After it was announced that People's Action Party (PAP) had recaptured Punggol East from Workers' Party (WP) with 51.76% of the votes, Lee Li Lian hinted that she might leave politics in an interview

Hint 1:

Qns: What now for you? Are you still going to continue to walk the ground?

Ans: It is something that we will have to look forward... I wish that I could. I wish that I could continue to walk on the ground.

Qns: You wish that you could. You mean eventually it's a party decision?

Ans: I think that I can make that decision definitely. But of course things will be different in a way that I will probably have a full-time job.

Hint 2:

Qns: Will you be keen to take up the NCMP position?

Ans: I will not take up the NCMP position. I will not.

Qns: WHY?!

Ans: I respect the voters' decision.

"I respect the voters' decision": @wpsg's Lee Li Lian says she will not take up NCMP post http://t.co/TcG1uJt2gO http://t.co/i1cKFuQZ48

— Channel NewsAsia (@ChannelNewsAsia) September 11, 2015

Lee also said that she suspected that "municipal issues" had a part to play in her defeat.

She was trending on Twitter at around 1:30am with netizens speculating her future in politics.  

I suspect Lee Li Lian already made the decision to leave politics if she lost in #GE2015, hence her announcement that she will reject NCMP.

— weimeng (@weimeng) September 11, 2015

Lee Li Lian sounds like she will go missing after losing. #GE2015

— Hon Chun (@hongjun) September 11, 2015

Watching Lee Li Lian's remarks, I feel WP needs to find a way for her to continue as a full-time politician even without being an MP #GE2015

— weimeng (@weimeng) September 11, 2015

She also conceded that she didn't ask for a recount on her Facebook post.