The People’s Action Party (PAP) has won a landslide victory in the Singapore general elections (GE2025), winning 87 of the 97 parliamentary seats contested, and increasing its vote share by 4.33 per cent from the previous elections.
PAP leader Lawrence Wong, set to return as Singapore Prime Minister, thanked his constituency after his individual win. “Thank you, Marsiling-Yew Tee! Your support means everything. I am deeply grateful for the trust you’ve placed in me and my team. We will honour it by working even harder for you!” he wrote on X.
Wong said to the nation in an X post: “Singaporeans have given the @PAPSingapore a clear and strong mandate to govern. I am humbled by and grateful for the faith you have placed in me and my team.”
The country’s main opposition party, the Workers’ Party led by Pritam Singh, has won 10 seats in GE2025. Addressing it, Wong posted: “The Opposition, in particular the Workers’ Party, fielded a strong slate of candidates and gave us a tough fight. I respect the Opposition presence in Parliament and will continue to take their views and suggestions seriously.”
About 82 per cent voting had been reported on May 3, and at the end of the result declaration, The Straits Times reported that PAP had got “65.57 per cent of the popular vote, a commanding swing from its 61.24 per cent share in the last general election”.
Former prime minister and senior statesman Lee Hsien Loong posted on X: “I am very grateful that Ang Mo Kio voters have again placed their trust in me and my PAP team. We will walk with you to keep you safe, protect your jobs, and secure a brighter future for you and your children in Singapore. Majulah Singapura! – LHL”
About the overall PAP results, Lee said: “I am very happy and relieved with the results of #GE2025. The PAP Government under PM @lawrencewongst will do its best to serve you. Let us together show what Singapore can do. Do our forefathers proud, do right by our children and grandchildren. – LHL”
Singapore had a transfer of power about a year ago, in May 2024, when Lee stepped down as prime minister and handed over the baton to Wong, who was already serving as finance minister and retained the portfolio after becoming the head of state.
In April this year, as US President Donald Trump began imposing trade tariff on most countries around the world, PM Wong called the general elections — perhaps a few months sooner than expected — because he wanted to be certain of the public support for his economic counter-measures.
Looking ahead to the future with confidence: PM Wong
As PM Wong had said again and again in the run-up to the voting, these are very challenging times for an open economy like Singapore, with the push and pull of the tariff war.
This morning, at a 3am (local time) press conference following the landslide PAP win — the first election under PM Wong’s leadership of the party and the nation — he said, “It’s a clear signal of trust, stability and confidence in your government. Singaporeans, too, can draw strength from this and look ahead to our future with confidence.”
Am I satisfied with the outcome of the elections? Yes, I am. We are very happy that Singaporeans have given us this mandate in this election. We don’t take this support and trust for granted at all. And with the results, it motivates me, it motivates all of us in this team to work even harder to do our best for everyone in Singapore.
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
CNA quoted him as saying that this mandate would put Singapore “in a better position to face this turbulent world”. He added that foreign governments, investors, and the international media were “watching the elections closely”.
Lee Hsien Loong wrote on Facebook that this mandate was very significant for Singapore, as the elections were held “at a crucial time”.
The veteran leader, who had served as the prime minister of Singapore for 20 years, wrote in his post: “This election took place at a crucial time ― in the world, and in Singapore. It was vital that PM Lawrence Wong won a good mandate in this election, to show Singaporeans, and [to] show the world, that he has the full support of a united nation. This election result achieves that.”
The election showed that Singaporeans understood what was at stake. We knew it was crucial to come together to deal with the immense challenges ahead. We showed unambiguously our support for PM and his 4G team.
Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong
In his Facebook post, Lee referred to social fabric of Singapore. “Important issues of race and religion also came up during this election,” he wrote. “The results show clearly that Singaporeans accept and uphold the multiracial and multicultural values and norms which are so fundamental to our nation.”
