2015 Singapore General Election Friday September 11,2015

 

The 2015 Singapore General Election is scheduled to be held on Friday Sep 11,2015 which will be its 17th Parliamentary General Election and the 12th since independence in 1965

The Governing People's Action Party(PAP) will seek to secure 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 Huan Yew

The Governing People's Action Party(PAP) has been in power since Singapore was granted self government in 1959 and is currently led by the Prime Mnister 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's People's Party led by Chiam See Tong  has One NCMP seat.

A total of 8 Opposition parties are challenging the ruling party in this election

No of Seats to the Parliament of Singapore - 89

No of Seats needed for a majority - 45

There are 2.46 million eligible voters who will elect 89 members of parliament. Polls close at 1200 GMT, with results expected by midnight (1600 GMT).

 

Singaporeans vote today in the country's most hotly contested election, after massive turnouts at opposition rallies boosted chances that a two-party system will emerge from half a century of domination by the ruling party

The People's Action Party (PAP), co-founded by the late independence leader Lee Kuan Yew and now led by his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, is widely expected to retain a clear majority in the 89-seat parliament.

As in 2011, the opposition has hammered the PAP over immigration. The population surged from 4.17 million in 2004 to 5.47 million in 2014.

The government subsequently slowed the intake and spent billions of dollars on public housing and transport infrastructure after Singaporeans complained of overcrowding and economic competition from foreigners.