2020 Singaporean general election

Next Singapore general election

15 January 2021
89 seats to the Parliament of Singapore 45 seats needed for a majority
Leader Lee Hsien Loong Pritam Singh Chee Soon Juan Party PAP WP SDP Leader since 3 December 2003 8 April 2018 1996 Leader's seat Ang Mo Kio GRC Aljunied GRC Bukit Batok SMC Last election 83 seats, 69.9% 6 seats + 3 NCMP, 12.5% 0 seats, 3.76% Current seats 82 elected 6 elected + 3 NCMP 0 elected Seats needed 39 45
Incumbent Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong PAP

Singapore's next parliamentary general election must be held by 15 January 2021. According to the Constitution, the Parliament of Singapore's maximum term is five years from the date of the first sitting of Parliament following a general election, after which it is dissolved by operation of law. However, the Prime Minister may advise the President to dissolve Parliament before the five-year period is up. A general election must be held within three months after a dissolution of Parliament. Singapore uses the first-past-the-post system of election, and voting is mandatory. Elections are conducted by the Elections Department, which is under the Prime Minister's Office.

Background

The next general election will be the 18th general election in Singapore and the 13th since independence. The governing People's Action Party (PAP) will seek to secure their 15th consecutive term in office since 1959. It would be Lee Hsien Loong's last election as Prime Minister of Singapore. This will be the first electoral test for Prime Minister-designate Heng Swee Keat and Deputy Prime Minister-designate Chan Chun Sing to secure a resounding mandate to continue People's Action Party rule.

Party in Parliament and current standing

Party		Leader	Seat	Current seats	Seat %
style="background:Template:People's Action Party/meta/color;"|	PAP	Lee Hsien Loong (Prime Minister) Heng Swee Keat (Prime Minister-designate) Chan Chun Sing (Deputy Prime Minister-designated)	Ang Mo Kio GRC Tampines GRC Tanjong Pagar GRC	82	92
style="background:Template:Workers' Party of Singapore/meta/color;"|	WP	Pritam Singh	Aljunied GRC	6	7
1 seat vacated, due to Halimah Yacob resignation as MP.

Electoral divisions

Main articles: List of Singaporean electoral divisions and Constituencies of Singapore

The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee normally publishes an updated list of electoral divisions just before elections are called. Prior to the latest amendments, there were 16 GRCs, each with four, five or six seats, and 13 Single Member Constituencies (SMC). There were a total of 89 seats contested in the general election of 2015.

See also

• Constituencies of Singapore
• Elections in Singapore
• List of political parties in Singapore