Chong Ja Ian, an associate professor of social science at NUS, told CNA that there were numerous factors that could have affected the PAP group’s success.  ,
The addition of Mr. Gan and the fact that the WP are fairly new to the area, making them less well-known, were two examples.
Given the national temperament, he said,” There’s a lot going for the PAP, and that combination made the difference.”
In a three-cornered contest pitting the Singapore Democratic Alliance and Peoples Voice parties in 2020, a PAP team made up of Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, Dr. Puthucheary, Mr. Sharael Taha, Mr. Desmond Tan, and Ms. Yeo won 64.16 % of the vote.
In the previous General Election, Ms. Sun received 60.98 % of the votes in favor of Punggol West SMC, beating Tan Chen Chen of the WP.
Assoc Prof. Chong claimed that despite being surprised by the WP player’s performance this year, they had withstanded” the national swing against criticism functions and swing for the PAP.”
What it means is that WP is gaining speed and is no longer seen as just another opposition group, according to Assoc Prof. Chong. ” WP is standing head and shoulders above the other criticism parties.”