Rematch between PAP and PSP in West Coast Jurong West GRC

Minister Desmond Lee facing off against former PAP stalwart Tan Cheng Bock

- Michelle Ng

One of the key constituencies to watch in the 2025 General Election, West Coast-Jurong West GRC, will see a rematch between the PAP and PSP, with National Development Minister Desmond Lee facing off against former PAP stalwart Tan Cheng Bock.

The PAP team was confirmed on April 23 at the Nan Hua High School nomination centre to include Mr Lee, 48, who is the anchor minister for the GRC, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Finance and Education Shawn Huang, 42, and three-term MP Ang Wei Neng, 58.

Rounding out the slate are two first-time candidates - orthopaedic surgeon Hamid Razak, 39, and lawyer Cassandra Lee, 33.

They are up against the opposition PSP's A-team, which includes its top three leaders - Dr Tan, 84, party chief Leong Mun Wai, 65, and vice-chair Hazel Poa, 54.

The other two candidates are first-timers - head of packaged food and business development Sumarleki Amjah, 53, and in-house legal counsel Sani Ismail, 49.

In the 2020 General Election, the PAP won the constituency in its previous form - West Coast GRC - with 51.68 per cent of the vote against a PSP team led by Dr Tan. It was the narrowest win for the ruling party in that election.

Mr Leong and Ms Poa were part of the PSP team that lost marginally, while Mr Lee and Mr Ang were part of the PAP team that won.

The five-member constituency has since had its boundaries significantly redrawn, absorbing some 41,000 voters from Jurong GRC - one of PAP's best-performing constituencies.