Workers' Party's Andre Low & Eileen Chong elected as NCMPs

Workers' Party's (WP) Andre Low and Eileen Chong have been declared by the returning officer as the Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs).

According to a press release from the Elections Department on May 19, Low, who contested in Jalan Kayu SMC, received the highest percentage of votes among the unelected opposition candidates.

Low lost to People's Action Party (PAP) Ng Chee Meng by obtaining 48.53 per cent of the votes.

WP's team in Tampines GRC, consisting of Faisal Manap, Eileen Chong, Ong Lue Ping, Tan Khim Tech and Michael Thng, received the second-highest percentage of votes among the unelected opposition.

The WP team received 47.37 per cent of the votes in Tampines GRC, losing to the PAP team led by Masagos Zulkifli, Baey Yam Keng, Koh Poh Koon, David Neo, and Charlene Chen.

On May 18, the WP Tampines GRC team informed the returning officer of their decision to nominate Chong as the candidate to be declared elected as NCMP.

Chong's appointment also meant that Faisal, previously an MP for Aljunied GRC, would not be returning to Parliament.

Faisal was an MP for Aljunied from 2011 to 2025 before he was moved to the WP team contesting Tampines GRC.

Speaking at a rally on Apr. 26, he said the move was to allow WP to continue its role in creating "an effective system of government."

"The Workers’ Party remains steadfast in our mission of working for Singapore, and all WP Members of Parliament (MPs) will carry forward the Workers’ Party’s longstanding mission to represent the interests of all Singaporeans, hold the Government to account, and advance reasoned, principled debate in Parliament," said WP in a statement on Facebook.

How does NCMPs work?

The Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 states that the number of NCMPs elected at any General Election is 12, less the number of opposition MPs elected.

The NCMPs are determined by the candidates of the opposition parties contesting the election, with the candidate receiving the highest percentage of votes being placed first.

Since 10 opposition MPs were elected to Parliament in GE2025, two candidates who received the highest votes among the unelected candidates will be declared elected NCMPs.

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