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2020 Singaporean general election. General elections were held in Singapore on Friday, 10 July 2020 to elect 93 members [ c ] to the Parliament of Singapore across 31 constituencies. [ d ] Parliament was dissolved and the general election called by President Halimah Yacob on 23 June, on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. [ 2 ]
There are currently two types of elections in Singapore.Parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the Constitution of Singapore, general elections for Parliament must be conducted within three months of the dissolution of Parliament, which has a maximum term of five years from the first sitting of Parliament, and presidential elections are conducted every six years.
The voting age in Singapore is 21. The most recent general election was held on 10 July 2020. The People's Action Party (PAP) was returned to power to form the Government with 83 seats, while the Workers' Party (WP) secured ten seats by winning in Aljunied GRC, Hougang SMC and Sengkang GRC.
Next Singaporean general election. General elections are due to be held in Singapore no later than 23 November 2025 to determine the composition of the fifteenth Singaporean Parliament. The elections will be the nineteenth in Singapore since 1948 and the fourteenth since independence. For the first time since the 2006 general election, Lee ...
This is a list of the next general elections around the world in sovereign states. The general elections listed are for the government of each jurisdiction. These elections determine the prime minister and makeup of the legislature in a parliamentary democracy, or the president and then the legislature in a system where separate votes are taken for different tiers of government.
2020: 23 January: The first COVID-19 case in Singapore was confirmed involving a 66-year-old Chinese national from Wuhan. 10 July: The PAP wins 83 of 93 seats in the 2020 General Election. 2022: 1 April: Singapore transition to the phase of Living with COVID-19 endemic. 2023: May
Pre-polling day. The following is a list of events that occurred from nomination day (30 June 2020) until the eve of polling day on 10 July 2020. [113] All times below are reflected in Singapore Standard Time (SGT).
Election. 10 July 2020. Legislature term. 14th. Predecessor. Fourth Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet. Successor. First Lawrence Wong Cabinet. The Fifth Cabinet of Lee Hsien Loong of the Government of Singapore was announced on 25 July 2020 [ 1 ] following the 2020 general election on 10 July, and came into effect on 27 July 2020.