4 in 10 Singaporean voters have decided on PAP if election held tomorrow: survey

About 22 per cent of the respondents say the ruling party has been in power for too long, and change is necessary

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Four in 10 Singaporean voters would vote for the ruling People’s Action Party, according to a survey. Photo: EPA-EFE

Published: 2:06pm, 9 Apr 2025Updated: 2:08pm, 9 Apr 2025

A new survey has found that four in 10 Singaporean voters would vote for the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) if the election were held tomorrow, while most have not decided who to vote for.

The poll of 1,845 citizens aged 21 and above, conducted between March 25 and April 1 by market research company YouGov, found that 44 per cent of respondents have decided which party they will vote for.

Nineteen per cent said they were undecided, 13 per cent were “leaning towards a particular party but remain open to change”, 11 per cent said they would make their decision during the campaign period, and 3 per cent said they would decide at the voting booth.

The survey, released on Tuesday, comes with Singapore expected to announce a date soon for the general election. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has yet to dissolve parliament but the legal deadline to hold the election is November this year.

Proceedings are already under way with new electoral boundaries announced last month and parties ramping up their presence on the ground and introducing prospective new candidates to residents.

Supporters of Singapore’s People’s Action Party gather on nomination day in 2015. The next election will be the first with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong leading the PAP. Photo: AFP

According to the survey, a greater proportion of Gen Z voters born between 1997 and 2012 said they had not made up their minds about which party they would vote for, with 30 per cent decided. Baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 showed the most certainty among the age groups with just over half saying they had made their decision.