRCs)

WP 59.93% vs PAP 40.07%

PAP 71.91% vs RP 28.09%

PAP 53.41% vs WP 46.59%

PAP 74.62% vs RDU 25.38%

PAP 57.76% vs WP 42.24%

PAP 61.90% vs PSP 38.10%

PAP 64.15% vs SDA 23.67% vs PV 12.18%

PAP 67.29% vs NSP 32.71%

PAP 66.41% vs NSP 33.59%

PAP 63.13% vs PSP 36.87%

PAP 51.69% vs PSP 48.31%

4,794 votes cast overseas, taking total voter turnout this election to 95.81%

A total of 4,794 registered overseas electors turned up to cast their votes at overseas polling stations this General Election, the Elections Department (ELD) said on Wednesday (Jul 15).

This makes up 72.97 per cent of the number of registered overseas electors, said ELD.

With the addition of these votes, the total number of votes cast in the Singapore General Election 2020 is 2,540,359, including 45,822 rejected votes, said ELD. This is 95.81 per cent of the 2,651,435 registered electors.

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TOTAL VOTES CAST AT GE2020 (source ELD)

Total Electors: 2,651,435

Total Votes Cast: 2,540,359 (inclusive of 45,822 rejected votes)

Percentage of Total Votes Cast Against Total Electors: 95.81%

Absentee Votes: 111,076 (Percentage Against Total Electors 4.19%)

MPs: 14 SMCs &17 GRCs

Number of Seats Won: PAP 83 vs WP 10

Share of Valid Votes:

PAP 61.24%
WP 11.22%
PSP 10.18%
SDP 4.45%
NSP 3.76%
PV 2.37%
RP 2.19%
SPP 1.52%
SDA 1.49%
RDU 1.25%
PPP 0.30%
IND 0.03%

GE2020 Official Results including 4,794 Oversea Voters (source ELD)

Aljunied

Number of Electors: 150,821

WP: 85,815 (59.95%)

PAP: 57,330 (40.05%)

Majority: 28,485 (19.89%)

Ang Mo Kio

Number of Electors: 185,261

PAP: 124,597 (71.91%)

RP: 48,677 (28.09%)

Majority: 75,920 (43.81%)

Bishan-Toa Payoh

Number of Electors: 101,220

PAP: 62,983 (67.23%)

SPP: 30,696 (32.77%)

Majority: 32,287 (34.52%)

Bukit Batok

Number of Electors: 29,948

PAP: 15,500 (54.80%)

SDP: 12,787 (45.20%)

Majority: 2,713 (9.6%)

Bukit Panjang

Number of Electors: 35,437

PAP: 18,085 (53.73%)

SDP: 15,576 (46.27%)

Majority: 2,509 (7.48%)

Chua Chu Kang

Number of Electors: 106,632

PAP: 59,554 (58.64%)

PSP: 42,012 (41.36%)

Majority: 17,542 (17.29%)

East Coast

Number of Electors: 121,644

PAP: 61,144 (53.39%)

WP: 53,375 (46.61%)

Majority: 7,769 (6.82%)

Holland-Bukit Timah

Number of Electors: 114,973

PAP: 71,218 (66.36%)

SDP: 36,100 (33.64%)

Majority: 35,118 (32.72%)

Hong Kah North

Number of Electors: 28,046

PAP: 16,347 (60.99%)

PSP: 10,457 (39.01%)

Majority: 5,890 (21.96%)

Hougang

Number of Electors: 26,432

WP: 15,451 (61.21%)

PAP: 9,791 (38.79%)

Majority: 5,660 (22.38%)

Jalan Besar

Number of Electors: 107,720

PAP: 64,631 (65.36%)

PV: 34,261 (34.64%)

Majority: 30,370 (30.74%)

Jurong

Number of Electors: 131,058

PAP: 91,846 (74.61%)

RDU: 31,260 (25.39%)

Majority: 60,586 (49.24%)

Kebun Baru

Number of Electors: 22,623

PAP: 13,309 (62.92%)

PSP: 7,842 (37.08%)

Majority: 5,467 (25.94%)

MacPherson

Number of Electors: 28,513

PAP: 19,009 (71.74%)

PPP: 7,489 (28.26%)

Majority: 11,520 (43.48%)

Marine Parade

Number of Electors: 139,622

PAP: 75,203 (57.74%)

WP: 55,047 (42.26%)

Majority: 20,156 (15.52%)

Marsiling-Yew Tee

Number of Electors: 117,077

PAP: 69,813 (63.18%)

SDP: 40,690 (36.82%)

Majority: 29,123 (26.36%)

Marymount

Number of Electors: 23,431

PAP: 12,173 (55.04%)

PSP: 9,943 (44.96%)

Majority: 2,230 (10.08%)

Mountbatten

Number of Electors: 24,246

PAP: 16,285 (73.82%)

PV: 5,775 (26.18%)

Majority: 10,510 (47.68%)

Nee Soon

Number of Electors: 146,902

PAP: 86,308 (61.90%)

PSP: 53,131 (38.10%)

Majority: 33,177 (23.80%)

Pasir Ris-Punggol

Number of Electors: 166,556

PAP: 100,932 (64.16%)

SDA: 37,237 (23.67%)

PV: 19,147 (12.17%)

Majority: 44,548 (28.30%)

Pioneer

Number of Electors: 24,653

PAP: 14,593 (62.00%)

PSP: 8,289 (35.22%)

IND: 655 (2.78%)

Majority: 5,649 (23.96%)

Potong Pasir

Number of Electors: 19,731

PAP: 11,264 (60.67%)

SPP: 7,302 (39.33%)

Majority: 3,962 (21.38%)

Punggol West

Number of Electors: 26,587

PAP: 15,655 (60.98%)

WP: 10,017 (39.02%)

Majority: 5,538 (21.94%)

Radin Mas

Number of Electors: 24,931

PAP: 16,864 (74.01%)

RP: 5,922 (25.99%)

Majority: 10,922 (48.06%)

Sembawang

Number of Electors: 147,786

PAP: 94,176 (67.29%)

NSP: 45,778 (32.71%)

Majority: 48,398 (34.58%)

Sengkang

Number of Electors: 120,100

WP: 60,217 (52.12%)

PAP: 55,319 (47.88%)

Majority: 4,898 (4.26%)

Tampines

Number of Electors: 151,589

PAP: 94,668 (66.41%)

NSP: 47,875 (33.59%)

Majority: 46,793 (32.82%)

Tanjong Pagar

Number of Electors: 134,494

PAP: 78,330 (63.10%)

PSP: 45,807 (36.90%)

Majority: 32,523 (26.26%)

West Coast

Number of Electors: 146,089

PAP: 71,658 (51.68%)

PSP: 66,996 (48.32%)

Majority: 4662 (3.38%)

Yio Chu Kang

Number of Electors: 25,962

PAP: 14,775 (60.82%)

PSP: 9,519 (39.18%)

Majority: 5256 (21.66%)

Yuhua

Number of Electors: 21,351

PAP: 14,131 (70.54%)

SDP: 5,901 (29.46%)

Majority: 8230 (41.08%)

WP winning seats

Hougang SMC: WP 61.19% vs PAP 38.81%

Aljunied GRC: WP 59.93% vs PAP 40.07%

Sengkang GRC: WP 52.13% vs PAP 47.87%

Closest Winner vs Loser percentage

West Coast GRC: PAP 51.69% vs PSP 48.31%

East Coast GRC: PAP 53.41% vs WP 46.59%

Bukit Panjang SMC: PAP 53.74% vs SDP 46.26%

Bukit Batok SMC: PAP 54.80% vs SDP 45.20%

Marymount SMC: PAP 55.04% vs PSP 44.96%

Marine Parade GRC: PAP 57.76% vs WP 42.24%

Chua Chu Kang GRC: PAP 58.64% vs PSP 41.36%

Highest percentage Winners:

01 Jurong GRC: PAP 74.62% vs RDU 25.38%

02 Radin Mas SMC: PAP 74.03% vs RP 25.97%

03 Mountbatten SMC: PAP 73.84% vs PV 26.16%

04 Ang Mo Kio GRC: PAP 71.91% vs RP 28.09%

05 MacPherson SMC: PAP 71.74% vs PPP 28.26%

06 Yuhua SMC: PAP 70.54% vs SDP 29.46%

07 Sembawang GRC: PAP 67.29% vs NSP 32.71%

08 Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC: PAP 67.26% vs SPP 32.74%

09 Tampines GRC: PAP 66.41% vs NSP 33.59%

10 Holland-Bukit Timah GRC: PAP 66.36% vs SDP 33.64%

11 Jalan Besar GRC: PAP 65.37% vs PV 34.63%

12 Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC: PAP 64.15% vs SDA 23.67% vs PV 12.18%

13 Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC: PAP 63.18% vs SDP 36.82%

14 Tanjong Pagar GRC: PAP 63.13% vs PSP 36.87%

15 Kebun Baru SMC: PAP 62.97% vs PSP 37.03%

16 Pioneer SMC: PAP 61.98% vs PSP 35.24% vs IND 2.78%

17 Nee Soon GRC: PAP 61.90% vs PSP 38.10%

18 Hougang SMC: WP 61.19% vs PAP 38.81%

19 Hong Kah North SMC: PAP 60.98% vs PSP 39.02%

20 Punggol West SMC: PAP 60.97% vs WP 39.03%

21 Yio Chu Kang SMC: PAP 60.83% vs PSP 39.17%

22 Potong Pasir SMC: PAP 60.69% vs SPP 39.31%

23 Aljunied GRC: WP 59.93% vs PAP 40.07%

24 Chua Chu Kang GRC: PAP 58.64% vs PSP 41.36%

25 Marine Parade GRC: PAP 57.76% vs WP 42.24%

26 Marymount SMC: PAP 55.04% vs PSP 44.96%

27 Bukit Batok SMC: PAP 54.80% vs SDP 45.20%

28 Bukit Panjang SMC: PAP 53.74% vs SDP 46.26%

29 East Coast GRC: PAP 53.41% vs WP 46.59%

30 Sengkang GRC: WP 52.13% vs PAP 47.87%

31 West Coast GRC: PAP 51.69% vs PSP 48.31%

GE2020 Results not including 4,794 Oversea Voters (source CNA)

Aljunied GRC
Number of Electors: 151,007
Total Votes Cast: 144,429 (Absentee Votes 6,578 or 4.36%)
Total Valid Votes: 142,847
Spoilt Votes: 1,582
WP 85,603 Votes (Valid) 59.93 Votes (%)
PAP 57,244 Votes (Valid) 40.07 Votes (%)
Majority: 28,359 Votes (Valid)

Ang Mo Kio GRC
Number of Electors: 185,465
Total Votes Cast: 178,039 (Absentee Votes 7426 or 4.00%)
Total Valid Votes: 173,030
Spoilt Votes: 5,009
PAP 124,430 Votes (Valid) 71.91 Votes (%)
RP 48,600 Votes (Valid) 28.09 Votes (%)
Majority: 75,830 Votes (Valid)

Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

Number of Electors: 101,366
Total Votes Cast: 95,490 (Absentee Votes 5876 or 5.80%)
Total Valid Votes: 93,447
Spoilt Votes: 2,043
PAP 62,853 Votes (Valid) 67.26 Votes (%)
SPP 30,594 Votes (Valid) 32.74 Votes (%)
Majority: 32,259 Votes (Valid)

Bukit Batok SMC

Number of Electors: 29,950
Total Votes Cast: 28,773 (Absentee Votes 1,177 or 3.93%)
Total Valid Votes: 28,240
Spoilt Votes: 533
PAP 15,476 Votes (Valid) 54.80 Votes (%)
SDP 12,764 Votes (Valid) 45.20 Votes (%)
Majority: 2,712 Votes (Valid)

Bukit Panjang SMC
Number of Electors: 35,497
Total Votes Cast: 34,212 (Absentee Votes 1,285 or 3.62%)
Total Valid Votes: 33,626
Spoilt Votes: 586
PAP 18,070 Votes (Valid) 53.74 Votes (%)
SDP 15,556 Votes (Valid) 46.26 Votes (%)
Majority: 2,514 Votes (Valid)

Chua Chu Kang GRC
Number of Electors: 106,693
Total Votes Cast: 102,814 (Absentee Votes 3,879 or 3.63%)
Total Valid Votes: 101,404
Spoilt Votes: 1,410
PAP 59,462 Votes (Valid) 58.64 Votes (%)
PSP 41,942 Votes (Valid) 41.36 Votes (%)
Majority: 17,520 Votes (Valid)

East Coast GRC
Number of Electors: 121,772
Total Votes Cast: 115,630 (Absentee Votes 6,142 or 5.04%)
Total Valid Votes: 114,237
Spoilt Votes: 1,393
PAP 61,009 Votes (Valid) 53.41 Votes (%)
WP 53,228 Votes (Valid) 46.59 Votes (%)
Majority: 7,781 Votes (Valid)

Holland-Bukit Timah GRC

Number of Electors: 115,012
Total Votes Cast: 108,928 (Absentee Votes 6,084 or 5.29%)
Total Valid Votes: 106,935
Spoilt Votes: 1,993
PAP 70,963 Votes (Valid) 66.36 Votes (%)
SDP 35,972 Votes (Valid) 33.64 Votes (%)
Majority: 34,991 Votes (Valid)

Hong Kah North SMC

Number of Electors: 28,071
Total Votes Cast: 27,188 (Absentee Votes 833 or 3.15%)
Total Valid Votes: 26,785
Spoilt Votes: 403
PAP 16,333 Votes (Valid) 60.98 Votes (%)
PSP 10,452 Votes (Valid) 39.02 Votes (%)
Majority: 5,881 Votes (Valid)

Hougang SMC
Number of Electors: 26,468
Total Votes Cast: 25,464 (Absentee Votes 1,004 or 3.80%)
Total Valid Votes: 25,192
Spoilt Votes: 272
WP 15,416 Votes (Valid) 61.19 Votes (%)
PAP 9,776 Votes (Valid) 38.81 Votes (%)
Majority: 5,640 Votes (Valid)

Jalan Besar GRC

Number of Electors: 107,936
Total Votes Cast: 101,650 (Absentee Votes 6,286 or 5.82%)
Total Valid Votes: 98,707
Spoilt Votes: 2,943
PAP 64,522 Votes (Valid) 65.37 Votes (%)
PV 34,185 Votes (Valid) 34.63 Votes (%)
Majority: 30,337 Votes (Valid)

Jurong GRC

Number of Electors: 131,234
Total Votes Cast: 125,400 (Absentee Votes 5,834 or 4.45%)
Total Valid Votes: 122,883
Spoilt Votes: 2,517
PAP 91,692 Votes (Valid) 74.62 Votes (%)
RDU 31,191 Votes (Valid) 25.38 Votes (%)
Majority: 60,501 Votes (Valid)

Kebun Baru SMC

Number of Electors: 22,653
Total Votes Cast: 21,483 (Absentee Votes 1,170 or 5.16%)
Total Valid Votes: 21,096
Spoilt Votes: 387
PAP 13,284 Votes (Valid) 62.97 Votes (%)
PSP 7,812 Votes (Valid) 37.03 Votes (%)
Majority: 5,472 Votes (Valid)

MacPherson SMC

Number of Electors: 28,564
Total Votes Cast: 27,085 (Absentee Votes 1,479 or 5.18%)
Total Valid Votes: 26,460
Spoilt Votes: 625
PAP 18,983 Votes (Valid) 71.74 Votes (%)
PPP 7,477 Votes (Valid) 28.26 Votes (%)
Majority: 11,506 Votes (Valid)

Marine Parade GRC
Number of Electors: 139,738
Total Votes Cast: 131,630 (Absentee Votes 8,108 or 5.80%)
Total Valid Votes: 129,843
Spoilt Votes: 1,787
PAP 74,993 Votes (Valid) 57.76 Votes (%)
WP 54,850 Votes (Valid) 42.24 Votes (%)
Majority: 20,143 Votes (Valid)

Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC
Number of Electors: 117,176
Total Votes Cast: 112,460 (Absentee Votes 4,716 or 4.02%)
Total Valid Votes: 110,363
Spoilt Votes: 2,097
PAP 69722 Votes (Valid) 63.18 Votes (%)
SDP 40641 Votes (Valid) 36.82 Votes (%)
Majority: 29,181 Votes (Valid)

Marymount SMC
Number of Electors: 23,444
Total Votes Cast: 22,366 (Absentee Votes 1,078 or 4.60%)
Total Valid Votes: 22,061
Spoilt Votes: 305
PAP 12,143 Votes (Valid) 55.04 Votes (%)
PSP 9,918 Votes (Valid) 44.96 Votes (%)
Majority: 2,225 Votes (Valid)

Mountbatten SMC

Number of Electors: 24,267
Total Votes Cast: 22,559 (Absentee Votes 1,708 or 7.04%)
Total Valid Votes: 21,975
Spoilt Votes: 854
PAP 16,227 Votes (Valid) 73.84 Votes (%)
PV 5,748 Votes (Valid) 26.16 Votes (%)
Majority: 10,479 Votes (Valid)

Nee Soon GRC

Number of Electors: 147,047
Total Votes Cast: 141,488 (Absentee Votes 5,559 or 3.78%)
Total Valid Votes: 139,289
Spoilt Votes: 2,199
PAP 86,219 Votes (Valid) 61.90 Votes (%)
PSP 53,070 Votes (Valid) 38.10 Votes (%)
Majority: 33,249 Votes (Valid)

Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC

Number of Electors: 166,587
Total Votes Cast: 160,470 (Absentee Votes 6,117 or 3.67%)
Total Valid Votes: 157,078
Spoilt Votes: 3,392
PAP 100,772 Votes (Valid) 64.15 Votes (%)
SDA 37,179 Votes (Valid) 23.67 Votes (%)
PV 19,127 Votes (Valid) 12.18 Votes (%)
Majority: 44,466 Votes (Valid)

Pioneer SMC

Number of Electors: 24,672
Total Votes Cast: 23,860 (Absentee Votes 812 or 3.29%)
Total Valid Votes: 23,510
Spoilt Votes: 350
PAP 14,571 Votes (Valid) 61.98Votes (%)
PSP 8,285 Votes (Valid) 35.24 Votes (%)
IND 654 Votes (Valid) 02.78 Votes (%)
Majority: 5,632 Votes (Valid)

Potong Pasir SMC

Number of Electors: 19,740
Total Votes Cast: 18,785 (Absentee Votes 955 or 4.84%)
Total Valid Votes: 18,507
Spoilt Votes: 278
PAP 11,232 Votes (Valid) 60.69Votes (%)
SPP 7,275 Votes (Valid) 39.31 Votes (%)
Majority: 3,957 Votes (Valid)

Punggol West SMC

Number of Electors: 26,579
Total Votes Cast: 25,865 (Absentee Votes 714 or 2.69%)
Total Valid Votes: 25,649
Spoilt Votes: 216
PAP 15,637 Votes (Valid) 60.97 Votes (%)
WP 10,012 Votes (Valid) 39.03 Votes (%)
Majority: 5,625 Votes (Valid)

Radin Mas SMC

Number of Electors: 24,980
Total Votes Cast: 22,556 (Absentee Votes 1,424 or 5.70%)
Total Valid Votes: 22,739
Spoilt Votes: 817
PAP 16,834 Votes (Valid) 74.03 Votes (%)
RP 5,905 Votes (Valid) 25.97 Votes (%)
Majority: 10,929 Votes (Valid)

Sembawang GRC

Number of Electors: 147,876
Total Votes Cast: 142,742 (Absentee Votes 5,134 or 3.47%)
Total Valid Votes: 139,795
Spoilt Votes: 2,947
PAP 94,068 Votes (Valid) 67.29 Votes (%)
NSP 45,727 Votes (Valid) 32.71 Votes (%)
Majority: 48,341 Votes (Valid)

Sengkang GRC
Number of Electors: 120,166
Total Votes Cast: 116,544 (Absentee Votes 3,622 or 3.01%)
Total Valid Votes: 115,350
Spoilt Votes: 1,194
WP 60,136 Votes (Valid) 52.13 Votes (%)
PAP 55,214 Votes (Valid) 47.87 Votes (%)
Majority: 4,922 Votes (Valid)

Tampines GRC

Number of Electors: 151,708
Total Votes Cast: 145,896 (Absentee Votes 5,812 or 3.83%)
Total Valid Votes: 142,380
Spoilt Votes: 3,516
PAP 94,561 Votes (Valid) 66.41 Votes (%)
NSP 47,819 Votes (Valid) 33.59 Votes (%)
Majority: 46,742 Votes (Valid)

Tanjong Pagar GRC

Number of Electors: 134,642
Total Votes Cast: 125,618 (Absentee Votes 9,024 or 6.70%)
Total Valid Votes: 123,688
Spoilt Votes: 1,930
PAP 78,079 Votes (Valid) 63.13 Votes (%)
PSP 45,609 Votes (Valid) 36.87 Votes (%)
Majority: 32,470 Votes (Valid)

West Coast GRC
Number of Electors: 146,251
Total Votes Cast: 140,061 (Absentee Votes 6,109 or 4.23%)
Total Valid Votes: 138,416
Spoilt Votes: 1,645
PAP 71,545 Votes (Valid) 51.69 Votes (%)
PSP 66,871 Votes (Valid) 48.31 Votes (%)
Majority: 4,674 Votes (Valid)

Yio Chu Kang SMC

Number of Electors: 26,005
Total Votes Cast: 24,669 (Absentee Votes 1,336 or 5.14%)
Total Valid Votes: 24,256
Spoilt Votes: 413
PAP 14,756 Votes (Valid) 60.83 Votes (%)
PSP 9,500 Votes (Valid) 39.17 Votes (%)
Majority: 5,256 Votes (Valid)

Yuhua SMC

Number of Electors: 21,376
Total Votes Cast: 20,411 (Absentee Votes 965 or 4.51%)
Total Valid Votes: 20,005
Spoilt Votes: 406
PAP 14,111 Votes (Valid) 70.54 Votes (%)
SDP 5894 Votes (Valid) 29.46 Votes (%)
Majority: 8,217 Votes (Valid)

GE 2020: What The Electorate Said

This election was supposed to be a cakewalk for the PAP. Called in the midst of a pandemic, after a $93 billion set of Covid-19 budgets, the ground couldn’t have been sweeter. As Chan Chun Sing told his party activists, crisis has traditionally “saved” the PAP. Not this time.

The PAP scraped by with 61.24% of the vote, significantly down from the 69.9% in GE 2015 and only marginally better than its 2011 tally (60.1%). It is also a discordant swansong for PM Lee, who has said he’s going to retire when he’s 70, in 2022.

Amongst the noise, what does GE 2020 tell us? Here are some quick takes:

For the PAP
The PAP’s Western Flank Blows Wide Open
Gutter Politics Backfiring
The Road Ahead

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Ivan Lim makes surprise appearance in PAP's Jurong GRC thank-you video

Lim took up the microphone to address the residents of Jurong

He might have withdrawn from running in GE2020, but it won't be the last time we'll see Ivan Lim, it seems.

In a Facebook Live video early this morning (July 11), the People's Action Party (PAP) team comprising Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Dr Tan Wu Meng, Rahayu Mahzam, Shawn Huang and Xie Yao Quan took turns to thank voters for their support after winning Jurong GRC with 74.62 per cent of the votes.

However, the sight of a sixth person in a thank-you video for a five-member GRC caught viewers' eyes.

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Why one party dominates Singapore politics

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the ruling People's Action Party wearing a face mask, prepares to give a speech at a nomination center ahead of the general election in Singapore June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Singaporeans are expected to return the People's Action Party to power in a July 10 general election, extending its unbroken rule since the Southeast Asian island's independence in 1965.

In that time, Singapore has had only three prime ministers: independence leader Lee Kuan Yew, his cabinet colleague Goh Chok Tong and Lee's son, the present prime minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Having overseen rapid economic growth and prosperity, the PAP has become entrenched in power. But there are other factors that have kept rivals at bay:

UNIQUE MODEL
CONSTRAINTS
DISPARATE GROUP
LEGAL PROBLEMS

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COMPLETE LIST OF ALL MPS WHO RETIRED IN GE2020

This year, despite that pesky coronavirus roaming around the country, Singapore will have a General Election, with just 9 days until voters cast their ballots. While we’ve seen many new faces enter the political arena, many others have bid goodbye after years and even decades of service.

During the launch of the People’s Action Party’s manifesto on Saturday (27 Jun), PM Lee announced that 20 MPs will retire this year. 20 MPs from PAP, that is. If you take into account the three from the Worker’s Party (WP), that number goes up to 23.

PAP:

Ang Hin Kee (two terms), Ang Mo Kio GRC
Chia Shi-Lu (two terms), Tanjong Pagar GRC
Charles Chong (seven terms), Punggol East SMC
Fatimah Lateef (three terms), Marine Parade GRC
Cedric Foo Chee Keng (four terms), Pioneer SMC
Goh Chok Tong (10 terms), Marine Parade GRC
Intan Azura Mokhtar (two terms), Ang Mo Kio GRC
Khaw Boon Wan (four terms), Sembawang GRC
Lee Bee Wah (three terms), Nee Soon GRC
Lee Yi Shyan (three terms), East Coast GRC
Lim Hng Kiang (six terms), West Coast GRC
Lim Swee Say (five terms), East Coast GRC
Lily Neo (five terms), Jalan Besar GRC
Ong Teng Koon (two terms), Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC
Sam Tan (three terms), Radin Mas SMC
Teo Ho Pin (five terms), Bukit Panjang SMC
Teo Ser Luck (three terms), Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Yaacob Ibrahim (five terms), Jalan Besar GRC
Yee Chia Hsing (one term), Choa Chu Kang GRC
Zainal Sapari (two terms), Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC

WP:

Chen Show Mao (Aljunied GRC) (One Term)
Low Thia Khiang (Hougang SMC, Aljunied GRC) (6 Terms)
Png Eng Huat (Hougang SMC) (One Term)

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Profiles of PAP's 27 new candidates

The People's Action Party (PAP) on Friday (June 26) introduced eight more new candidates to contest the election on July 10.

With this round of introductions, the PAP has in all unveiled 27 new faces for the upcoming polls. Previously it had said it would present 26 new candidates.

Here's a look at the candidates' profiles:

DESMOND TAN KOK MING, 50 (Former People's Association head)
EDWARD CHIA BING HUI, 36 (Co-founder/managing director Timbre Group)
NADIA AHMAD SAMDIN, 30 (Associate director at TSMP Law Corporation)
DON WEE BOON HONG, 43 (Senior vice-president at UOB)
MOHD FAHMI ALIMAN, 48 (Former Islamic Religious Council of S'pore DCE)
YIP HON WENG, 43 (Former group chief of Silver Generation Office)
HANY SOH HUI BIN, 33 (Director at MSC Law Corporation)
DR TAN SEE LENG, 55 (Former Parkway Holdings Group chief executive)
TAN KIAT HOW, 43 (Former IMDA chief executive)
NG LING LING, 48 (Former managing director of Community Chest)
ZHULKARNAIN ABDUL RAHIM, 39 (Lawyer)
MS YEO WAN LING, 44 (Chief executive of social enterprise Caregiver Asia)
MR ALVIN TAN SHENG HUI, 39 (Head Public Policy Economics @ LinkedIn)
DR WAN RIZAL WAN ZAKARIAH, 42 (Senior lecturer Republic Polytechnic)
MR ERIC CHUA SWEE LEONG, 41 (Former director SGSecure programme)
MR RAYMOND LYE HOONG YIP, 54 (Managing partner at Union Law LLP)
MS POH LI SAN, 44 (VP for Terminal 5 planning at Changi Airport Group)
MR DERRICK GOH SOON HEE, 51 (MD & head of group audit at DBS Bank)
MS GAN SIOW HUANG, 46 (Former air force brigadier-general)
MS RACHEL ONG SIN YEN, 47 (Rohei chief executive)
MR MOHD SHARAEL TAHA, 39 (VP strategy/project management S'pore Aero)
MR ALEX YEO SHENG CHYE, 41 (Director at Niru & Co LLC)
MS MARIAM JAAFAR, 43 (S'pore MD & partner for Boston Consulting Group)
MR SHAWN HUANG, 37 (Director enterprise development Temasek Holdings)
MS CHAN HUI YUH, 44 (Marketing director)
MS CARRIE TAN, 38 (Founding ED of charity Daughters of Tomorrow)
MR XIE YAO QUAN, 35 (Head of healthcare redesign at Alexandra Hospital)

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Netizens said that elderly Woman distributing Flyers look familiar

A man took a video of an elderly woman distributing flyers at a public area, due to wearing of personal protective gear many are not able to identify who she is.

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8-days Campaign (1-8 Jul 2020) After Nominations closed on 30 Jun 2020

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