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SGPolitico (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:2020 Singapore General Election}} The '''2020 Singapore General Election''' was held on '''10 July 2020'''.<ref name="ELD Press Release">{{cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/press/2020/Press_Release_on_General_Election_2020.pdf|title=Press Release on General Election 2020|author=Elections Department|date=23 June 2020}}</ref> It will elect Members of Parliament to the 14th Parliament of Singapore since it gained independence in 1965 via the first-pa...") |
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===Other parties without parliamentary presence=== | ===Other parties without parliamentary presence=== | ||
* The [[Singapore Democratic Party]] (SDP) began campaigning on 23 February 2019<ref>{{cite web|title=Singapore Democratic Party kicks off General Elections campaigning amid controversy over last-minute venue pullout|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-democratic-party-kicks-off-083046178.html|website=SGYahoo|accessdate=24 February 2019}}</ref> | * The [[Singapore Democratic Party]] (SDP) began campaigning on 23 February 2019,<ref>{{cite web|title=Singapore Democratic Party kicks off General Elections campaigning amid controversy over last-minute venue pullout|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-democratic-party-kicks-off-083046178.html|website=SGYahoo|accessdate=24 February 2019}}</ref> and announced a few key campaign agendas over March and May that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Singapore Democratic Party kicks off election campaign amid uncertainty over timing of polls|url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapore-democratic-party-kicks-election-campaign-amid-uncertainty-over-timing-polls|website=Today Online|accessdate=24 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SDP launches election campaign, aims to contest same constituencies as in GE2015|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sdp-launches-campaign-general-election-constituencies-11282880|website=Channel NewsAsia|accessdate=24 February 2019}}</ref> Ahead of the election, the party recruited ex-[[Democratic Progressive Party (Singapore)|DPP]] leader [[Benjamin Pwee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Former opposition leader Benjamin Pwee to join Singapore Democratic Party|url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/former-opposition-leader-benjamin-pwee-join-singapore-democratic-party|website=TodayOnline|accessdate=24 February 2019}}</ref> | ||
* On 16 October 2019, the [[Singapore People's Party]] (SPP) saw its first major leadership change since its formation with opposition veteran [[Chiam See Tong]] stepping down as secretary-general of the SPP after holding the post for 23 years since December 1996,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/chiam-see-tong-steps-down-as-spp-chief-ending-storied-political-career-that-spanned-more|title=Chiam See Tong steps down as SPP chief, ending storied political career that spanned more than four decades|last=Koh|first=Fabian|date=16 October 2019|website=The Straits Times|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019133546/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/chiam-see-tong-steps-down-as-spp-chief-ending-storied-political-career-that-spanned-more|archive-date=19 October 2019|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> with former [[Non-constituency Member of Parliament|Non-Constituency Member of Parliament]] [[Steve Chia]] succeeding Chiam on 5 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/spp-elects-steve-chia-secretary-general-jose-raymond-chairman-12066524|title=SPP elects Steve Chia, Jose Raymond to top posts|last=Andres|first=Gabrielle|date=5 November 2019|website=CNA|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106143140/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/spp-elects-steve-chia-secretary-general-jose-raymond-chairman-12066524|archive-date=6 November 2019|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> | * On 16 October 2019, the [[Singapore People's Party]] (SPP) saw its first major leadership change since its formation with opposition veteran [[Chiam See Tong]] stepping down as secretary-general of the SPP after holding the post for 23 years since December 1996,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/chiam-see-tong-steps-down-as-spp-chief-ending-storied-political-career-that-spanned-more|title=Chiam See Tong steps down as SPP chief, ending storied political career that spanned more than four decades|last=Koh|first=Fabian|date=16 October 2019|website=The Straits Times|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019133546/https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/chiam-see-tong-steps-down-as-spp-chief-ending-storied-political-career-that-spanned-more|archive-date=19 October 2019|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> with former [[Non-constituency Member of Parliament|Non-Constituency Member of Parliament]] [[Steve Chia]] succeeding Chiam on 5 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/spp-elects-steve-chia-secretary-general-jose-raymond-chairman-12066524|title=SPP elects Steve Chia, Jose Raymond to top posts|last=Andres|first=Gabrielle|date=5 November 2019|website=CNA|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106143140/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/spp-elects-steve-chia-secretary-general-jose-raymond-chairman-12066524|archive-date=6 November 2019|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> | ||