PAP bags Sembawang; Poh Li San wins Sembawang West

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung led a five-member PAP team in Sembawang GRC to a convincing victory, bagging 67.75 per cent of the vote in a three-cornered fight against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and the National Solidarity Party (NSP).

- Sandra Davie, Zaihan Mohamed Yusof, Senior Correspondents and Tay Hong Yi

Besides Mr Ong, the team comprised Mr Vikram Nair, 46, a lawyer; Ms Mariam Jaafar, 48, managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group; and two newcomers — Mr Ng Shi Xuan, 35, director of a battery company; and Mr Gabriel Lam, 42, the chief operating officer of a moving company.

The boundaries of Sembawang GRC have changed since the 2020 election, with polling districts from Sembawang GRC being carved out to form the new Sembawang West SMC.

The SDP secured 29.93 per cent of the vote. The team comprised hospital assistant director Bryan Lim, 49; music publisher Surayah Akbar, 42; research institute director James Gomez, 60; entrepreneur Alfred Tan, 59; and educational consultant Damanhuri Abas, 54.

The NSP team secured only 2.32 per cent of the vote, which means that the five candidates — party chief Spencer Ng, 45; Ms Verina Ong, 46, a polytechnic lecturer; Mr Raiyian Chia, 46, a swimming coach; Mr Lee Wei, 50, an associate lecturer; and Mr Yadzeth Hairis, 62, a business owner — will lose their election deposit of $13,500 each.

Election deposits are forfeited if candidates are not elected and do not secure more than 12.5 per cent of the vote.