Desmond Lim punches air to celebrate SDA vote share up from 23.67% to 32.34% in Pasir Ris-Changi GRC

If there is one person who was somewhat happy in defeat this GE2025, it was Desmond Lim from the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA).

The 58-year-old was seen punching the air to celebrate after it was announced that his team of four members got 32.3 per cent of votes in Pasir Ris-Changi GRC.

Lim told CNA, which produced the clip: "Compared to the last election, 23 per cent and today now it's 33 per cent, it's an improvement. Everything must be step by step, you know. We are not disappointed."

SDA and Lim in northeast in 2006, 2011, 2015, and 2020

SDA previously ran in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC in GE2020 and got 23.67 per cent of votes.

It was a three-way fight with the People's Action Party (PAP) and Peoples Voice.

The news segment added that Lim said he hopes the result would encourage more people to join the SDA and make it better for future elections.

Lim and the SDA contested in the Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC in 2006, 2011, and 2015 general elections as well, scoring 31.3 per cent, 35.21 per cent, and 27.11 per cent respectively.

About Pasir Ris-Changi GRC

The PAP team won with 67.66 per cent of votes in Pasir Ris-Changi GRC in the northeast in GE2025.

SDA ran as a coalition of two parties and a newcomer.

It comprised Lim, who is the opposition coalition’s chairman, secretary-general Abu Mohamed, 74, communications lead Harminder Pal Singh, 53, and newcomer Chia Yun Kai, 32.

The constituency, which has 100,957 voters, was formed by merging some areas under the former Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC with areas in East Coast GRC, and also included Pulau Ubin, after electoral boundaries were redrawn.

The PAP team consisted of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Desmond Tan, 54, one-term MP Sharael Taha, 43, and new face Valerie Lee, 39.

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