[CONSOLIDATED] Singapore General Election 2025 Discussion Thread

Top 4 agendas?

  • Immigration influx

    Votes: 469 54.8%
  • Cost of living/inflation

    Votes: 708 82.7%
  • Housing

    Votes: 384 44.9%
  • Lack of opposition in parliament

    Votes: 269 31.4%
  • Uncontested policy making by gahmen

    Votes: 343 40.1%
  • Lack of clear distinction between citizens/PR/permit workers

    Votes: 231 27.0%
  • Widening income gap

    Votes: 263 30.7%
  • Unemployment/Lack of opportunities for citizens

    Votes: 393 45.9%

  • Total voters
    856

vegaspace

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Contesting elections for the fame every 5 years is the elderly uncles' favourite way to enjoy retirement? Hope they lose deposit and go to beg PAP for social assistance
 

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The longest time from BDRC boundaries report to election is 3 months. So latest will be June.

Won't be that long ba, May sounds about right
 

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If PSP cannot win any seat this time, they will probably be stunted in growth or worse, die a fast death after Tan Cheng Bock is no longer around.
they will probably become NSP after 2011 if they don't secure any seats
 

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SINGAPORE – A three-cornered fight can be expected in Sembawang GRC, and this outcome will give residents more choices in exercising their democratic right to vote, said Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung.

On its end, the PAP team will campaign on the party’s values, as well as the team’s track record and its plans for the group representation constituency in the coming years, Mr Ong said on the sidelines of a Sembawang community event on the evening of April 6.

Earlier in the day, the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) introduced its team for Sembawang GRC for GE2025 at a media event in Kampung Admiralty.

The National Solidarity Party (NSP) was also on a walkabout at the integrated development in Woodlands. Both opposition parties had earlier declared their intentions to contest in Sembawang.

“This morning, Sembawang was a bustling place, with two political parties – plus PAP, three political parties – moving around,” noted Mr Ong.

Mr Ong, who is anchor minister for Sembawang, said a three-cornered fight is likely, given that each party has its own ideas and vision for Singapore. He expects a keen contest, but a three-cornered fight will not change how his team will contest the coming election.

“We’ll contest on three fronts: based on our values as a party, based on our track record – let our action do the talking – and then based on our plans for the future, and we do have very exciting plans in Sembawang,” he said.

The SDP has said it would compete in Sembawang GRC and Sembawang West SMC as part of what the opposition party had dubbed its “northern strategy”.

This means that SDP chief Chee Soon Juan will run in Sembawang West, which is currently helmed by Ms Poh Li San. Ms Poh’s ward has been carved out as a single-member constituency for the upcoming election, although Sembawang remains a five-member GRC.

Mr Ong told reporters that while Dr Chee is “nationally a more famous figure, who has left Bukit Batok to come here”, he believed that Sembawang residents are fair-minded.

“They know who is the one who has been working for them all these years, and who is here because of (their party’s) political strategy,” he said. “So I believe this will be their basis of consideration... when they consider who to vote for.”


At the April 6 event, a family day carnival at the open field beside Sun Plaza, Mr Ong recapped his team’s “report card” for the past five years, which included better transport links such as the opening of the Thomson-East Coast Line and the 25km Northern Explorer Loop, a park connector network linking the towns of Sembawang, Woodlands and Yishun.

While the Sembawang plan for the next five years will be published in the coming weeks, Mr Ong hinted that it will include plans for a future seafront district once Sembawang Shipyard relocates.

“When (the shipyard) moves to Tuas, we have a whole new area – waterfront – to imagine how to transform Sembawang,” he said.

Mr Ong was joined at the event by his Sembawang teammates – Mr Vikram Nair, Ms Poh and Ms Mariam Jaafar. Two new faces that the minister had introduced to residents at a March 29 event were also there – Mr Gabriel Lam and Mr Ng Shi Xuan.

Dr Lim Wee Kiak, who is MP of Canberra ward in the GRC, was not at the event. In Facebook posts on April 3 and April 4, Dr Lim had thanked members of Canberra’s Residents’ Networks for their support and contributions to the community.

Dr Lim’s recent posts also showed him introducing Mr Lam and Mr Ng to grassroots volunteers in the area.

Mr Lam, 42, and Mr Ng, 35, were recently appointed as second advisers to grassroots organisations in Canberra.

Mr Lam is chief operating officer of moving company Shalom International Movers, while Mr Ng is director of battery company Powermark Battery and Hardware.

Mr Lam, who has been involved with Yellow Ribbon Singapore since 2011, told reporters that he would like to champion second chances for struggling families, and also for small and medium-sized enterprises facing challenges.

Mr Ng, previously a grassroots volunteer in MacPherson for a decade, said he would like to build on his work helping young families and single parents, especially as there are more young families in Sembawang.

When asked about the PAP’s Sembawang line-up, Mr Ong said this takes time to firm up as the ruling party contests every seat, but residents can see who is at community events.

“I leave you to infer who will be on the slate for Sembawang GRC, as well as (Sembawang West) SMC,” he said.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-expects-a-three-way-contest-in-sembawang-grc

Now PAP is using NSP's attack line—that Dr Chee parachuted into Sembawang from Bukit Batok

I wonder who is NSP helping by insisting on contesting Sembawang GRC at all costs, even with their poor track record in elections there
 

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I think they plan for the election without knowing Trump is going to impose those tariffs. The timing of it happens to take place to their advantage. My observation is still that most of the time PAP doesn’t hold elections more than 8 weeks after release of the electoral boundaries. So when the electoral boundaries report was released in 2nd Week March, they have already decided the elections would be in May. But you are right too about teachers going for holidays during June school holidays. My bro and sis in law who are both in teaching profession also feel that June election is unlikely.
Agreed that the timing of the US trade war played well into their cards. Is it heaven will to help the incumbent? Why didn't Trump start the trade war after the election. This event will help the incumbent due to the fear factor which we have seen in GE 2020, Covid.
 

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Hopefully Singaporeans unite as one people and all vote the other party 100% 💯 make sure this Mr Oh be the first to have 0 votes (0%) haha 🤣
 

Eureka75

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Many also think I am pappy supporter , the fact is I am not . I stand in middle and can be good or against anyone from any party I see liao beh song, one is LT and one is Josephine Teo and one is FairPrice Ng
Lim Tean too confrontional and attention seeking for my liking
 

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Dunno if anyone can resonate with this speaker but Im sure do especially when hearing those minister or prospect minister suddenly claiming they from poor family background or live at certain neighbourhood pretending to be one of us.


Guess what, she lost to the ang moh....
Reason is simple - people only vote for elites. if your english not good, no chance.
 

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wonder how donkey feel about nmps joining white party? while he din get the chance :s13:
 

icebleue

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Pretty sure WP never even bother replying him and then he come to media say talks are positive :ROFLMAO:
he insisted on contesting in punggol east by election back in 2012. honestly speaking no need to talk to him. at least chee back down back then.
 
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