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The 2011 general elections were the sixteenth general elections in Singapore and eleventh since independence. The governing People's Action Party (PAP) sought to secure their 13th consecutive term in office since 1959. This was the second election since Lee Hsien Loong became its Secretary-General.
- 66.60%, 82 seats
- PAP
- Lee Hsien Loong
- 81
2011 Parliamentary General Election Results. Candidates Party Total Votes; CHEN SHOW MAO SYLVIA LIM LOW THIA KHIANG MUHAMAD FAISAL BIN ABDUL MANAP
The 2011 parliamentary general election was held on 7 May to elect 87 members of parliament, of which 75 were from 15 Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) and 12 from single-member constituencies. It was called after parliament was dissolved on 19 April. [1] .
Dec 23, 1996 · Find out how votes are counted here. Parliamentary General Election Results.
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Cheng San GRC: Won by PAP's team of then Minister Lee Yock Suan, Dr Michael Lim, Mr Yeo Guat Kwang, Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed and Mr Heng Chiang Meng with 54.8 per cent. They beat WP's Mr J.B. Jeyar...
Cheng San GRC: PM Goh Chok Tong joined the hustings in the ward against the team led by then WP chief J.B. Jeyaretnam. The PAP accused WP candidate Tang Liang Hong of being a Chinese chauvinist and...
It was hotly debated whether the upgrading of HDB estates should be linked to which party voters opted for. The PAP asked voters to choose between its package of programmes, which included upgradin...The opposition accused the PAP of "vote buying" and argued that upgrading should not just be for wards with PAP MPsMajor development plans for various wards including Punggol, Aljunied, Cheng San and Jurong were unveiled by the PAPThe opposition raised the issues of the rising cost of living and high ministerial pay9 Results. 10 Post-election events. Toggle Post-election events subsection. 10.1 Reactions of candidates. 10.2 Reaction of the Prime Minister. 10.3 Calls for voting reform. 10.4 Counting of overseas votes. 10.5 Presidential inauguration. 10.6 Margin of victory. 11 References. 12 External links. Toggle the table of contents.
Singapore Parliamentary General Election 2011. In 2009, further changes were made to the political system. Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats were increased to nine, up from between three and six, and the appointment of Nominated MPs would be mandatory instead of being decided by Parliament.
