Pritam hoped WP would 'tip one or two more constituencies' at GE2025

The Workers' Party was hoping to win one or two new constituencies at the May general election, and had come close, though it was not enough to succeed, said party chief Pritam Singh on Aug 4.

- Tham Yuen-C

"It was a difficult election for us. As a small political party, obviously, elections are going to be difficult, but we did our best," he said, speaking on The Big Show on Kiss92 FM.

The WP fielded 26 candidates, including 14 new faces, at the general election.

In the end, the party won 10 seats to entrench its incumbent positions in Aljunied GRC, Sengkang GRC and Hougang SMC, but failed to make inroads in the new constituencies it contested, including Punggol GRC, Tampines GRC and Tampines Changkat SMC.

Asked by DJs Glenn Ong and Angelique Teo about the electoral showing, Mr Singh said that he had hoped the party would "tip one or two more constituencies".

"(We) came close, not close enough. But that just tells you there's still work to do. So we go at it again," he added, speaking in what he said was his first radio interview.

The WP had drawn flak from other opposition parties for not contesting Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, where the party had covered the ground, leading to an unexpected walkover win for the PAP on Nomination Day.