Pap won how many seats

Supporters of the Workers' Party celebrated on the streets. Soul-searching for victors. Image source, Getty Images. The PAP has ruled Singapore since its independence. What it's like to campaign during a pandemic South Koreans vote in masks and at virus clinics. Each voter was allotted a specific time slot to cast their ballot.

Related Topics. Singapore Coronavirus pandemic. Published 6 July The Workers' Party had secured six seats in the last General election in Some 2.

The PAP has ruled Singapore since independence with absolute majority. Eleven political parties, including the PAP, campaigned for nine days amid the unprecedented challenge of Covid that has pushed the city-state's economy towards the worst-ever recession in nearly two decades. In a bid to enhance the safety of voting amid the Covid pandemic , the number of polling stations was increased from to 1, Prime Minister Lee last month called for general elections 10 months ahead of schedule to "clear the decks" and give the new government a fresh five-year mandate to focus on the national agenda.

Election officials wore full protective gear and polling booths were sanitised every half hour. Published On 11 Jul Several key PAP leaders also lost, including two former ministers. More from News. US: Death toll from Astroworld music festival stampede rises to 9. With In , the PAP team there won Altogether, there were 10 opposition parties and one independent candidate who vied for a spot in Parliament.

This made up Just less than an hour before polls were due to close, the Elections Department announced that voting hours were being extended by two hours to 10pm after COVID precautionary measures caused delays at a number of polling stations and long waiting times for many voters. In a video broadcast online, Mr Lee said his team was grateful for the trust and confidence the Ang Mo Kio residents had given his team, and they would do their best to serve residents for the next five years.

It was constituencies contested by the PSP that saw some of the largest vote swings against the ruling party. Dr Khor clinched The PSP candidates got