Potong Pasir SMC: PAP 69.18%, SPP 22.47%, PAR 8.35% Alex Yeo wins three-way fight for Potong Pasir

Potong Pasir SMC: PAP 69.18%, SPP 22.47%, PAR 8.35%

- Selina Lum Senior Correspondent Gabrielle Chan and Amanda Chai

A PAP candidate who was once fielded in the WP stronghold of Aljunied has clinched a strong solo victory in Potong Pasir SMC, in his first contest in the seat.

Mr Alex Yeo won a three-cornered fight for the single-member constituency, fending off Singapore People's Party (SPP) treasurer Williamson Lee and People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) secretary-general Lim Tean.

Mr Yeo received 19,185 votes, or 69.18 per cent – an improvement of about 9 percentage points for the ruling party compared with the 2020 General Election, where it garnered 60.67 per cent of the vote.

Of the remaining votes, 6,230, or 22.47 per cent, went to Mr Lee, while Mr Lim had 2,316 votes, or 8.35 per cent.

Mr Yeo, 46, replaces PAP stalwart Sitoh Yih Pin, who has stepped down after serving three terms in the single seat since 2011.

This is Mr Yeo's second election – he was part of the PAP slate for Aljunied GRC at the 2020 polls.

The lawyer, who is married with two children, served as branch chair of the Paya Lebar ward in Aljunied GRC, which has been held by the WP since 2011.