[GE2025] PSP Discussion thread

[homedriver]

Not worth to be step up? What’s the point.

 

[zhoholang]

Likely PSP will disband liao...

So west side people, good luck...

I don't stay west . I think it's good that psp just Walkover or do what I have mentioned. No point give citizens chance to vote in many areas

 

[angelichound]

Ya ... moi have same feeling sia ... haizzzzz。

LMW credentials sibeh good sia chiu all know ?

good credentials means nth when the average voter perception of u is negative

not all publicity is good publicity when it comes to Singapore politics

 

[Itsnotfunny]

They should recruit new citizens to contest there. Speak JHK mandarin or mainland Chinese mandarin sure power one. Can easily swing 20% over.

 

[heroking]

TCB ig got 57k followers also cannot win?
of all the oppo his followers the most

 

[newcell]

I believe if they have very deep pockets, similar to their opponent. They're nail it.

 

[angelichound]

TCB ig got 57k followers also cannot win?
of all the oppo his followers the most

their online presence in GE2025 is almost non existent

the avg voter won't be bothered to go find out about them

Their message has to appear organically online

 

[Shion]

‘We never take your support for granted’, says PSP’s Tan Cheng Bock after losses in GE2025​

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ys-psps-tan-cheng-bock-after-losses-in-ge2025

SINGAPORE - Opposition PSP founder and chairman Tan Cheng Bock has thanked his supporters following the party’s GE2025 losses.

In his first remarks after the party lost all six constituencies it contested, Dr Tan acknowledged on May 4 that the party had gone through a “rough night”.

“To those who voted PSP, we offer our deepest and most heartfelt thanks. We never take your support for granted,” he wrote in a Facebook post.

“I share your hurt and disappointment... Together, we stood not just against political opponents, but against an entire machinery who came at us with boundary line changes and limitless resources. And yet, you brought courage, heart and an unquenchable spirit,” he said.

For those who did not vote for PSP, Dr Tan said the party respects their choice and pledges to work harder to earn their trust in the future.

He also congratulated Minister for National Development Desmond Lee and his team for winning, and said that Mr Lee had conducted his campaign admirably.

“My team and I offer our sincere congratulations for your electoral success. I especially thank you for your gracious message to PSP last night, for ‘putting up a strong contest, for raising good ideas, and for engaging with us for a better Singapore’,” wrote Dr Tan.



Dr Tan’s team – which included PSP chief Leong Mun Wai and party vice-chair Hazel Poa – contested West Coast-Jurong West GRC against the PAP team led by anchor minister Mr Lee.

PSP said during the campaign that the 2025 General Election will likely be the last one that Dr Tan, 85, will contest.

The party had fielded 13 candidates in six constituencies, and obtained between 24.17 per cent and 39.99 per cent of the vote shares. Besides West Coast-Jurong West GRC, it also contested Chua Chu Kang GRC and the Pioneer, Bukit Gombak, Kebun Baru and Marymount SMCs.

The results also mean PSP will lose its parliamentary presence, since Non-Constituency MP seats are given to the top losers in the polls – a title that now belongs to the WP.

Dr Tan called on its young supporters to not lose heart. “Today, we tend to our political wounds. But in time, those wounds will heal.

“And the scars we carry will not be marks of defeat, but lasting reminders that we dared to stand up, we dared to speak out, and together, we made sacrifices – not just for ourselves, but for the common good of all Singaporeans.”

 

[Youareme]

TCB thought he's like the savior of SG that ppl long wanted for. But for ppl in the east like me, I didn't know him well before his involvement in the presidential election.

just like CSJ, TCB is the Achilles heel to their parties.

 

[Youareme]

Likely PSP will disband liao...

So west side people, good luck...

west side don't care, they only care about news in bolehland and communist motherland and wetland.

 

[itedino]

Pap calculation were right

Only this Allianz pap out of their calculation.

 

[charleslee1989]

After last night's results, I think its the beginning of the end for PSP. Maybe they won't even be around next GE.

Redrawing of boundaries aside, I feel PSP also made quite a lot of mistakes this time. I don't think placing hazel, lmw and tcb in a SMC would have helped given the boundary changes. Also, those middle class voters are probably on holiday, which would have helped but would still not give PSP any wins.

Here are the mistakes from this GE

1. Not showing their younger high potential candidates enough
Stephanie Tan shows alot of potential, and more coverage whether marketing or social media would have helped change the image that PSP is becoming more professional. There may be more good young candidates but all overshadowed by your old people.

2. Not booking a stadium for the results announcement
There were so many questions why PSP didnt book stadium before the votes were cast. This gave the impression that PSP themselves gave up the fight already before it even started. Whoever decided not to book the stadium better explain themselves properly to the CEC.

3. Not enough rallies, not enough catchphrases, not charismatic enough.
Believe it or not, politics is also about soundbytes. You guys can learn from independent candidate Jeremy Tan. Even this guy got his "full time pay, part time job" catchphrase that people like. You need things to become viral to get swing voters like women votes. I have a few female friends that vote for PAP because of funny reasons like taskforceman is trending, or because lawrence wong's wife is pretty, or that cai yinzou is good looking. In fact, Jamus likely won Sengkang because of his "no blank cheque" statement.

4. Leon Perrera should not be seen so openly. He is a liability for PSP's image.
Big mistake having Leon as emcee in the PSP rally. Just ban him from being seen until PSP gains at least 1 seat in parliament. If it will even be around by then.

5. Image problem as anti foreigner party
PSP needs to learn how to be Pro SG first/Pro fairness without looking like anti foreigners, because like it or not you also need to attract this group of leechers. That's probably why WP is looking more and more like PAP-lite. They also know the demographics of this group will increase.

6. The west has a lot of new citizens, old people, and poor people
For new citizens, the people living here are likely ex-malaysians who work in tuas up to CBD etc. They like to compare PAP with whatever govt is running malaysia, thats why they don't really care if NTUC almost got sold and tbh they don't even want to know. They just want to game the system so that their friends and family can come to SG for personal benefits. I have had ex colleagues who are new citizens that keep receiving messages from their relatives telling them that oppositions are all anti foreigners and to vote for incumbent to bring more of their friends and family in. I think someone in edmw talk about xiaohongshu? How can PSP attract this people while avoiding the potential smearing by ruling party?

Old people, no need to say. Their whole sorry lives they only know PAP. They got not much struggles since their flats already fully paid and they probably retired.

Those poor people, believe it or not, live hand to mouth or "voucher to voucher" like some mosquito party says. This group of people will keep going meet the peoples session to waive things and ask for help and this creates some sort of master-servant reliance. Naturally you would be afraid that all your help received will disappear once an opposition takes over.

7. Never walk the ground enough
I know the boundary changed and it was uphill to begin with, as there was not enough time. But this also led to the outcome because you need to walk the ground to engage voters, especially old people who don't consume social media and even news. And another problem is, where else can you walk? You guys are all surrounded by PAP strongholds.

Here are the challenges

1. PSP is facing an image problem that will become worse after Dr Tan's retirement
PSP was always known as an old people or pensioners party. After Dr Tan retires, is there enough new blood to change its image?

2. PSP contested areas are surrounded by PAP high margin win areas.
"You look left, look right", if the electoral boundaries are redrawn again, you guys are gonna lose even more. Next time where can west coast redraw? what if its Tanjong pagar? Or if they redraw to include the area in jurong with Ong Ye Kung's cousin? This is a serious problem and one of the reasons why even WP don't even dare to touch the west. There's too much ground to cover and all are high margin PAP wins.

3. Leadership renewal and talent pool
After TCB, who can continue running PSP? LMW and Hazel no longer have the "mandate" as NCMP in the party. And you guys need more lawyers. And when I say lawyers, I mean those that can articulate and speak well, not the gho sze kee type. Sinkie are suckers for lawyers cos they speak well and cos its deemed as someone successful in life.

What u can improve

1. Branding
Get some consultants and change your image to look more professional like WP. Sinkies are suckers for branding and image. Get on with the times. Low Thia Kiang's ground up success cannot be replicated in 2025. You need more Stephanie Tans in your party. If you can get more guys of the same calibre like that independent candidate Jeremy Tan, I think it would help also.

Your old people also need to look less like old people and more like professionals. Sadly, alot of mosquito parties candidates look like old coffeeshop uncles, which PSP also has.

2. Get rid of the image that PSP is anti foreigner
PSP needs to strike a balance by being pro-fairness (meaning fighting against discrimination of singaporeans) while not turning new citizens away. Like it or not, you need these people to vote for you. Eventually the children of new citizens might face the same problem as sinkies anyway.

Silver lining, existential crisis
1. PSP did very badly this GE, but at least your results showed voters that you guys are not in the "mosquito party" league. But after TCB retires, which is quite soon, PSP might just end up as one.

@charleslee1989 that's what I can think of right now.

good take tbh!

 

[Weeli85]

west side don't care, they only care about news in bolehland and communist motherland and wetland.

I don't wish PSP similar fate to SDP or even worse, NSP

 

[charleslee1989]

I don't wish PSP similar fate to SDP or even worse, NSP

we need more young people!

 

[yperic]

 

[CHINAUSA]

60 % do not approve of LMW...

took the wrong strategy ..No need talk much. The votes speak for themselves

 

[OddEye]

Sinkies don wan pap work overtime la
It's obvious. They got their wishes already..pap should thank their voters on this

 

[charleslee1989]

Hopefully, the next leadership renewal will have younger people...

 

[Jurong640]

Hopefully, the next leadership renewal will have younger people...

yup. need young one. Dr Tan will always be remembered as Hyperbeast Ah gong.

 

[angelichound]

Hopefully, the next leadership renewal will have younger people...

I have a hunch we won't see LMW (66) and Hazel (54)

probabaly lawerence will lead seeing how things goes

Lawerence didn't really wow ppl that much although he was totued as a star catch

it's just my speculations