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General elections were held in Singapore on Friday, 11 September 2015 to elect 89 members of Parliament. The outgoing Parliament had been dissolved and the elections called by President Tony Tan on 25 August, on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The elections were for the 13th Parliament since independence in 1965, using the first-past-the-post electoral system. [1]
The election marked the first where all seats were contested. [2] Of the 89 seats, the People's Action Party (PAP) contested won 83, attaining a 10-point popular vote swing from 2011. [1] The other six seats, Aljunied Group Representation Constituency and Hougang Single Member Constituency were retained by the Workers' Party (WP), but its vote share dropped by 7% in the 28 it contested. [3]
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. [4] 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 governing People's Action Party (PAP) has secured their 14th consecutive term in office since 1959. This was 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. Some analysts suggested that an early election to garner "sympathy votes" might backfire. [5] [6] It was also the country's first election where there were no walkovers in any of the constituencies, as voting took place in Tanjong Pagar GRC for the first time.
The Returning Officer for this election was the chief executive director of the Energy Market Authority, Ng Wai Choong, taking over from Yam Ah Mee who had served in this role in the previous general election. [7] He was also the first returning officer with a different announcement format on the results, with valid votes and rejected votes revealed as opposed to rejected votes and turnout in the past elections. [8]
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 seven elected seats and two NCMP seats. The Singapore People's Party led by Chiam See Tong has one NCMP seat. A total of eight Opposition parties challenged the ruling party in this election.
Party | Leader | Slogan | Votes in GE2011 | Seats won | Remarks | |
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People's Action Party | Lee Hsien Loong | "With You, For You, For Singapore" [9] | 81 / 87 | 79 seats at time of dissolution. | ||
Workers' Party | Low Thia Khiang | "Empower Your Future" [10] | 6 / 87 | Including two Non-constituency MPs. Seven seats at time of dissolution. | ||
National Solidarity Party | Lim Tean | "Singaporeans Deserve Better" [11] | 0 / 89 | |||
Singapore Democratic Party | Chee Soon Juan | "Your Voice in Parliament" [12] | 0 / 89 | |||
Reform Party | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | "A Brighter Future Tomorrow, Today" [13] | 0 / 89 | |||
Singapore People's Party | Lina Loh | "We Hear You, We Speak For You" [14] | 0 / 89 | Including one Non-constituency MP. | ||
Singapore Democratic Alliance | Desmond Lim Bak Chuan | "Singapore for Singaporeans" [15] | 0 / 89 | Alliance with Singapore Justice Party and Singapore Malay National Organisation parties. | ||
People's Power Party | Goh Meng Seng | "Securing Our Future" | Did not exist | |||
Singaporeans First | Tan Jee Say | "Restore Our Nation" [16] | Did not exist | |||
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.
2011 | 2015 | |
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Seats | 87 | 89 |
Electoral divisions | 27 | 29 |
Group representation constituencies | 15 | 16 |
Four-Member GRCs | 2 | 6 |
Five-Member GRCs | 11 | 8 |
Six-Member GRCs | 2 | 2 |
Single member constituencies | 12 | 13 |
Average GRC size | 5.00 | 4.75 |
Voters | 2,347,198 | 2,458,058 |
Voters (overseas votes inclusive) | 2,350,873 | 2,462,926 |
The electoral boundaries were published on 24 July 2015, with about one-fifth of the existing electorate having redistricted to new constituencies, and the number of seats increased to 89, up from 87 in the last election. [17] [18] Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC's boundaries were changed for the first time ever since the formation in 1997, while Moulmein-Kallang GRC, which was created in the last election to take its place with Jalan Besar GRC, was removed. The election also saw the introduction of Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC due to the population growth in northern Singapore, specifically Woodlands and Yew Tee. Only two GRCs located in the North East CDC (Aljunied and Tampines) were untouched. The number of GRCs this election was 16, an increase by one from the last election.
In the SMCs, three constituencies (Bukit Batok, Fengshan and MacPherson) had reappeared from the political map for the first time since their last presence in 1991, 1988 and 2006, respectively. Only two of the SMCs (Hong Kah North and Sengkang West) had changes in the boundaries, while two former SMCs (Joo Chiat and Whampoa) were subsumed to their neighbouring GRCs. The number of SMCs this election was 13, an increase by one from the last election.
The changes of the GRCs boundaries (and any SMCs, if applicable), were as follows:
Name of GRC | Changes |
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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 Merged Jalan Besar division into Kampong Glam division. |
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 |
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 |
Following the preceding election, a presidential election was held three months after the parliamentary election. Former Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan narrowly won the election by a plurality against three other candidates, with Tan Cheng Bock, who would form the Progress Singapore Party in 2019, finishing second. Observers seen that the both elections in 2011 were "watershed" due to the divide between the ruling People's Action Party and the oppositions. [19] [20] [21]
In the aftermath of the general election, both Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong stepped down from the cabinet and become backbenchers citing renewal process, with the latter being conferred as "emeritus"; as a result the Senior Minister post would be vacant until 2019. [22] [23] The four incumbents from the former PAP team for Aljunied GRC, including former Foreign Minister George Yeo and cabinet minister Lim Hwee Hua, subsequently retired from politics, [24] [25] and the former also declined to contest in that year's presidential election. [26] [27] Ong Ye Kung, a new fifth candidate who was also part of their PAP's Aljunied GRC team, was fielded instead to Sembawang GRC; [28] Ang Mo Kio GRC incumbent Yeo Guat Kwang (whose ward was redrawn from Aljunied in 2011) replaced Ong as their lead. [29]
Towards the end of the term, founding Prime Minister of Singapore and member-of-parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC Lee Kuan Yew died of pneumonia on 23 March 2015, about 60 years after serving the constituency. [30]
Opposition parties had also seen several renewals, including Singapore Democratic Party where secretary-general Chee Soon Juan was formally discharged from bankruptcy by the court on 22 November 2012, rendering him eligible again to stand for elections for the first time since 2001. [31] Former SDP members Tan Jee Say and Ang Yong Guan formed its new Singaporeans First party in May 2014. [32]
The other party besides the leading opposition party of Workers' Party to represent in the 12th Parliament was Singapore People's Party, which consist of only Lina Loh as a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament. Secretary-general and Loh's spouse, Chiam See Tong, announced that he would not contest the election for the first time since his debut in 1976, citing health reasons. [33] [34] The party was further strengthened by Democratic Progressive Party with Mohamad Hamim bin Aliyas and Benjamin Pwee resigning from the latter party to join the former. [35] This marked DPP's first electoral contest since 2001 after DPP became active again in December 2012 following a 10-year hiatus. [36] [37]
National Solidarity Party secretary-general Goh Meng Seng subsequently resigned from the party after the election, [38] [39] and formed its new People's Power Party early in 2015, [40] with applications approved on July, nearly two months before the election. [41] NSP had also met with several party changes including the introduction of Lim Tean who would later found Peoples Voice; while former NSP members such as Hazel Poa, [42] Nicole Seah [43] and Jeanette Chong-Aruldoss have left the party ahead of the election, and former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Steve Chia did not stand for the election in response to the party's controversial decision to contest MacPherson SMC (the party reversed their initial decision to not contest the ward on 19 August [44] ) and online abuse (former MP Cheo Chai Chen would eventually contest the seat instead). [45] Cheo was further criticized during campaigning on 3 September through a Facebook post citing PAP candidate Tin Pei Ling's role as a mother (who she gave birth to her first child on 5 August [46] ) as a weakness and later claimed as a joke. [47] [48]
The parliament had responded to the signals of the electorate and tweaked its policies to cool escalating housing prices, enhance transport services, reward the nation's elderly pioneers and impose a significant cut to the salaries of certain office-holders. 2013 had also met with several incidents, most notably the 2013 Southeast Asian haze, the Population White Paper, [49] the 2013 Little India riots, [50] and controversies surrounding Aljunied-Hougang Town Council. [51] : 22 2014 also saw certain policy changes and certain debates addressing concerns for immigration, [52] Central Provident Fund and retirement, its LGBT rights in Singapore, and its impact in its culture after three books are pulled from its shelves and destroyed according to National Library Board. [53] [32] All of these events became general topics that were discussed during the hustings. [54] [55] [56]
A series of two by-elections within eight months were held during the term, marking it the first occurrence of such since 1992, with both involving a member-of-parliament vacating a SMC in 2012 pertaining to extramarital affairs. On February 14, Hougang SMC MP Yaw Shin Leong was also expelled from the Workers' Party following the party's CEC decision to expel him on misconduct. Ten months later on December 12, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore Michael Palmer resigned from all the posts and the party, and the MP for Punggol East SMC.
In both of the ensuing by-elections, the WP candidates, Png Eng Huat and Lee Li Lian, respectively won both the May and January by-elections, the latter also resulted in the first time since the 1981 Anson by-election where PAP lost a seat during the term. In a follow-up statement by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, he respected the results for both by-elections and encouraged alternative voices, as the by-election is meant to find a replacement of an MP in a constituency and not government. [57] [58] [59]
Following the success of both by-elections, WP announced that both Lee and Png, alongside the entire Aljunied GRC team, would remain in their respective constituencies this election. [60]
As with preceding elections, many media outlets named the following constituencies as its "hotspots" for the election: [61] [62] [63]
Election Department raised the cap for their election expenses to S$4 per voter in a constituency divided by number of seats, up from S$3.50 previously. The ballot paper will also be printed to include passport photographs of candidates for better identification; these changes were first enacted on the 2011 Presidential election. [64] ELD also published a 67-page handbook, advising candidates against "negative campaigning practices", and drones are banned in rallies. [65] [66]
While the campaign and election were held during the seventh lunar month, Singapore Police Force issued a notice whereas political activities must be separate from Getai activities. [67]
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. [68] All sample counts were released at 10PM, about two hours after polling ended. With the exception of Aljunied and Punggol East, where counts were within a 4% error margin at a 95% confidence rate, all other figures showed that PAP had comfortable leads in 26 electoral divisions, while WP led in one electoral division. The final percentage showed an accuracy range between 0.06% (Tampines GRC) and 2.99% (MacPherson SMC). [69] Sample counts works differently to exit polls, where they are illegal under the Parliamentary Elections Act due to privacy concerns, [70] [71] [72] [73] as it was last occurred during the 2013 Punggol East by-election where an exit poll was attempted. [74]
Date | Event |
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24 July | Publication of Electoral Boundaries report [75] |
27 July | Certification of Registers of Electors |
25 August | Dissolution of 12th Parliament; Writ of Election issued |
28 August | Deadline of Submission of Political Donation Certificates |
1 September | Nomination Day/Live Forum Broadcast |
1–9 September | Campaigning Period |
3 September | First Live Political Party Broadcast [76] |
10 September | Cooling-off Day/Second Live Political Party Broadcast |
11 September | Polling Day |
15 September | Overseas Votes Counting [77] [78] |
16 September | Candidates revealed for Non-Constituency Member of Parliament |
1 October | 13th Parliament assembled |
15 January 2016 | Opening of 13th Parliament |
The Elections Department issued the following information upon the issuance of the writ of election [79]
Nomination centre | Electoral division(s) |
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Assumption Pathway School | Bukit Panjang SMC Holland–Bukit Timah GRC IO |
Bendemeer Primary School | Jalan Besar GRC M Radin Mas SMC Tanjong Pagar GRC IO |
Chua Chu Kang Primary School | Chua Chu Kang GRC M Hong Kah North SMC Pioneer SMC |
Fengshan Primary School | East Coast GRC M Fengshan SMC Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC M Punggol East SMC |
Keming Primary School | Bukit Batok SMC Jurong GRC IO West Coast GRC IO Yuhua SMC |
Kong Hwa School | MacPherson SMC Marine Parade GRC M Mountbatten SMC Potong Pasir SMC |
Poi Ching School | Hougang SMC Tampines GRC M |
Raffles Institution | Aljunied GRC M Ang Mo Kio GRC IO Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC M Sengkang West SMC |
Yishun Primary School | Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC M Nee Soon GRC IO Sembawang GRC M |
Campaigning began from 1 September and ended on 9 September to canvass votes through physical rallies and stream on various media platforms. A live debate was held on 1 September in English and Chinese channel platforms, followed by two party political broadcasts airing on 3 and 10 September. The eve of polling day, known as cooling-off day, prohibits party from campaigning except for party political broadcasts.
A total of 72 candidates made their political debut this election, among which the PAP team include a former Second Permanent Secretary, [80] a former MediaCorp television personality, [81] a former police assistant commissioner, [82] a founder of an organisation focusing animal welfare, [83] and a former Chief of Defence Force. [84] [85] 14 MPs from the 12th Parliament stepped down this election, and one MP died during the term in office on 23 March this year, which is former Minister Mentor and first Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, [86] who served the Tanjong Pagar division for a record 60 years, the longest tenure for any elected MPs; in turn, this was also the first election where none of the MPs from the original Parliament represented this election. [87]
After polls closed at 8pm, vote counting began. Results were announced by Ng Wai Choong, chief executive director of the Energy Market Authority, who served as the Returning Officer for the election. [7] The first result was declared at 11.31pm on 11 September where PAP candidate Lam Pin Min won the Sengkang West SMC with a majority of 17,564. The last result was declared at 3.10am on 12 September where Workers' Party team contesting Aljunied GRC, 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, following a recount. [88]
Contrary to expectations of a tougher contest as there are no walkovers this election, PAP had one of its best results since 2001, increasing their vote share by a tenth to 69.86%. Many of the constituencies had swings towards the PAP, with the biggest swing being the Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC, with 16.66% followed by Potong Pasir SMC with 16.05%. The best-performing constituency for the PAP in the election was Jurong GRC, where it received 79.28% of the vote; it was also the first election where a GRC was the best-performing constituency as the top scorers in past elections were all SMCs. The WP had their vote shares greatly reduced, and while they are able to retain Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC, they lost Punggol East SMC after gaining it in a 2013-by-election.
A poll held by the Institute of Policy Studies among 2,000 voters found that 79 percent believed "The whole election system is fair to all political parties,” up from 61 percent in 2011. [89]
Voter turnout for the election was 93.7%, with 2,307,746 votes cast. Three candidates, Cheo Chai Chen from the NSP, and independent candidates Han Hui Hui and Samir Salim Neji, had their $14,500 election deposits forfeited. Samir's vote share of 0.60% of the vote, or 150 votes, set a record for the worst result in any general election (not counting SDA's Desmond Lim's 0.57% share in a 2013 by-election), surpassing the previous record in 1984 of Teo Kim Hoe's 0.81%. [90] [91] However, his record would later be broken in the 2025 general election, when the NSP team for Tampines GRC won 0.18%. [92]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
People's Action Party | 1,579,183 | 69.86 | 83 | +2 | |
Workers' Party | 282,143 | 12.48 | 6 | 0 | |
Singapore Democratic Party | 84,931 | 3.76 | 0 | 0 | |
National Solidarity Party | 79,826 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 | |
Reform Party | 59,517 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | |
Singaporeans First | 50,867 | 2.25 | 0 | New | |
Singapore People's Party | 49,107 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 | |
Singapore Democratic Alliance | 46,550 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | |
People's Power Party | 25,475 | 1.13 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 2,780 | 0.12 | 0 | New | |
Total | 2,260,379 | 100.00 | 89 | +2 | |
Valid votes | 2,260,379 | 97.95 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 47,367 | 2.05 | |||
Total votes | 2,307,746 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,462,926 | 93.70 | |||
Source: Singapore Elections |
Candidates and results of 2015 Singaporean general election [93] | |||||||||||
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Division | Seats | Voters | Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | Sample counts | Overseas vote difference | Swing | Margins | |
Bukit Batok SMC | 1 | 27,077 | People's Action Party | David Ong | 18,234 | 73.02 / 100 | 74 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | 46.64% | |
Singapore Democratic Party | Sadasivam Veriyah | 6,588 | 26.38 / 100 | 26 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | |||||
Independent (Loses $14,500 deposit) | Samir Salim Neji | 150 | 0.60 / 100 | 0 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | |||||
Bukit Panjang SMC | 1 | 34,317 | People's Action Party | Teo Ho Pin | 21,954 | 68.38 / 100 | 69 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 36.76% | |
Singapore Democratic Party | Khung Wai Yeen | 10,152 | 31.62 / 100 | 31 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Fengshan SMC | 1 | 23,427 | People's Action Party | Cheryl Chan | 12,417 | 57.50 / 100 | 57 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | 5.00% | |
Workers' Party | Dennis Tan | 9,176 | 42.50 / 100 | 43 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | |||||
Hong Kah North SMC | 1 | 28,145 | People's Action Party | Amy Khor | 19,628 | 74.76 / 100 | 74 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 49.52% | |
Singapore People's Party | Ravi Philemon | 6,627 | 25.24 / 100 | 26 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Hougang SMC | 1 | 24,097 | Workers' Party | Png Eng Huat | 13,027 | 57.66 / 100 | 58 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 15.32% | |
People's Action Party | Lee Hong Chuang | 9,565 | 42.34 / 100 | 42 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
MacPherson SMC | 1 | 28,511 | People's Action Party | Tin Pei Ling | 17,251 | 65.60 / 100 | 63 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | 32.01% | |
Workers' Party | Bernard Chen | 8,833 | 33.59 / 100 | 36 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | |||||
National Solidarity Party (Loses $14,500 deposit) | Cheo Chai Chen | 215 | 0.82 / 100 | 1 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | |||||
Mountbatten SMC | 1 | 24,143 | People's Action Party | Lim Biow Chuan | 15,331 | 71.86 / 100 | 72 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 43.72% | |
Singapore People's Party | Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss | 6,004 | 28.14 / 100 | 28 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Pioneer SMC | 1 | 25,458 | People's Action Party | Cedric Foo | 18,017 | 76.35 / 100 | 78 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 53.70% | |
National Solidarity Party | Elvin Ong | 5,581 | 23.65 / 100 | 22 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Potong Pasir SMC | 1 | 17,407 | People's Action Party | Sitoh Yih Pin | 10,602 | 66.39 / 100 | 68 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 32.78% | |
Singapore People's Party | Lina Loh | 5,368 | 33.61 / 100 | 32 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Punggol East SMC | 1 | 34,466 | People's Action Party | Charles Chong | 16,977 | 51.77 / 100 | 51 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 3.54% | |
Workers' Party | Lee Li Lian | 15,818 | 48.23 / 100 | 49 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Radin Mas SMC | 1 | 28,906 | People's Action Party | Sam Tan | 20,246 | 77.25 / 100 | 77 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 64.53% | |
Reform Party | Kumar Appavoo | 3,333 | 12.72 / 100 | 14 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Independent (Loses $14,500 deposit) | Han Hui Hui | 2,630 | 10.03 / 100 | 9 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | |||||
Sengkang West SMC | 1 | 30,119 | People's Action Party | Lam Pin Min | 17,586 | 62.13 / 100 | 63 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 24.26% | |
Workers' Party | Koh Choong Yong | 10,721 | 37.87 / 100 | 37 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Yuhua SMC | 1 | 22,617 | People's Action Party | Grace Fu | 15,324 | 73.55 / 100 | 72 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 47.10% | |
Singapore Democratic Party | Jaslyn Go | 5,512 | 26.45 / 100 | 28 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Chua Chu Kang GRC | 4 | 119,931 | People's Action Party | Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Yee Chia Hsing Zaqy Mohamad | 84,850 | 76.91 / 100 | 76 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 53.82% | |
People's Power Party | Goh Meng Seng Lee Tze Shih Low Wai Choo Syafarin Bin Sarif | 25,475 | 23.09 / 100 | 24 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
East Coast GRC | 4 | 99,118 | People's Action Party | Lee Yi Shyan Lim Swee Say Mohd Maliki Bin Osman Jessica Tan | 55,093 | 60.73 / 100 | 61 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 21.46% | |
Workers' Party | Daniel Goh Gerald Giam Leon Perera Mohamed Fairoz Bin Shariff | 35,622 | 39.27 / 100 | 39 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | 4 | 104,491 | People's Action Party | Vivian Balakrishnan Christopher de Souza Liang Eng Hwa Sim Ann | 62,786 | 66.60 / 100 | 66 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 33.20% | |
Singapore Democratic Party | Chee Soon Juan Paul Tambyah Chong Wai Fung Sidek Mallek Sidek | 31,494 | 33.40 / 100 | 34 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Jalan Besar GRC | 4 | 102,540 | People's Action Party | Heng Chee How Lily Neo Denise Phua Yaacob Ibrahim | 63,644 | 67.75 / 100 | 67 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | 35.50% | |
Workers' Party | Frieda Chan L Somasundaram Redzwan Hafidz Abdul Razak Adrian Sim | 30,302 | 32.25 / 100 | 33 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | |||||
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC | 4 | 107,599 | People's Action Party | Halimah Yacob Ong Teng Koon Alex Yam Lawrence Wong | 68,546 | 68.73 / 100 | 69 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | 37.46% | |
Singapore Democratic Party | Damanhuri Bin Abas Bryan Lim John Tan Wong Souk Yee | 31,185 | 31.27 / 100 | 31 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | |||||
West Coast GRC | 4 | 99,300 | People's Action Party | Foo Mee Har Lim Hng Kiang S. Iswaran Patrick Tay | 71,214 | 78.57 / 100 | 78 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 57.14% | |
Reform Party | Kenneth Jeyaretnam Noraini Yunus Darren Soh Andy Zhu | 19,426 | 21.43 / 100 | 22 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Aljunied GRC | 5 | 148,142 | Workers' Party | Low Thia Khiang Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Faisal Manap Chen Show Mao | 70,050 | 50.96 / 100 | 52 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 1.92% | |
People's Action Party | Yeo Guat Kwang Victor Lye Shamsul Kamar bin Mohamed Razali Chua Eng Leong Murali Pillai | 67,424 | 49.04 / 100 | 48 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 5 | 129,975 | People's Action Party | Ng Eng Hen Josephine Teo Chee Hong Tat Chong Kee Hiong Saktiandi Supaat | 86,701 | 73.59 / 100 | 74 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 47.18% | |
Singapore People's Party | Benjamin Pwee Law Kim Hwee Bryan Long Mohamad Abdillah Bin Zamzuri Mohamad Hamim Aliyas | 31,108 | 26.41 / 100 | 26 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Jurong GRC | 5 | 130,498 | People's Action Party | Tharman Shanmugaratnam Ang Wei Neng Desmond Lee Rahayu Mahzam Tan Wu Meng | 95,228 | 79.29 / 100 | 78 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 58.58% | |
Singaporeans First | David Foo Sukdeu Singh Ann Tan Peng Wong Chee Wai Wong Soon Hong | 24,869 | 20.71 / 100 | 22 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Marine Parade GRC | 5 | 146,244 | People's Action Party | Goh Chok Tong Fatimah Lateef Seah Kian Peng Tan Chuan-Jin Edwin Tong | 85,138 | 64.07 / 100 | 65 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 28.14% | |
Workers' Party | Yee Jenn Jong He Ting Ru Firuz Khan Dylan Ng Terence Tan | 47,753 | 35.93 / 100 | 35 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Nee Soon GRC | 5 | 132,289 | People's Action Party | K. Shanmugam Henry Kwek Lee Bee Wah Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Louis Ng | 82,287 | 66.83 / 100 | 67 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 33.76% | |
Workers' Party | Kenneth Foo Gurmit Singh Sadhu Singh Luke Koh Cheryl Loh Ron Tan | 40,841 | 33.17 / 100 | 33 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Sembawang GRC | 5 | 144,672 | People's Action Party | Khaw Boon Wan Lim Wee Kiak Amrin Amin Ong Ye Kung Vikram Nair | 96,718 | 72.28 / 100 | 72 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 44.56% | |
National Solidarity Party | Abdul Rasheed Abdul Kuthus Kevryn Lim Spencer Ng Yadzeth Bin Haris Eugene Yeo | 37,087 | 27.72 / 100 | 28 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Tampines GRC | 5 | 143,518 | People's Action Party | Heng Swee Keat Baey Yam Keng Cheng Li Hui Desmond Choo Masagos Zulkifli | 95,305 | 72.07 / 100 | 72 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 44.14% | |
National Solidarity Party | Lim Tean Choong Hon Heng Fong Chin Leong Nor Lella Sebastian Teo | 36,943 | 27.93 / 100 | 28 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Tanjong Pagar GRC | 5 | 130,752 | People's Action Party | Chan Chun Sing Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Rajah Joan Pereira Melvin Yong | 90,635 | 77.71 / 100 | 78 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | 55.42% | |
Singaporeans First | Tan Jee Say Ang Yong Guan Chirag Praful Desai Melvyn Chiu Mohamad Fahmi Bin Ahmad Rais | 25,998 | 22.29 / 100 | 22 / 100 | ![]() | N/A | |||||
Ang Mo Kio GRC | 6 | 187,771 | People's Action Party | Lee Hsien Loong Ang Hin Kee Darryl David Gan Thiam Poh Intan Azura Mokhtar Koh Poh Koon | 135,316 | 78.64 / 100 | 78 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 57.28% | |
Reform Party | Gilbert Goh Jesse Loo Roy Ngerng Osman Sulaiman M Ravi Siva Chandran | 36,758 | 21.36 / 100 | 22 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | 6 | 187,396 | People's Action Party | Teo Chee Hean Janil Puthucheary Ng Chee Meng Sun Xueling Teo Ser Luck Zainal Sapari | 125,166 | 72.89 / 100 | 73 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() | 45.78% | |
Singapore Democratic Alliance | Abu Mohamed Harminder Pal Singh Desmond Lim Arthero Lim Ong Teik Seng Wong Way Weng | 46,550 | 27.11 / 100 | 27 / 100 | ![]() | ![]() |
# | Constituency | People's Action Party | Opposition | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Swing | Votes | % | Swing | |||
1 | Jurong GRC | 95,080 | 79.28 | ![]() | Singaporeans First | 24,848 | 20.72 | ![]() |
2 | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 135,115 | 78.63 | ![]() | Reform Party | 36,711 | 21.37 | ![]() |
3 | West Coast GRC | 71,091 | 78.57 | ![]() | Reform Party | 19,392 | 21.43 | ![]() |
4 | Tanjong Pagar GRC | 90,635 | 77.71 | Walkover | Singaporeans First | 25,998 | 22.29 | Walkover |
5 | Radin Mas SMC | 20,230 | 77.25 | ![]() | Reform Party | 3,329 | 12.71 | ![]() |
Independent | 2,629 | 10.04 | ||||||
6 | Chua Chu Kang GRC | 84,731 | 76.89 | ![]() | People's Power Party | 25,460 | 23.11 | ![]() |
7 | Pioneer SMC | 17,994 | 76.34 | ![]() | National Solidarity Party | 5,578 | 23.66 | ![]() |
8 | Hong Kah North SMC | 19,612 | 74.76 | ![]() | Singapore People's Party | 6,621 | 25.24 | ![]() |
9 | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 86,514 | 73.59 | ![]() | Singapore People's Party | 31,049 | 26.41 | ![]() |
10 | Yuhua SMC | 15,298 | 73.54 | ![]() | Singapore Democratic Party | 5,505 | 26.46 | ![]() |
# | Constituency | Opposition | People's Action Party | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Votes | % | Swing | ||
1 | Hougang SMC [a] | Workers' Party | 13,012 | 57.66 | ![]() | 9,543 | 42.34 | ![]() |
2 | Aljunied GRC | Workers' Party | 69,929 | 50.95 | ![]() | 67,317 | 49.05 | ![]() |
3 | Punggol East SMC [b] | Workers' Party | 15,801 | 48.24 | ![]() | 16,957 | 51.76 | ![]() |
4 | Fengshan SMC | Workers' Party | 9,158 | 42.48 | New | 12,398 | 57.52 | New |
5 | East Coast GRC | Workers' Party | 35,547 | 39.27 | ![]() | 54,981 | 60.73 | ![]() |
6 | Sengkang West SMC | Workers' Party | 10,716 | 37.89 | ![]() | 17,564 | 62.11 | ![]() |
7 | Marine Parade GRC | Workers' Party | 47,629 | 35.93 | ![]() | 84,939 | 64.07 | ![]() |
8 | MacPherson SMC [c] | Workers' Party | 8,826 | 33.60 | New | 17,227 | 65.58 | New |
9 | Potong Pasir SMC | Singapore People's Party | 5,353 | 33.59 | ![]() | 10,581 | 66.41 | ![]() |
10 | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Singapore Democratic Party | 31,380 | 33.38 | ![]() | 62,630 | 66.62 | ![]() |
# | Constituency | 2011 % | 2015 % | Swing |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 56.93% | 73.59% | ![]() |
2 | Potong Pasir SMC | 50.36% | 66.41% | ![]() |
3 | Chua Chu Kang GRC | 61.20% | 76.89% | ![]() |
4 | Pioneer SMC | 60.73% | 76.35% | ![]() |
5 | Tampines GRC | 57.22% | 72.06% | ![]() |
6 | Mountbatten SMC | 15,290 | 71.84% | ![]() |
7 | Jurong GRC | 66.96% | 79.28% | ![]() |
8 | West Coast GRC | 66.57% | 78.57% | ![]() |
9 | Radin Mas SMC | 67.10% | 77.25% | ![]() |
10 | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 69.33% | 78.63% | ![]() |
# | Party | Constituency | 2011 % | 2015 % | Swing |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Singapore People's Party | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 43.07% | 26.41% | ![]() |
2 | Singapore People's Party | Potong Pasir SMC | 40.64% | 33.59% | ![]() |
3 | National Solidarity Party | Pioneer SMC | 39.27% | 23.65% | ![]() |
4 | National Solidarity Party | Tampines GRC | 42.78% | 27.93% | ![]() |
5 | Reform Party | West Coast GRC | 33.43% | 21.43% | ![]() |
6 | Reform Party | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 30.67% | 21.36% | ![]() |
7 | Workers' Party | Nee Soon GRC | 41.60% | 33.17% | ![]() |
8 | Singapore Democratic Alliance | Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC | 35.21% | 27.11% | ![]() |
9 | Workers' Party | Punggol East SMC | 41.01% [b] | 48.23% | ![]() |
10 | Workers' Party | Hougang SMC | 64.80% [a] | 57.66% | ![]() |
# | Constituency | People's Action Party | Opposition | |||||
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Actual % | Sample % | Accuracy | Party | Actual % | Sample % | Accuracy | ||
1 | Tampines GRC | 72.06% | 72% | ![]() | National Solidarity Party | 27.94% | 28% | ![]() |
2 | Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC | 72.89% | 73% | ![]() | Singapore Democratic Alliance | 27.11% | 27% | ![]() |
3 | Mountbatten SMC | 71.84% | 72% | ![]() | Singapore People's Party | 28.16% | 28% | ![]() |
4 | Nee Soon GRC | 66.83% | 67% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 33.17% | 33% | ![]() |
5 | Radin Mas SMC | 77.25% | 77% | ![]() | Reform Party | 12.71% | 14% | ![]() |
Independent | 10.04% | 9% | ![]() | |||||
6 | East Coast GRC | 60.73% | 61% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 39.27% | 39% | ![]() |
7 | Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC | 68.73% | 69% | ![]() | Singapore Democratic Party | 31.27% | 31% | ![]() |
8 | Sembawang GRC | 72.28% | 72% | ![]() | National Solidarity Party | 27.72% | 28% | ![]() |
9 | Tanjong Pagar GRC | 77.71% | 78% | ![]() | Singaporeans First | 22.29% | 22% | ![]() |
10 | Hougang SMC | 42.31% | 42% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 57.69% | 58% | ![]() |
11 | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 73.59% | 74% | ![]() | Singapore People's Party | 26.41% | 26% | ![]() |
12 | Fengshan SMC | 57.52% | 57% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 42.48% | 42% | ![]() |
13 | West Coast GRC | 78.57% | 78% | ![]() | Reform Party | 21.43% | 22% | ![]() |
14 | Bukit Panjang SMC | 68.38% | 69% | ![]() | Singapore Democratic Party | 31.62% | 31% | ![]() |
15 | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | 66.62% | 66% | ![]() | Singapore Democratic Party | 33.38% | 34% | ![]() |
16 | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 78.63% | 78% | ![]() | Reform Party | 21.37% | 22% | ![]() |
17 | Jalan Besar GRC | 67.73% | 67% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 32.27% | 33% | ![]() |
18 | Hong Kah North SMC | 74.76% | 74% | ![]() | Singapore People's Party | 25.24% | 26% | ![]() |
19 | Punggol East SMC | 51.76% | 51% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 48.24% | 49% | ![]() |
20 | Chua Chu Kang GRC | 76.89% | 76% | ![]() | People's Power Party | 23.11% | 24% | ![]() |
21 | Sengkang West SMC | 62.11% | 63% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 37.89% | 37% | ![]() |
22 | Marine Parade GRC | 64.07% | 65% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 35.93% | 35% | ![]() |
23 | Bukit Batok SMC | 73.00% | 74% | ![]() | Singapore Democratic Party | 26.40% | 26% | ![]() |
Independent | 0.60% | 0% | ![]() | |||||
24 | Aljunied GRC | 49.05% | 48% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 50.95% | 52% | ![]() |
25 | Jurong GRC | 79.28% | 78% | ![]() | Singaporeans First | 20.72% | 22% | ![]() |
26 | Yuhua SMC | 73.54% | 72% | ![]() | Singapore Democratic Party | 26.46% | 28% | ![]() |
27 | Potong Pasir SMC | 66.41% | 68% | ![]() | Singapore People's Party | 33.59% | 32% | ![]() |
28 | Pioneer SMC | 76.34% | 78% | ![]() | National Solidarity Party | 23.66% | 22% | ![]() |
29 | MacPherson SMC | 65.58% | 63% | ![]() | Workers' Party | 33.60% | 36% | ![]() |
National Solidarity Party | 0.82 | 1% | ![]() |
In their post-election conference by Lee Hsien Loong, Lee told that the results are an endorsement and was "deeply humbled" on a strong mandate, with younger voters called it as an "important conclusion" from the polls. Lee also added that the election is a showing of "a strong signal of confidence" after his father Kuan Yew's death, and vowed to make a strong government announcing the cabinet reshuffle at due course. Lee also vowed to wrestle back Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC at the next election, while also supported diverse voices as well. [94] Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, being aware about the nationwide swing and his ward being the best-performing ward this election, felt that it did not read any fine differences due to an overlap between opposition proposals and PAP policies, but he also told that it "basically it's the same agenda". [95]
Two weeks after the election concluded, Lee announced that two existing MPs and five fresh MPs were included in his fourth Cabinet. They were Parliamentary secretaries Amrin Amin and Baey Yam Keng, Ministers of State Chee Hong Tat, Janil Puthucheary and Koh Poh Koon, and acting Education ministers Ng Chee Meng and Ong Ye Kung. It was also announced that two Coordinating Minister portfolios, for a total of three, will also be included, which were Transport minister Khaw Boon Wan (for Infrastructure) and Deputy Prime Ministers Teo Chee Hean (for National Security) and Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for Economic and Social Policies). Six existing minister's portfolios are also reassigned, with the most notable being Heng Swee Keat who now assumed the role of Finance. Lee Yi Shyan was the only office holder to step down from the office and returned to a backbencher. [96] [97] The cabinet was sworn on 1 October, and the 13th Parliament commenced on 15 January the following year. [98]
Workers' Party's leader Low Thia Khiang stated on media at Hougang Stadium that they have "withstand" the nationwide swing and acknowledged the defeat of Punggol East SMC and those other constituencies they contested, and Low reminded the PAP government to "build trust" and "act fairly" to every Singaporeans. Punggol East SMC MP Lee Li Lian replied to media that she was "humbled" about her two-year experience as a MP and thanked their supporters and volunteers. Hougang SMC MP Png Eng Huat, who was re-elected for another term, while pledged that he would continue to serve his residents and represent in Parliament, he however disagreed that the vote swing may have been attributed to the ongoing Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council funding scandals, which began in 2012. [99] In the following morning, chairwoman Sylvia Lim suggested that their swing either may have been attributed to PAP's strong mandate and concerned that the voters would felt that the government might be "dislodged" due to the opposition, or the competition where every seats are being contested which she described it as a "pushback". [100] [101]
ELD acknowledged that a recount saw WP won three out of five divisions of Aljunied GRC by about thousands of votes; the other two divisions, Paya Lebar's Murali Pillai (who would later elect in Bukit Batok SMC eight months later) [102] and Serangoon's Yeo Guat Kwang, were voted in favour to PAP by hundreds of votes. [103] [104] [105] Following the election, Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council was renamed back to Aljunied-Hougang. [106]
Under the current constitution, there are a minimum nine opposition members to serve in the upcoming Parliament (which was later raised to 12 when the Parliament opens and the amendment was made on 27 January 2016), [107] and while WP managed to elect six MPs, WP gained an additional three seats of Non-constituency Member of Parliament, with the best losers given to Lee, Fengshan SMC's Dennis Tan, and one seat for East Coast GRC, given to Leon Perera. [108] [109] On 16 September 2015, Lee declined the position, making her the first candidate since 1984 to formally do so, while Tan and Perera took up. On 18 January 2016, WP filled a motion to allow Daniel Goh to take her place as NCMP. [110] The motion was passed by the legislature, and Goh was later sworn in on 5 February 2016. [111] With these allocation, the 13th Parliament marked the first time since 1986 where there are only two parties represented the Parliament; it also marked the end of the presence of Singapore People's Party since their debut in 1997 and the presence of the Chiam's family since 1984.
Responding to Charles Chong's allegations of missing town council funds, Png Eng Huat, vice-chairman of the AHTC, asked Chong about the missing money. Png said that Chong replied that he had explained but there was no explanation given. [112] In February 2018, Png in a Facebook post, said Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC which had managed Punggol East SMC from 2013 to 2015) had resolved all its accounting lapses [113] and $22.8 million to $26.3 million attributed to Punggol East is in its every financial statement since 2013. [112] Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council also had an unqualified financial statement for the 2016/2017 financial year which "means there was no such missing money else the accounts would be qualified". [112] While interviewed by The Straits Times , Chong said the AHTC's financial statements were all qualified by their own auditors and questioned about an ongoing court case by AHTC against its town councillors. [112]
By 11 October 2019, towards the end of the term, the High Court of Singapore found WP members and town councillors, and FMSS, guilty for breaching their duties and were liable for damages, citing that their leaders had "put political interests above that" of AHTC and residents; [114] and on 5 November, they had since lodged a successful appeal [115] and were awarded costs for their appeals in 2023. [116] [117]
While Singapore Democratic Party was among the first parties to launch their campaigns dating back in January with alternative policies, their party's refreshed image, and the return of Chee Soon Juan, their party still unable to win any seats since their last win dated back in 1991. Chee told on their media after the election cited that their party came from a "deep trough" and told they have seen a "good trajectory" given they have taken advantage on using internet and social media. Chee also noted that their task ahead is not just winning the voter's hearts and minds but encouraged open policies as well. In another interview on 13 September, Chee raised his possibility on working with WP in the future. [118] [119] Likewise, Reform Party's chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam respected the outcome, added that the voters "got the government they deserve" and reminded he will not "want to hear any more complaints". [120] [121]
Overseas votes were counted on 15 September, four days after the elections. ELD announced that the turnout was 3,415 (out of 4,868), and 52 votes have been rejected overall. All but two of the constituencies had voted in line with PAP-winning candidates (there were 2,399 votes), except for Aljunied GRC (which WP won the overseas vote) and Hougang SMC (which PAP won the overseas vote despite its loss), and the final popular vote for the PAP was untouched at 69.86%. All but 11 constituencies had a final percentage adjusted by no more than 0.04%, with the exceptions being Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Bukit Panjang SMC, East Coast GRC, Hong Kah North SMC, Marine Parade GRC, Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, Nee Soon GRC, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, Sembawang GRC, Tanjong Pagar GRC and West Coast GRC, and one candidate for each of the three-cornered contests (Independent candidate Samir Salim Neji in Bukit Batok SMC, NSP's Cheo Chai Chen in MacPherson SMC, and PAP's Sam Tan in Radin Mas SMC). ELD also added that Samir and Cheo received none of the overseas votes. The counting was held at the ELD Training Centre in Victoria Street under witness of several candidates such as Yee Jenn Jong. [77] [78]