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2nd LD: Singapore's ruling party PAP wins majority in parliament

Xinhua, September 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) will form the government, winning at least 79 of the 89 parliamentary seats, according to results of the polls by the Elections Department (ELD) so far.

Singapore's Prime Minister, also PAP's Secretary-General Lee Hsien Loong with his team won the Ang Mo Kio group representation constituency (GRC), winning 78.6 percent of the vote.

Lee Hsien Loong thanked supporters in Malay, Mandarin, English, saying that "We are very humbled." Lee Hsien Loong said he and his team will work hard in the next five years to make Ang Mo Kio a better place to live and work.

PAP has won back the Punggol East SMC in a close contest that saw veteran Charles Chong edge out incumbent Lee Li Lian. Charles Chong received 51.76 percent of the vote.

PAP also won a resounding victory in Tanjong Pagar GRC, the constituency of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew before, with 77.7 percent of the votes.

While the opposition Workers' Party defended its stronghold of Hougang single member constituency (SMC), with Png Eng Huat retaining his seat with 57.69 percent of the vote.

Sources say recount taking place for Aljunied GRC led by the opposition Workers' Party Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, according to local media's report.

The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) was challenged in all available 89 parliamentary seats for the first time in the island- nation's history. The 89 seats were split into 16 group representation constituencies(GRCs), where the candidates from a contesting party is required to be fielded as a team, and 13 single member constituencies (SMCs).

The ruling People's Action Party took 81 of the 87 seats in last general election in 2011 with 60.14 percent of the popular votes, which is lower than the 66.6 percent in general election 2006. Endi