PAP 65.57% GE 2025

[sseasea]

GE2001 PAP got 75.29%
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Singaporean_general_election

The only time PAP got > 80% was 1968 aka first election i.e. 86.72%
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Singaporean_general_election

From 2006 to 2015
Also most double the voters
Power!

 

[batuchka]

ok noted from 2day onwards limbeh would always say thks ah 66% until next GE

 

[zzangiefzz]

Daftness %

 

[cosmos hitachi]

Singaporeans be it true blue or new citizen have little understanding of how to use their votes wisely. It's better for most opposition parties to disband and let them Walkover because save resources, time and money. .

Many are happy with one party rule even if there is many opposition presence

Agree. From this GE, singaporeans have indicated that if there is no WP contesting there, they would vote for PAP with it getting a huge victory.
Might as well have walkover in all these places , and let these Singaporeans go shopping happily in JB.

 

[Shion]

i had a hard time sleeping last night

 

[boredom2012]

As predicted by chatgpt

 

[Forever84]

Agree. From this GE, singaporeans have indicated that if there is no WP contesting there, they would vote for PAP with it getting a huge victory.
Might as well have walkover in all these places , and let these Singaporeans go shopping happily in JB.

Hardcore opposition supporters make up less than 20% on average. Shows you segment of population that truly unhappy.

having these opposition party contest at least will give us that gauge

 

[OddEye]

Next election I foresee much less seats contested if that is what majority of Singaporeans want. Those living in west and north can dream on that WP will contest your area next election. Likely they will stick to east area, maybe they will make a comeback on marine parade

 

[Laneige]

lousy
should be 70% and above

i thought is high
so those v low dragged down the votes
also gd
so high mandate for what

actually sc a lot r swingers one
they see who r the ones contesting
those cui opp is like make them pissed also. but they forgot even though they suck but at least got chance to put yr voice into votes. if support govt, vote them. wana say no v gd, or keep on toes, vote opp. if think both also cmi then void.

 

[Forever84]

i thought is high
so those v low dragged down the votes
also gd
so high mandate for what

actually sc a lot r swingers one
they see who r the ones contesting
those cui opp is like make them pissed also. but they forgot even though they suck but at least got chance to put yr voice into votes. if support govt, vote them. wana say no v gd, or keep on toes, vote opp. if think both also cmi then void.

No… even I truly unhappy I won’t vote for these Mickey Mouse parties. What’s going to happen if they win? Voters still logical.

why WP successful? Because their style is not so confrontational, u see LMW? I think many ppl can’t accept his style

 

[Laneige]

No… even I truly unhappy I won’t vote for these Mickey Mouse parties. What’s going to happen if they win? Voters still logical.

why WP successful? Because their style is not so confrontational, u see LMW? I think many ppl can’t accept his style

logical depends on which side of the coin u r seeing
those that vote for mickey mouse knows they r not going to win because of the usual pattern.
so there is no 'whats going to happen if they win' because they r not going to win. u see the pattern of past election will know.

 

[itedino]

Looks like 2001 GE under GCT still holds the record at 75.29%
* Sorry records still belongs to PAP under LKY
1968 86.7%
1980. 77.7%

LKY got 1 election got 90% votes. I guess he is the only one is Singapore that got a high voters

 

[hdsouza]

No… even I truly unhappy I won’t vote for these Mickey Mouse parties. What’s going to happen if they win? Voters still logical.

why WP successful? Because their style is not so confrontational, u see LMW? I think many ppl can’t accept his style

This really isn't true either. JBJ is as confrontational as they come, yet he was the first opposition MP elected in the Anson by-election in 1981. Proving that was no fluke, he was re-elected at the 1984 GE.

Of course, you have the more mellow Chiam being elected in 1984 and a relatively more confrontational Low Thia Khiang getting elected in 1991.

Essentially, it's the issue of branding that makes the difference. After all, if this was purely about personality, how the hell would hooligans like Shanmugam remain?

Essentially, if you are looking at regime change, I think you are still a generation away - you just have too many boomers still around who can't be swayed. Just as people lament you have the hardcore opposition supporters who would vote any opposition, you have still a sizeable chunk of those who would vote any monkey PAP fields. Only mortality would help reduce this base.

 

[Forever84]

logical depends on which side of the coin u r seeing
those that vote for mickey mouse knows they r not going to win because of the usual pattern.
so there is no 'whats going to happen if they win' because they r not going to win. u see the pattern of past election will know.

I can tell u my family is swing voters. We vote pap before and we vote opposition before. You think voters like my mother care about LMW confrontational politics?
No. She care about whether Desmond Lee is building the lift for the overhead bridge.

and what LMW say? Oh my job is not to look after estate. My mother actually wanted to vote DR Tan initially one, she change her mind last minute

 

[Asy1um]

I think need save more money liao, get ready for all kind of prices increase mybfd

 

[Forever84]

This really isn't true either. JBJ is as confrontational as they come, yet he was the first opposition MP elected in the Anson by-election in 1981. Proving that was no fluke, he was re-elected at the 1984 GE.

Of course, you have the more mellow Chiam being elected in 1984 and a relatively more confrontational Low Thia Khiang getting elected in 1991.

Essentially, it's the issue of branding that makes the difference. After all, if this was purely about personality, how the hell would hooligans like Shanmugam remain?

Essentially, if you are looking at regime change, I think you are still a generation away - you just have too many boomers still around who can't be swayed. Just as people lament you have the hardcore opposition supporters who would vote any opposition, you have still a sizeable chunk of those who would vote any monkey PAP fields. Only mortality would help reduce this base.

Yet he tried to go into GRC next and lost after what 2 terms? Shows again many voter don’t accept a confrontational style. Many care about what they see immediately around their estate. Not just wider political issue

 

[jericho75]

those mickey mouse parties caused the opposition votes to dropped so much.

 

[hdsouza]

Yet he tried to go into GRC next and lost after what 2 terms? Shows again many voter don’t accept a confrontational style. Many care about what they see immediately around their estate. Not just wider political issue

Nope. He lost his parliamentary seat at Anson due to trumped up charges on false accounting and subsequently got debarred from running until 1997. Then again, in 1997, he ran in Cheng San and that was also the best performing losing GRC which saw him secure a NCMP seat before he was removed due to his bankruptcy arising from the ensuing defamation lawsuit stemming from him flashing a police report Tang Liang Hong made.

Point is - if being confrontational was a deterrent factor by and of itself, there is even less reason for JBJ to poll so well in 1981, 1984 and 1997 given the demographic profile of that electorate (when things were also generally better off). It's equally clear that if municipal concerns were top of mind, there would have been no reason for him to be elected in 1981 and 1984 to begin with given he had no experience in running a TC.

If you scrutinize WP's slate, their worst performing group this time came at East Coast (their strongest performance last round among their losing candidates) notwithstanding gerrymandering, but this lot still polled 41% (which is higher than any other GRCs by any other opposition).

Let's be honest - WP's East Coast slate this round would hardly come across as having more experience or more eloquent than even PSP's WC team. In many respects, PSP did much better than expected in West Coast in 2020 largely due to Tan Cheng Bock's past association there as well. So what does that say about branding?

 

[hdsouza]

those mickey mouse parties caused the opposition votes to dropped so much.

The sensible takeaway - and this has persisted since the Punggol East by-election in 2013 - is that whenever there are multi-corner fights and WP is involved, the other opposition parties would be swatted away easily regardless of whether WP wins.

This also essentially paves the way towards an eventual two-party system however long that may take.

 

[AcquiT]

This prove again branding is v important and people willing to pay the price.

Be it in what aspect,mostly branding still works majority.

The mindset v hard to change