Singapore election: PAP chief and PM Lee Hsien Loong says results ‘show clear desire for diversity of voices’
- People’s Action Party has formed government, winning almost 90 per cent of 93 seats contested
- Workers’ Party secures record 10 seats, making it first time opposition presence in Singapore’s parliament is above 10 per cent
Returning Officer Tan Meng Dui declared results for all 31 constituencies in Friday’s general election early on Saturday morning.
The PAP won 15 multi-seat constituencies and 13 single-seat wards, with a vote share of 61.24 per cent of all votes cast.
The opposition Workers’ Party (WP) won a record 10 seats, retaining the five-seat Aljunied constituency, and wresting the four-seat Sengkang constituency from the PAP’s hands with 52.1 per cent of the vote. It also won the single seat precinct of Hougang. The WP contested 21 out of the 93 parliamentary seats, and secured 11.22 per cent of all votes cast nationally.
Streets in the opposition’s stronghold district swelled with supporters honking horns, cheering and waving party flags – some seemingly paying little heed to social distancing rules.
“Today’s results are positive, but we have to hit the ground running,” said Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh. “We should not get over our head with the results. There is much work to do.”
