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🇸🇬 Journalist, writer and activist. Champion of clauses. Author of The Singapore I Recognise: Essays on home, community and hope (Ethos Books, 2023)

Jul 10, 2020, 45 tweets

#GE2020 OFFICIAL RESULTS THREAD

1. Bukit Panjang SMC
PAP: 53.74%
SDP: 46.26%

PAP's Liang Eng Hwa wins.

2. Potong Pasir SMC
PAP: 60.69%
SPP: 39.31%

PAP's Sitoh Yih Pin wins. #GE2020

3. MacPherson SMC
PAP: 71.74%
PPP: 28.26%

PAP's Tin Pei Ling wins. #GE2020

SDP statement: Dr Chee Soon Juan says they want to thank the voters in their various constituents and to tell them that they "will continue to press on". Thanks volunteers and members who have worked tirelessly.

Poor guy sounds like he needs to sleep for DAYS. #GE2020

SDP's Paul Tambyah: Says problems with voting today shows "recklessness" of the PAP in choosing to hold #GE2020 in the middle of a pandemic. "I think we can all hold our heads up high" and says they had a strong campaign, always said it would have been a "miracle" to have got in.

4. Marymount SMC
PAP: 55.04%
PSP: 44.96%

PAP's Gan Siow Huang wins. #GE2020

5. Pioneer SMC
PAP: 61.98%
PSP: 35.24%
Independent: 2.78%

PAP's Patrick Tay wins. #GE2020

6. Radin Mas SMC:
PAP: 74.03%
RP: 25.97%

PAP's Melvin Yong wins. #GE2020

7. Punggol-West SMC:
PAP: 60.97%
WP: 39.03%

PAP's Sun Xueling wins. #GE2020

RP's Kenneth Jeyaretnam reacting to the sample count: says they're "pretty pleased" with a "respectable result" considering the obstacles of an "unnecessary election" during a pandemic. Says they've proven RP is a "party of substance". #GE2020

When asked if Reform Party will continue walking the ground, Kenneth Jeyaretnam says they are here for the "long haul" and congratulates the Workers' Party on their result. He was stuck on stay-home notice until a few days ago. #GE2020

National Solidarity Party's Reno Fong says they "respect the view of the voters." Says the ruling party is not doing as well as they should have over the last five years based on the vote counts so far. #GE2020

8. Tanjong Pagar GRC
PAP: 63.13%
PSP: 36.87%

PAP wins. #GE2020

9. Jalan Besar GRC
PAP: 65.37%
PV: 34.63%

PAP wins. #GE2020

These CNA percentages aren't including the spoiled votes. You can see the percentages of spoiled votes here: elections.viz.sg #GE2020

10. Hong Kah North SMC:
PAP: 60.98%
PSP: 39.02%

PAP's Amy Khor wins. #GE2020

11. Chua Chu Kang GRC:
PAP: 58.64%
PSP: 41.36%

PAP wins. #GE2020

Yup. Jalan Besar GRC one of the 😫😫😫 choices for voters. #GE2020

12. Yuhua SMC
PAP: 70.54%
SDP: 29.46%

PAP's Grace Fu wins. #GE2020

13. Ang Mo Kio GRC
PAP: 71.91%
RP: 28.09%

PAP wins. #GE2020

14. Yio Chu Kang SMC
PAP: 60.83%
PSP: 39.17%

PAP's Yip Hon Weng wins. #GE2020

15. East Coast GRC
PAP: 53.41%
WP: 46.59%

PAP wins. #GE2020

Here's the Workers Party's East Coast Team speaking on Facebook Live, thanking their supporters: facebook.com/workersparty/v… #GE2020

16. Mountbatten SMC
PAP: 73.84%
PV: 26.16%

PAP's Lim Biow Chuan wins. #GE2020

17. Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
PAP: 67.26%
SPP: 32.74%

PAP wins. #GE2020

18. Jurong GRC
PAP: 74.62%
RDU: 25.38%

PAP wins. #GE2020

Where the @#$! is the piano music coming from while Heng Swee Keat is speaking?! #GE2020

19. Bukit Batok SMC
PAP: 54.80%
SDP: 45.20%

PAP's Murali Pillai wins. #GE2020

20. West Coast GRC
PAP: 51.69%
PSP: 48.31%

PAP wins. #GE2020

21. Sembawang GRC
PAP: 67.29%
NSP: 32.71%

PAP wins. #GE2020

22. Kebun Baru SMC
PAP: 62.97%
PSP: 37.03%

PAP Henry Kwek wins. #GE2020

23. Marine Parade GRC
PAP: 57.76%
WP: 42.24%

PAP wins. #GE2020

24. Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
PAP: 64.15%
SDA: 23.67%
PV: 12.18%

PAP wins. #GE2020

Tan Cheng Bock speaks to the media, says they may not have won seats, but says an average of about 40% for a new party is something he's quite proud of and that the movement he created will grow. #GE2020

25. Hougang SMC
PAP: 38.81%
WP: 61.19%

WP's Dennis Tan wins. #GE2020

26. Tampines GRC
PAP: 66.41%
NSP: 33.59%

PAP wins. #GE2020

27. Holland-Bukit Timah GRC
PAP: 66.36%
SDP: 33.64%

PAP wins. #GE2020

28. Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC
PAP: 63.18%
SDP: 36.82%

PAP wins. #GE2020

29. Sengkang GRC
PAP: 47.87%
WP: 52.13%

WP wins. #GE2020 #IStandWithRaeesah

Wait why does Ivan Lim get to stand there in the background with the Jurong team and why does he get a shout-out from Tharman? #GE2020

30. Aljunied GRC
PAP: 40.07%
WP: 59.93%

WP wins. #GE2020

31. Nee Soon GRC
PAP: 61.90%
PSP: 38.10%

PAP wins. #GE2020

.@jamuslim flashes Singaporeans a finger-heart as he thanks voters and supporters that carried the team into Sengkang GRC and the Internet cries out for "Jamus oppa 😍😍😍" #GE2020

We end #GE2020 with 83 seats for @PAPSingapore, 10 seats for @wpsg and 2 NCMP seats up for grabs. For the first time ever an opposition party has 2 GRCs.

PAP sees a drop in vote-share to 61.24%, but wins 83 seats out of 93 seats.

First-past-the-post + the GRC system really denies us more proportionate representation in Parliament. #GE2020

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