It’s Nomination Day today (April 23), and it has been filled with key changes and last-minute swaps.
Here’s a quick breakdown of all the key highlights:
1. Multi-cornered fights
Tampines GRC:
Radin Mas SMC:
PAP: Melvin Yong
PAR: Kumar Appavoo
Independent: Daryl Lo
Sembawang GRC
PAP: Ong Ye Kung, Gabriel Lam, Ng Shi Xuan, Marian Jaafar and Vikram Nair
NSP: Spencer Ng, Raiyian Chia, Verina Ong, Lee Wei and Yadzeth Hairis
SDP: James Gomez, Surayah Akbar, Damanhuri Abas and Alfred Tan
Ang Mo Kio GRC:
PAP: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Darryl David, Nadia Samdin, Jasmin Lau, and Victor Lye
PPP: William Lim, Samuel Lee, Martinn Ho, Thaddeus Thomas, and Heng Zheng Dao
SUP: Andy Zhu, Ridhuan Chandran, Noraini Yunus, Nigel Ng and Vincent Ng
Potong Pasir SMC:
PAP: Alex Yeo
SPP: Williiamson Lee
PV: Lim Tean
2. Shocking switches
Chua Chu Kang GRC
PAP: Tan See Leng, Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, Jeffrey Siow and Choo Pei Ling
PSP: A’bas Kasmani, S Nallakaruppan, Wendy Low and Lawrence Pek
Punggol GRC
PAP: DPM Gan Kim Yong, Janil Puthucheary, Sun Xueling and Yeo Wan Ling
WP: Harpreet Singh, Alia Mattar, Alexis Dang and Jackson Au.
East Coast GRC
PAP: Edwin Tong, Tan Kiat How, Jessica Tan, Hazlina Abdul Halim and Dinesh Vasu Dash
WP: Yee Jenn Jong, Nathaniel Koh, Jasper Kuan, Sufyan Mikhail Putra and Paris V Parameswari.
3. Walkover at Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC
GE2025 saw a walkover at the five-man Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC today, as no opposition party’s papers were put up for the constituency.
This marks the first walkover since 2011, when the PAP team, led by then-Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, clinched Tanjong Pagar GRC.
4. DPM Heng Swee Keat & Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean’s retirement from politics
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced the retirement of two political veterans: Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean.
“Both could have continued, but they chose to step aside to make way for leadership renewal. I am deeply grateful to them, and I thank them for their many contributions,” wrote PM Wong.
DPM Heng Swee Keat, who has been in politics for 15 years, urged residents in East Coast GRC to provide their strong support.
The new East Coast team consists of Mr Edwin Tong, Singapore’s current Minister for Culture, Community and Youth; Mr Tan Kiat How, Ms Jessica Tan, Ms Hazlina Abdul Halim and Mr Dinesh Vasu Dash.
Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, who has a 33-year tenure in parliament, had previously announced that he would not be running for the election under the Pasir Ris-Changi GRC, although he mentioned that he remains “available to contribute.”
Mr Teo has since passed the baton to Singapore’s Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, Mr Desmond Tan, Mr Sharael Taha and Ms Valerie Lee.
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Featured Image Credit: Lawrence Wong via Instagram, Workers’ Party via Instagram
