Noreen Shazreen, Author at Goody Feed

Whether you are reading this in the wee hours of the morning or just catching up on the news, you'd know that this year's election was a resounding victory for the People's Action Party (PAP). Singapore's General Election 2025 (GE2025) concluded on 3 May 2025 with the PAP securing a landslide victory, winning 87 out of 97 seats and garnering 65.57% of the national vote, a 4 percentage point improvement from their 2020 performance. Image: Facebook (People's Action Party) The election marked Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's first electoral test as leader. Here's everything you need to know about the Single Member Constituency (SMC) results that shaped this decisive election outcome. Bukit Gombak SMC Results: PAP: 75.83% PSP: 24.17% Winner: PAP The PAP's Low Yen Ling delivered a commanding performance in Bukit Gombak SMC, securing 75.83% of the votes against Progress Singapore Party (PSP) candidate Harish Pillay, who received 24.17%. This substantial 51.66% margin demonstrated strong voter confidence in the incumbent PAP representative. Bukit Panjang SMC Results: PAP: 61.41% SDP: 38.59% Winner: PAP In Bukit Panjang, PAP's Liang Eng Hwa retained his seat with 61.41% of the votes, defeating Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Paul Tambyah, who garnered 38.59%. The 22.82% victory margin showed a 7.68% swing in favour of the PAP compared to previous results. Hougang SMC Results: PAP: 37.83% WP: 62.17% Winner: WP The Workers' Party (WP) maintained its stronghold in Hougang SMC, with Dennis Tan winning 62.17% of the votes against PAP's Marshall Lim who received 37.83%. This result represents a slight 0.96% swing in favour of the WP, reinforcing their traditional support in this constituency with a comfortable 24.34% margin. Jalan Kayu SMC Results: PAP: 51.47% WP: 48.53% Winner: PAP One of the most closely contested battles occurred in Jalan Kayu SMC, where PAP's Ng Chee Meng narrowly defeated WP's Andre Low with 51.47% versus 48.53% of the votes. This tight race, with just a 2.94% margin, puts Labour Chief Ng Chee Meng back in parliament after his previous electoral defeat. Jurong Central SMC Results: PAP: 80.51% RDU: 19.49% Winner: PAP PAP's Xie Yao Quan dominated in Jurong Central SMC with an overwhelming 80.51% of the votes, while Red Dot United's Kala Manickam received just 19.49%. This 61.02% margin was one of the largest in the SMC contests. Kebun Baru SMC Results: PAP: 68.50% PSP: 31.50% Winner: PAP Henry Kwek of the PAP retained Kebun Baru SMC with 68.50% of the votes against PSP's Tony Tan who secured 31.50%. The 37% victory margin reflected a 5.58% swing toward the PAP. Marymount SMC Results: PAP: 70.70% PSP: 29.30% Winner: PAP PAP's Gan Siow Huang won convincingly in Marymount SMC with 70.70% of the votes, defeating PSP's Jeffrey Khoo who received 29.30%. The 41.4% margin represented a significant 15.66% swing in favour of the PAP. Mountbatten SMC Results: PAP: 63.84% IND: 36.16% Winner: PAP In Mountbatten, PAP candidate Gho Sze Kee secured 63.84% of the votes against Independent candidate Jeremy Tan who garnered 36.16%. The 27.68% victory margin showed a 9.98% swing toward the PAP. Pioneer SMC Results: PAP: 65.42% PSP: 34.58% Winner: PAP PAP's Patrick Tay won Pioneer SMC with 65.42% of the votes, while PSP's Stephanie Tan received 34.58%. The 30.84% margin reflected a small 0.66% swing toward PSP, though not enough to challenge the PAP's dominance in this constituency. Potong Pasir SMC Results: PAP: 69.18% SPP: 22.47% PAR: 8.35% Winner: PAP PAP's Alex Yeo won Potong Pasir SMC with 69.18% of the votes against Singapore People's Party's (SPP) Williamson Lee, who received 22.47%, and People's Alliance for Reform's (PAR) Lim Tean, who received 8.35%. PAR forfeited their deposit as they failed to garner more than 12.5% of votes. Queenstown SMC Results: PAP: 81.12% PAR: 18.88% Winner: PAP PAP's Eric Chua won Queenstown SMC with 81.12% of the votes against PAR's Mahaboob Batcha, who received 18.88%. Queenstown SMC is a newly formed constituency this year, carved out from Tanjong Pagar GRC into a single seat. Radin Mas SMC Results: PAP: 69.17% IND: 23.47% PAR: 7.36% Winner: PAP PAP's Melvin Yong won Radin Mas SMC with 69.17% of the votes against independent candidate Darryl Lo who received 23.47% and PAR's Kumar Appavoo who received 7.36%. Appavoo forfeited his $13,500 election deposit as he secured less than 12.5% of the votes polled. Sembawang West SMC Results: PAP: 53.19% SDP: 46.81% Winner: PAP PAP's Poh Li San won Sembawang West SMC with 53.19% of the votes against SDP's Chee Soon Juan who received 46.81%5. Sembawang West SMC is among the newly formed SMCs introduced ahead of the 2025 general election, and was contested for the first time. Tampines Changkat SMC Results: PAP: 56.17% WP: 43.83% Winner: PAP PAP's Desmond Choo won Tampines Changkat SMC with 56.17% of the votes against WP's Kenneth Foo who received 43.83%. Choo is no stranger to going up one-on-one against opponents from the WP. In his political debut during the 2011 General Election, Choo contested in Hougang SMC where he lost to WP's Yaw Shin Leong, who received 64.8% of the vote. Tampines Changkat SMC is among the newly formed SMCs introduced ahead of the 2025 general election, and was contested for the first time. Yio Chu Kang SMC Results: PAP: 78.73% PAR: 21.27% Winner: PAP PAP's Yip Hon Weng won Yio Chu Kang SMC with 78.73% of the votes against PAR's Michael Fang who received 21.27%. In the 2020 general election, PAP's Yip won Yio Chu Kang SMC with a vote share of 60.83% against the Progress Singapore Party's then-treasurer Kayla Low. Voting Turnout This effectively means that in total, PAP has 87 seats while WP has 10 seats. The Elections Department (ELD) reported that approximately 82% of eligible voters had cast their ballots by 5pm on polling day. A total of 2,164,593 Singaporeans voted across the island, representing 82% of the 2,026 eligible voters in all contested divisions. The SMC results mirror the national trend of strong PAP performance in GE2025. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, in his post-election remarks, described the results as "a clear signal of trust, stability and confidence in your government," as the PAP improved on its 2020 performance by 4 percentage points nationally.