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The elections were the eighteenth general elections in Singapore and the thirteenth since independence. [5] The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) secured its 15th consecutive term in government since 1959. The results saw the ruling PAP winning 83 elected seats with the Workers' Party (WP) winning the remaining 10.
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.
[25] [26] The Elections Department of Singapore (ELD) increased the number of polling stations from 1,097 to 1,264, reducing the number of voters allocated to each station from an average of 2,400 to 2,150, compared to the last election. [27] The ELD had also assigned more civil servants, increasing them from 30,000 to 36,000. [27]
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 ...
The elections will be the 19th in Singapore since the first general election in 1948 and the 14th since its independence. For the first time since the 2006 general election , Lee Hsien Loong will not lead the governing People's Action Party (PAP), as Lawrence Wong succeeded him as Prime Minister on 15 May 2024, [ 1 ] and as secretary-general of ...
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in Singapore since 1965, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: blue for a People's Action Party gain and red for a Workers' Party gain. There have been a total of 31 by-elections.
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 following is a list of Singaporean electoral divisions from 1963 to 1968 that served as constituencies that elected members to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore in the 1963 Singaporean general elections. [1] Upon Singapore's independence in 1965, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved and became the 1st Parliament of Singapore.