SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party (WP) has won the new Sengkang GRC with 52.13 per cent of the vote against the 47.87 per cent by the People’s Action Party (PAP).
The WP team comprises Ms He Ting Ru, Dr Jamus Lim, Ms Raeesah Khan and Mr Louis Chua. They edged out a PAP slate comprising Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Ng Chee Meng, Mr Lam Pin Min, Mr Amrin Amin and new face Raymond Lye, who is a lawyer.
AdvertisementAdvertisementObservers had expected a keen contest in Sengkang GRC.
Dr Jamus Lim emerged as a star candidate during the campaign, winning praise for his performance during a televised political debate with Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
The WP, however, also had to address questions surrounding Ms Khan, after she came under police investigation for allegedly promoting “enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion or race”.
Ms Khan has apologised over “insensitive” comments she made on social media.
AdvertisementAdvertisementThe WP team in Sengkang had focused on good jobs for Singaporeans, an inclusive education and more social spaces in the constituency.
The PAP talked about creating a “Sengkang Together” movement, promising to look after young families and the elderly alike. Mr Ng, as secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress, also said he was in a “good position” to help residents anxious about job security.
Sengkang GRC is made up of the former single seats of Sengkang West and Punggol East, as well as a part of Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC.
In the 2015 General Election, the PAP's Charles Chong narrowly won Punggol East with 51.8 per cent of the vote against the WP's Lee Li Lian. That year, the PAP's share of the vote in Sengkang West, 62.1 per cent, was also below the party's national average of 69.9 per cent.
Sengkang GRC has more than 120,000 voters, and encompasses the Compassvale, Rivervale and Anchorvale areas.
[h=3]BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage of GE2020 and its developments[/h]Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates: Telegram: Contact @cnalatest
Let's block ads! (Why?)
More...