Jalan Besar GRC incumbent team goes up against PAR slate

The incumbent PAP team will go head-to-head with the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR), an opposition coalition, in a battle for Jalan Besar GRC in the general election on May 3.

- Judith Tan

Candidates from both sides successfully filed their nomination papers at Kong Hwa School in Guillemard Road on April 23.

In the last general election in 2020, Peoples Voice (PV) — which is now a member of PAR — had jostled with the PAP for the group representation constituency, which represented the largest area of the downtown city centre of Singapore.

That year, the four-member PAP team, led by Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo, won the election with 65.36 per cent of the vote.

PV, then led by party chief Lim Tean, obtained 34.64 per cent of the vote.

This general election, Mr Lim, who is secretary-general of PAR, will not be contesting Jalan Besar. He will be in a three-cornered fight with Singapore People's Party treasurer Williamson Lee and Mr Alex Yeo of the PAP for Potong Pasir SMC.