GE2025 livePAP leads sample counts in 29 constituencies; WP leads in 3

Supporter gave notes of encouragement to SDP’s Paul Tambyah

A supporter of Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Paul Tambyah gifted him a framed collection of notes of encouragement when the Bukit Panjang SMC candidate arrived at MOE (Evans) Stadium on Polling Night.

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‘The count looks good’: PAP’s Masagos

PAP’s Tampines GRC Masagos Zulkifli arrived at Bedok Stadium with his teammates Tan Kiat How and Koh Poh Koon.

Speaking to supporters and the media briefly, Mr Masagos said that “the count looks good”.

PAP’s Tampines GRC team is leading in the sample count at 53 per cent, with WP coming in at 46 per cent.

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PAP candidates in bright smiles following sample count results

Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin, who is contesting Ang Mo Kio GRC, was seen hugging teammate Jasmin Lau. She was also seen thanking supporters at Yio Chu Kang Stadium at 10.45pm.

The PAP team she is in is leading with 79 per cent in the sample count against the Singapore United Party and the People’s Power Party.

Several members of the PAP’s East Coast GRC team – Mr Edwin Tong, Mr Tan Kiat How and Ms Jessica Tan – were also seen exchanging hugs at Bedok Stadium.

The team is leading with 59 per cent in the sample count against the WP.

At Henderson Road, PAP candidate for Radin Mas SMC Melvin Yong was also seen smiling, after sample count showed that he was leading with 69 per cent against the People’s Alliance for Reform’s Mr Kumar Appavoo and independent candidate Darryl Lo.

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In multi-cornered fights, some candidates always lose big

Lim Yan Liang Deputy News Editor

Voters here have punished perceived spoilers in multi-cornered contests, with last-place candidates set to lose their election deposits.

The most stark of this was in Tampines, which faced a four-way fight. The National Solidarity Party and the People’s Power Party were non-quantities in the race, netting what looks to be a combined 1 per cent of votes there.

That aside, third-placed finishers in constituencies with three-corner fights, such as Sembawang and Radin Mas, were also nowhere close to the 12.5 per cent vote share needed to get back their deposits of $13,500 per candidate.

GE2025 sample count results: PAP leads in 29 constituencies

The Elections Department has released all sample count results as at 10.50pm, with the PAP leading in 15 GRCs and 14 SMCs, and the WP retaining two GRCs and one SMC.

The PAP’s lead includes hot seats Punggol, East Coast and Tampines GRCs and Jalan Kayu SMC, while the WP is leading in Aljunied and Sengkang GRCs, as well as in Hougang SMC.

For the full results, go to str.sg/ge2025-results

Ng Chee Meng set for a noteworthy win

S Thyaga Rajan Assistant ST Now Editor

Labour chief Ng Chee Meng has won 52 per cent of the vote in the Jalan Kayu single seat against first-time WP candidate Andre Low, based on a sample count of ballots.

This potential victory for Mr Ng and the PAP comes after a heated contest in the newly created seat that was once part of Ang Mo Kio GRC. During the hustings, Mr Ng faced questions over Allianz’s planned union with Income Insurance worth $2.2 billion, which was aborted in the end.

Mr Low himself had to deal with criticism over leaked Telegram messages in which he used crude language in rants with his friends during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mr Ng was a former Cabinet minister who stayed on as secretary-general of the NTUC after losing to the WP slate in Sengkang at the 2020 polls.

If this result holds, it would be a noteworthy win for Mr Ng.

SAMPLE COUNT RESULTS: PAP leads in Tampines and East Coast GRCs

Tampines GRC
PAP: 53%
NSP: 0%
PPP: 1%
WP: 46%

East Coast GRC
PAP: 59%
WP: 41%

For the full results, go to str.sg/ge2025-results

‘The wind beneath my wings’: Edwin Tong thanks supporters

Mr Edwin Tong, PAP's anchor minister for East Coast GRC, thanked supporters and volunteers for their effort during the campaign period.

Speaking to reporters at Bedok Stadium, Mr Tong said: “It's been a long day - one of anticipation and, of course, excitement, as we get to the end of the campaign... The supporters here fill me with a lot of energy and... the enthusiasm is so infectious.

“I mean, they’ve really been the wind beneath my wings over the last nine days and beyond.”

He added that he is thrilled to serve residents in the constituency together with the volunteers. "That really gives me a lot, a lot of encouragement."

Mr Tong said that regardless of the election outcome, the team will do a full analysis to identify the areas that they need to do better in.

The sample count for the GRC is yet to be announced.

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PSP looks set to lose parliamentary presence

Audrey Tan Assistant News Editor

The PSP, which fielded 13 candidates in six constituencies, has lost all of them, going by the sample count. None of their losses are considered narrow, with the opposition party obtaining between 25 per cent and 39 per cent of the vote share in all six constituencies. This means it is likely that the party will no longer be the “best losers” in this election, and may lose its Non-Constituency MP seats.

In GE2020, the PSP lost by a narrow margin in the then West Coast GRC, obtaining 48.32 per cent of the vote share against the PAP’s 51.68 per cent. The party’s performance there allowed it to send two of its candidates into Parliament as NCMPs – party chief Leong Mun Wai and first vice-chair Hazel Poa.

Based on the sample count in GE2025 in the new West Coast-Jurong West GRC, the PSP’s vote share has declined, with the party obtaining 39 per cent of the vote share as compared with the PAP’s 61 per cent.

The preliminary results could point to three things: the role of the changed electoral boundaries; the less-striking slate of candidates fielded by the PSP compared with the WP; and the possibility that the PSP’s NCMP presence in Parliament did not resonate with voters.