[GE2025] The Workers' Party (WP) Discussion Thread

[dqwong]

I posted this in another thread.

Just for perspective. While the rest of the country gravitated to the PAP giving 80% win percentages in some areas, when it comes to WP contested area, things get a bit interesting.

Punggol, Tampines and Jalan Kayu are areas generally not covered by WP but contested this round. Fresh faces, un-walked ground. Despite that,

1. close to 45% of Punggol voters decided that it's ok to not vote for DPM Gan, SXL and lose these office holders
2. 47% of Tampines decided that it's ok to not vote for Masagos and Poh Koon, and lose these office holders
3. 48.5% of Jalan Kayu decided that they rather choose a young boy (with a foul mouth, as some here would term it) over a sitting labor chief, former minister and 3 star general.

In total, 130k Singaporeans voted for WP in these 3 GRC/SMC and these are in areas previously uncontested by WP.

So a strong mandate to PAP in non WP contested areas may not necessarily be a real mandate, if the mandate is borne out of a lack of choice.

I can only hope that more Singaporeans will step up and volunteer, continue to walk the ground in these areas and by the next elections, it would not matter how EBRC redraws the boundaries.

I think WP also needs to significantly ramp up their social media presence and engagement from now till the next GE. They have to attract more Singaporeans, especially professionals that are in the communications field to join them, so that they have an effective long term strategy that expands on enhancing its brand power. Maybe having a WP podcast would be a good idea?

 

[buttbERry]

brand new term again

 

[jumpthepig]

WP performance in 10KKJ is not bad considering Singaporeans are kancheong about tariffs and want to give Voucher Wong a strong mandate to fix tariffs issues. PAP have 14.4% swing against them and even the useless no support party that have been contesting 10KKJ all the while have a 33.4% swing until there is only 200+ votes for them.

WP has brighter future…

 

[TopGun]

I think WP also needs to significantly ramp up their social media presence and engagement from now till the next GE. They have to attract more Singaporeans, especially professionals that are in the communications field to join them, so that they have an effective long term strategy that expands on enhancing its brand power. Maybe having a WP podcast would be a good idea?

Agree. WP has to attract more people to join them and I think no just in the comms field. Sustained engagement is resource intensive in terms of manpower and financial. And that's why the smaller parties find it hard in this regard.

I am not sure if regular podcasts is a good idea. My own sense is that with more MPs in parliament now, that on it's own should create news and WP would benefit from that.

 

[buzzlightyear852]

opposition supporters should buy properties at these areas so Northeast and East side would all fall to opposition . Can give up on west side

yes
i think as oppo supporters we need to combine forces with WP liao

 

[jumpthepig]

GE2025 result is total domination by PAP
They wiped out all other opp parties and stopped wp from gaining any new seats and lost a senior mp

Stopped WP from gaining any new seats?

WP to get two NCMP seats in the next Parliament, on top of 10 elected MPs​

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-the-next-parliament-on-top-of-10-elected-mps

 

[merv77]

Hope they give up 1 NCMP seat for Dr Chee, for an alternative voice for Singaporean.

 

[jeffprobst]

Hope they give up 1 NCMP seat for Dr Chee, for an alternative voice for Singaporean.

the only way you will see Dr Chee have a chance in taking up the ncmp role is if the WP tampinese team, all refuse to take it up. But based on yesterday Pritam speech, it seems likely they will filed their people.

 

[s-ghost]

Hope they give up 1 NCMP seat for Dr Chee, for an alternative voice for Singaporean.

let's be realistic, no party would do this

 

[terada86]

pretty sure next GE, they might not win any new GRC but the percentage will be closer to winning.

i think we will be see one or 2 more GRC get overturn in 2035 assuming PAP is not a coward to anyhow draw the line again

but i wont be surprise if they do cause thats who PAP is, a bunch of cowardly scums , i also wont be surprise they will from marine parade draw until SK or punggol n make them one big family

 

[erwinrommel]

the only way you will see Dr Chee have a chance in taking up the ncmp role is if the WP tampinese team, all refuse to take it up. But based on yesterday Pritam speech, it seems likely they will filed their people.

Exactly.

There will be 2 NCMPs for WP.

If andre took it, then there is only one for WP tampines. But if they reject it, is it certain PAP will give it to the third best loser?

 

[keywin]

Don't forget the silent majority (or at least a big chunk of the population) who are politically apathetic and all the info they get during campaigning are the PAP materials that they receive at home and in the mail. It's not difficult to imagine these people voting PAP just because they are more 'present' and they have no idea who the Opp are.

And then there is this group of educated Singaporeans who have bought into the PAP's elitist mindset. They themselves are not yet at the elite level but they ASPIRE to be elitist. They hope that by supporting and voting PAP, they will be considered elite themselves by association.

These 2 groups are present in every GE no matter the issues of that time and I believe that's why Opp will always have a hard time gaining ground.

 

[arcturuz]

dont kid yourselves
Lost 1 key senior MP
Zero new seats won
Its a big setback for wp

many joined because wp won sk grc during last GE
This gave people hope that wp is gaining momentum but PAP has broken wp’s momentum, how many will step forward to join wp and contest in 5 years time with such results? How many current candidates would still be contesting in next GE?

GE2025 result is total domination by PAP
They wiped out all other opp parties and stopped wp from gaining any new seats and lost a senior mp

zero lost of seats/MP by PAP, even the worst of the worst ncm was able to win.
Giving those who voted him out and those who made noise about ntuc a big slap in the face

hard truths

i think opp should just give up

it's a waste of time against those useless daft voters

 

[miko66]

Ah Singh,

If you're reading this thread

Just wanna say this ..

We at MPGRC already been deprived of voting this GE and losing LMW in parliament is simply unacceptable

For the sake of tenths of thousands of true blue sinkies

CSJ would be a good replacement

Wishful thinking

 

[alvincy]

I would think the MVP of GE2025 is the EBRC.

All the team members should be given a pay raise and promotion.

 

[yperic]

 

[Bweebweee]

Very good results for WP if you take into account all the Jerry marying & redrawing of boundaries which PAP did

Despite all that obstacles, they still managed 40% above for all the wards they contested... I think their results quite impressive

But didnt pap get higher popular vote percentage than last election? Wouldnt this mean opposition managed to retain their seats, while their percentage dropped? Doesnt this mean the gerrymandering benefitted opposition?

 

[matrix05]

If you firsthand see their grassroots at play at the different nomination centres, you know how scary their entire machinery is. At Kong Hwa school, they had like a 100+ battalion with PAP Flags and wearing white shirts, etc.
They had Walkie-talkies and vehicles were parked outside of the school waiting to transport their candidates.

PAP will just adapt their slates for each GRC/SMCs according to the team of candidates WP put up for them respectively.
They have TCH, etc. on standby too.

If Harpreet was in Tampines, they might have put TCH or NEH, etc. there too.
No way to outcompete PAP on the resources aspect, PAP has the overwhelming edge.


PAP Grassroots, Data available to them but withheld to opposition + Main Stream Media with all the different political bodies just ensures the PAP's visibility is much higher than the opposition counterparts and that the fearmongering tactics work. Don't forget all the chicken wing gestures, etc.



WP not stupid, there was a reason why they played so conservatively this GE.
Everybody was shocked at them not contesting MP-BH and PS/SL not venturing out.

Now we know the reason(s) why.

A good summary. EBRC + 5MP GRC + fear mongering + multiple chicken wings + PA support + Simonboy influenza to reach the young voters are the winning ingredients.
Ineffectives were traditional media SPH & Mediacorpse.
Add up still cannot explain the LKY like 5% swing. What is the reason? SG approves LW?

 

[misterGomez]

MIW 65% nia but they spin it until massive victory.

put big big landslide, really shameless

 

[nujiln]

From the results, it is very difficult to flip a GRC - we saw that both WP and PAP improved on their margins in SK and EC respectively. Now that Punggol and Tampines have become hotly contested GRCs, I expect it to be harder for WP next GE than this. Yes they have 5 years to walk the ground, but PAP also has 5 years to pour in resources to improve their standings.