SINGAPORE: The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will field Mr Xie Yao Quan as its candidate in the newly created Jurong Central single-seat ward for the upcoming General Election.
Mr Xie currently serves as the MP for the Jurong Central division of the present Jurong GRC, having held the role since his electoral debut in 2020. He has also served as the chairman of the Jurong-Clementi Town Council for the last five years.
The announcement was made on Monday (Apr 14) during the party’s unveiling of its candidates for both the Jurong Central Single Member Constituency (SMC) and the adjacent Jurong East-Bukit Batok Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
“In these five years, I’ve walked the ground, listened deeply to residents and put my heart into all that I’ve done to serve residents,” said Mr Xie said at the press conference.
Addressing residents of Jurong West who are now part of Jurong Central SMC, he said he was previously a community volunteer in the area from 2015 to 2020.
“So this is, in a way, a homecoming for me,” he added.
Mr Xie is expected to face an opponent from Red Dot United, which has signalled its intention to contest the Jurong Central seat.
The Jurong Central ward, which has 29,620 voters, is one of six new SMCs following the latest review of Singapore’s electoral boundaries.
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