Tanjong Pagar victory is PAP's strongest showing in a GRC

The PAP has won Tanjong Pagar GRC – helmed by Education Minister Chan Chun Sing – with 81.03 per cent of the vote against the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR).

- Lim Min Zhang Correspondent and Christie Chiu

The PAP has won Tanjong Pagar GRC – helmed by Education Minister Chan Chun Sing – with 81.03 per cent of the vote against the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR). This is the ruling party's best performance in a GRC since such electoral divisions were created in 1988.

Tanjong Pagar has once again proved to be a PAP stronghold. The margin of victory is far bigger than at the 2020 General Election, when PAP won 63.1 per cent of the vote against the PSP.

There were also clear PAP victories in the neighbouring SMCs of Queenstown – a new constituency carved out of Tanjong Pagar GRC – and Radin Mas.

In Henderson Road, where the PAP team and supporters were gathered, Mr Chan was asked about the party's strong performance, but he would say only that "our focus is always on the residents", and that the work resumes the "first thing in the morning".

"We always believe that if we take care of the residents, the residents will take care of the results," he told reporters.

"This has always been our belief in team Tanjong Pagar, and this will always be our belief going forward."

This was only the third time the five-member GRC was contested. The PAP had banked on its track record in the constituency of 140,194 voters, previously led by founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.

The Tanjong Pagar team did not hold any rallies during this campaign.