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CNA
05-07-2025
- Politics
- CNA
Tan Cheng Bock and Hazel Poa step down from PSP's top decision-making body
SINGAPORE: Progress Singapore Party (PSP) announced on Saturday (Jul 5) that party founder Tan Cheng Bock and former secretary-general Hazel Poa have stepped down from its central executive committee, the party's top decision-making body. Dr Tan will be succeeded as party chairman by Mr A'bas Kasmani. Despite their resignations from the committee, both Dr Tan and Ms Poa remain members of the party. They were part of PSP's slate in West Coast GRC during the 2025 General Election. The party also confirmed that treasurer S Nallakaruppan has stepped down from his position but will remain in the party. To refresh its leadership, PSP said it has co-opted three new members into its central executive committee: Mr Sani Ismail, Mr Lawrence Pek and Ms Stephanie Tan. Mr Leong Mun Wai will remain as secretary-general of the party. PSP lost in all six constituencies it contested in the 2025 polls, ending its five-year presence in parliament through Non-Constituency MP (NCMP) seats held by Mr Leong and Ms Poa after their near-win in West Coast GRC in 2020. In particular, PSP's flagship West Coast-Jurong West GRC team – comprising party founder Tan Cheng Bock, Mr Leong, Ms Poa and newcomers Sumarleki Amjah and Mr Ismail – received 39.99 per cent of the vote, losing to a People's Action Party team led by Minister for Education Desmond Lee. In the 2020 General Election, Ms Poa contested under PSP in West Coast GRC West Coast GRC as part of a high-profile PSP team led by Dr Tan, alongside Mr Leong Mun Wai, Mr Nadarajah Loganathan and Mr Jeffrey Khoo. The team garnered 48.32 per cent of the vote – the best performance by a losing opposition team. That led to Ms Poa and Mr Leong being appointed NCMPs, bolstering PSP's visibility and their individual profiles. GE2025 DISAPPOINTMENT Given this, expectations were high going into the 2025 election. The poor showing – an eight-point drop – was met with disappointment within the party. Mr Leong described the results as "very shocking", adding that the PSP would study the results "seriously and humbly" and reconsider how it can gain further trust from Singaporeans. A few days later, he wrote in a Facebook post that the results were "disappointing" but did not signal the end for the party. 'Our call for checks and balances, an inclusive society and fairer opportunities for all remains unshaken. We will regroup, reflect, and return stronger.'
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Dutchess County 2025 Primary Election Results: Here's who will be on the ballot in November
On June 24, the polls closed for the 2025 Primary Election in Dutchess County at 9 p.m., and the unofficial results from the county's Board of Elections are in. Seven local municipalities held primaries including the City of Poughkeepsie, Town of Beekman, Town of Lagrange, Town of Pawling, Town of Red Hook, Town of Rhinebeck and Town of Union Vale. This year, Conservative, Democrat, Republican and Working Families primary elections took place in Dutchess County. Only registered voters enrolled in a party were eligible to vote in that party's election. Here are the candidates that will be on the ballot in the 2025 General Election on Nov. 5. More: Chick-fil-A in Dutchess, Orange counties. Where new restaurants are planned Results (included Town of Red Hook Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 and Town of Rhinebeck District 1): Kristofer Munn: 552 votes; 55.31% Troy Haley: 446 votes; 44.69% Results (included all Town of Beekman Districts and Town of Union Vale Districts 1 and 2): Joseph Tresca: 480 votes; 55.11% Faye B. Garito: 391 votes; 44.89% Results for Ward 1 Councilmember, Districts 1 and 2: Ernest J. Henry: 41 votes; 68.33% Warren G. Jones: 19 votes; 31.67% Results for Ward 8 Councilmember, Districts 1 and 2: Daniel L. Atonna: 332 votes; 83.21% Sakima AG. McClinton: 67 votes; 16.79% Results: Laureen Abbatantuono: 591 votes; 75.67% Stella Maria Slattery: 190 votes; 24.33% Results: Anthony Coviello: 585 votes; 74.71% Brian Green: 198 votes; 25.29% Results (voting for two): Gina Ragusa: 547 votes; 36.61% Kate Blake: 499 votes; 33.40% Ezio Battaglini: 235 votes; 15.73% Frank M. Lemak V: 210 votes; 14.06% Write-in: 3 votes; 0.2% Results: Anthony Marinaro: 49 votes; 94.23% Steven McKenna: 2 votes; 3.85% Write-in: 1 vote; 1.92% Results (voting for two): Susan Condon: 35 votes; 52.24% Alfred P. Rabasco: 16 votes; 23.88% William Bedford: 15 votes; 22.39% Write-in: 1 vote; 1.49% Results: Anthony Marinaro: 582 votes; 88.58% David Anthony Mashiah: 75 votes; 11.42% Results (voting for two): Franco Giangrasso: 548 votes; 49.19% Susan Condon: 467 votes; 41.92% Daniel Mosquera: 97 votes; 8.71% Write-in: 2 votes; 0.18% Results: Write-in: 6 votes; 100.00% Rovin Persaud: 0 votes; 0% Suzette Persaud: 0 votes; 0% Results (voting for two): Allyson Persaud: 4 votes; 40.00% Reese Persaud: 4 votes; 40.00% Luis Rodriguez: 2 votes; 20.00% Results: Catherine Giordano: 321 votes; 54.50% James Schmitt: 268 votes; 45.50% Results (District 4): Louis Musella: 104 votes; 60.82% Lauri Taylor: 67 votes; 39.18% Results: Steven Frazier: 216 votes; 62.07% Charles Richwine: 131 votes; 37.64% Write-in: 1 vote; 0.29% This article originally appeared on Poughkeepsie Journal: Dutchess County 2025 Primary Election: See results
CNA
30-05-2025
- Business
- CNA
Two new town councils established in Jalan Kayu and Punggol
SINGAPORE: Two new town councils have been established in Jalan Kayu and Punggol following the conclusion of the 2025 General Election. This brings the total number of town councils to 19, the Ministry of National Development (MND) said in a press release on Friday (May 30). Twelve town councils have been reconstituted due to changes in electoral boundaries, which resulted in some areas being transferred between towns, MND added. Five remain unchanged. Under the Town Councils Act, elected MPs are to form a town for their own constituency or by grouping up to three constituencies together to form a town. Each town is to be managed by its own town council. The new Jalan Kayu Town Council will comprise the Single Member Constituency won by labour chief Ng Chee Meng. He will chair the council. Punggol Town Council also comprises only the Group Representation Constituency, which was won by a People's Action Party (PAP) team led by Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. Four town councils have been renamed. Jurong-Clementi Town Council is now known as Jurong-Clementi-Bukit Batok Town Council. Marine Parade Town Council has been renamed Marine Parade-Braddell Heights Town Council. Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council will now be Pasir Ris-Changi Town Council, while West Coast Town Council is now West Coast-Jurong West Town Council. The remaining eight reconstituted town councils are Aljunied-Hougang, Ang Mo Kio, Chua Chu Kang, East Coast, Holland-Bukit Panjang, Jalan Besar, Tampines and Tanjong Pagar Town Councils, and their names are unchanged. Bishan-Toa Payoh, Marsiling-Yew Tee, Nee Soon, Sembawang and Sengkang Town Councils will continue with their names and town boundaries unchanged. Town councils have up to 90 days to complete the handover and takeover of the management of the areas to be transferred. This means the two new town councils and the 12 reconstituted town councils will take over the management of the transferred areas from Aug 1. Town councils can also mutually agree to complete the handover and takeover before Aug 1. They will have to inform residents of this date. "MND encourages all town councils to work together to ensure a smooth transition, so that the needs of residents can continue to be served," said the ministry.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
GE2025: Overseas votes largely mirror local voting patterns; total voter turnout at 92.83%
SINGAPORE - The 2025 General Election had a turnout of 92.83 per cent after the addition of overseas voters, with 2,438,610 of 2,627,026 registered voters in contested constituencies casting their ballots. The ballots of more than 9,000 Singaporeans who voted overseas were counted on May 15, and the voting patterns were largely similar to how local citizens voted. In a statement on May 15, the Elections Department (ELD) said there were 17,237 registered overseas voters in all contested electoral divisions. Of these, 5,966 out of 8,091 registered overseas voters cast their ballots at 10 overseas polling stations. In addition, 7,808 out of 9,146 postal voters in all contested electoral divisions downloaded the postal ballots, of which of which 6,097 were received in Singapore by the deadline stipulated and 3,363 were accepted for counting Combined with local ballots, the overall number of rejected votes was 42,945. The results of the May 3 polls were already decided before the overseas votes were counted, as the margins of victory for all 32 constituencies were greater than the total number of overseas registered voters for each constituency. Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC went uncontested due to a walkover. Overseas voters had cast their ballots at overseas polling stations located at the Singapore Government's high commissions, embassies or consulates in Beijing, Canberra, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo and Washington. The overseas votes were counted at the ELD's multi-purpose hall in Novena Rise, where several candidates from GE2025 showed up to witness the counting. Overseas votes largely mirrored local votes, except Sembawang West SMC and Bukit Panjang SMC. In Sembawang West, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan received 23 overseas valid votes, with 21 votes going to PAP's Poh Li San. Ms Poh had prevailed at the polls with 53.18 per cent of the vote. PAP's Liang Eng Hwa and SDP's Paul Tambyah received 36 overseas votes each for the contest in Bukit Panjang, which Mr Liang won with 61.38 per cent of the vote. In Jalan Kayu SMC, PAP's Ng Chee Meng received 33 overseas votes, with WP's Andre Low getting 30 votes. Mr Ng, who is labour chief, won the single seat with 51.47 per cent of the vote. In Tampines GRC, which the PAP won with 52.02 per cent of the vote, 166 overseas voters chose the ruling party, with 153 voting for the WP. In Punggol GRC, which the PAP won with 55.17 per cent, 156 overseas voters chose the PAP and 126 opted for the WP. Associate Professor Eugene Tan, a political analyst and law don at the Singapore Management University, said the overseas vote results were 'broadly consistent' with those in past general elections. 'It reflects the trends in voting that overseas voters do not vote radically differently from local voters,' he added. 'Ultimately, the overseas votes made no difference.' The 2025 General Election saw the lowest voter turnout by percentage since 1968. On Polling Day, 92.47 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots in Singapore. Political observers said the likeliest explanation for the lower turnout was that Singaporeans had already made travel plans before the election was called, taking advantage of the May Day holiday that fell on a Thursday. Source: The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Permission required for reproduction Discover how to enjoy other premium articles here
Straits Times
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
GE2025: Overseas votes largely mirror that of local votes, total voter turnout at 92.83%
The ballots of more than 9,000 Singaporeans who voted overseas were counted on May 15 for the general election. ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI SINGAPORE - The 2025 General Election saw a turnout of 92.83 per cent - or 2,438,610 - of the 2,627,026 registered voters in contested constituencies casting their ballots, after the addition of overseas voters. The ballots of more than 9,000 Singaporeans who voted overseas were counted on May 15 for the general election, with overall voting patterns largely similar to local citizens' votes. In a statement on May 15, the Elections Department (ELD) said there were 17,237 registered overseas voters in all contested electoral divisions. Of these, 5,966 out of 8,091 registered overseas voters cast their ballots at 10 overseas polling stations. In addition , 3,363 of 6,097 postal ballots were received in Singapore by the deadline and accepted for counting. Overall, combined with local ballots, the number of rejected votes was 42,945. The results of the May 3 polls were already decided before the overseas votes were counted, as the margins of victory for all 32 constituencies were greater than the total number of overseas registered voters for each constituency. Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC went uncontested due to a walkover. Overseas voters cast their ballots at 10 overseas polling stations - located at the Singapore government's high commissions, embassies or consulates in Beijing, Canberra, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo and Washington. The overseas votes were counted at the ELD's multi-purpose hall in Novena Rise, where several candidates from GE2025 showed up to witness the counting. Overseas votes largely mirrored that of local votes, with the exception of Sembawang West SMC and Bukit Panjang SMC. In Sembawang West, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan received 23 overseas valid votes, with 21 votes going to PAP's Poh Li San. Ms Poh had prevailed at the polls with 53.18 per cent of the vote. PAP's Liang Eng Hwa and SDP's Paul Tambyah received 36 overseas votes each for the contest in Bukit Panjang, which Mr Liang won with 61.38 per cent of the vote. In Jalan Kayu SMC, PAP's Ng Chee Meng received 33 overseas votes, with WP's Andre Low getting 30 votes. Mr Ng, who is labour chief, won the single seat with 51.47 per cent of the vote. In Tampines GRC, which the won PAP with 52.02 per cent of the vote, 166 overseas voters chose the ruling party, with 153 voting for the WP. In Punggol GRC, which the PAP won with 55.17 per cent, 156 overseas voters chose the PAP with 126 opting for the WP. The 2025 General Election saw the lowest voter turnout by percentage since 1968. On Polling Day, 92.47 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots in Singapore. Political observers said the likeliest explanation for the lower turnout was that Singaporeans had already made travel plans before the election was called, taking advantage of the May Day holiday that fell on a Thursday. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.
