Bukit Panjang SMC sample count: PAP's Liang Eng Hwa ahead of SDP's Paul Tambyah with 62% of votes

The sample count for Bukit Panjang SMC has been released.

According to the Elections Department (ELD), the People's Action Party's (PAP) Liang Eng Hwa is ahead of Singapore Democratic Party's Paul Tambyah with 62 per cent of the votes.

The ELD has cautioned as this is a sample count, the election result could be different. Counting is still in progress.

While the expected margin of error is +/- four percentage points, members of the public should wait for the official announcement by the Returning Officer, which will be broadcasted live on television.

What is the sample count?

Prior to the final tally being broadcast, the sample count is published by the ELD.

According to ELD, the sample count is released in order to prevent speculation and misinformation from unofficial sources while counting is underway.

The sample count provides an indication of the results in each constituency, which are obtained by:

Picking a random bundle of 100 ballot papers from each polling station.

Counting the 100 votes, with candidates and counting agents present.

Adding up the votes for each candidate or GRC team, giving more weightage to the bundles from polling stations where more votes were cast.

The final tally will be released later.

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