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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 following elections occurred in the year 1872. America. Canada. 1872 Canadian federal election; United States. 1872 New York state election; 1872 South Carolina ...
Singapore is renamed Syonan-to (Light of the South Island). Singapore change its time zone to GMT+09:00 to be the same as Japan. 18 February – 4 March: The Japanese military police, the Kempei Tai kills an estimated 25,000 to 50,000 people during Sook Ching Massacre. 1943: 27 September: Operation Jaywick occurred. Seven Japanese ships are ...
The election process begins when the President, acting on Cabinet's advice, issues a writ of election addressed to the returning officer.On nomination day, the returning officer and their representatives will be present at designated nomination centres between 11:00 am and 12:00 noon to receive prospective candidates' nomination papers, and political donation certificates certifying that they ...
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Election Results Ref. Took office Left office Time in office 1: Yusof Ishak (1910–1970) Yang di-Pertuan Negara: 9 August 1965 23 November 1970: 5 years, 106 days [a] – [b] Elected by Parliament [2] 1967: Speaker of Parliament Yeoh Ghim Seng as Acting President 23 November 1970–2 January 1971 [18] 2: Benjamin Sheares (1907–1981 ...
General elections were held in Singapore on 2 September 1972. The result was a fourth victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 65 seats, the second of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat.
However, the elections of 2001 saw the party's share of the popular vote climb to 75%, winning 82 of the 84 seats. The 2006 Singapore general election marked the first time since 1988 the PAP did not return to power on nomination day, with the opposition parties fielding candidates in over half of the constituencies. Overall PAP saw its share ...