Priyanka Tiwari
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Suspense crime, Digital Desk : Singapore's General Election 2025 (GE2025) is active with 2,758,846 registered voters participating to elect Singapore’s new government. Polling booths opened at 8 am for voting for the island and are set to close at 8 pm. Official results should come out tonight. This election has been preceded by economic uncertainty spurred by external trade tensions.
Election Highlights and Voter Turnout
Total Registered Voters: 2,758,846
Polling Stations: 1,240 Locations
Polling Time: 8 am to 8 pm (local time)
Seats Contested: 92 parliamentary with 97 total
Total Candidates: 211
Voting From Overseas: More than 18,000 Singapore citizens residing in six major cities have already placed their votes.
Political climate and leadership context
Current Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is looking to renew the mandate on the rule of the People’s Action Party (PAP), after one year of assuming the leadership position. Historically, the PAP has governed Singapore since independence, and with rising geopolitical headwinds, they are looking to further solidify their reign.
The impact of the Sino-American trade rivalry on Singapore’s role further complicates the campaign dynamics. The crossroads of both economies makes Singapore vulnerable to external shocks. Both local and international businesses that have invested in Singapore are evaluating the election carefully.
Primary Points of Concern
Daily Essential Costs: Voters have pointed out that inflation as well as the cost of living are severe concerns.
Affordable Housing: Public discourse has reached new heights because of the constrained supply and escalating prices.
Foreign Talent: The non-citizen headcount is predominantly responsible for population increase and raises critical issues about resource and job competition.
The Population-in-Brief Report claims Singapore’s population reached 6.04 million in June 2024, which is a 2% year-on-year increase driven mostly by non-residents.
Political Contenders
People’s Action Party (PAP): PPC Strategy for all wards; 5 seats uncontested were already won.
Workers’ Party (WP): 26 targets set per 8 constituencies contested.
Progress Singapore Party (PSP): PPC 13 candidates for 6 constituencies.
Other Contesting Parties:
Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)
Singapore People’s Party (SPP)
People’s Power Party (PPP)
Red Dot United (RDU)
National Solidarity Party (NSP)
Singapore United Party (SUP)
People’s Alliance for Reform (PAR)
Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA)
Uncontested Seats and Electoral System
PAP аcquired 5 uncontested seats in the Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC on the nomination day which was set to the 23rd of April. In contrast to the SGR’s contesting-representative voting system, minority overall representation seats in the region are ensured through multi-member-district contests where they must be presented as teams.
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