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Latest revision as of 21:17, 10 December 2024
The 2015 Singaporean General Election were held on 11 September to form Singapore's Parliament. The previous Parliament was dissolved on 25 August 2015 by President Tony Tan on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and candidates were nominated on 1 September that year.
The election was the first since Singapore's independence which saw all seats contested. Most of the seats were contested between two parties, with the only three-cornered fights occurring in three Single Member Constituencies. Using first-past-the-post voting, the election was also the first after the March 2015 death of Lee Kuan Yew (the nation's first Prime Minister and an MP until his passing) and Singapore's 50th anniversary celebration on 9 August that year.
Out of 89 seats, the People's Action Party (PAP) contested all and won 83, with the other 6 seats won by The Workers' Party of Singapore (WP); the single seat from Punggol East Single Member Constituency was the only seat to change hands, recaptured by PAP. Voter turnout was 93.56%, discounting overseas votes. PAP won its best results since 2001 with 69.86% of the popular vote, an increase of 9.72% from the previous election in 2011. WP scored 39.75% of votes in the 28 seats it contested, a drop of 6.83%. In the overall popular vote, WP scored 12.48% and the remaining seven parties less than 4% each. Three candidates failed to secure 12.5% of votes in their area and thus lost their electoral deposit.
Background
The maximum term of a Singaporean parliament is five years, within which it must be dissolved by the President and elections held within three months, as stated in the Constitution. As like the previous elections since 1959, voting is compulsory and results are based on the first-past-the-post system. Elections are conducted by the Elections Department, which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office.
The General Election was the 17th General Election in Singapore and is the 12th since independence in 1965. The election coincides with the golden jubilee of the Republic of Singapore's founding.
The governing People's Action Party (PAP) have secured their 14th consecutive term in office since 1959. This will be the PAP's third election with Lee Hsien Loong as its Secretary-General, and the country's first election after the passing of its founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Analysts such as Kit Wei Zheng at Citigroup suggested in a report that an early election was indeed possible to garner "sympathy votes", it might well backfire. It is also the country's first election where there are no walkovers in any of the constituencies, as voting will take place in Tanjong Pagar GRC for the first time.
Political parties
- Main article: List of political parties in Singapore
The governing People's Action Party (PAP) has been in power since 1959 and is currently led by the Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The leading Opposition party is The Worker's Party, led by Low Thia Khiang, with 7 elected seats and 2 NCMP seats. The Singapore People's Party led by Chiam See Tong has 1 NCMP seat. A total of eight Opposition parties challenged the ruling party in this election.
Electoral divisions
- Main article: List of Singaporean electoral divisions
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee is convened before every general election to review electoral boundaries in view of population growth and shifts. The Committee is appointed by the Prime Minister. The new electoral divisions were published on 24 July 2015, indicating the beginning of an election cycle.
Changes in Group Representation Constituencies
Name of GRC | Changes |
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Aljunied GRC | No Change in Boundaries |
Ang Mo Kio GRC | Absorbed Punggol South division from Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (renamed to Sengkang South) and Western portions of Fernvale from Sengkang West SMC Carved out a majority of Kebun Baru division to Nee Soon GRC, while the Southern portion merged with Yio Chu Kang division |
Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC | Absorbed northern portions of Moulmein division (Balestier, MacRitchie Reservoir and Novena) from Moulmein-Kallang GRC Divisions for Bishan East, Toa Payoh East and Toa Payoh West were renamed Bishan East-Thomson, Toa Payoh East-Novena and Toa Payoh West-Balestier, respectively |
Chua Chu Kang GRC | Ward downsized to four members Carved out eastern portions of Yew Tee division to Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, while Lim Chu Kang and western portions of Yew Tee was transferred to Nanyang Division |
East Coast GRC | Ward downsized to four members Carved out Fengshan division into SMC, and Coney Island to Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC |
Holland-Bukit Timah GRC | Absorbed a portion of West Coast GRC and parts of Moulmein division (Adam Road) from Moulmein-Kallang GRC |
Jalan Besar GRC | New Constituency Formed from Moulmein-Kallang GRC (and a small portion of Moulmein division), Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng division from Tanjong Pagar GRC, and Whampoa SMC |
Jurong GRC | Absorbed Clementi division from West Coast GRC Carved out Bukit Batok division into SMC |
Marine Parade GRC | Absorbed Joo Chiat SMC Carved out MacPherson division into SMC |
Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC | New Constituency Formed with Yew Tee division (and carving out Limbang division) from Chua Chu Kang GRC, and Marsiling and Woodgrove divisions from Sembawang GRC |
Nee Soon GRC | Absorbed Kebun Baru division from Ang Mo Kio GRC Carved out Canberra and eastern and northern Yishun portions to Sembawang GRC |
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC | Carved out Punggol South division to Ang Mo Kio GRC Northern portions of Punggol North and Punggol West were carved to form Punggol Coast division |
Sembawang GRC | Absorbed Canberra division and portions of Chong Pang, Nee Soon East and Nee Soon South divisions from Nee Soon GRC (forming Gambas division) Carved out Marsiling and Woodgrove divisions to Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC |
Tampines GRC | No Change in Boundaries |
Tanjong Pagar GRC | Absorbed a majority of Moulmein division from Moulmein-Kallang GRC Carved out Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng division to Jalan Besar GRC |
West Coast GRC | Ward downsized to four members Carved out Clementi division (and Faber private estate from Ayer Rajah division) to Jurong GRC |
Timeline
Date | Event |
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May 2015[1] | Formation of Electoral Boundaries Review Committee |
13 July 2015[2] | Announcement of EBRC formation |
24 July 2015 | Publication of Electoral Boundaries report[3] |
27 July 2015 | Certification of Registers of Electors |
25 August 2015 | Dissolution of 12th Parliament; Writ of Election issued |
28 August 2015 | Deadline of Submission of Political Donation Certificates |
1 September 2015 | Nomination Day/Live Forum Broadcast |
1–9 September 2015 | Campaigning Period |
3 September 2015 | First Live Political Party Broadcast[4] |
10 September 2015 | Cooling-off Day/Second Live Political Party Broadcast |
11 September 2015 | Polling Day |
15 September 2015 | Overseas Votes Counting |
16 September 2015 | Candidates revealed for Non-Constituency Member of Parliament |
1 October 2015 | 13th Parliament assembled |
15 January 2016 | Opening of 13th Parliament |
Election results
After polls closed at 8pm, vote counting began. Results were announced by Ng Wai Choong, chief executive director of the Energy Market Authority, who acted as the Returning Officer for the election.[5] The first result was declared at 11.31pm on 11 September where PAP candidate Lam Pin Min won the Sengkang West Single Member Constituency with a majority of 17,564. The last result was declared at 3.10am on 12 September where Workers' Party team contesting Aljunied Group Representation Constituency, led by party's secretary-general Low Thia Khiang, won the constituency by a narrow margin of 1.9%, or a majority of 2,612.
Contrary to expectations of a tougher contest with all constituencies being contested by the opposition parties, PAP won its best ever results since the 2001 general election, achieving a swing of 9.7% to achieve 69.9% of the vote as compared to the previous election in 2011 when it received 60.1%. The PAP unexpectedly reclaimed the constituency of Punggol East after it was lost to WP in a 2013 by-election, and achieved a swing in Aljunied GRC large enough to force a vote recount although the WP retained the constituency. With six elected seats for WP, three seats for the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament were eligible to complete a minimum of nine opposition members; WP was qualified for all three seats by-virtue of being the top three losing performers for the election (the single member constituencies of Punggol East (later declined) and Fengshan, and one seat (later two) for the East Coast Group Representation Constituency), and thus WP had nine represented seats for the upcoming Parliament.
The victory for the Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency has post its widest swing among all other Single Member Constituencies for this election, with 16.05%, while the largest swing for all contested constituencies was Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency, with 16.66%. This victory resulted in the end of a 31-year reign of Singapore People's Party as they failed to win at least a seat in Parliament (including NCMPs) for the first time, despite Potong Pasir was SPP's best performing constituency for the election. Consequently, this was also the first time since 1986 only one opposition party (Singapore Democratic Party, at the time) represented the Parliament, and after the 1981's Anson's by-election where WP being the only opposition party to represent the Parliament alone, as none of the other seven opposition parties, including SPP and two independents, won contests.
Voter turnout for the election was 93.56%, with 2,304,331 votes cast.
In an election's first, sample counts were released by the Elections Department to prevent speculation and misinformation from unofficial sources while counting is underway.[6] All sample counts were released by 10PM – two hours after polling ended. With the exception of Aljunied and Punggol East, where counts were within a 4% error margin, all other figures showed that PAP had comfortable leads in 26 electoral divisions, while WP led in one electoral division.
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