Singapore GE2020: West Coast GRC could see hottest fight in some time

West Coast GRC, which hugs the south-western waterfront of the island, is set to experience some ripples this election.

He has been especially busy in recent months overseeing the country's digitalisation push, made all the more critical in the face of the Covid-19 crisis, with more and more business, school and other activities shifting online. "I don't see any big issues playing up, like in Aljunied GRC with the Workers' Party," he adds, referring to the serious questions raised about the WP's management of the town council's financial affairs, and granting of contracts to supporters, which will no doubt feature in the contest for that ward.

The West Coast GRC contest had seemed headed for a three-way fight - which typically favours the incumbent - until the Reform Party announced last Wednesday that it would not be contesting there. Also in those dialogues were first-time candidate Rachel Ong Sin Yen, 47, the chief executive of consultancy firm Rohei, who serves as vice-chairman for the Telok Blangah Citizens Consultative Committee; and Jurong GRC member Ang Wei Neng, 53.

"This time around, strong candidates are coming to the fore for the opposition parties. The PAP is facing a very tough challenge in almost every constituency," notes Dr Tan of SIM Global Education. They lost to a PAP team that swopped out Ms Ho Geok Choo for current National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, and secured 66.57 per cent of the 121,045 votes.

Under the latest electoral boundaries review released in March, it took in parts of Chua Chu Kang GRC and Hong Kah North SMC. It currently surrounds Pioneer SMC completely.

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