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One of the cases that is often cited as evidence for gerrymandering in Singapore is the case of the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency (GRC). In the 1997 Singaporean general election, the Cheng San GRC was contested by the PAP and the Workers' Party of Singapore (WP). The final results were close, with the PAP winning with 53,553 votes ...
After the 2015 general election, 89 MPs were elected [4] and three NCMPs were appointed (or, in the terms of the Parliamentary Elections Act, [5] declared elected) to Parliament. [6] However, Lee Li Lian had decided not to accept the NCMP post, [ 7 ] which Parliament would later resolve whether or not to fill the vacated seat.
In Singapore, the People's Action Party has been the governing party since 1959. With the changes to the number of NCMP seats from 3 to 9 in 2010, Low Thia Khiang has left Hougang SMC and joined Aljunied GRC to be able to secure the breakthrough of opposition GRC, and to cap to 3 NCMPs.
The WP won all of its 10 seats in the Northeast, just one seat behind the ruling PAP. The PAP polled only 54.8% in that region to the WP's 28.1%. The Central and Northeast Region elected 44 seats of the 93 up for grabs - or 47% of the total elected seats. In terms of electors, they were the largest regions at the time of the election.
The following is a list of Singaporean electoral divisions from 2015 to 2020 that served as constituencies that elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 13th Parliament of Singapore in the 2015 Singaporean general election. In the elections held on 11 September 2015, there were a total of 2,462,926 voters, inclusive of overseas votes.
The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Singapore, which governs the country alongside the president of Singapore.Largely based upon the Westminster system, the Parliament is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs) who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) and Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) who are appointed.
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The initial number of seats of parliament at the start of the term was 104, with 10 seats from the Workers' Party led by Pritam Singh, two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats from the Progress Singapore Party, and nine Nominated Members. This is also the first time where the position for the Leader of the Opposition was officialised.