[CONSOLIDATED] Singapore General Election 2025 Discussion Thread

[icebleue]

Even if WP go Punggol contest, highly unlikely will see repeat of Sengkang 2.0, last time pap cock up with Sengkang voters stuck in queues for hrs and pissed them off and vote for WP, and also make Jamus Lim shined too much in online rally. Now no more online rally liao

You really think so?
I don’t think people vote that irrationally.
the most they will do is to leave the queue and not vote.
It was 97% voter turnout.

 

[charleslee1989]

TCB prob believes the time is right and ripe for a 3rd party to pop up in a westminster system.

thus the initial "star power" by trying to use LHY in the walkabout.

not sure if anyone noticed, but TCB was capitalizing on the Oxley Road saga to pitch PSP "against brothers" to sell some form of "credbility" to PSP.

and of cos "TCB, ex-presidential candidate" and capitalizing that he's the one against Tony Tan which see his votes split by 1 crazy old coot and a political opportunist seeking to prove his ex-boss GCT wrong. sympathy votes on the last GE for PSP.

LMW and Hazel Poa are just TCB's pawns in the chess game if u ask me.

那只老狐狸.

SXL and TPL.

not llst.

more like TCB wanted LMW to re-step up as SecGen.

TCB doesn't want to be secgen on 2 issues - his past with PAP, he doesn't want to be seen as a political opportunist and capitalist.

staying as chairman gives him the swagger to do things, but not to the point where he's running the show.

LMW is the perfect front.

Hazel Poa is too weak as secgen. dun forget, she was secgen in NSP

i know 20 other women who can write and even better.

big deal?

mark my words.

Well, let's wait for GE to be over to come back to this lor....

 

[dambio]

And it is our signature STRIVE for SG60 ?

It's a big round number mah

 

[dambio]

It’s a developing country trying to masquerade as a developed country, it’s about increasing gdp at all costs and culture these days

In d end master of none

 

[pwongkk]

Yep... need to ease them in. You let them 100% walkover, we are as good as dead.

Yes. Let them learn from pappies whacking, they will emerge out stronger. The various lawsuits against them at the beginning didn't kill them.

 

[Hakuna Matata]

At stake? This year, there will be more swing voters?

 

[GarnetDragon]

Comments from Seah Kian Peng's FB page, which have since been deleted as of today 27 Mar.

 

[icebleue]

At stake? This year, there will be more swing voters?

Boomers are dying faster than they can replace.

 

[charleslee1989]

Comments from Seah Kian Peng's FB page, which have since been deleted as of today 27 Mar.

Must POFMA Evan Tan....Seah Kian Peng is not a minister!

 

[Shawny88]

There is a real possibility of a total opposition wipeout in the coming GE.

Does Singaporean still want to MP to grill Ministers for answers which they don't usually provide?

Does Singaporean still want to see an empty Parliament sitting when Parliament only sits for 30-40 days per year and yet the PAP MP seems to be so busy unable to attend the sittings.

Is this considered fear mongering…

 

[Medicated Oil]

It's a big round number mah

StruGgle60 for most of us.

 

[Carnage]

History has shown that the PAP will have their share of the popular vote decrease every time there is a change of Prime Minister.

The question is, how much will the vote share drop this time?

I sincerely hope that it is enough to make the incumbent lose at least 1 more GRC but with the EBRC changes, I think that is more like a farfetched dream.

 

[EJB]

Yes. Let them learn from pappies whacking, they will emerge out stronger. The various lawsuits against them at the beginning didn't kill them.

We don't need a 100% walk over, we just need more ears and opinions to do what's best for us.

 

[pwongkk]

We don't need a 100% walk over, we just need more ears and opinions to do what's best for us.

Yes, listen + action.

Would be good if opposition can get 40% ofcthe seats.

 

[EJB]

Yes, listen + action.

Would be good if opposition can get 40% ofcthe seats.

That's the ideal position for now, it would be good to kick start and humble the people elected to serve us.

 

[tmkedmw]

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https://mothership.sg/2025/03/forme...ew-faces-for-ge-2025-where-they-might-run-in/​

Former PPS to Lee Hsien Loong, a neuroscientist & senior counsel: 51 potential new faces for GE 2025 & where they might run in​

Every election will see quite a number of new faces turning up for different political parties.

We've rounded up every candidate that has had their name bandied around these past few months, and some new faces that have surfaced as the election draws closer.

So how does this list work? If this is a prospective candidate's first time potentially participating in an election, they go on the list.

And if you have participated in a GE before, if you are rumoured to be representing a party you have never ran for before, you make the list too.

For example, both Lam Pin Min and Kala Manickam took part in GE 2020, both did not get elected, both are expected (one more certain than the other of course) to run in the upcoming GE.

Lam would not make the list as he would most likely run for PAP (the same party he ran for in 2020), but Kala would make the list, as this is the first time she would run with Red Dot United (her previous GE run was with the Progress Singapore Party).

With that out of the way, here are all the folks that have been rumoured to be running and where they could potentially run.

PAP

In GE 2020, PAP fielded a whopping 27 new candidates.

Image from PAP.org

So the following list might seem like a lot, but it's probably not too outside the realm of possibility.

One way to see if someone is going to be a potential PAP candidate is to see if they are a branch chairperson for a constituency they are challenging for.

Which is a great segue to kick off our list.

Adrian Ang

PAP has seen quite a bit of a shakeup in their Aljunied branch, one of them being former vice-chairperson Adrian Ang replacing Victor Lye as chair of the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol branch.

Image from Ang's Facebook

Ang is a director at Chye Thiam Maintenance, which provides integrated facility and environmental management services.

Potential constituency: Aljunied GRC


Bernadette Giam

Image from Giam's Facebook

Another chairperson situation. Giam replaced Marcus Loh, who himself had only come in as chair in 2023, as chair of Sengkang East.

Image from Giam's Facebook

Giam and her sister, Bonnie Wong, run Creative Eateries, which has brands like Bangkok Jam and Suki-Ya.

Potential constituency: Sengkang GRC


Charlene Chen

The NTU marketing professor has been seen around Tampines for quite a while.

Image from Chen's Facebook

Chen was originally a member of the Tampines Town Council, before becoming a second adviser to the grassroots organisations in Tampines GRC.

She was recently at the Tampines Five-Year Masterplan unveiling at Sports Fiesta.

She is seen as a likely replacement for Cheng Li Hui.

Potential constituency: Tampines GRC


Choo Pei Ling

Choo is a neuroscientist, and a professor at SIT.

Image from Choo's Facebook

She's been a volunteer at Marine Parade for a while now, and was seen at a recent Ramadan event at MacPherson, along with namesake Tin Pei Ling and other Marine Parade GRC members, Tan See Leng, Seah Kian Peng, and Fahmi Aliman.

Potential constituency: Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC


Chua Wei-Shan

Chua is the organising secretary of the Young PAP, and the executive director of BX Creatives, a product design, manufacturing and sourcing company.



She was initially tipped to be a potential part of the West Coast GRC team, along with two other names we'll touch on later in the article.

However, The Straits Times reported that she had recently been seen at events in Chua Chu Kang.

Potential constituency: Chua Chu Kang GRC


Daniel Liu

Another of the Aljunied Branch Chairs. Liu took over as branch chair of Paya Lebar from Kenny Sim, who reportedly stepped down due to health reasons.




Liu is the managing director of the urban planning consultancy, Morrow Architects and Planners and the executive director of Morrow Intelligence, an urban data analytics planning firm.

He is also the son of Singapore's first master planner, Liu Thai Ker.

Here's his profile picture on his Politician Page on Facebook.

Image from Liu's Facebook

Potential constituency: Aljunied GRC


David Hoe

Hoe is the director of philanthropy over at registered charity, The Majurity Trust.

Image from Majurity Trust

He had earlier been seen at Jalan Besar GRC with Denise Phua, but ST recently reported seeing him around Tampines GRC.

Potential constituency: Jalan Besar GRC

 

[tmkedmw]

David Neo
The former chief of army stepped down on Mar. 21, 2025.

Which has led to rumours that Neo might run in the upcoming election.



In 2015, then-chief of defence force, Ng Chee Meng resigned less than a month before the election.

Potential constituency: ???


Deryne Sim

Deryne Sim, a media and entertainment lawyer with more than 10 years' experience, was seen giving out oranges to Nee Soon residents alongside Minister K Shanmugam in Nee Soon GRC on Jan. 26.



Mothership

Sim is a former committee member of the LGBTQ+ activist group Pink Dot.

She also gives pro-bono legal advice at Meet-the-People sessions.

Constituency: Nee Soon GRC


Dinesh Vasu Dash

The CEO of Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), Dinesh Vasu Dash, is reportedly resigning in the coming days, according to Zaobao.



Image from Singapore Army

Dinesh served in the Singapore Armed Forces for over twenty years.

He left as a brigadier-general and joined MOH, where he was appointed the group director of MOH's crisis strategy and operations group during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dinesh then left MOH to join the Agency of Integrated Care, a subsidiary of MOH Holdings, to serve as its chief executive.

Potential constituency: ???


Elmie Nekmat

Elmie is the branch chair of Sengkang Central, taking over from Amrin Amin back in 2022.

Image from Elmie's Facebook

The Associate Professor at the Department of Communications and New Media in NUS has been a party activist since 2016, including with the Young PAP and Malay Affairs Bureau.

Constituency: Sengkang GRC


Faisal Abdul Aziz

Another new Aljunied branch chairs. Faisal took over Shamsul Kumar for the Kaki Bukit branch.



Faisal is the clinical director of dental group Nuffield Dental, and according to Shamsul, has served the Kaki Bukit branch for almost 10 years.

Possible constituency: Aljunied GRC


Foo Cexiang

ST broke the news of the director for private and future mobility division at the Ministry of Transport resigning.

Image from Enterprise SG/ FB

ST also reported that Foo was "set to run" for the upcoming GE.


Gabriel Lam

The CEO of Shalom Movers has been touted as a potential candidate since 2024.



In the run up to GE 2025, Lam has been spotted with Tampines GRC MP Koh Poh Koon.

Potential constituency: Tampines GRC


Gho Sze Khee

According to CNA, Gho has been spotted at community events with Mountbatten SMC's Lim Biow Chuan.

Image from Lim Biow Chuan's FB

The maritime lawyer and Branch Secretary of PAP Bukit Timah has also been featured heavily in Lim's recent walkabouts.


Goh Hanyan

Goh Hanyan is a director at MDDI, and was previously the director of economy and sustainability at the Prime Minister's Office.

Image from MDDI

CNA reported that the senior civil servant was seen at a Meet-The-People session at Zhenghua, which is in the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC.

Potential constituency: Holland-Bukit Timah GRC


Hamid Razak

West Coast GRC MP Desmond Lee, who made his election debut in Jurong GRC, visited Jurong Spring with Hamid recently.



The orthopaedic surgeon and assistant branch secretary of Jurong Spring has also posted photos of recent community events in Jurong Spring.

With the latest one being a Buka Puasa event with West Coast GRC MP Foo Mee Har and Jurong GRC MP Rahayu Mahzam.

Possible constituency: West Coast-Jurong West GRC

 

[tmkedmw]

Reserved ....

Hazlina Abdul Halim

Touted as one of the potential new faces for PAP in late-2024 by ST, Hazlina has been one of the more prominent volunteers for MacPherson MP Tin Pei Ling.



While MacPherson has been subsumed into the future Marine Parade-Braddell Heights, the director of Mendaki and CEO of Make a Wish has still been seen with many members of the current Marine Parade GRC as recently as Mar. 22.

Tin Pei Ling FB

Potential constituency: Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC


Jagathishwaran Rajo

The final entry on this list for the presumptive PAP Aljunied team.

Jagathishwaran is an assistant director at NTUC.

Image from Jagathishwaran's FB

He also served as branch secretary of Zhenghua, in the Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, for eight years, and is currently the branch chair of Eunos.

Possible constituency: Aljunied GRC


Jasmin Lau

One of the relatively newer speculative candidates that has emerged in the lead-up to the elections, Lau was the Deputy Secretary (Policy) at the Ministry of Health.


MOH senior civil servant resigns ahead of GE2025

Jasmin Lau, 42, will be leaving the administrative service, the highest tier of civil service in Singapore

Possible constituency: ???


Jeffrey Siow

Another senior civil servant, Siow, holds the role of Second Permanent Secretary at both the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).

He is the most senior civil servant to resign from the civil service ahead of GE2025 thus far.

Image from Siow's Linkedin

He was the principal private secretary (PPS) to Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong when he was PM.

Its alumni include PM Lawrence Wong and Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, who were both PPS to Lee.

His last day will be on Apr. 1, 2025. According to ST, he is "set to enter politics".

Possible constituency: ???


Marshall Lim

Lim, a lawyer specialising in criminal law, recently took over Jackson Lam as Hougang branch chair.

Image from Lim's Facebook

He was also previously head of criminal practice at Invictus Law, which was started by PAP activist Josephus Tan

Potential constituency: Hougang SMC


Melissa Tan

Tan is the Chief Executive Officer of waste management firm Wah and Hua, and was spotted at Bedok 58 market with East Coast GRC MPs.

She was more recently seen at a Chingay event at East Coast with some of the GRC MPs.

Most recently however, she was seen with Hong Kah SMC MP Amy Khor and another potential candidate Chua Wei Shan at Bukit Batok West hawker center.

Image from Cheryl Chan's Facebook

Potential constituency: East Coast GRC


Natasha Choy

Choy is the director of youth development at NTUC. She has been seen on walkabouts in the West Coast area with MP Foo Mee Har.

Image from Foo Mee Har's Facebook

She is one of three new faces that was spotted by ST with Foo in Feb (the other two being Valerie Lee and Chua Wei-Shan).

Lee and Chua, however, have been spotted at other battlegrounds since then.

Foo's constituency will be under the West Coast-Jurong West GRC.

Potential constituency: West Coast-Jurong West GRC


Raj Joshua Thomas

The former NMP and managing partner of law firm Tang Thomas LLC resigned from his NMP duties on Feb. 14.

Image from Raj Thomas Joshua Facebook

He announced his intention to apply for a membership in PAP, and said he would "answer the call" if he was chosen to run for the election.

Possible constituency:???


Shahrin Abdol Salam

Shahrin, who resigned as the chief executive officer of Singapore Post’s local operations on Feb. 2025, was spotted at the Woodlands Ramadan Bazaar with the Sembawang GRC MPs on Feb. 23, 2025.



He was more recently spotted at the launch of the Bukit Canberra Forest Gym and Canberra Cove on Mar. 23, 2025.

Potential constituency: Sembawang GRC


Shawn Loh

Loh, director of security and resilience programmes at the Ministry of Finance, was the budget director for both 2024, and 2025.



According to ST, Loh has resigned from his civil service position, leading to speculation he might run in the coming GE.

Potential constituency: ???

 

[yaoxiukia]

above all ok just as long dont open their foul mouth talk about how affordable sg is. And please no NCM please

 

[zephxion]

Got ex pink dot committee member wor. PAP is going for the woke voters this GE.