The People's Action Party took 61.24 per cent of the popular vote — this was a “clear mandate” but not as strong as what Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he had hoped for. — PAP pic via TODAY
“But it's a good mandate,” Lee said at a press conference that started at 5am today, following the release of the final results of the polls. GE2020 was an unprecedented election that was fought predominantly online and on social media. For the first time in Singapore’s electoral history, the voting hours were extended by two hours to allow all voters to be able to cast their ballots, after longer-than-usual queues had formed earlier in the day due to Covid-19 safety measures.
“The results reflect the pain and uncertainty that Singaporeans feel in this crisis, the loss of income, the anxiety of our jobs, the disruption caused by the circuit breaker and the safe distancing restrictions,” he added. The results also showed “a clear desire for a diversity of voices in Parliament”, especially among the younger voters, Lee noted.
Analysts said that the huge drop in overall vote share for PAP should trigger some “soul-searching” within the party, and particularly among its fourth generation leaders. Agreeing, Associate Professor Bilveer Singh from the National University of Singapore said that young voters tend to be idealistic.
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