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The first results were announced at 1:22 am for Bukit Panjang SMC where the PAP's Liang Eng Hwa was elected with 53.74% of the vote. The last results came at 3:44 am, when Aljunied GRC and Nee Soon GRC were announced to have been retained by WP leader Pritam Singh and the PAP with 59.93% and 61.90% respectively.
On 2 September 2023, shortly after the announcement of the election results, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong congratulated Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his election, citing confidence in Tharman's ability to carry out his new duties as president "with distinction" and intention to work closely with the government. Lee also thanked the two losing ...
Singapore's ruling party is stung by its worst ever election results on Saturday (July 11). The People's Action Party - PAP- signaled a possible delay to its meticulous succession plans. ...
There are currently two types of elections in Singapore.Parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the Constitution of Singapore, general elections for Parliament must be conducted within three months of the dissolution of Parliament, which has a maximum term of five years from the first sitting of Parliament, and presidential elections are conducted every six years.
The election process begins when the President, acting on Cabinet's advice, issues a writ of election addressed to the returning officer.On nomination day, the returning officer and their representatives will be present at designated nomination centres between 11:00 am and 12:00 noon to receive prospective candidates' nomination papers, and political donation certificates certifying that they ...
The elections will be the 19th in Singapore since the 1948 election and the 14th since its independence. For the first time since the 2006 general election , Lee Hsien Loong will not lead the governing People's Action Party (PAP), as Lawrence Wong succeeded him as Prime Minister on 15 May 2024, [ 1 ] and as secretary-general of the PAP on 4 ...
Singapore's strict qualifying criteria has meant that all elections bar the vote held in 2011 and 1993 were uncontested. Tan was also one of four candidates who ran for president in the 2011 election.
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] The first result was declared at 11.31pm on 11 September where PAP candidate Lam Pin Min won the Sengkang West SMC with a