Singapore General Election 2020 Candidates
There will be two three cornered fights in this year s elections.
Singapore general election 2020 candidates. The pioneer smc will be contested by the people s action party pap the progress singapore party and an independent candidate. Help candidates and aspiring candidates in parliamentary elections candidates and their agents comply with the law relating to parliamentary elections. The number of constituencies or electoral divisions is not permanently fixed.
There are no walkovers in the singapore general election 2020 with all 93 seats contested. General elections in singapore must be held within three months after five years have elapsed from the date of the first sitting of a particular parliament of singapore however in most cases parliament is dissolved and a general election called at the behest of the prime minister before the five year period elapses. 10 new notable political candidates to follow.
Singapore general elections 2020. It s nomination day today june 30 and a total of 192 candidates from 11 parties have registered. In total there were 192 candidates across 11 political parties.
Nominations for the 2020 general election closed on tuesday jun 30 confirming contests in all 93 seats by 191 candidates from 11 political parties and an independent candidate. Singapore with the release of the electoral boundaries for the country s next general election on 13 march some 2 6 million registered voters may well head to the voting booths ahead of the april 2021 deadline for the polls. The ruling people s action party pap is the only party with candidates contesting every seat.
The 2020 singaporean general election was a general election held in singapore on 10 july 2020. Ge2020 is an election website that gives out information regarding candidates mps and political parties in singapore we provide valuable information before and after the nomination and polling days as well as during the campaigning period visit our website to know more. All 93 seats will be contested at the upcoming general election on july 10.
Before the writ of election is issued the president will dissolve parliament upon the advice of the prime minister. Singapore airlines pilot mr terence soon will be contesting in tanjong pagar grc as the second youngest candidate in the progress singapore party. Nomination day for the singapore general elections 2020 fell on 30 june 2020.