SINGAPORE: Progress Singapore Party (PSP) will field Mr Tony Tan in Kebun Baru SMC for the upcoming General Election, marking his first foray into electoral politics.
The announcement was made by the party on Thursday (Apr 17) to journalists at Bishan North Shopping Centre.
Singaporeans will go to the polls on May 3 for the country’s 14th General Election.
Mr Tan, 55, was seen with his wife, PSP vice-chairperson Hazel Poa, during the party’s outreach activities in Kebun Baru on Apr 12.
That same day, PSP confirmed its intention to contest in Kebun Baru, Marymount and Pioneer SMCs, as well as West Coast-Jurong West and Chua Chu Kang GRCs.
With these constituencies, the party is expected to field a total of 12 candidates.
Kebun Baru SMC was also contested by PSP in the 2020 General Election, when its candidate Kumaran Pillai lost to the People's Action Party’s (PAP) Henry Kwek, who secured 62.97 per cent of the vote.
An entrepreneur in the education and gaming sectors, Mr Tan previously contested in Chua Chu Kang GRC under the National Solidarity Party (NSP) in 2011. Since the 2020 General Election, he has been a volunteer with PSP.
Mr Tan previously told reporters he grew up in a single-parent household and that receiving a Singapore Armed Forces scholarship had “changed his life”.
"The high cost of living and economic uncertainty is going to weigh heavily on our society, stretching our social fabric," said Mr Tan then. “There will be Singaporeans who feel left behind. We, as a country, can do more for them.”
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The announcement was made by the party on Thursday (Apr 17) to journalists at Bishan North Shopping Centre.
Singaporeans will go to the polls on May 3 for the country’s 14th General Election.
Mr Tan, 55, was seen with his wife, PSP vice-chairperson Hazel Poa, during the party’s outreach activities in Kebun Baru on Apr 12.
That same day, PSP confirmed its intention to contest in Kebun Baru, Marymount and Pioneer SMCs, as well as West Coast-Jurong West and Chua Chu Kang GRCs.
With these constituencies, the party is expected to field a total of 12 candidates.
Kebun Baru SMC was also contested by PSP in the 2020 General Election, when its candidate Kumaran Pillai lost to the People's Action Party’s (PAP) Henry Kwek, who secured 62.97 per cent of the vote.
An entrepreneur in the education and gaming sectors, Mr Tan previously contested in Chua Chu Kang GRC under the National Solidarity Party (NSP) in 2011. Since the 2020 General Election, he has been a volunteer with PSP.
Mr Tan previously told reporters he grew up in a single-parent household and that receiving a Singapore Armed Forces scholarship had “changed his life”.
"The high cost of living and economic uncertainty is going to weigh heavily on our society, stretching our social fabric," said Mr Tan then. “There will be Singaporeans who feel left behind. We, as a country, can do more for them.”
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