At Stake in this Election: 

• 93 seats in the Singaporean Parliament 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President THARMAN Shanmugaratnam (since 14 September 2023)  

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Lawrence WONG (since 15 May 2024)  

• Assembly: unicameral 104-seat Parliament  

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 6-year term. There are no term limits.  

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and is usually the leader of the majority party or coalition. 

• 93 members of parliament are directly elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term. These MPs are elected from 15 single-seat constituencies and 18 multi-seat constituencies (known as group representation constituencies) each of which elect a list of 3-6 members including at least one member from a designated minority group (Malay; Indian or other minority groups). The 9 other members are appointed by the President of Singapore for a term of two and a half years.  

Last Election: 

The last election for the Singaporean Parliament was held on July 10, 2020. The People’s Action Party (人民行动党) won 83 seats and the Worker’s Party of Singapore (新加坡工人党) won 10 seats. Voter turnout was 96%.  

Information for Voters: 

Do’s and Don’ts of Elections (in English) 

New/Unique in this Election: 

On April 15, 2025, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam dissolved the Parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, paving the way for snap elections.   

Key Deadlines:  

• Candidate filing deadline: 23 April 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: N/A, voter registration is passive. 

Main Parties in this Election:  

Note: Parties and candidates are listed in “Notice of Contested Election” documents posted on 23 April 2025 at the source linked above as well as one document announcing the results of an uncontested election. 

• People’s Action Party 

• • Seats won in last election: 83 out of 93 

• Worker’s Party of Singapore 

• • Seats won in last election: 10 out of 93 

• National Solidarity Party 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

• People’s Alliance for Reform 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

• • Coalition consisting of People’s Voice, Reform Party, and Democratic Progressive Party 

• People’s Power Party 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

• Progress Party Singapore 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

• Red Dot United 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

• Singapore Democratic Alliance 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

• Singapore Democratic Party 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

• Singapore People’s Party 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

• Singapore United Party 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

• Independent candidates 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 93 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 5,917,650 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 2,651,435 (2020) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 2,858,820 (2023 est.)  

• CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 5 October 1995 

• Gender Quota:  N/A 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 29 out of 93 (31%) in the Parliament  

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.949, Very high (2022 est.)  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 45% (2025 est.) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 12 November 2012, Ratified 18 July 2013  

• Projected population with a disability: 946,824 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• ElectionJudgments: Yes, 3 judgments