2015 Singaporean general election
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 general election called by President Tony Tan on 25 August, on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.[1] The elections were for the 13th Parliament since independence in 1965, using the first-past-the-post electoral system.
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All 89 directly elected seats in Parliament (and up to 9 NCMPs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 2,462,926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 93.70% ( 0.52pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The elections were the first since independence in which all seats were contested.[2] Most of the seats were contested between two parties, with the only three-cornered fights occurring in three Single Member Constituencies.[3] The elections were also the first after the March 2015 death of Lee Kuan Yew (the nation's first prime minister and an MP until his death) and Singapore's 50th anniversary celebration on 9 August that year.[4][5]
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); WP successfully retained their wards of Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC but the single seat from Punggol East SMC was the only seat to change hands, recaptured by PAP.[1] Voter turnout was 93.56%, discounting overseas votes.[2] 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%.[6] In the overall popular vote, WP scored 12.48% and the remaining seven parties less than 4% each.[3] Three candidates failed to secure at least 12.5% of votes in their area and thus lost their electoral deposit.[7]
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.[8] 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) 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. Some analysts suggested that an early election was indeed possible to garner "sympathy votes" might well backfire.[9][10] 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.
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. 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.[11]
Political parties
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.
Party | Abbreviation | Leader | Year formed | Seats before GE2015 | Parliamentary presence |
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People's Action Party | PAP | Lee Hsien Loong | 1954 | 79 | Legislative Assembly: 1955-1965[12] City Council Elections: 1957-1965[13] Singapore Parliament: 1965–Present |
Workers' Party | WP | Low Thia Khiang | 1957 | 7 + 2 NCMPs | Legislative Assembly: 1961-1963[14] City Council Elections: 1957-1959[13] Singapore Parliament: 1981–1986; 1991–Present |
Singapore People's Party | SPP | Steve Chia | 1994 | 1 NCMP | Singapore Parliament: 1997–2015 |
Singapore Democratic Party | SDP | Chee Soon Juan | 1980 | 0 | Singapore Parliament: 1984–1997 |
National Solidarity Party | NSP | Spencer Ng | 1987 | 0 | Singapore Parliament: 2001–2006 |
Singapore Democratic Alliance | SDA | Desmond Lim Bak Chuan | 2001 | 0 | Singapore Parliament: 2001–2011 |
Reform Party | RP Reform | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | 2008 | 0 | — |
Singaporeans First | SF SingFirst | Tan Jee Say | 2014 | 0 | — |
People's Power Party | PPP | Goh Meng Seng | 2015 | 0 | — |
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.
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 |
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. [15][16] 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. All but two of the 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 Koh 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 |
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 |
Timeline
Date | Event |
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24 July | Publication of Electoral Boundaries report[17] |
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[18] |
10 September | Cooling-off Day/Second Live Political Party Broadcast |
11 September | Polling Day |
15 September | Overseas Votes Counting |
16 September | Candidates revealed for Non-Constituency Member of Parliament |
1 October | 13th Parliament assembled |
15 January 2016 | Opening of 13th Parliament |
Pre-nomination day events
Nomination centres
The Elections Department issued the following information upon the issuance of the writ of election[19]
- Date: 1 September 2015
- Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.
- Returning Officer: Ng Wai Choong
- Election Deposit: S$14,500 (down from S$16,000 in 2011)
Nomination centre | Electoral division(s) |
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Assumption Pathway School | Bukit Panjang SMC Holland–Bukit Timah GRC |
Bendemeer Primary School | Jalan Besar GRC Radin Mas SMC Tanjong Pagar GRC |
Chua Chu Kang Primary School | Chua Chu Kang GRC Hong Kah North SMC Pioneer SMC |
Fengshan Primary School | East Coast GRC Fengshan SMC Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC Punggol East SMC |
Keming Primary School | Bukit Batok SMC Jurong GRC West Coast GRC Yuhua SMC |
Kong Hwa School | MacPherson SMC Marine Parade GRC Mountbatten SMC Potong Pasir SMC |
Poi Ching School | Hougang SMC Tampines GRC |
Raffles Institution | Aljunied GRC Ang Mo Kio GRC Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC Sengkang West SMC |
Yishun Primary School | Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC Nee Soon GRC Sembawang GRC |
Nomination day and campaigning events
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.
Outgoing incumbents and incoming candidates
A total of 72 candidates made their political debut this election, among which the PAP team include a former Second Permanent Secretary,[20] a former MediaCorp television personality,[21] a former police assistant commissioner,[22] a founder of an organisation focusing animal welfare,[23] and a former Chief of Defence Force.[24][25] 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,[26] who served the Tanjong Pagar division for a record 60 years, the longest tenure for any elected MPs.[27]
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 served as the Returning Officer for the election.[11] 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.[28] 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.
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%/6.84°, 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 9.74% to achieve 69.86% of the vote as compared to the previous election in 2011 when it received 60.12%. 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. In terms on swings, 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. In terms on winning margins, 15 constituencies had winning percentages passing the National average, with Jurong GRC scored its best performing constituency result at 79.86%.
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. 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.
A poll held by the Institute of Policy Studies among 2,000 voters noted that 79 percent believed "The whole election system is fair to all political parties." up from 61 per cent in 2011[29]
Voter turnout for the election was 93.56%/336.8°, with 2,304,331 votes cast.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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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 |
By constituency
Candidates and results of 2015 Singaporean general election | |||||||||
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Division | Seats | Voters | Party | Candidate(s) | Votes | Votes % | Sample counts | 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 |
2.11 | 36.76% |
Singapore Democratic Party | Khung Wai Yeen | 10,152 | 31.62 / 100 | 31 / 100 |
2.11 | ||||
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 |
4.15 | 49.52% |
Singapore People's Party | Ravi Philemon | 6,627 | 25.24 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
4.15 | ||||
Hougang SMC | 1 | 24,097 | Workers' Party | Png Eng Huat | 13,027 | 57.66 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
7.14 | 15.32% |
People's Action Party | Lee Hong Chuang | 9,565 | 42.34 / 100 | 42 / 100 |
7.14 | ||||
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 |
13.24 | 43.72% |
Singapore People's Party | Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss | 6,004 | 28.14 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
13.24 | ||||
Pioneer SMC | 1 | 25,458 | People's Action Party | Cedric Foo | 18,017 | 76.35 / 100 | 78 / 100 |
15.62 | 53.70% |
National Solidarity Party | Elvin Ong | 5,581 | 23.65 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
15.62 | ||||
Potong Pasir SMC | 1 | 17,407 | People's Action Party | Sitoh Yih Pin | 10,602 | 66.39 / 100 | 68 / 100 |
16.03 | 32.78% |
Singapore People's Party | Lina Chiam | 5,368 | 33.61 / 100 | 32 / 100 |
16.03 | ||||
Punggol East SMC | 1 | 34,466 | People's Action Party | Charles Chong | 16,977 | 51.77 / 100 | 51 / 100 |
2.77 | 3.54% |
Workers' Party | Lee Li Lian | 15,818 | 48.23 / 100 | 49 / 100 |
7.22 | ||||
Radin Mas SMC | 1 | 28,906 | People's Action Party | Sam Tan | 20,246 | 77.25 / 100 | 77 / 100 |
10.15 | 64.53% |
Reform Party | Kumar Appavoo | 3,333 | 12.72 / 100 | 14 / 100 |
20.18 | ||||
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 |
4.02 | 24.26% |
Workers' Party | Koh Choong Yong | 10,721 | 37.87 / 100 | 37 / 100 |
4.02 | ||||
Yuhua SMC | 1 | 22,617 | People's Action Party | Grace Fu | 15,324 | 73.55 / 100 | 72 / 100 |
6.69 | 47.10% |
Singapore Democratic Party | Jaslyn Go | 5,512 | 26.45 / 100 | 28 / 100
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6.69 | ||||
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 |
15.71 | 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 |
15.71 | ||||
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 |
5.90 | 21.46% |
Workers' Party | Daniel Goh Gerald Giam Leon Perera Mohamed Fairoz Bin Shariff | 35,622 | 39.27 / 100 | 39 / 100 |
5.90 | ||||
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 |
6.52 | 33.20% |
Singapore Democratic Party | Chee Soon Juan Paul Tambyah Chong Wai Fung Sidek Mallek Sidek | 31,494 | 33.40 / 100 | 34 / 100 |
6.52 | ||||
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 |
12.00 | 57.14% |
Reform Party | Kenneth Jeyaretnam Noraini Yunus Darren Soh Andy Zhu | 19,426 | 21.43 / 100 | 22 / 100
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12.00 | ||||
Aljunied GRC | 5 | 148,142 | Workers' Party | Low Thia Khiang Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap Chen Show Mao | 70,050 | 50.96 / 100 | 52 / 100 |
3.76 | 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 |
3.76 | ||||
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 |
16.66 | 47.18% |
Singapore People's Party | Benjamin Pwee Law Kim Hwee Bryan Long Mohamad Abdillah Bin Zamzuri Mohamad Hamim Bin Aliyas | 31,108 | 26.41 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
16.66 | ||||
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 |
12.33 | 58.58% |
Singaporeans First | David Foo Sukdeu Singh Ann Tan Peng Wong Chee Wai Wong Soon Hong | 24,869 | 20.71 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
12.33 | ||||
Marine Parade GRC | 5 | 146,244 | People's Action Party | Goh Chok Tong Fatimah Binte Abdul Lateef Seah Kian Peng Tan Chuan Jin Edwin Tong | 85,138 | 64.07 / 100 | 65 / 100 |
7.43 | 28.14% |
Workers' Party | Yee Jenn Jong He Ting Ru Firuz Khan Dylan Ng Terence Tan | 47,753 | 35.93 / 100 | 35 / 100 |
7.43 | ||||
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 |
8.43 | 33.76% |
Workers' Party | Kenneth Foo Gurmit Singh S/O Sadhu Singh Luke Koh Cheryl Loh Ron Tan | 40,841 | 33.17 / 100 | 33 / 100 |
8.43 | ||||
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 |
8.38 | 44.56% |
National Solidarity Party | Abdul Rasheed S/O Y Abdul Kuthus Kevryn Lim Spencer Ng Yadzeth Bin Haris Eugene Yeo | 37,087 | 27.72 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
8.38 | ||||
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 |
14.85 | 44.14% |
National Solidarity Party | Lim Tean Choong Hon Heng Fong Chin Leong Nor Lella Sebastian Teo | 36,943 | 27.93 / 100 | 28 / 100 |
14.85 | ||||
Tanjong Pagar GRC | 5 | 130,752 | People's Action Party | Chan Chun Sing Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Thurai 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 |
9.31 | 57.28% |
Reform Party | Gilbert Goh Jesse Loo Roy Ngerng Osman Sulaiman M Ravi Siva Chandran | 36,758 | 21.36 / 100 | 22 / 100 |
9.31 | ||||
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 |
8.10 | 45.78% |
Singapore Democratic Alliance | Abu Mohamed Harminder Pal Singh S/O Gurcharan Singh Desmond Lim Arthero Lim Ong Teik Seng Wong Way Weng | 46,550 | 27.11 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
8.10 |
Top 14 best PAP performers
- Constituencies with no comparison to 2011 were either due to them being new constituencies or the constituencies experiencing walkovers in the last election.
# | Constituency | PAP | Opposition | |||||
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Votes | % | Swing | Votes | % | Swing | |||
1 | Jurong GRC | 95,080 | 79.28 | 12.32 | 24,848 | 20.72 | 12.32 | |
2 | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 135,115 | 78.63 | 9.3 | 36,711 | 21.37 | 9.3 | |
3 | West Coast GRC | 71,091 | 78.57 | 12 | 19,392 | 21.43 | 12 | |
4 | Tanjong Pagar GRC | 90,635 | 77.71 | Walkover | 25,998 | 22.29 | Walkover | |
5 | Radin Mas SMC | 20,230 | 77.25 | 10.15 | 3,329 | 12.71 | 10.15 | |
2,629 | 10.04 | |||||||
6 | Chua Chu Kang GRC | 84,731 | 76.89 | 15.69 | 25,460 | 23.11 | 15.69 | |
7 | Pioneer SMC | 17,994 | 76.34 | 15.61 | 5,578 | 23.66 | 15.61 | |
8 | Hong Kah North SMC | 19,612 | 74.76 | 4.15 | 6,621 | 25.24 | 4.15 | |
9 | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 86,514 | 73.59 | 16.66 | 31,049 | 26.41 | 16.66 | |
10 | Yuhua SMC | 15,298 | 73.54 | 6.68 | 5,505 | 26.46 | 6.68 | |
11 | Bukit Batok SMC | 18,204 | 72.99 | New | 6,585 | 26.40 | New | |
150 | 0.60 | |||||||
12 | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | 125,021 | 72.89 | 8.1 | 46,508 | 27.11 | 8.1 | |
13 | Sembawang GRC | 96,639 | 72.28 | 8.38 | 37,067 | 27.72 | 8.38 | |
14 | Tampines GRC | 95,202 | 72.06 | 14.84 | 36,920 | 27.94 | 14.84 |
Top 15 best opposition performers
- Constituencies with no comparison to 2011 were either due to them being new constituencies or the constituencies experiencing walkovers in the last election.
# | Constituency | Opposition | PAP | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Votes | % | Swing | ||
1 | Hougang SMC | 13,012 | 57.69 | 7.11 | 9,543 | 42.31 | 7.11 | |
2 | Aljunied GRC | 69,929 | 50.95 | 3.77 | 67,317 | 49.05 | 3.77 | |
3 | Punggol East SMC | 15,801 | 48.24 | 2.78 | 16,957 | 51.76 | 2.78 | |
4 | Fengshan SMC | 9,158 | 42.48 | New | 12,398 | 57.52 | New | |
5 | East Coast GRC | 35,547 | 39.27 | 5.9 | 54,981 | 60.73 | 5.9 | |
6 | Sengkang West SMC | 10,716 | 37.89 | 4 | 17,564 | 62.11 | 4 | |
7 | Marine Parade GRC | 47,629 | 35.93 | 7.43 | 84,939 | 64.07 | 7.43 | |
8 | MacPherson SMC | 8,826 | 33.60 | New | 17,227 | 65.58 | New | |
9 | Potong Pasir SMC | 5,353 | 33.59 | 16.05 | 10,581 | 66.41 | 16.05 | |
10 | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | 31,380 | 33.38 | 6.54 | 62,630 | 66.62 | 6.54 | |
11 | Nee Soon GRC | 40,796 | 33.17 | 8.43 | 82,197 | 66.83 | 8.43 | |
12 | Jalan Besar GRC | 30,283 | 32.27 | New | 63,561 | 67.73 | New | |
13 | Bukit Panjang SMC | 10,143 | 31.62 | 2.11 | 21,935 | 68.38 | 2.11 | |
14 | Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC | 31,157 | 31.27 | New | 68,485 | 68.73 | New | |
15 | Mountbatten SMC | 5,992 | 28.16 | 13.22 | 15,290 | 71.84 | 13.22 |
Vote Swings
- Only the following constituencies may be compared with 2011 results as they existed in both elections, although most had changes in their electoral boundaries.
# | Constituency | PAP | Opposition | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Swing | Votes | % | Swing | |||
1 | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 86,514 | 73.59 | 16.66 | 31,049 | 26.41 | 16.66 | |
2 | Potong Pasir SMC | 10,581 | 66.41 | 16.05 | 5,353 | 33.59 | 16.05 | |
3 | Chua Chu Kang GRC | 84,731 | 76.89 | 15.69 | 25,460 | 23.11 | 15.69 | |
4 | Pioneer SMC | 17,994 | 76.34 | 15.61 | 5,578 | 23.66 | 15.61 | |
5 | Tampines GRC | 95,202 | 72.06 | 14.84 | 36,920 | 27.94 | 14.84 | |
6 | Mountbatten SMC | 15,290 | 71.84 | 13.22 | 5,992 | 28.16 | 13.22 | |
7 | Jurong GRC | 95,080 | 79.28 | 12.32 | 24,848 | 20.72 | 12.32 | |
8 | West Coast GRC | 71,091 | 78.57 | 12.00 | 19,392 | 21.43 | 12.00 | |
9 | Radin Mas SMC | 20,230 | 77.25 | 10.15 | 3,329 | 12.71 | 10.15 | |
2,629 | 10.04 | |||||||
10 | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 135,115 | 78.63 | 09.30 | 36,711 | 21.37 | 09.30 | |
11 | Nee Soon GRC | 82,197 | 66.83 | 08.43 | 40,796 | 33.17 | 08.43 | |
12 | Sembawang GRC | 96,639 | 72.28 | 08.38 | 37,067 | 27.72 | 08.38 | |
13 | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | 125,021 | 72.89 | 08.10 | 46,508 | 27.11 | 08.10 | |
14 | Marine Parade GRC | 84,939 | 64.07 | 07.43 | 47,629 | 35.93 | 07.43 | |
15 | Hougang SMC | 9,543 | 42.31 | 07.11 | 13,012 | 57.69 | 07.11 | |
16 | Yuhua SMC | 15,298 | 73.54 | 06.68 | 5,505 | 26.46 | 06.68 | |
17 | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | 62,630 | 66.62 | 06.54 | 31,380 | 33.38 | 06.54 | |
18 | East Coast GRC | 54,981 | 60.73 | 05.90 | 35,547 | 39.27 | 05.90 | |
19 | Hong Kah North SMC | 19,612 | 74.76 | 04.15 | 6,621 | 25.24 | 04.15 | |
20 | Sengkang West SMC | 17,564 | 62.11 | 04.00 | 10,716 | 37.89 | 04.00 | |
21 | Aljunied GRC | 67,317 | 49.05 | 03.77 | 69,929 | 50.95 | 03.77 | |
22 | Punggol East SMC | 16,957 | 51.76 | 02.78 | 15,801 | 48.24 | 02.78 | |
23 | Bukit Panjang SMC | 21,935 | 68.38 | 02.11 | 10,143 | 31.62 | 02.11 |
Sample count accuracies
- Vote counts below are for votes cast in Singapore only and exclude votes cast overseas.
# | Constituency | PAP | Opposition | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Sample | Accuracy | Votes | % | Sample | Accuracy | |||
1 | Tampines GRC | 95,202 | 72.06% | 72% | 0.06% | 36,920 | 27.94% | 28% | 0.06% | |
2 | Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC | 125,021 | 72.89% | 73% | 0.11% | 46,508 | 27.11% | 27% | 0.11% | |
3 | Mountbatten SMC | 15,290 | 71.84% | 72% | 0.16% | 5,992 | 28.16% | 28% | 0.16% | |
4 | Nee Soon GRC | 82,197 | 66.83% | 67% | 0.17% | 40,796 | 33.17% | 33% | 0.17% | |
5 | Radin Mas SMC | 20,230 | 77.25% | 77% | 0.25% | 3,329 | 12.71% | 14% | 1.29% | |
2,629 | 10.04% | 9% | 1.04% | |||||||
6 | East Coast GRC | 54,981 | 60.73% | 61% | 0.27% | 35,547 | 39.27% | 39% | 0.27% | |
7 | Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC | 68,485 | 68.73% | 69% | 0.27% | 31,157 | 31.27% | 31% | 0.27% | |
8 | Sembawang GRC | 96,639 | 72.28% | 72% | 0.28% | 37,067 | 27.72% | 28% | 0.28% | |
9 | Tanjong Pagar GRC | 90,635 | 77.71% | 78% | 0.29% | 25,998 | 22.29% | 22% | 0.29% | |
10 | Hougang SMC | 9,543 | 42.31% | 42% | 0.31% | 13,012 | 57.69% | 58% | 0.31% | |
11 | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 86,514 | 73.59% | 74% | 0.41% | 31,049 | 26.41% | 26% | 0.41% | |
12 | Fengshan SMC | 12,398 | 57.52% | 57% | 0.42% | 9,158 | 42.48% | 42% | 0.42% | |
13 | West Coast GRC | 71,091 | 78.57% | 78% | 0.57% | 19,392 | 21.43% | 22% | 0.57% | |
14 | Bukit Panjang SMC | 21,935 | 68.38% | 69% | 0.62% | 10,143 | 31.62% | 31% | 0.62% | |
15 | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | 62,630 | 66.62% | 66% | 0.62% | 31,380 | 33.38% | 34% | 0.62% | |
16 | Ang Mo Kio GRC | 135,115 | 78.63% | 78% | 0.63% | 36,711 | 21.37% | 22% | 0.63% | |
17 | Jalan Besar GRC | 63,561 | 67.73% | 67% | 0.73% | 30,283 | 32.27% | 33% | 0.73% | |
18 | Hong Kah North SMC | 19,612 | 74.76% | 74% | 0.76% | 6,621 | 25.24% | 26% | 0.76% | |
19 | Punggol East SMC | 16,957 | 51.76% | 51% | 0.76% | 15,801 | 48.24% | 49% | 0.76% | |
20 | Chua Chu Kang GRC | 84,731 | 76.89% | 76% | 0.89% | 25,460 | 23.11% | 24% | 0.89% | |
21 | Sengkang West SMC | 17,564 | 62.11% | 63% | 0.89% | 10,716 | 37.89% | 37% | 0.89% | |
22 | Marine Parade GRC | 84,939 | 64.07% | 65% | 0.93% | 47,629 | 35.93% | 35% | 0.93% | |
23 | Bukit Batok SMC | 18,204 | 73.00% | 74% | 1% | 6,585 | 26.40% | 26% | 0.4% | |
150 | 0.60% | 0% | 0.6% | |||||||
24 | Aljunied GRC | 67,317 | 49.05% | 48% | 1.05% | 69,929 | 50.95% | 52% | 1.05% | |
25 | Jurong GRC | 95,080 | 79.28% | 78% | 1.28% | 24,848 | 20.72% | 22% | 1.28% | |
26 | Yuhua SMC | 15,298 | 73.54% | 72% | 1.54% | 5,505 | 26.46% | 28% | 1.54% | |
27 | Potong Pasir SMC | 10,581 | 66.41% | 68% | 1.59% | 5,353 | 33.59% | 32% | 1.59% | |
28 | Pioneer SMC | 17,994 | 76.34% | 78% | 1.66% | 5,578 | 23.66% | 22% | 1.66% | |
29 | MacPherson SMC | 17,227 | 65.58% | 63% | 2.58% | 8,826 | 33.60% | 36% | 2.4% | |
215 | 0.82 | 1% | 0.18% |
See also
- Elections in Singapore
- 2016 Bukit Batok by-election - the only by-election held within a year after the election as a result of the sudden resignation of David Ong Kim Huat
Notes
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External links
- Battleground Singapore: Who's standing where - an interactive map of the 2015 boundaries and changes explained in maps.
- From Nomination Day to Polling Day: Election calendar and rally schedule - an interactive calendar of all the key events and rally schedules for the #GE2015 campaign period from Nomination Day to Polling Day. It also serves as an archive of key photos from each rally and the related ST article.
- Who will be your next MP? - the complete list of all 181 candidates. Includes personal information, their latest tweet, results from previous elections or a Q&A if they are a new candidate.
- GE2015 Candidates - an interactive visualisation of the election candidates showing parties, wards, and diversity representation.
- SG Elections - Interactive maps showing data for differences in vote shares, non-voters, spoiled votes, districts by candidates, etc.
- #GE2015 Social media dashboard - this is a visual representation of the social media trends that fluctuate over the 10-day period of campaigning. There are two graphs updated in real-time, a selected feature of popular tweets and the last 80 Instagram pictures tagged #GE2015.
- GE2015: Live results and full analysis