Speaking to members of the media before a walkabout at their second stop, Boon Lay Food Village, Mr Lee said that it was “very humbling” to have the strong support of the residents compared to five years ago.
The PSP in 2020 came within a few percentage points of victory in what was the tightest race of the polls that year, albeit in the now-defunct West Coast GRC.
In 2020, the PAP retained West Coast GRC with 51.68 per cent of the vote, while the PSP secured two Non-Constituency MP (NCMP) seats as the best-performing losing team.
“In parliament, my colleagues and I have worked for them, spoken about issues that matter to them, answered questions that residents are concerned about. On the ground, through Meet-The-People Sessions, home visits, many projects that we’ve done to continue to connect with residents,” Mr Lee said.
“So certainly (there is) a strong sense of responsibility to continue to support the residents who have entrusted us with the support they gave us yesterday.”
Mr Lee said that the team will continue working on measures to help residents with issues such as the cost of living and job security, explaining how it has worked with Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to better support fresh graduates from institutes of higher learning, as well as middle aged and older workers in the west of Singapore.
“We sense a greater anxiety amongst people living here about job security, and therefore we redouble our efforts with strong partnerships with e2i, find jobs and so on, to better enhance support for different groups of Singaporeans living here in West Coast and Jurong West,” he said.
There are also many estates in the constituency that will be undergoing upgrading and enhancement works with the help of residents’ inputs to ensure the amenities are “meaningful to them”, he added.
When asked how the team is going to celebrate their win before the new week begins, Mr Lee said: “I wouldn’t say celebrate, it’s letting it seep into us the enormity of this responsibility and the tremendous trust that residents have given to us.”
