[29][30][31], The governing People's Action Party has been in power since 1959 and is currently led by the prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong. Voting was mandatoryfor all Singaporeans who were aged 21 or above a… Voters had to use hand santitizer before voting, and were initially required to wear disposible gloves, but this was later changed due to the requirement causing long queues. This page was last edited on 1 May 2021, at 15:54. [231][232], On 19 July, Senior Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam mentioned that the politics had been changed permanently after the election, one with a solid mandate and one for a changing electorate, adding a fact on the results that "were also good for opposition politics", especially the performance for the WP and "reflected a discerning public and a political culture that bodes well for Singapore." There were a record number of female candidates participating in the election,[9] with 28 out of 40 candidates elected and making up 29% of the parliament, including three from the Workers' Party (among them was Raeesah Khan, the first female minority opposition candidate to win a seat as well as the youngest MP-elect at 26) and one Non-constituency Member of Parliament, who was Progress Singapore Party's Hazel Poa. [341][342], 2020 parliamentary general election in Singapore, Other parties without parliamentary presence, Criticisms of the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Allegations of discriminatory comments by Raeesah Khan, Allegations of racist comments by Heng Swee Keat. Parliamentary General Election Results Prime Minister's Office - Elections Department / 01 Mar 2021 The Singapore Parliament has a term of 5 years but may be dissolved at any time before the expiry of its 5-year term by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. As we explained with The Citizens’ Agenda, we do not cover the day-to-day “horse race” of an election, but rather focus on the forces which shape the world around us. [132] Two other PAP incumbent candidates, Chan Chun Sing and Indranee Rajah, also responded to Singh's point, saying that it would be a mistake for voters to think that the PAP would return to power effortlessly, while adding that it was important for the PAP to get a "clear and strong endorsement" from the people. [244][245], At about 11:40 pm on 15 July, Elections Department published a report for overseas votes. The People’s Action Party, which has never been out of power, won yet again, but by a narrower margin than usual. [128] Both SDP and PV's Facebook pages, as well as several other Facebook pages belonging to others, were issued correction directions by the alternate authority of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act Office over the claim of plans for a population target of 10 million for Singapore. Voting was mandatory for all Singaporeans over the age of 21. [310] According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Selene Yap who foresees the case, she asked for the maximum fine of S$1,000, citing difficulties on detection as the posters were placed in public areas across Singapore. [256][257], On 20 August, the parliament confirmed Tan Chuan-Jin will reprise his role as a Speaker of Parliament, while Fu and Lee were replaced by Rajah and Zaqy respectively, as the new leader and deputy leader for the upcoming parliament. [180] Two round table political debates, one in English and the other in Mandarin, were also held. CtoI News Desk Saturday, July 11th 2020 Singapore concluded its General Elections in the wee hours of Saturday, July 11, with ruling party People’s Action Party (PAP) claiming 61.24 per cent of the votes, and winning 83 seats out of an available 93. Tambyah accused the PAP government of "recklessness and opportunism" for holding the election during a pandemic, and also called the long queues of voters due to the requirement to wear gloves when casting ballots and lack of personal protective equipment for polling agents when voters on stay home orders came to vote as a "fiasco".[237]. [259], The 14th parliament opened on 24 August at 8 pm SGT,[261] and similar to the cabinet inauguration, also for the first time in Singapore history, the parliament opened on separate venues due to safe distancing,[262] both on the Parliament House and The Arts House, the latter being the venue of the former Parliament House before 1999. VICTOR LYE THIAM FATT. He reiterated the Singapore government's stance that it had "never proposed or targeted for Singapore to increase the population to 10 million". [259] On 31 August, both Christopher de Souza and Jessica Tan were elected as Deputy Speakers, replacing Charles Chong and Lim Biow Chuan. Eight existing MPs were also promoted, among which Senior Ministers of State Edwin Tong and Maliki Osman were promoted to Cabinet ministers as Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law, and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Education and Foreign Affairs, respectively; Backbencher Rahayu Mahzam was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Health with effect on 1 September; Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad promoting to a Senior Minister of State and also given the Defence portfolio; senior Parliamentary Secretaries Low Yen Ling, Faishal Ibrahim and Sun Xueling as Ministers of State while given new portfolios (Low as Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry, Faishal as Home Affairs and National Development, and Sun as Education and Social and Family Development); and Alex Yam as the new mayor for North West Community Development Council replacing Teo Ho Pin. But the Malays were the original residents of Singapore." Tharman aimed to achieve the balance and having a "vigorous and informed" debate between PAP and the oppositions in the upcoming government to improve efficiency and democracy. [320] Singh suggested that Prime Minister Lee saved the PAP from losing more votes to below 60% when he said in his lunchtime rally that he would delay handing over to the 4G until the COVID-19 crisis was over, along with Tharman Shanmugaratnam presenting the government's strategy for the next term during the final days of campaigning, adding the fact that "the GRC system is no longer an advantage for the PAP" as PAP fared better even with first-time candidates in SMCs but performing below expectations in GRCs with strong credible opposition candidates. Since the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) team led by Tan Cheng Bock contesting in the West Coast GRC were the best-performing losing opposition team by garnering 48.31% of valid votes, both NCMPs seats were offered to PSP. There are currently two types of elections in Singapore: parliamentary and presidential elections. 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Between nomination day (30 June 2020) and polling day (10 July 2020), candidates began campaigning on various media platforms. [239], On 14 July, Koh Siong Ling, the head of the Election Department, issued an apology to the public and senior voters, while conducting a review on what when wrong during the election, such as long queues during voting in the early morning hours (a timing block reserved for senior voters) unlike previous elections, and the queues which was likely caused by an unnecessary, additional step on equipping disposable gloves, as voters had sanitised their hands a few times prior. Since news broke of the statement released by the police, netizens have spoken out about how they felt Heng's statement was racist. [44][45], The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee is made up of senior civil servants and charged with adjusting the boundaries of electoral divisions prior to an election. 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