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=== 2020 general election ===
Poa, along with a team of candidates from PSP, contested in the [[2020 Singaporean general election]] at [[West Coast Group Representation Constituency]]. The PSP failed to garner a majority against the incumbent [[People's Action Party]] team, but was awarded two seats under the [[Non-constituency Member of Parliament]] (NCMP) scheme.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GE2020: PAP wins West Coast GRC with 51.69%|url=https://mothership.sg/2020/07/pap-win-west-coast-grc-ge2020/|access-date=2020-07-18|website=mothership.sg|language=en|archive-date=15 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715101253/https://mothership.sg/2020/07/pap-win-west-coast-grc-ge2020/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=hermesauto |date=2020-07-11 |title=GE2020: Two PSP candidates from West Coast GRC team to be offered NCMP seats |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-two-psp-candidates-from-west-coast-grc-team-to-be-offered-ncmp-seats-as-best-losers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710220646/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-two-psp-candidates-from-west-coast-grc-team-to-be-offered-ncmp-seats-as-best-losers |archive-date=10 July 2020 |access-date=2020-07-18 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, the PSP announced that they had chosen Poa and [[Leong Mun Wai]] for the seats.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PSP to announce candidates for remaining two NCMP seats - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC-GLpxidkI|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715072736/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC-GLpxidkI|archive-date=15 July 2020|access-date=2020-07-14|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Koh|first1=Fabian|date=14 July 2020|title=GE2020: PSP chooses assistant secretary-general Leong Mun Wai and vice-chairman Hazel Poa as NCMPs|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-psp-chooses-assistant-secretary-general-leong-mun-wai-and-vice-chairman-hazel-poa-as|access-date=14 July 2020|website=The Straits Times|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714081851/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-psp-chooses-assistant-secretary-general-leong-mun-wai-and-vice-chairman-hazel-poa-as|url-status=live}}</ref> Poa and Leong were appointed NCMPs from 16 July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/press/2020/Press_Statement_on_Election_of_Non-Constituency_Members_of_Parliament.pdf|title=Election of Non-Constituency Members of Parliament in General Election 2020|website=www.eld.gov.sg|language=en|access-date=16 July 2020|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716141939/https://www.eld.gov.sg/press/2020/Press_Statement_on_Election_of_Non-Constituency_Members_of_Parliament.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/gazettes/2020/Non-Constituency_Members_of_Parliament.pdf|title=Singapore Gazette No.1449/2020|date=17 July 2020|access-date=18 July 2020|archive-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717082332/https://www.eld.gov.sg/gazettes/2020/Non-Constituency_Members_of_Parliament.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 20, 2020, Poa stepped down as vice-chairman of PSP to focus on her NCMP duties.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Koh |first1=Fabian |title=PSP's Leong Mun Wai and Hazel Poa step down from party positions to focus on NCMP duties |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/psps-leong-mun-wai-and-hazel-poa-step-down-from-party-positions-to-focus-on-ncmp-duties |access-date=1 August 2020 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]] |date=20 July 2020 |language=en |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801010321/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/psps-leong-mun-wai-and-hazel-poa-step-down-from-party-positions-to-focus-on-ncmp-duties |url-status=live }}</ref> She was re-elected vice-chair in 2023. Poa succeeded Leong Mun Wai as PSP secretary-general on 20 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leong Mun Wai steps down as PSP chief to take responsibility for recent POFMA order |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/psp-leong-mun-wai-step-down-pofma-west-coast-secretary-general-4145056 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref>
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