Mr Lee, 55, was PAP’s longtime representative in Hougang, having contested the Workers’ Party (WP) stronghold in both the 2015 and 2020 elections. He stepped down as branch chairperson of PAP’s Hougang division in October 2023.
Hougang SMC has been held by WP since 1991, when its former chief Low Thia Khiang first won the seat. At the last election in 2020, WP’s Dennis Tan retained Hougang with 61.21 per cent of the votes, beating Mr Lee.
“The western region of Singapore is not new to me. I grew up in the west. After getting married, I continued to live there during my younger days,” said Mr Lee, a former national gymnast.
Mr Lee told reporters he has been volunteering in the community for 36 years in places such as Teck Ghee, Boon Lay, Sengkang and Bishan-Toa Payoh.
He will oversee the Hong Kah North area of the new GRC, and has spent the past few weeks walking the ground there.
“If I were to categorise it, Hong Kah North has two major developments. One of them, of course, (is) the older estates. The other one is the newer estates,” he said.
Mr Lee said he would bring his experience in Hougang and Bishan-Toa Payoh, where there are also diverse differences in housing estates, to Chua Chu Kang GRC if elected.
DAVID HOE
