Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 6-year term. In the Parliament 84 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Elections in Singapore

DID YOU KNOW?

“In Singapore, election ballots are tagged with serial numbers which can be used to identify voters in the event of suspected election fraud.”

“In Singapore, the prime minister is elected for a five-year term and there is no restriction on the number of terms a leader can serve.”

(courtesy of wikipedia)

There are currently two types of Elections in Singapore in Singapore: parliamentary and (since 1993) presidential. A referendum may also be held for important national issues, although it has been held only once in Singapore's political history for the 1962 merger referendum.

The Constitution of Singapore requires that each Parliament must be dissolved no later than five years after its beginning or first sitting and that parliamentary elections must be held no later than three months from the dissolution of the previous Parliament. The People's Action Party (PAP) has constituted the governing party ever since the country gained full internal self-rule in 1959. Opposition parties exist, but have never been able to get enough votes to gain control of Singapore's government. In the 2006 general election, 47 out of 84 seats were contested by the PAP.