Workers’ Party highlights major shifts in constituencies it has worked in, while PSP questions drastic boundary alterations
As Singapore approaches its General Election (GE2025), the latest changes to the electoral map have drawn strong reactions from opposition parties. Both the Workers’ Party (WP) and Progress Singapore Party (PSP) have expressed concern over the significant boundary revisions, while other smaller parties have also raised objections, although they remain prepared to adapt.
The WP noted that the new boundaries included “significant” changes in areas it had been actively working in over the past few years. In its response, the party acknowledged the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) report, which cited population growth as a key reason for the revisions, and indicated that more information on the constituencies and candidates it would contest would be shared in due course.
On the other hand, the PSP criticised what it considered “drastic” changes, especially as only nine constituencies from the last GE remained unchanged. The PSP questioned the need for such major alterations, arguing that population shifts could have been managed without redrawing large parts of the electoral map. The party also raised concerns over specific adjustments, such as the reallocation of Telok Blangah from West Coast GRC to Tanjong Pagar GRC, which PSP claimed made Tanjong Pagar unnecessarily large.
Meanwhile, the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) expressed disappointment over the disappearance of two Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)—Yuhua and Bukit Batok—both areas where the party had previously contested.
Smaller opposition parties such as the People’s Alliance for Reform (PAR) and the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) also criticised the boundary changes, alleging a lack of justification for certain constituency mergers, particularly where parties had been active for several years. PAR’s secretary-general Lim Tean voiced frustration over the inclusion of areas previously contested by the People’s Voice (PV) in new Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs), while SPP reaffirmed its readiness to contest Potong Pasir SMC and Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.
The newly drawn map sees an increase in the number of constituencies from 31 to 33, with the number of elected Members of Parliament (MPs) rising to 97. The revised boundaries are expected to have a profound impact on the political landscape as opposition parties assess their strategies in light of these changes.
