Singapore General Elections 2011 Guide

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Singapore General Elections 2011 Guide
By Angela Lim | SingaporeScene – Mon, Apr 11, 2011 3:04 PM SGT
For the upcoming General Elections, we will have 12 SMCs and 15 GRCs making a total of 27 constituencies and 87 MPs.
There are altogether 2,350,257 electors on the current registers of electors (based on prescribed cut-off date as on 1 January
2011).
TYPES OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS
There are two types of electoral divisions:
A) Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)

This is an electoral division that has a single MP representing the interests of those residents in the constituency.
During a by-election in the SMU or a general election, the registered electors of the SMC will vote for a single individual to be
their MP.
The Parliamentary Elections Act requires that there must be at least 12 SMCs at any time.
We currently have a total of 12 SMCs:
SMC Name No. of Electors
Bukit Panjang 33,047
Hong Kah North 27,696
Hougang 24,555
Joo Chiat 22,046
Mountbatten 23,720
Pioneer 25,740
Potong Pasir 17,318
Punggol East 33,276
Radin Mas 31,011
Sengkang West 26,875
Whampoa 21,622
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B) Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)

This is usually a larger electoral division, both in terms of population as well as physical area. A group of Members of
Parliament (MPs) represents the interests of those residents in the constituency.
Thus, during a general election or by-election in the GRC, the registered electors of the GRC will vote for a group of
individuals to be their MPs.
The group may be made up of 3, 4, 5 or 6 individuals. The President declares the group number for each GRC by law.
At least one of the MPs in the group representing a GRC must belong to a minority racial community, either the Malay
community or the Indian and other minority communities.
By law, the President designates the GRCs whose MP must belong to one of these minority racial communities. However, the
number of GRCs that can be designated as those belonging to the Malay community cannot be more than three-fifths the
total number of GRCs, rounded to the next higher whole number.
The GRC system was established in 1988 to ensure that the minority racial communities in Singapore will always be
represented in Parliament. To ensure this, the Parliamentary Elections Act requires that at least one-quarter of the total
number of MPs must be representatives of GRCs.
Currently, there are a total of 15 GRCs, represented by a total of 75 MPs.
The list of GRCs today is set out below. Those coloured green are those which the President has designated that at least one of
their MPs must belong to the Malay community. Those coloured blue are those one of whose MPs must belong to the Indian
or other minority communities.
GRC Name No. of MPs No. of Electors
Aljunied 5 143,101
Bishan-Toa Payoh 5 122,472
Chua Chu Kang 5 158,617
East Coast 5 120,281
Marine Parade 5 154,412
Moulmein-Kallang 4 87,558
Pasir Ris-Punggol 6 168,911
Sembawang 5 142,426
Tampines 5 137,498
GRC Name No. of MPs No. of Electors
Ang Mo Kio 6 179,024
Holland-Bukit Timah 4 91,588
Jurong 5 125,262
Nee Soon 5 148,249
Tanjong Pagar 5 139,738
West Coast 5 121,019
RESULTS OF PREVIOUS ELECTION
*Elections results based on individual party performance included in 'Background to Political Parties' segment.
2006:
Constituency (Electorate) Name of Candidates Party Votes Polled % of Votes Polled
Aljunied Goh Meng Seng WP 58,593 43.91
(145,141) James Gomez
PAP 74,843 56.09
Lim Swee Lian Sylvia
Mohd Rahizan B Yaacob
Tan Wui-Hua
Lim Hwee Hua

Phua Siok Gek Cynthia
Yeo Guat Kwang
George Yong-Boon Yeo
Zainul Abidin Rasheed
Ang Mo Kio Abdul Salim Bin Harun WP 49,479 33.86

(159,872) Gopal Krishnan
PAP 96,636 66.14
Han Su May
Lee Wai Leng
Tan Kian Hwee Melvin
Yaw Shin Leong
Inderjit Singh
Lam Pin Min
Lee Bee Wah
Lee Hsien Loong
Sadasivan Balaji
Wee Siew Kim
Bishan - Toa Payoh Hri Kumar Sangaran PAP Uncontested

(115,323) Ng Eng Hen
Josephine Teo
Wong Kan Seng
Zainudin Bin Nordin
Bukit Panjang Ling How Doong SDP 6,400 22.81

(30,452)
Teo Ho Pin PAP 21,652 77.19
Chua Chu Kang Steve Chia Kiah Hong SDA 9,292 39.63
(24,975)
Gan Kim Yong PAP 14,156 60.37
East Coast Abdul Rahim B Abdul R WP 37,873 36.14

(116,653) Chia Ti Lik
PAP 66,931 63.86
Siow Wei-Min Brandon
Tan Heng Chong Eric
Tong Tzee Kwang Perry
Abdullah Tarmugi
Lee Yi Shyan
Lim Siang Keat Raymond
S Jayakumar
Tan Soon Neo Jessica
Holland-Bukit Timah Christopher De Souza PAP Uncontested
(118,155) Foo Yee Shoon
Liang Eng Hwa
Lim Swee Say
Vivian Balakrishnan
Hong Kah Ang Mong Seng PAP Uncontested

(144,677) Khor Lean Suan Amy
Yeo Cheow Tong
Yeo Khirn Hai Alvin
Zaqy B Mohamad
Hougang Eric Low Siak Meng PAP 8,308 37.26

(23,759)
Low Thia Khiang WP 13,989 62.74
Jalan Besar Cheo Chai Chen SDA 26,151 30.74

(93,025) Fong Chin Leong
PAP 58,913 69.26
Muhamad Ali Aman
Teo Kway Huang Sebastian
Yeo Boon Keng Vincent
Heng Chee How

Lee Boon Yang
Lily Tirtasana Neo
Phua Lay Peng Denise
Yaacob Ibrahim
Joo Chiat Chan Soo Sen PAP 12,226 65.01
(21,858) Tan Bin Seng WP 6,580 34.99
Jurong Fu Hai Yien Grace PAP Uncontested

(116,636) Halimah Bt Yacob
Lim Boon Heng
Ong Chit Chung
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
MacPherson Sin Kek Tong SDA 6,067 31.52

(21,041)
Matthias Yao Chih PAP 13,184 68.48
Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong PAP Uncontested

(155,149) Fatimah Bt Abdul Lateef
Lim Biow Chuan
Muhammad Faishal bin Ibrahim
Khan Surattee
Ong Seh Hong
Seah Kian Peng
Nee Soon Central Lian Chin Way WP 7,529 34.63

(23,152)
Ong Ah Heng PAP 14,211 65.37
Nee Soon East Ho Peng Kee PAP 20,949 68.72

(32,586)
Poh Lee Guan WP 9,535 31.28
Pasir Ris-Punggol Ahmad Magad PAP 113,322 68.70

(178,443) Chong You Fook Charles
SDA 51,618 31.30
Low Penny
Palmer Michael Anthony
Teo Chee Hean
Teo Ser Luck
Ishak B Haroun
Lineker Lee Hock Huat
Lim Bak Chuan
Mohamad Hamim Aliyas
Ong Beng Soon Elvin
Yen Kim Khooi
Potong Pasir Chiam See Tong SDA 8,245 55.82

(15,888)
Sitoh Yih Pin PAP 6,527 44.18
Sembawang Chee Siok Chin SDP 39,537 23.30

(184,804) Mohamed Isa B Abdul Aziz
PAP 130,170 76.70
Narayanasamy Gogelavany
Neo Ting Wei Christopher
Sng Choon Guan
Yong Chu Leong
Hawazi Daipi
Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam
Khaw Boon Wan
Ellen Lee Geck Hoon
Lim Wee Kiak
Mohd Maliki Osman
Tampines Abdul Rahman B Mohamad SDA 36,948 31.49

(126,163) Lim Tung Hee Arthero
PAP 80,376 68.51
Ng Say Eng
Ong Hock Siong
Tan Lead Shake
Mah Bow Tan

Masagos Zulkifli B M M
Ng Phek Hoong Irene
Ong Kian Min
Sin Boon Ann
Tanjong Pagar Baey Yam Keng PAP Uncontested

(148,141) Indranee Thurai Rajah
Koo Tsai Kee
Lee Kuan Yew
Lui Tuck Yew
Tan Chin Siong
West Coast Fong Jen Arthur PAP Uncontested

(137,739) Foo Chee Keng Cedric
Ho Geok Choo Madeleine
Lim Hng Kiang
Iswaran S
Yio Chu Kang Seng Han Thong PAP 15,726 68.28

(25,072)
Yip Yew Weng SDA 7,307 31.72
BACKGROUND ON POLITICAL PARTIES
People's Action Party (PAP)
The PAP has held an overwhelming majority of seats in the Parliament of Singapore since 1966. This left the PAP as the only
major political party. In the general elections of 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980, the PAP won all of the seats in an expanding
parliament. Opposition parties have not held more than four parliamentary seats since 1984. All serious opposition leaders
since 1959 have been systematically sued, bankrupted and or imprisoned by Lee Kuan Yew and his Judiciary.
In 1988, Wong Kan Seng revealed that there were more than 1,000 cadres. Cadre members have the right to attend party
conferences and to vote for and elect and to be elected to the Central Executive Committee (CEC), the pinnacle of party
leaders. To become a cadre, a party member is first nominated by the MP in his or her branch. The candidate then undergoes
three sessions of interviews, each with four or five ministers or MPs, and the appointment is then made by the CEC. About
100 candidates are nominated each year.
Political power in the party is concentrated in the Central Executive Committee (CEC), led by the Secretary-General. Most
CEC members are also cabinet members. From 1957 onwards the rules laid down that the outgoing CEC should recommend
a list of candidates from which the cadre members can then vote for the next CEC. This has been changed recently so that the
CEC nominates eight members and the party caucus selects the remaining ten.
In the 2006 Singapore General Election, the PAP won 82 of the 84 elected seats in the Parliament of Singapore while
receiving 66.6% of total votes cast.
Seats up for Seats contested Seats won by Contested Contested Total seats won Total Share ofOutcome of
Election
election by party walkover seats won seats lost (Change) votes votes election
PAP
1988 81 81 11 69 1 80 (3) 848,02963.2%
majority
PAP
1991 81 81 41 36 4 77 (3) 477,760 61%
majority
PAP
1997 83 83 47 34 2 81 (4) 465,751 65%
majority
PAP
2001 84 84 55 27 2 82 (1) 470,765 75.3%
majority
PAP
2006 84 84 37 45 2 82 () 748,130 66.6%
majority
Worker's Party of Singapore (WP)
The Worker's Party is a centre-left political opposition party in Singapore. The party currently has two seats in Parliament,
with party leader Low Thia Khiang serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang and party chairman Sylvia Lim
serving as a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP).
The Workers' Party was founded by Singapore's former Chief Minister, David Marshall, in 1957. In 1981, the party's then-
leader J.B Jeyaretnam, became the first opposition MP to be elected to Parliament since Singapore's independence in 1965,
when he defeated the candidate of the governing PAP at a by-election in the constituency of Anson. Worker's Party member
Lee Siew Choh served as an NCMP from 1988 to 1991. At the 1991 general election, Low Thia Khiang was elected as MP for
Hougang. He was re-elected at the 1997, 2001 and 2006 general elections. Jeyaretnam returned to Parliament as an NCMP
from 1997 to 2001, and Sylvia Lim has also served as an NCMP for the party since 2006.
In recent years, the Workers' Party's candidates have worn a uniform of blue shirts and black trousers or skirts while
campaigning to represent the party's links with the blue collar workers.
1991 to 1996
At the 1991 general election, Low Thia Khiang, who was then the Workers' Party's Assistant Secretary-General, was elected as
the MP for Hougang. He defeated the PAP's Tang Guan Seng by 10,621 votes (52.8%) to 9,487 (47.2%).
The party also polled strongly in Eunos GRC again, losing to the PAP's team by 47.6% of the votes to 52.4%. During the
election campaign, one of the Workers' Party's candidates in Eunos, Mohamed Jufrie bin Mahmood, drew particular fire
from the PAP and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, who accused him of being a Malay chauvinist, an accusation Jufrie
strongly denied.
No NCMP seats were offered to any of the opposition parties following the election as the opposition won a combined total of
four seats (Low of the Workers' Party plus three MPs from Singapore Democratic Party).
Low captured national attention for his performances in Parliament, receiving praise for his assertiveness, good analytical
ability and his willingness to be constructive rather than oppose for the sake of opposing.
A by-election in the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency in 1992 was expected to mark the return of
Jeyaretnam to electoral poltics after his Parliamentary ban had expired. But one of Workers' Party's candidates backed out
at the last minute and failed to turn up on nomination day, preventing the party from registering its team for the election.
In 1996, Lee Siew Choh left the Workers' Party, citing differences Jeyaretnam.
1997 to 2000
Low was re-elected as Hougang MP at the 1997 general election.
The party also performed strongly in the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency, where Jeyaretnam was one of the
party's candidates. The party lost to the PAP's team in the constituency by 45.2% of the votes to 54.8%.
Besides Low, only one other opposition MP was elected (Chiam See Tong, who had left the Singapore Democratic Party to
join the Singapore People's Party). As the Workers' Party's team in Cheng San had polled better than any other opposition
losing candidates, they were invited to select an NCMP. Jeyaretnam therefore returned to Parliament as an NCMP.
2001 to 2005
In 2001, Jeyaretnam lost his NCMP seat when he was declared bankrupt after failing to pay damages owed from a libel suit
in which he was sued for calling the Indian PAP leaders a bunch of stooges in a 1996 issue of the Workers' Party's newspaper,
The Hammer.
Low Thia Khiang became the Worker's Party's Secretary-General in 2001 following the resignation of Jeyaretnam. The
transfer of party leadership took place in bitter acrimony as Jeyaretnam later accused Low of not doing enough to help him
pay the damages from the libel suit. In response, Low claimed that he had always looked upon Jeyaretnam as an elder and
had done everything possible to help him.
Observers speculated that with Low at the helm, the Workers' Party would tone down its more hard-line stance and take on a
more centrist outlook at the 2001 general election. Indeed soon after Low took over, Jeyaretnam and a faction which was
loyal to him left the party (and later formed the Reform Party), and a group of new, younger members were recruited by the
Workers' Party. Among them were James Gomez, Yaw Shin Leong and Sylvia Lim.
2006 to present
Low was re-elected as Hougang MP at the 2001 general election.
At the 2006 general election, Low was elected as Hougang MP for the fourth time. The party also polled strongly in the
Aljunied Group Representation Constituency, losing to the PAP's team with 43.9% of the vote to 56.1%. This gave the party
the right to the NCMP seat reserved for the best-performing opposition losers, and the party's Chairman, Sylvia Lim, was
selected to become the NCMP.
Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA)
The SDA is an alliance of political parties in Singapore. The SDA was formed shortly before the 2001 general election to
provide a common grouping under which different oppositition parties could stand as a united front in elections against the
ruling People's Action Party (PAP). The founding Chairman of the SDA was the leader of the Singapore People's Party and
Member of Parliament (MP) for Potong Pasir, Chiam See Tong.
The SDA was initially an alliance of four political parties: the National Solidarity Party (NSP), the Singapore Justice Party
(SJP), the Singapore People's Party (SPP), and the Singapore Malay National Organization (PKMS).
In 2007, the National Solidarity Party withdrew from the alliance. In February 2011, the SDA's Council voted to relieve
Chiam of his role as Chairman, following which Chiam announced that the Singapore People's Party was withdrawing from
the SDA.
2001 General Election
The SDA fielded 13 candidates in two Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) and three Single Member Constituencies
(SMCs), and secured 12.0% of the votes cast in the general election.
The SDA's Chairman, Chiam See Tong, became the first (and to date only) MP elected under the SDA banner when he was
re-elected as MP for Potong Pasir. (He had previously been elected as a Singapore People's Party representative in 1997, and
as a Singapore Democratic Party representative in 1984, 1988 and 1991.)
The result made Chiam the de facto leader of the opposition in Parliament, as the SDA had two representatives (Chiam and
Chia), whereas the only other opposition party represented in Parliament (the Worker's Party) had only one (Hougang MP
Low Thia Khiang).
2006 General Election
On 16 April 2006, SDA announced that in the upcoming general election, it was aiming to win 15 seats. The SDA also wanted
to set up a viable Shadow Cabinet if it won two GRCs and four single-seat wards.
Chiam was re-elected as MP for Potong Pasir at the general election. However the SDA did not win any other seats. Steve
Chia lost his position as a non-constituency MP. Though Chia increased his share of the vote in Chua Chu Kang to 39.63%,
this was lower than the 43.9% gained by the Worker's Party in Aljunied GRC. The role of de facto leader of the opposition in
Parliament therefore passed from Chiam to the Worker's Party leader Low Thia Khiang.
NSP, Reform party leave
In 2007, the National Solidarity Party announced that it had decided to withdraw from the SDA in order to "explore new
possibilities through wider latitude to manoeuvre, re-engineer, and rebuild the NSP".
In 2010, Chiam tried to bring the Reform Party into the SDA, but on 28 February 2011, the SDA's Council voted to relieve
Chiam of his role as Chairman, however the Council stressed that they still hoped to field Chiam as a candidate at the next
general election. But two days later, on 2 March 2011, Chiam announced that the Singapore People's Party was withdrawing
from the SDA, and that he would stand under the banner of the SPP instead of the SDA at the next general election
Singapore People's Party (SPP)
The SPP is a a left of centre opposition political party in Singapore. The party's leader is the Member of Parliament (MP) for
Potong Pasir, Chiam See Tong.
In 2001, the SPP became a founding member of the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA), along with the National Solidarity
Party (NSP), the Singapore Justice Party (SJP) and the Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS). Chiam became the
founding Chairman of SDA, which aimed to provide a common grouping under which different oppositition parties could
stand as a united front in elections against the ruling People's Action Party (PAP).
The NSP withdrew from the SDA in 2007, however the SPP remained in the alliance for the timebeing with the SJP and
PKMS.
In 2010, Chiam tried to bring the Reform Party into the SDA. He reportedly accepted the conditions the Reform Party set out
for joining the alliance, however the terms of entry were opposed by other members of the SDA's Council who blocked the
move. Chiam also suffered a mild stroke in 2008, following which he had to cut back on some of his political activities, and
this led some members of the SDA's Council to question whether he was able to properly fulfil his role of Chairman of the
alliance. On 28 February 2011, the SDA's Council voted to relieve Chiam of his role as Chairman, however the Council
stressed that they still hoped to field Chiam as a candidate at the next general election. (Chiam had earlier announced that he
planned to stand in a Group Representation Constituency rather than in the Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency at the
next general election.) But two days later, on 2 March 2011, Chiam announced that the Singapore People's Party was
withdrawing from the SDA, and that he would stand under the banner of the SPP instead of the SDA at the next general
election.
Reform Party (RP)
It was founded in 2008 by the late Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, and is currently headed by his son Kenneth Jeyaretnam,
who succeeded him as party secretary-general after the elder Jeyaretnam died in 2008. As of 2009, the party has not
participated in any general election, but is expected to contest the 2011 General Election.
On 30 September 2008, J. B. Jeyaretnam died following a heart attack, and the post of Secretary-General was made vacant.
On 10 April 2009, the Central Executive Committee appointed J. B. Jeyaretnam's son Kenneth Jeyaretnam to succeed his
father in the post of Secretary-General by majority vote, while also successfully passing a vote of no confidence in then-
Chairperson Ng Teck Siong amidst differences with Kenneth Jeyaretnam.
On May 8, 2010, breaking away from tradition in Singapore politics where election candidates are announced near the
election and after the electoral boundaries are confirmed, the Reform Party announced its six candidates for the coming
election. The candidates are Jeisilan Sivalingam, Tony Tan, Hazel Poa, Abdul Rahim bin Osman, Alec Tok and Kenneth
Jeyaretnam.
On May 6, 2010, the Reform Party announced that they were seek to join the Singapore Democratic Alliance. However, the
talks on an alliance stalled soon after the announcement was made when the Reform Party became upset about the leak of its
11 conditions for an alliance. An announcement on the Reform Party's website in November 2010 indicated they have
withdrawn their application to join the SDA but are open to co-operating with the SDA's main component party, the
Singapore People's Party
Mass resignation in 2011
Several key members of the Reform Party resigned in February 2011. Those who have resigned include five members of the
Central Executive Committee - treasurer James Teo, 51; organising secretary Jeisilan Sivalingam, 41; youth wing chief Justin
Ong, 25; and CEC members Jeannette Aruldoss, 46, and Tony Tan Lay Thiam, 41, a former government scholarship holder
slated to be a candidate for the election.
Others who left include Mr Tan's wife, Ms Hazel Poa, 41, also a potential candidate; freelance writer Samantha De Silva, 27;
dentist Gan Theng Wei, 35; and advertising executive Nicole Seah, 24.
Difficulty working with the Reform Party General-Secretary Kenneth Jeyaretnam was cited as a key reason for their
departure. On February 26th, the Reform Party's Chairman Tan Tee Seng resigned. Some of those who resigned expressed
interest to join other opposition parties or form a new party to contest in the coming election.
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS GENERAL INFORMATION
The Parliamentary Elections include the General Elections and By-elections. The General Elections was last held on 6 May
2006. The Parliament has a term of 5 years and the first sitting for the current Parliament was on 3 November 2006. The
General Elections must be held within 3 months of the dissolution of the Parliament. The next General Elections must be
held not later than 2 February 2012.
The Parliament
Our Parliament is single house and has three types of Members of Parliament (MPs). They are:
a. Elected MPs;
b. Non-Constituency MPs; and
c. Nominated MPs.
Elected MPs form the bulk and are elected at an election on a one-man-one-vote system based on simple majority (popularly
known as first-pass-the-post system).
Elected MPs could be returned from Single Member Constituencies (SMC) and Group Representation Constituencies (GRC).
Each SMC returns 1 MP while each GRC returns 3, 4, 5 or 6 MPs, one of whom must be from the Malay Community or the
Indian or Other Minority Communities. This is to ensure that the minority groups are represented in Parliament. For the
upcoming General Election, we will have 12 SMCs and 15 GRCs making a total of 27 constituencies and 87 MPs.
Non-constituency MPs (NCMPs) are chosen from candidates of a political party or parties not forming the Government. The
Constitution and the Parliamentary Elections Act provide that for the next and subsequent Parliaments, the number of
NCMPs shall be 9 less the total number of elected Opposition MPs in Parliament. The number of NCMPs coming from any
one GRC shall be capped at 2, and the number from any SMC shall not be more than one.
Nominated MPs (NMPs) are Singapore Citizens nominated by a Special Select Committee of Parliament for appointment by
the President. NMP does not stand for election. The Constitution provides for 9 NMPs.
The NCMPs and NMPs shall not vote on Bills pertaining to financial and constitutional matters.
Conduct of Election
As required by law, the President of the Republic of Singapore, when advised by the Prime Minister, will:
a. dissolve Parliament; and
b. issue writ of election to the Returning Officer.

Writ of Election
The writ will specify:
a. when the nomination of candidates is to be taken (not earlier than 5 days nor later than one month from date of the writ);
and
b. the place of nomination.

Notice of Election
After the President has issued the writ, the Returning Officer will issue a notice stipulating:
a. the date, time and place for nomination of candidates;
b. the nomination paper to be signed by :

the candidate;
the proposer;
the seconder; and
at least four assentors.
The proposer's, seconder's and assentors' names must appear in the register of electors for the SMC or GRC that the
candidate or group of candidates seeks election.
c. the payment of deposit (a sum equal to 8% of the total allowances payable to MPs in the preceding year, rounded to the
nearest $500).
Nomination Day
- Candidates are required to present their nomination papers and certificates to the Returning Officer, in duplicate and in
person, at the nomination centre between 11 am and 12 noon, accompanied by their proposers, seconders and at least 4
assentors.
- At the close of the nomination period, where there is only one candidate (SMC), or one group of candidates (GRC) stands
nominated, the (Assistant) Returning Officer will declare at the nomination centre that the candidate or the group of
candidates have been returned as MP(s).
- Where more than 1 candidate (SMC) or more than 1 group of candidates (GRC) stand nominated, the Returning Officer will
adjourn the election to a date where a poll will be taken, ie. Polling Day.
Notice of Contested Election
The Returning Officer will then issue the notice of contested elections giving:
. the date of the poll (not earlier than the 10th day, and not later than the 56th day after publication of notice);
a. the names of candidates, their symbols, proposers and seconders; and
b. the names and locations of all polling stations.

Campaigning
Candidates can start campaigning after the notice of contested election is issued, up to the start of the day before Polling Day
(which is the Cooling-Off Day). Candidates may also be given air-time by the television stations.
The campaigning activities are restricted to:
a. conducting house-to-house visits;
b. distributing pamphlets;
c. putting up posters and banners;
d. campaigning on perambulating vehicles;
e. advertising on the Internet (within the confines of the rules regarding election advertising); and
f. holding election rallies and meetings.
No candidate is allowed to advertise over television, in newspapers, magazines or periodicals, or in a
public place, unless he is authorised to do so in accordance with the directions of the Returning Officer.
The maximum amount a candidate can spend on election expenses is:
g. in the case of a GRC, an amount equal to $3.00 for each elector divided by the number of candidates in the group; or
h. in the case of an SMC, an amount equal to $3.00 for each elector.

Cooling-off Day
The eve of Polling Day is designated as Cooling-off Day, a day when election campaigning is prohibited. This 24-hour
campaign silence period is to give voters some time to reflect rationally on issues raised during the election before going to
the polls.
There are some exceptions to the prohibition of campaign activities on Cooling-off Day:
. Party political broadcasts on television;
a. Reports in the newspapers, on radio and television relating to election matters;
b. Approved posters and banners that were already up, and lawful Internet advertising that was already published before the
eve of Polling Day;
c. Books previously scheduled for publication;
d. The transmission of personal political views by individuals to other individuals, on a non-commercial basis, using the
Internet, telephone or electronic means; and
e. Such activities or circumstances as may be prescribed by the Minister.

The above exception list, other than party political broadcast, also applies to Polling Day.
Polling Day
Persons, whose names are found in the current register of electors of a contested constituency, will receive a poll card which
will be mailed to their latest NRIC address well before Polling Day.
On Polling Day, they can go to their assigned polling stations to cast their votes any time between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm.
After the close of the polls, the ballot boxes containing the votes cast will be sealed and transported to the respective counting
centres.
Singapore citizens abroad who have been registered as overseas electors can cast their votes at the overseas polling stations
allotted to them.
Polling overseas may take place before polling starts in Singapore but has to close before polling ends in Singapore. After an
overseas poll is closed, the ballot boxes will be brought back to Singapore for counting and they must reach the Returning
Officer not later than 10 days after Polling Day.
Counting of Votes
After the count, the Assistant Returning Officer will transmit the results of counting to the Returning Officer at the principal
counting place. The Returning Officer will compile the results received from all counting centres in Singapore. If the
overseas votes have no impact on the outcome of the election, the Returning Officer will declare the candidate or (as the case
may be) group of candidates to whom the greatest number of votes is given to be elected. If the overseas votes have impact on
the outcome, the Returning Officer will announce the number of votes cast in Singapore in favour of the candidate or (as the
case may be) group of candidates and will defer the declaration of the candidate or (as the case may be) group of candidates
elected until the day the overseas votes are counted. After counting the overseas votes, the final results will be published in
the government gazette.
(Source: Elections Department, Singapore)
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Singapore General Elections 2011 Guide

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12/4/2011 Singapore General Elections 2011 Guid…

TYPES OF ELECTORAL DIVISIONS

There are two types of electoral divisions:

A) Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)

SMC Name No. of Electors

Bukit Panjang 33,047

Hong Kah North 27,696

Joo Chiat 22,046

Potong Pasir 17,318

Punggol East 33,276

Radin Mas 31,011

Sengkang West 26,875

B) Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)

RESULTS OF PREVIOUS ELECTION

Lim Hwee Hua

Ang Mo Kio Abdul Salim Bin Harun WP 49,479 33.86

Bishan - Toa Payoh Hri Kumar Sangaran PAP Uncontested

Bukit Panjang Ling How Doong SDP 6,400 22.81

East Coast Abdul Rahim B Abdul R WP 37,873 36.14

Holland-Bukit Timah Christopher De Souza PAP Uncontested

Hong Kah Ang Mong Seng PAP Uncontested

Hougang Eric Low Siak Meng PAP 8,308 37.26

Jalan Besar Cheo Chai Chen SDA 26,151 30.74

Heng Chee How

Joo Chiat Chan Soo Sen PAP 12,226 65.01

(21,858) Tan Bin Seng WP 6,580 34.99

Jurong Fu Hai Yien Grace PAP Uncontested

MacPherson Sin Kek Tong SDA 6,067 31.52

Marine Parade Goh Chok Tong PAP Uncontested

Nee Soon Central Lian Chin Way WP 7,529 34.63

Nee Soon East Ho Peng Kee PAP 20,949 68.72

Pasir Ris-Punggol Ahmad Magad PAP 113,322 68.70

Potong Pasir Chiam See Tong SDA 8,245 55.82

Sembawang Chee Siok Chin SDP 39,537 23.30

Tampines Abdul Rahman B Mohamad SDA 36,948 31.49

Mah Bow Tan

Tanjong Pagar Baey Yam Keng PAP Uncontested

West Coast Fong Jen Arthur PAP Uncontested

Yio Chu Kang Seng Han Thong PAP 15,726 68.28

BACKGROUND ON POLITICAL PARTIES

People's Action Party (PAP)

Worker's Party of Singapore (WP)

Low was re-elected as Hougang MP at the 1997 general election.

Low was re-elected as Hougang MP at the 2001 general election.

Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA)

2001 General Election

2006 General Election

Singapore People's Party (SPP)

Reform Party (RP)

Mass resignation in 2011

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS GENERAL INFORMATION

b. Non-Constituency MPs; and

a. dissolve Parliament; and

b. issue writ of election to the Returning Officer.

b. the place of nomination.

a. the date, time and place for nomination of candidates;

b. the nomination paper to be signed by :

a. the names of candidates, their symbols, proposers and seconders; and

b. the names and locations of all polling stations.

The campaigning activities are restricted to:

a. conducting house-to-house visits;

c. putting up posters and banners;

d. campaigning on perambulating vehicles;