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2001 Singapore General Election
General elections were held in Singapore on 3 November 2001. President S.R. Nathan dissolved parliament on 18 October 2001 on the advice of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won 82 of the 84 elected seats in Parliament in a landslide victory. This was the third consecutive election (and fourth overall) where the PAP returned to power on nomination day due to a majority of seats, 55 of them from ten Group Representation Constituencies, just one seat short from a supermajority, were elected via walkovers, being the most recent election on doing so. This is Goh Chok Tong's last election as Prime Minister before handing to Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. This election marked the first time that total eligible voter population exceeded the 2 million mark, though only one third of them (675,306 of the 2,036,923 eligible voters) had an opportunity to vote. As of the recent election in 2025, this was the most recent general election to date wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Singapore, Republic of Singapore, which governs the country alongside the President of Singapore. Largely based upon the Westminster system, the Parliament is made up of List of Singapore MPs, Members of Parliament (MPs) who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Member of Parliament, Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) and Nominated Member of Parliament, Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) who are appointed. Following the 2025 Singaporean general election, 2025 general election, 97 MPs and two NCMPs from two political parties were General elections in Singapore, elected to the 15th Parliament of Singapore, 15th Parliament. Throughout the sitting of Parliament, nine NMPs are usually appointed by the President of Singapore, president on a biennial basis. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, Speaker of Parliament has overall charge of the administration of Parliament and its secr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Singaporean General Election
General elections were held in Singapore on 3 May 2025 to elect all Member of parliament, members of the Parliament of Singapore across Constituencies of Singapore, 33 constituencies. It was the 19th general election in Singapore's history since 1948 Singaporean general election, 1948 and the first election under prime minister Lawrence Wong, who succeeded Lee Hsien Loong in May 2024 and as secretary-general of the People's Action Party (PAP) that December. News outlets had described this election as "a key test of public confidence" in Wong. The 14th Parliament of Singapore, 14th Parliament was dissolved on 15 April, with Nomination Day held on 23 April. A record 211 candidates contested the election, including 53 women, the highest number of female candidates in Singapore's history. PAP won Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC uncontested – the first walkover since 2011. However, the elections also saw five multi-cornered fights in Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaw Shin Leong
Yaw Shin Leong (; 2 June 1976 – 10 November 2023) was a Singaporean businessman and former Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party politician. He was a Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Hougang Single Member Constituency, Hougang SMC between 2011 and 2012. In January 2012, news of a rumoured extramarital affair with a fellow member of the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party broke out. Yaw said he did not intend to respond to the rumours. In another report, a married Chinese woman claimed to have had an affair with Yaw. On February 2012, Yaw was expelled from the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party with immediate effect, citing indiscretions in personal life as the reason for the expulsion. Early life Yaw's father died when he was 13. His widowed mother then scrimped and saved to bring up both his younger sister and himself, and supporting them through tertiary education. Yaw served as a medic with the Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gomez (politician)
James Gomez (born 10 January 1965) is a Singaporean academic, politician and a member of the Singapore Democratic Party. Education Gomez studied at Serangoon Secondary School and Nanyang Junior College before going on to the National University of Singapore (NUS) from 1988 to 1992, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Political Science. He then completed a Master of Arts degree in Politics and Human Rights at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom in 1994. In 2004, Gomez began studying for a Ph.D. at the Monash Asia Institute of Monash University in Australia. Career Academic career Gomez was appointed as a visiting associate at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore in 1995, and was as a visiting researcher at the National Institute of Education Centre for Research in 1997–98. Gomez began working for the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Asia in 1996. He also continued his interest in academia through several rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheng San GRC
Cheng San Group Representation Constituency (Simplified Chinese: 静山集选区;Traditional Chinese: 靜山集選區) was a defunct Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the North-eastern region in Singapore. The GRC consisted of the eastern part of Ang Mo Kio, Jalan Kayu, Seletar Hills, part of Serangoon North, a large part of Hougang, Buangkok, and the whole of Sengkang New Town and Punggol New Town. History The GRC was formed in 1988, and absorbed the constituencies of Cheng San, Chong Boon and Jalan Kayu. In the 1991 general election, the constituency was enlarged to include the former Punggol ward. For the general election in 1997, parts of the Chong Boon division of the GRC, bounded by Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, Central Expressway and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, were transferred to Ang Mo Kio GRC. The GRC was an opposition favourite in the 1991 election, and was hotly contested in the 1997 general election between People's Action Party and Workers' Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aljunied Group Representation Constituency
The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of Singapore. It consists of a large part of Hougang (excluding Hougang SMC), Paya Lebar, Serangoon Gardens, the southern half of Serangoon North as well as a portion of Bedok. The GRC consists of five divisions: Eunos, Bedok Reservoir-Punggol, Kaki Bukit, Serangoon and Paya Lebar. The current Members of Parliament are Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Gerald Giam, Fadli Fawzi and Kenneth Tiong from the Workers' Party (WP). History Creation Aljunied GRC was formed in 1988 and was won by the People's Action Party (PAP) against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with 56.33% of the votes to 43.67%. It was uncontested in 1991, and was contested again in 1997 by the SDP with a much poorer result as compared to 1988, garnering only 32.98% of the votes against 67.02% from the PAP. It was uncontested once more in 2001. In 2006, the Workers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nee Soon Central SMC
Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in the northern area of Singapore. The seat consists of Yishun Town Centre (Neighbourhood 9), Neighbourhood 6 and part of Neighbourhood 7. The constituency was formed in 1988 and has been held by the ruling party from 1988 to 1991 when the People's Action Party lost the seat to Singapore Democratic Party's Cheo Chai Chen but Cheo lost to Ong in 1997 Singapore general election. In 2011, the constituency was merged into Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2000s Elections in 1990s Elections in 1980s See also * Nee Soon SMC *Nee Soon GRC *Nee Soon East SMC Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency was a Single Member Constituency, single member constituency in the North Region, Singapore, northern area of Singapore. The ward consists of Yishun's Neighbourhoods 2, 3 and 4. Formed in 2001 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kah GRC
Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency was a defunct five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore. The constituency covered the areas of Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Upper Bukit Timah, Jurong West and Lim Chu Kang. Hong Kah GRC was formed in 1988 and eventually dissolved and reformed into Chua Chu Kang GRC in 2011. It had always been held by the People's Action Party. It was divided into five sub-areas namely, Bukit Gombak, Hong Kah, Keat Hong, Nanyang and Yew Tee. In 2001, Bukit Gombak SMC was absorbed into the GRC with the town council being Hong Kah Town Council. It was one of the largest constituencies in terms of land area, spanning most of the north-western region of Singapore and the coastline of the Straits of Johor. History In 1988, Hong Kah GRC was formed. Hong Kah North, comprising Bukit Gombak and Tengah (previous Hong Kah Village), Hong Kah Central consisting of parts of Hong Kah Village and Jurong East (Neighbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ling How Doong
Ling How Doong (; 1934 – 30 April 2021) was a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A former member of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), he served as the Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency, Bukit Gombak SMC between 1991 and 1996 and Leader of the Opposition (Singapore), Leader of the Opposition between 1993 and 1996. Education Ling was educated at Anglo-Chinese School and Nan Hua High School. He was Call to the Bar, called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in London in 1972 to practice as a lawyer. Political career Ling was the chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party in 1991 when, in a surprise result, he defeated the incumbent MP from the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Dr. Seet Ai Mee, to win the constituency of Bukit Gombak at the general election. Ling won 51.4% of the votes in the constituency to Dr Seet's 48.6%. Ling was one of three SDP MPs to be elected – with the party's leader Chiam See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheo Chai Chen
Cheo Chai Chen ( zh, s=蒋才正, p=Jiǎng Cáizhèng, 1951 – 4 June 2024) was a Singaporean politician and businessman. A member of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency (SMC) between 1992 and 1996. Early life and education Cheo was born in Singapore in 1951. He was a graduate of Nanyang University, where he studied in the Department of Government and Public Administration. Political career Cheo first stood for Parliament at the 1988 general election, where he was defeated by Ng Pock Too of the governing People's Action Party (PAP) in Nee Soon Central SMC. Ng won 57.6% of the votes in the constituency to Cheo's 38.5% (with a third candidate taking 3.9%). At the 1991 general election, Cheo again stood against Ng in Nee Soon Central and, in a surprise result, Cheo defeated Ng to win the constituency. Cheo won 12,709 votes (50.3%) to Ng's 12,541 votes (49.7%). Cheo was one of thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurong GRC
The Jurong Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the western area of Singapore. The GRC consisted of a large section of Jurong, sections of Bukit Batok and areas near Upper Bukit Timah Road. At abolition, the five divisions of the GRC were Bukit Batok East, Jurong Central, Taman Jurong, Jurong Spring and Clementi, which were managed by Jurong–Clementi Town Council. History In the 2011 general elections, the new Jurong Spring division was created from Jurong Central and Hong Kah divisions, while Yuhua became an SMC. In 2015, Bukit Batok was carved as an SMC while Clementi, a division under the West Coast GRC, was absorbed to the ward to maintain its five seats. The constituency was first contested in the 2001 general election with the People's Action Party against the Singapore Democratic Party. In 2006, the PAP retained the constituency with a walkover. In 2008, Ong Chit Chung died from heart cance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chee Soon Juan
Chee Soon Juan (born 20 July 1962) is a Singaporean politician, activist, and former lecturer who was appointed Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) in 1993. Prior to entering politics in 1992, Chee was a lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He was invited by Chiam See Tong to join the SDP, and was a member of the SDP's team that stood in the 1992 Marine Parade by-election. Chee subsequently succeeded Chiam as the party's secretary-general after Chiam, whom Chee and the rest of the party's leadership have had a number of disagreements with, left the party. The party had three Parliament of Singapore, Members of Parliament (MPs) when Chee took over as secretary-general, but lost all its seats at the 1997 Singaporean general election, 1997 general election and has not had any elected members since. Chee has been arrested and jailed several times for his political activities, mainly for making unauthorised public speeches as well as stagi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
