Singapore's next general election will be held in 10 July 2020. It was delayed from 8 May 2020 due to the ban of all events, especially political rallies.
The next general election will be the 18th general election in Singapore and the 13th since independence. The governing People's Action Party (PAP) will seek to secure their 15th consecutive term in office since 1959. It is likely to be Lee Hsien Loong's last election as Prime Minister of Singapore.
According to the Constitution, the Parliament of Singapore's maximum term is five years from the date of the first sitting of Parliament following a general election, after which it is dissolved by operation of law. A general election must be held within three months after a dissolution of Parliament. Singapore uses the first-past-the-post system of election, and voting is mandatory for all Singaporeans aged at least 21. Elections are conducted by the Elections Department, which is under the Prime Minister's Office.
Electoral divisions[]
- Main article: Constituencies of Singapore
The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) normally publishes an updated list of electoral divisions just before elections are called. Prior to the latest amendments, there were 16 GRCs, each with four, five or six seats, and 13 Single Member Constituencies (SMC). There were a total of 89 seats contested in the 2015 general election.
On 1 August 2019, Lee convened the EBRC. The formation was only publicly announced on 4 September 2019, however the formation date was superficially stated as the month of August. The exact date of formation was not known until it was publicly answered on 7 October that year, when Opposition Leader Pritam Singh asked Trade and Industry Minister, Chan Chun Sing in a written reply.
Election Rallies[]
On 14 March 2020, in view of the COVID-19 outbreak, the lunchtime rally site at Boat Quay was withdrawn, different from 2006, 2011 and 2015 elections.
However, on 24 March 2020, the election is postponed due to COVID-19 crisis.
Nomination Day[]
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 30 June 2020 10.19am | Marine Parade GRC's leadership team has been confirmed. They include Tan See Leng, Tan Chuan-Jin, Fahmi Aliman, Seah Kian Peng and Edwin Tong. Fatimah Lateef had confirmed her intention of retiring from politics. |
| 30 June 2020 10.53am | Vivian Balakrishnan, Sim Ann, Edward Chia and Christopher de Souza had led the team of Holland-Bukit Timah GRC. Liang Eng Hwa will be leading the Bukit Panjang SMC. Teo Ho Pin, had confirmed his intention of retiring from politics. |
| 30 June 2020 10.57am | PAP candidates for Jurong GRC had arrived at Nan Hua High School. |
| 30 June 2020 11.03am | Teo Chee Hean, Janil Puthucheary, Sharael Taha, Yeo Wan Ling and Desmond Tan Kok Ming had led the team of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC. Zainal Sapari, had confirmed his intention of retiring from politics. |
| 30 June 2020 11.09am | Maliki Osman, Tan Kiat How, Cheryl Chan and Jessica Tan had led the team of East Coast GRC. Lee Yi Shyan, had confirmed his intention of retiring from politics. |
| 30 June 2020 11.18am | Ng Chee Meng, Lam Pin Min, Amrin Amin and Raymond Lye had led the team of Sengkang GRC. Teo Ser Luck, had confirmed his intention of retiring from politics. |
| 30 June 2020 11.33am | Heng Swee Keat will be leading the team of East Coast GRC, after the transfer from Tampines GRC (Tampines Central), replacing Lim Swee Say. His surprise move to East Coast GRC is because to allow the votes for PAP to increase, which is originally scoring 60% in 2015, and needed to increase the hot-seat vote in the "face of crisis". |
| 30 June 2020 11.46am | Masagos Zulkilfi will be leading the team of Tampines GRC. Koh Poh Koon will be the new candidate, going from Ang Mo Kio GRC (Yio Chu Kang), replacing Heng Swee Keat. |
| 30 June 2020 12.56pm | Cedric Foo, had confirmed his intention of retiring from politics. In its place, is Patrick Tay. |
| 30 June 2020 1.29pm | Ang Hin Kee and Intan Azura Mokhtar confirmed their intention of retiring from politics. |
| 30 June 2020 1.37pm | Lim Hng Kiang, had confirmed his intention of retiring from politics. In its place, is Rachel Ong Sin Yen. In addition, the finalised people are S Iswaran, Desmond Lee, Rachel Ong Sin Yen, Ang Wei Neng and Foo Mee Har. |
| 30 June 2020 1.41pm | Yee Chia Hsing confirmed his intention of retiring from politics. |
Release of EBRC Report[]
The EBRC released its report on 13 March 2020. The report revealed there were 14 Single Member and 17 Group Representation Constituencies, and for the first time since 1991, no six-member GRCs exist in the map. The election reveals the formation of four new Single Member Constituencies (Kebun Baru, Yio Chu Kang, and two newly-created SMCs of Marymount and Punggol West), while three (Fengshan, Punggol East and Sengkang West) were absorbed into neighboring GRCs. A new GRC, Sengkang was formed while all but four GRCs (Aljunied, Holland-Bukit Timah, Jurong and Tanjong Pagar), as well as Hong Kah North and Potong Pasir SMCs, saw changes to the boundaries, including Tampines GRC which saw its first change since 2001.
| 2015 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seats | 89 |
93
|
| Electoral divisions | 29 |
31
|
| Group representation constituencies | 16 |
17
|
| Four-Member GRCs | 6 | 6 |
| Five-Member GRCs | 8 | 11 |
| Six-Member GRCs | 2 | 0 |
| Single member constituencies | 13 |
14
|
| Voters | 2,458,058 |
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|
| Voters (overseas votes inclusive) | 2,462,926 |
2,594,740
|
The changes made in the electoral divisions are as follows:
| Name of GRC | Changes |
|---|---|
| Aljunied GRC | No Change in Boundaries |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Ward downsized to five members Absorbed west portions of Sengkang West SMC Carved out Yio Chu Kang division to SMC, and Sengkang South division to Sengkang GRC |
| Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC | Carved out Bishan North division to SMC, and Novena and Balestier to Jalan Besar GRC. Absorbed Toa Payoh East from Potong Pasir SMC |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Carved out Nanyang division to West Coast GRC and portions of Tengah New Town into Hong Kah North SMC Portions of Lim Chu Kang and Ama Keng were shifted to another division |
| East Coast GRC | Ward upsized to five members Absorbed Fengshan SMC |
| Holland-Bukit Timah GRC | No Change in Boundaries |
| Jalan Besar GRC | Absorbed portions of Novena and Balestier portion from Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC |
| Jurong GRC | No Change in Boundaries |
| Marine Parade GRC | Carved out portions of Bidadari into Potong Pasir SMC |
| Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC | Absorbed portions of Woodlands and Innova (including Woodlands MRT Station, Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange and former Innova Junior College) from Sembawang GRC |
| Nee Soon GRC | Carved out Kebun Baru division into SMC Absorbed portions of Sembawang and Yishun from Sembawang GRC |
| Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC | Ward downsized to five members Carved out Punggol West division to SMC, Sengkang Central division to Sengkang GRC, and Tampines Retail Park to Tampines GRC |
| Sembawang GRC | Carved out Woodlands MRT Station, Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange, former Innova Junior College and a few parts of Innova to Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, and portions of Sembawang and Yishun to Nee Soon GRC |
| Sengkang GRC | New Constituency Formed from Punggol East SMC, eastern portions of Sengkang West SMC, Sengkang South from Ang Mo Kio GRC, and portions of Sengkang Central from Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC |
| Tampines GRC | Absorbed Tampines Retail Park from Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | No Change in Boundaries |
| West Coast GRC | Ward upsized to five members Absorbed portions of Nanyang from Chua Chu Kang GRC and Bulim portion of the Hong Kah North SMC |
Buses being used[]
| Operator | Bus Model | Fleet Number | Polling Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arriva North West | DAF DB250LF/Plaxton President | 4171 | |
| Arriva Tampines | DAF DB250LF/Wright Pulsar Gemini | DW98 | |
| Arriva Tampines | DAF DB250LF/Wright Pulsar Gemini | DW99 | |
| Arriva Tampines | DAF DB250LF/Wright Pulsar Gemini | DW102 | |
| Arriva Tampines | DAF DB250LF/Wright Pulsar Gemini | DW107 | |
| Arriva Tampines | DAF DB250LF/Wright Pulsar Gemini | DW108 | |
| Arriva Tampines | DAF DB250LF/Wright Pulsar Gemini | DW110 | |
| Arriva Tampines | DAF DB250LF/Wright Pulsar Gemini | DW115 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T3 | HDB Block 102 Void Deck Tampines Street 11 |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T7 | HDB Block 104 Void Deck Tampines Street 11 |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T9 | Tampines Primary School Canteen Tampines Street 12 |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T10 | Tampines Secondary School Canteen Tampines Street 12 |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T12 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T14 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T16 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T17 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T18 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | T20 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 | VLA7 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 | VLA8 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 | VLA10 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 | VLA13 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 | VLA127 | |
| Arriva Tampines | Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 | VLA141 | |
| Candy Coaches | Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer | LDP274 | |
| Citybus | Dennis Trident 3/Alexander ALX500 | 25 | |
| First Eastern Counties | Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President | 32212 | |
| First Essex | Dennis Trident 2/Plaxton President | 33047 | |
| First Essex | Dennis Trident 2/Plaxton President | 33192 | |
| First Essex | Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer | 41524 | |
| First Essex | Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer | 42489 | |
| Galleon Travel | Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400 | TAL33201 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer | DP201 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer | PHD271 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | E46 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer | LDP206 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Dennis Dart SLF/Plaxton Pointer | LDP274 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President | PVL219 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President | PVL222 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President | PVL223 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President | PVL296 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini | WVL94 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini | WVL95 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Dennis Dart SLF/East Lancs Esteem | 231 | |
| Go-Ahead Singapore | Dennis Dart SLF/East Lancs Esteem | 232 | |
| Gwendolyn United | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | SDE20208 | |
| Gwendolyn United | Scania OmniCity | SP136 | |
| Gwendolyn United | Scania OmniCity | SP40016 | |
| Gwendolyn United | Scania OmniCity | SP40017 | |
| Gwendolyn United | Scania OmniCity | SP40038 | |
| Gwendolyn United | Scania OmniCity | SP40039 | |
| Gwendolyn United | Scania OmniCity | SP40040 | |
| Metroline | Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President | VP536 | |
| Metroline | Volvo B7TL/Plaxton President | VP545 | |
| Metroline | Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400 | TA642 | |
| Metroline | Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400 | TA649 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE674 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE716 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE728 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE730 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE732 | |
| Metroline | Scania N230UD/East Lancs Olympus | SEL748 | |
| Metroline | Scania N230UD/East Lancs Olympus | SEL749 | |
| Metroline | Scania N230UD/East Lancs Olympus | SEL804 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE882 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE894 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE897 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE898 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE899 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE901 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE902 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE904 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE942 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE948 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1582 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1715 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1716 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1717 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1718 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1719 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1720 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1721 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1722 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1723 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1724 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1725 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1726 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1727 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1728 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1729 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1730 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1731 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1732 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1733 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1734 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1735 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1736 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1737 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1738 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1739 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1740 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro400 | TE1741 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1786 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1787 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1790 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1791 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1792 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1800 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1801 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1802 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1803 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1804 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1806 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1808 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1816 | |
| Metroline | Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | VW1838 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1896 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1910 | |
| Metroline | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | DE1911 | |
| Quality Line | Alexander Dennis Enviro200Dart | SDE9 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15018 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15022 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15050 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15051 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15053 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15055 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15056 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15062 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15064 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15065 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15077 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15095 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15096 | |
| Stagecoach East | Scania OmniCity | 15122 | |
| Stagecoach East | Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400 | 17838 | |
| Stagecoach East | Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400 | 17842 | |
| Stagecoach East | Dennis Trident 2/Alexander ALX400 | 18247 | |
| Tower Transit | Wright Streetlite | WV46102 | |
| Tower Transit | Wright Streetlite | WV46111 | |
| Tower Transit | Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | VN36105 | |
| Tower Transit | Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | VN36107 | |
| Tower Transit | Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | VN36111 | |
| Tower Transit | Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | VN36117 | |
| Tower Transit | Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | VN36121 | |
| Tower Transit | Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 | VN36139 |
Opposition Claims[]
- Aljunied GRC: Workers' Party
- Ang Mo Kio GRC: Reform Party
- Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC: Singapore People's Party
- Bukit Batok SMC: Singapore Democratic Party (Chee Soon Juan)
- Bukit Panjang SMC: Singapore Democratic Party
- Chua Chu Kang GRC: Progress Singapore Party
- East Coast GRC: Workers' Party
- Holland-Bukit Timah GRC: Singapore Democratic Party
- Hong Kah North SMC: Progress Singapore Party
- Hougang SMC: Workers' Party
- Jalan Besar GRC: People's Voice Party
- Jurong GRC: Red Dot United
- Kebun Baru SMC: Progress Singapore Party
- MacPherson SMC: People's Power Party
- Marine Parade GRC: Workers' Party
- Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC: Singapore Democratic Party
- Marymount SMC: Progress Singapore Party
- Mountbatten SMC: Singapore People's Party, People's Voice Party
- Nee Soon GRC: Progress Singapore Party
- Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC: Singapore Democratic Alliance
- Pioneer SMC: Progress Singapore Party, People's Voice Party
- Potong Pasir SMC: Singapore People's Party
- Punggol West SMC: People's Voice Party
- Radin Mas SMC: Reform Party
- Sembawang GRC: National Solidarity Party
- Sengkang GRC: Workers' Party
- Tampines GRC: National Solidarity Party
- Tanjong Pagar GRC: Progress Singapore Party
- West Coast GRC: Progress Singapore Party
- Yio Chu Kang SMC: Progress Singapore Party
- Yuhua SMC: Singapore Democratic Party
Candidates[]
Prospective Candidates[]
There will also be new potential PAP candidates, spotted at events:
- Yap Kwong Weng, 41 (born 1979), principal advisor of KMPG - Nee Soon GRC
- Charles Lim, 44 (born 1976), general counsel at the sovereign wealth fund GIC
- Jaclyn Seow, 35 (born 1985), strategic projects at Raffles Medical Group
- Fang Eu-Lin, 42 (born 1977), a partner at consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Jagathishwaran Rajo, 33 (born 1987), an NTUC industrial relations officer
- Asyifah Rashid, 30 (born 1990), A*Star biomedical research administrator
- Kawal Pal Singh, 36 (born 1984)
Confirmed Candidates[]
- Don Wee, 43 (born 1976), UOB senior vice-president - Chua Chu Kang GRC (Choa Chu Kang West)
- Edward Chia Bing Hui, 36 (born 1984), founder of Timbre Group - Holland-Bukit Timah GRC (Zhenghua)
- Desmond Tan Kok Ming, 50 (born 1970), former PA Chief Executive - Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Punggol North)
- Nadia Ahmad Samdin, 30 (born 1990), associate director at TSMP Law Corporation - Ang Mo Kio GRC (Jalan Kayu)
- Mohd Fahmi Aliman, 43 (born 1976), deputy chief executive of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) - Marine Parade GRC (Geylang Serai)
- Yip Hon Weng, 43 (born 1976), former group chief of Silver Generation Office under Agency of Integrated Care
- Hany Soh, 33 (born 1987), MSC Law Corporation director
- Tan Kiat How, 43 (born 1976), outgoing Chief Executive of IMDA - East Coast GRC (Kampong Chai Chee)
- Tan See Leng, 56 (born 1965), corporate adviser to Temasek Holdings - Marine Parade GRC (Marine Parade)
- Ng Ling Ling, 48 (born 1971), former senior official at Ministry of Health - Ang Mo Kio GRC (Jalan Kayu)
- Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, 39 (born 1980), partner to Dentons Rodyk and Davidson LLP - Chua Chu Kang GRC (Keat Hong)
- Raymond Lye, 54 (born 1966), managing director of Union Law LLP and Punggol East CCC chairman - Sengkang GRC (Sengkang East)
- Derrick Goh, 51 (born 1968), managing director and head of group audit for DBS Bank - Nee Soon GRC (Nee Soon Spring)
- Poh Li San, 45 (born 1975), Changi Airport Group vice-president and former SAF pilot - Sembawang GRC (Sembawang)
- Eric Chua Swee Leong, 41 (born 1979), former director of SGSecure Programme Office - Tanjong Pagar GRC (Queenstown)
- Alvin Tan, 37 (born 1983), Facebook's head of trust and safety for Southeast Asia and now, Head of Public Policy and Economics at LinkedIn - Tanjong Pagar GRC (Moulmein-Cairnhill)
- Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah, 41 (born 1979), Senior Lecturer of Republic Polytechnic, School of Sports, Health and Lecture - Jalan Besar GRC (Kolam Ayer)
- Gan Siow Huang, 44 (born 1975), former RSAF brigadier-general - Marymount SMC
- Carrie Tan, 37 (born 1983), founder of Daughters of Tomorrow - Nee Soon GRC (Nee Soon South)
- Rachel Ong Sin Yen, 47 (born 1973), chief executive - West Coast GRC (Telok Blangah)
- Alex Yeo Sheng Chye, 41 (born 1979), lawyer - Aljunied GRC
- Mariam Jaafar, 44 (born 1976), partner and managing director (Singapore) of the Boston Consulting Group - Sembawang GRC (Woodlands)
- Shawn Huang, 37 (born 1983), director at Temasek and former fighter pilot - Jurong GRC (Jurong Central)
- Chan Hui Yuh, 44 (born 1976), marketing director of Jingslink Marketing - Aljunied GRC
- Sharael Mohd Taha, 38 (born 1982), Singapore Aero Services vice-president of project management office and strategy, secondment to Rolls Royce - Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris East)
- Yeo Wan Ling, 44 (born 1976), chief executive of healthcare company Caregiver Asia - Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Punggol Central)
- Xie Yao Quan, 35 (born 1985), head of healthcare redesign of Alexandra Hospital - Jurong GRC (Jurong Spring)
Withdrew[]
- Ivan Lim Shaw Chuan, 42 (born 1977), Keppel Offshore and Marine general manager - Jurong GRC
Retiring Candidates[]
There are 23 retiring candidates:
| Person | Constituency | Age | Starting year of service | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goh Chok Tong | Marine Parade GRC | 79 | 1976 | Prostate cancer in November 2014, but planned to retire in 2015 but was rejected due to the passing of Lee Kuan Yew, and agreed to extend for one more term. At the same time, he also groom up the younger candidate. It is also not possible to continue MPS at the very old age. For Lee Kuan Yew, MPS are under Koo Tsai Kee from 1991 to 2011 (67 to 87 years old), and Indranee Rajah from 2011 to the passing. |
| Charles Chong | Punggol East | 67 | 1988 | Planned to retire in 5 November 2019. |
| Lim Hng Kiang | West Coast GRC | 66 | 1991 | Retired from ministerial post in May 2018. Also planned to retire since 2014, partly due to the passing of his wife, Lee Ai Boon. |
| Low Thia Khiang | Aljunied GRC | 63 | 1991 | ICU during the lockdown in May 2020 after suffering from head injury at home. |
| Lily Neo | Jalan Besar GRC | 66 | 1997 | Planned to retire in September 2015 general elections, with the succession plan in place. It was only confirmed that Josephine Teo is going to Jalan Besar GRC; on 29 June 2020. |
| Lim Swee Say | East Coast GRC | 65 | 1997 | Retired from ministerial post in May 2018. Also planned not to contest in the next general elections. |
| Teo Ho Pin | Bukit Panjang | 60 | 1997 | Retired, he is scared of COVID-19. |
| Yaacob Ibrahim | Jalan Besar GRC | 64 | 1997 | Retired from ministerial post in May 2018, also planned to retire in September 2015 similar to Tan Yuanyan who had shifted to Admiralty Secondary School. |
| Cedric Foo | Pioneer | 59 | 2001 | Retired, he is scared of COVID-19. |
| Khaw Boon Wan | Sembawang GRC | 67 | 2001 | One-term ministerial post on Ministry of Transport, which knows that a lot of them are going to get rid of him; and furthermore in 2015, the older minister has to take on the Transport Minister responsibilities instead of "killing one candidate in one stone". |
| Fatimah Lateef | Marine Parade GRC | 54 | 2006 | Planned to retire in 2025 or 2030, but brought forward to allow new PAP candidate to step forward. |
| Lee Bee Wah | Nee Soon GRC | 59 | 2006 | After a "dispute talk" in Parliament on 4 May 2020, that is why the time is up and she passed the baton to the next MP. |
| Lee Yi Shyan | East Coast GRC | 58 | 2006 | Small stroke in May 2015, and retired from Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development. |
| Sam Tan | Radin Mas | 61 | 2006 | As he is reaching 62 in 2020, which incidentally is the "official" retirement age, so it is time for the younger person to take over in Radin Mas. |
| Teo Ser Luck | Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC | 52 | 2006 | Stepped down from Minister of State and Mayor of North East CDC in 2017. |
| Ang Hin Kee | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 54 | 2011 | Spent two terms in the Parliament from 2011, announced his intentions of retiring. |
| Chen Show Mao | Aljunied GRC | 59 | 2011 | Believes in the renewal for Workers' Party. |
| Chia Shi-Lu | Tanjong Pagar GRC | 48 | 2011 | He believes in the latest renewal, and wants to make way for the others. |
| Intan Azura Mokhtar | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 44 | 2011 | To focus more on health, her family, personal and professional growth in the next half of the life. Also spent two terms, announced his intentions of retiring. |
| Ong Teng Koon | Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC | 43 | 2011 | Retired, he is scared of COVID-19. |
| Zainal Sapari | Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC | 54 | 2011 | He wants to make way for the others to serve you, if elected. |
| Png Eng Huat | Hougang | 58 | 2012 | Believes in the renewal for Workers' Party. |
| Yee Chia Hsing | Chua Chu Kang GRC | 49 | 2015 | He also lost his father in 2019. His health deteriorated very quickly over a few months and Yee have tears in his eyes. He thanked parliamentary colleagues, volunteers and friends who came to the funeral. |
Other Changes[]
- Poh Shyn Wui and Rachel Lim, may be possibly moving over from Coninston Grove to Fragrant Gardens. It will then be replaced by Shannan Ng which is for Marymount SMC.
- Ng Si Miang, may be possibly moving over to 12 Flora Road (Azalea Park).
- Kelvin Tan has originally been destined for 2015 at Waringin Walk, but had shifted to Fragrant Gardens instead. Thus it leaves the successor for Waringin Walk as Ng Wen Ping, which is however swapped.
- Victoria Ang Zi Yun took over Ina Bonilla for the Bukit Timah area, where Ina had shifted over to V on Shenton condominium.
- Sheryl Teo, may be possibly moving from Punggol Block 641C to Sengkang Block 272A.
- Danielle Yeo will be possibly going to Sembawang GRC (Woodlands Block 713).
Analysis[]
Top 10 performing constituencies[]
- Constituencies with no comparison to 2015 were due to them being new constituencies.
| # | Constituency | Template:SG/PAP/logo PAP | Opposition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Swing | Votes | % | Swing | |||
| 1 | Jurong GRC | 91,692 | 74.62% | Template:Decrease 4.66% | Template:SG/RDU/logo RDU | 31,191 | 25.38% | New |
| 2 | Radin Mas SMC | 14,571 | 74.03% | Template:Decrease 3.22% | Template:SG/RP/logo RP | 5,905 | 25.97 | Template:Increase 13.26% |
| 3 | Mountbatten SMC | 16,277 | 73.84% | Template:Increase 2% | Template:SG/PV/logo PV | 5,748 | 26.16% | New |
| 4 | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 124,430 | 71.91% | Template:Decrease 6.72% | Template:SG/RP/logo RP | 48,600 | 28.09% | Template:Increase 6.72% |
| 5 | MacPherson SMC | 18,983 | 71.74% | Template:Increase 6.16% | Template:SG/PPP/logo PPP | 7,477 | 28.26% | New |
| 6 | Yuhua SMC | 14,111 | 70.54% | Template:Decrease 3% | Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP | 5,984 | 29.46% | Template:Increase 3% |
| 7 | Sembawang GRC | 94,068 | 67.29% | Template:Decrease 4.99% | Template:SG/NSP/logo NSP | 45,727 | 32.71% | Template:Increase 4.99% |
| 8 | Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC | 62,853 | 67.26% | Template:Decrease 6.33% | Template:SG/SPP/logo SPP | 30,594 | 32.74% | Template:Increase 6.33% |
| 9 | Tampines GRC | 94,561 | 66.41% | Template:Decrease 5.65% | Template:SG/NSP/logo NSP | 47,819 | 33.59% | Template:Increase 5.65% |
| 10 | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | 70,963 | 66.36% | Template:Decrease 0.26% | Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP | 35,972 | 33.64% | Template:Increase 0.26% |
Top 10 best opposition performers[]
- Constituencies with no comparison to 2015 were due to them being new constituencies.
| # | Constituency | Opposition | Template:SG/PAP/logo PAP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Swing | Votes | % | Swing | |||
| 1 | Hougang SMC | 15,416 | 61.19% | Template:Increase 3.50% | Template:SG/WP/logo WP | 9,776 | 38.81% | Template:Decrease 3.50% |
| 2 | Aljunied GRC | 85,603 | 59.93% | Template:Increase 8.97% | Template:SG/WP/logo WP | 57,244 | 40.07% | Template:Decrease 8.97% |
| 3 | Sengkang GRC | 60,136 | 52.13% | New | Template:SG/WP/logo WP | 55,214 | 47.87% | New |
| 4 | West Coast GRC | 66,871 | 48.31% | New | Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP | 71,545 | 51.69% | Template:Decrease 26.88% |
| 5 | East Coast GRC | 53,228 | 46.59% | Template:Increase 7.29% | Template:SG/WP/logo WP | 61,009 | 53.41% | Template:Decrease 7.29% |
| 6 | Bukit Panjang SMC | 15,556 | 46.26% | Template:Increase 14.64% | Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP | 18,070 | 53.74% | Template:Decrease 14.64% |
| 7 | Bukit Batok SMC | 12,764 | 45.20% | Template:Increase 6.43% | Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP | 15,476 | 54.80% | Template:Decrease 6.43% |
| 8 | Marymount SMC | 9,918 | 44.96% | New | Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP | 12,143 | 55.04% | New |
| 9 | Marine Parade GRC | 54,850 | 42.24% | Template:Increase 6.31% | Template:SG/WP/logo WP | 74,993 | 57.76% | Template:Decrease 6.31% |
| 10 | Chua Chu Kang GRC | 41,942 | 41.36% | New | Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP | 59,462 | 58.64% | Template:Decrease 18.25% |
Vote swings[]
- Only the following constituencies may be compared with 2015 results as they existed in both elections, although most had changes in their electoral boundaries.
| # | Constituency | Template:SG/PAP/logo PAP | Opposition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Swing | Votes | % | Swing | |||
Sample count accuracies[]
| # | Constituency | Template:SG/PAP/logo PAP | Opposition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Sample | Accuracy | Votes | % | Sample | Accuracy | |||
Manifesto[]
PAP Manifesto[]
- Subject-based banding for secondary schools from 2021
- GST to be increased in 2023
- Ramp up COVID-19 testing and tracing capabilities
- Ensure everyone can obtain protective items such as face masks
- Complete health clearance for foreign workers and enable them to return safely to work
- Build additional foreign worker housing with new operating models and improved standards
- Wage subsidies for the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) to help keep your jobs
- Income relief to self-employed persons and freelancers
- Financial assistance to retrenched workers or those suffering significant income loss under the Temporary Relief Scheme (TRS) and the Covid-19 Support Grant (CSG)
- New satellite career centres will be set up at HDB towns
- Set up the National Jobs Council to oversee work, and will create more job opportunities through the SG United Jobs and Skills Programme.
- Provide financial incentives for employers to hire or redeploy their local workers.
- Strengthen safeguards for jobseekers under Fair Consideration Framework
- Extra SkillsFuture credits and heavily subsidised reskilling programmes
- Mid-career pathway programmes to help start new careers
- Special incentives for employers to hire you
- Senior Employment Credits will be added, with grants for re-employment, support for firms and industries to redesign jobs
- Strengthen career support for new graduates
- Create traineeships with firms
- Offer free continuing education and training for you to pick up additional skills and knowledge while the job market recovers
- Prepare you for regional opportunities through the Global Ready Talent programme and overseas internships when it is safe to travel again
- Enhanced workfare support
- Extending the Progressive Wage Model to even more industries
- Work with employers to hire Persons with Disabilities - including Enabling Employment Credit
- Passing laws for rental relief
- Providing extra help to the hardest hit sectors like aviation, hotels, tourism and retail
- Accelerate digital transformation of all industry sectors
- Help firms to innovate and adapt with Transformation and Growth Packages
- Give SMEs extra support through the SMEs Go Digital, SkillsFuture Enterprise Credits and other grants
- Promote new growth sectors - such as innovation and technology, biomedical, ICT, professional and digital security, cybersecurity, food manufacturing, medical care and education.
- Establish green lane arrangements for safe travel with other countries
- Pursue international cooperation, expand our trade networks and seek out new markets
- Participate actively in global digital economy
- Diversify our sources of food and essential supplies and build resilient supply chains
- When the economy shuts down, support was given with Solidarity Payment, Cash Payouts, Care and Support Package, enhanced proximity housing grants, transport vouchers, education and health subsidies
- For special education, we will make special education more affordable, open new special schools and increase work/care options for SEN students beyond the age of 18.
- We will make early childhood centres Covid-19 safe so that preschoolers can continue to learn and be nurtured, and parents can work with the assurance their children are cared for.
- Enhance subsidies to make pre-school affordable as primary school.
- Increase the government share of supported pre-school places to 80%, and double the number of MOE kindergartens to 60
- Provide greater support and guidance to students from vulnerable backgrounds, who are most affected by the crisis.
- Make Home-Based Learning (HBL) an integral part of education
- Reform higher education to introduce more inter-disciplinary learning, complemented with lifelong learning in specialized areas
- Provision of Pioneer and Merdeka Generation Packages, CareShield Initiative, Seniors Mobility and Enabling Fund
- Help seniors keep healthy and active, including free entry to public gyms and pools
- Expand polyclinic network from 20 to 32 by 2030, including new polyclinics at Bishan and Bidadari
- Redevelop the Singapore General Hospital and rejuvenate the National University Hospital
- Complete the Novena Community Hospital by 2022 and build a new integrated acute and community hospital in the East by 2030
- The GST has to go up from 7% to 9% in the next term of government.
- Enhancing the GST permanent voucher scheme
- Implement a $6 billion Assurance Package which will pay for GST increase for 5 years for most households and 10 years for lower income households.
- Provide social assistance for those who need help
- Continue to have government absorb GST on publicly subsidised healthcare and education
- We will strengthen our social compact:
- Build a strong, caring united community where no one is left behind and all can progress together
- Build resilience, enhance social mobility and tackle inequality
- Help those who fall down to get up stronger
- Improve our social safety nets to provide sustainable support
- Partner citizens and organisations to those in need
- Build communities of care in every town through SG Cares network and connect needs to volunteers and resources
- Make mental wellness a key focus
- Foster digital inclusion and enable vulnerable groups to reach support and resources online
- With increased funding and matching of donations
- By helping them transform their operations and service delivery
- We will build a multi-cultural, multi-religious society where unity in diversity is strength. It supports the aspirations of our people in arts, culture and sports.
- We will use their money to catalyse growth and returns for Singaporeans and Singapore. We will also continue to exercise financial prudence, and replenish our reserves when we are able to do so. We will safeguard the future for the children and generations to come, as the Pioneer and Merdeka generations did for us.
- We have injected $100 billion through four Budgets using current surpluses and past reserves to support Singaporeans through the crisis and prepare for the future. We will make this count.
- We will produce more clean energy by deploying more solar panels on building rooftops and reservoirs, and converting food waste to energy at Tuas Nexus, reduce greenhouse emissions and plant one million trees and new mangrove areas to preserve our carbon sinks.
- We will add 200 hectares of nature parks and 140 hectares of city parks and gardens over the next 5 years.
- We will enhance more green corridors and park connectors so that it can further decongest public transport.
- We will introduce new concepts of sustainable living with the HDB Green Towns programme.
- We will rejuvenate our heartlands with home improvement and neighbourhood upgrading initiatives, as well as Remaking the Heartlands programme.
- We will strengthen coastal and flood protection against climate change and rising seas.
- We will significantly increase food production locally.
- We have ambitious plans to develop Singapore. It will continue to work on the Smart Nation, 5G network, Tuas Megaport, Changi Airport T5, Greater Southern Waterfront, Paya Lebar Redevelopment, Punggol North District, Jurong 2nd CBD and doubling the rail network.
- Invest in R&D for COVID-19 treatment and vaccine, and ensure that these are available to all Singaporeans who need them
- Establish new norms for safe interaction through daily living
- Improve public hygiene through a national effort including SG Clean campaign
WP Manifesto[]
- Contingency planning for COVID-19 and included the committee of inquiry
- Allowing more singles to buy HDB flats less than 35 years old
- Ethnic quotas for HDB flats to be removed
- Class sizes to be reduced to 20 people to enable more social distancing
- Gathering information overseas on disease outbreaks
- GRCs to be abolished as it will need more social distancing
- Pandemic preparedness plans to be revised
- Offer free vaccinations for COVID-19 in 2021
- Listen to the medical experts worldwide
- The government should consider launching more SERS exercises, including SERS Plus that does not require proxy relocation site, using instead BTOs and balance flats for relocation.
NSP Manifesto[]
SDP Manifesto[]
- Extend Work-Study Diploma sign-on bond incentive to 5 years
- Unlimited lease top ups for public housing
PPP Manifesto[]
- Extend Work-Study Diploma sign-on bond incentive to all Singaporeans, without maximum length
- Unlimited lease top ups for public housing
SPP Manifesto[]
- Unlimited lease top ups for public housing
RP Manifesto[]
- Unlimited lease top ups for public housing
SF Manifesto[]
- Unlimited lease top ups for public housing
SDA Manifesto[]
PVP Manifesto[]
RDU Manifesto[]
PSP Manifesto[]
- Abolish Goods and Services Tax (GST)