GE2020 results: PAP wins Tanjong Pagar GRC with 63.13% of votes over PSP
PUBLISHED ONJuly 10, 2020 6:10 PM
[UPDATED: July 11, 2.10am]
Results for Tanjong Pagar GRC for GE2020
| People's Action Party (PAP) | 63.13% |
| Progress Singapore Party (PSP) | 36.87% |
The People's Action Party has won Tanjong Pagar GRC against the Progress Singapore Party.
PAP received 78,079 votes while PSP received 45,609.
The People's Action Party is leading the Progress Singapore Party in Tanjong Pagar GRC for GE2020, according to the sample count.
PAP currently has 63 per cent of the votes, compared to PSP's 37 per cent.
The PAP team consists of Chan Chun Sing, Indranee Rajah, Joan Pereira, Alvin Tan and Eric Chua, while PSP's candidates are Michael Chua, Terence Soon, Harish Pillay, Abas Kasmani and Wendy Low.
The sample count has been a strong indication of the final result in past elections.
It is derived from 100 random ballot papers from every polling station in the constituency, taking into account the weightage of each polling station.
Sample counts have a 95 per cent chance of being within four percentage points of the final count.
Tanjong Pagar GRC has 134,642 voters.
In the 2015 general election, PAP won the GRC by 77.71 per cent against Singaporeans First.
This article will be updated with the final result when it is announced.
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