Workers’ Party Chair Regrets the Transfer of Voters to Tampines GRC in Electoral Review

Sylvia Lim, the chair of the Workers’ Party (WP), has expressed her disappointment with the recent boundary adjustments to Aljunied GRC, as outlined in the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) report published on March 11. The changes, marking the first realignment in over a decade, will see three polling districts from Tampines West, with a total of 3,834 voters, moved from Aljunied GRC to the People’s Action Party-held Tampines GRC.

Describing the shift as “a pity,” Lim reflected on the connection WP MPs had forged with the residents in the affected areas. “Just last month, we had a tea event with these residents and were looking forward to continuing to serve them,” she told Channel 8 News. “Now, it’s unfortunate that we have to pass on the work we’ve done to Tampines GRC.”

In response to the changes, the Workers’ Party issued a statement acknowledging the “significant changes” to the constituencies it has been actively involved in. While the WP recognised the reasoning behind the boundary adjustments, it did not elaborate on the potential impact of these alterations on its election strategy.

Although the party has yet to reveal which constituencies it intends to contest in the next general election, it assured that more details would be disclosed in the near future.