Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam on Tuesday August 25,2015 dissolved Singapore’s Parliament ahead of the upcoming general election
The 2015 Singapore Parliament Election is scheduled to be held on September 11,2015 and will be the 17th General Election in Singapore and the 12th since independence
Singapore
has a total of 89 seats in 29 constituencies — comprising 13 Single
Member Constituencies (SMCs) and 16 Group Representation Constituencies
(GRCs)
The governing People's Action Party (PAP) has been in power since Singapore's independence in 1965, 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
Party position in the outgoing parliament -89 Seats
The 2015 Singapore Parliament Election is scheduled to be held on September 11,2015 and will be the 17th General Election in Singapore and the 12th since independence
In the last general election, Parliament was dissolved on April 19, 2011
The governing People's Action Party (PAP) has been in power since Singapore's independence in 1965, 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
Party position in the outgoing parliament -89 Seats
- People's Action Party (PAP) - 79 Seats
- Worker's Party -7 Seats + 2 NCMP Seats
- Singapore People's Party - 1NCMP Seat
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