2020 Singaporean general election

2020 Singapore general election

10 July 2020
All 93 elected seats (+2 NCMPs seats offered) to the Parliament of Singapore 47 elected seats needed for a majority
Registered	2,651,435 (including 6,570 overseas)
Turnout	2,535,565 (95.63%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lee Hsien Loong Pritam Singh Tan Cheng Bock Party PAP WP PSP Leader since 3 December 2004 8 April 2018 28 March 2019 Leader's seat Ang Mo Kio GRC Aljunied GRC West Coast GRC (lost) Last election 83 (69.86%) 6 + 3 NCMPs (12.48%) New Party Seats before 82 6 + 3 NCMPs New Party Seats won 83 10 2 NCMPs Seat change 4 2 NCMPs Popular vote 1,524,781 279,245 253,459 Percentage 61.24% 11.22% 10.18% Swing 8.62% 1.24% New Party
Prime Minister before election Lee Hsien Loong PAP Elected Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong PAP

The 2020 Singaporean general election was held on Friday, 10 July 2020. It elected members of parliament to the 14th Parliament of Singapore since Singapore's independence in 1965, using the first-past-the-post electoral system. Voting was mandatory for all Singaporeans aged 21 or above as of 1 March 2020 for the purpose of this election.

This election was the 18th general election in Singapore and the 13th since independence. The ruling People's Action Party has secured its 15th consecutive term in government since 1959. 192 candidates (including 73 new candidates and one independent candidate) from 11 parties had contested, the most ever in the history of Singapore, surpassing the record set from the 2015 election. There were a record 40 female candidates. Two constituencies, Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC and Pioneer SMC, saw a three-cornered fight, with the former being the first multi-cornered contest inside a Group Representation Constituency since the 1992 Marine Parade by-election 28 years prior. This election also marked the second consecutive election not to have a walkover in any constituency.

The end results saw the ruling People's Action Party winning 83 seats and the Workers' Party winning the other 10, in which the WP have successfully retained their wards of Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC in addition to winning the newly created Sengkang GRC, making it the largest representation for opposition-elect in Parliament since 1966. PAP's overall vote share dropped to 61.24% which was the lowest share since the 2011 elections, while the WP's vote broke its best record for its overall vote share for any opposition with 50.49% of the votes, surpassing the previous record held by Singapore Democratic Party in 1991 with 48.6%. Six candidates, one from a SMC and five from a GRC, had lost their $13,500 deposit in the election. As a result of the election, two non-constituency seats will be offered to two members from the new Progress Singapore Party with the best-performing non-elected result for West Coast GRC, which will be announced at a later date.

Background

According to Article 65(4) of the Constitution, the maximum term of any given Parliament is five years from the date of its first sitting following a general election, after which it is dissolved by operation of law. However, the Prime Minister may advise the President to dissolve Parliament at any time during the five-year period. A general election must be held within three months after every dissolution of Parliament. Elections are conducted by the Elections Department (ELD), which is under the Prime Minister's Office.

There are 93 elected seats in Parliament organised into 14 Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) and 17 Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs). Each SMC returns one Member of Parliament using the first past the post voting system, while each GRC returns 4 or 5 MPs by block voting, at least one of whom must be from the Malay, Indian or other minority communities. A group of persons wishing to stand for election in a GRC must all be members of the same political party, or a group of independent candidates. The voting age in Singapore is 21 years.

On 23 June 2020 at 4 pm SGT, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced during a live televised announcement that President Halimah Yacob had dissolved the 13th Parliament of Singapore on the same day and had issued a writ of election with nominations to be held a week later on 30 June 2020.

The returning officer is Tan Meng Dui, a former Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of National Development and current CEO of the National Environment Agency. This is his first election as Returning Officer, taking over from Ng Wai Choong who had served in this role in the previous general election.

Political parties

See also: List of political parties in Singapore

The governing People's Action Party has been in power since 1959 and is currently led by the Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. The leading opposition party is the Worker's Party led by Pritam Singh, with six elected seats and three NCMP seats. A total of ten opposition parties are challenging the ruling party in this election.

Party	Abbreviation	Leader	Year formed	Seats before GE2020	Parliamentary presence
Template:SG/PAP	PAP	Lee Hsien Loong	1954	82	Legislative Assembly: 1955–1965 City Council Elections: 1957–1965 Singapore Parliament: 1965–Present
Template:SG/WP	WP	Pritam Singh	1957	6 + 3 NCMPs	Legislative Assembly: 1961–1963 City Council Elections: 1957–1959 Singapore Parliament: 1981–1986; 1991–Present
Template:SG/SDP	SDP	Chee Soon Juan	1980	0	Singapore Parliament: 1984–1997
Template:SG/NSP	NSP	Spencer Ng	1987	0	Singapore Parliament: 2001–2006
Template:SG/SPP	SPP	Steve Chia	1994	0	Singapore Parliament: 1997–2015
Template:SG/SDA	SDA	Desmond Lim Bak Chuan	2001	0	Singapore Parliament: 2001–2011
Template:SG/RP	RP	Kenneth Jeyaretnam	2008	0	—
Template:SG/PPP	PPP	Goh Meng Seng	2015	0	—
Template:SG/PV	PV	Lim Tean	2018	0	—
Template:SG/PSP	PSP	Tan Cheng Bock	2019	0	—
Template:SG/RDU	RDU	Ravi Philemon	2020	0	—

Changes in election process

The Elections Department introduced several new features for this election to help ease the election process for voters, candidates and election volunteers. Registration of voters on polling day will be done electronically and election officials need not manually strike out a voter's particulars from a hardcopy register of electors. Voters will be able to mark their candidate(s) choices more clearly using self-inking pens and enjoy shorter queuing time with the introduction of the e-registration system. Candidates are able to fill in most of the necessary documents online while election volunteers are able to count the number of votes within a shorter duration with the help of counting machines, enabling election results to be released at least 50 minutes earlier. In addition, there will be more polling stations, reducing the average number of voters per polling station from 3,000 to about 2,400. Senior citizens above the age of 65 will be given priority to vote between 8 am and 12 pm on Polling Day.

Election recount can occur if the margin of results for a constituency are within a 2% range (or scores between 49% and 51%). Unlike the previous elections, the recount is now triggered automatically rather than being called out manually from the candidates or counting agents, which was previously seen in 1991 (Nee Soon Central SMC), 2011 (both Presidential and Potong Pasir SMC) and 2015 (Aljunied GRC); additionally, a standby counting machine would be used for recount instead of being manually counted. Similar to past elections, overseas votes is disregarded during a recount of votes as it does not cause any impact from the eventual results, unless if the total overseas electorate is greater than the difference of votes.

Non-constituency Member of Parliament

Main article: Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP)

On 27 January 2016, a bill was passed for the Constitution, increasing the total number of members by three to 12 members. This is the first increase for the number of members allocated since the 2011 Singaporean general election, where it was increased from three members to nine. As in the case for previous elections, NCMPs are offered to the best-performing non-elected opposition candidates, with the number determined by the total number of opposition candidates elected; if there are at least 12 oppositions-elect, then NCMPs will not be offered, as previously seen in the 1991 election. The names of the eligible candidates are announced a few days after the polling day. Candidates may decline the post if offered, as was seen previously in the 1984 and 2015 elections.

Electoral divisions

Main article: Constituencies of Singapore

	2015	2020
Seats	89	93
Electoral divisions	29	31
Group representation constituencies	16	17
Four-Member GRCs	6	6
Five-Member GRCs	8	11
Six-Member GRCs	2	0
Single member constituencies	13	14
Voters	2,458,058	2,629,372
Voters (overseas votes inclusive)	2,462,926	2,653,942

The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee is made up of senior civil servants and charged with adjusting the boundaries of electoral divisions prior to an election. The government officially claims this as necessary to ensure minority participation in Parliament amidst demographic changes while ensuring an equitable amount of voters represented per MP, though critics have raised allegations of gerrymandering to disadvantage the opposition. As of 2015, there were 16 GRCs and 13 SMCs. Prime Minister Lee convened the committee on 1 August 2019 with instructions to reduce the size of GRCs and increase the amount of SMCs. The exact date of formation was revealed only when Opposition Leader Pritam Singh asked Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing in a written reply in Parliament.

The Committee released its report on 13 March 2020 with the formation of 17 GRCs and 14 SMCs. For the first time since 1991, six-member GRCs were eliminated and reduced to five. A new Sengkang GRC was formed from portions of the former Punggol East and Sengkang West SMCs and the boundaries of Tampines GRC were altered for the first time since 2001, due to the increase in population in the northeastern area of Singapore. Four new SMCs were also carved out (Kebun Baru, Yio Chu Kang, Marymount and Punggol West), three former SMCs were absorbed into neighbouring GRCs (Fengshan, Punggol East and Sengkang West), while two SMCs (Hong Kah North and Potong Pasir) had their boundaries modified. The remaining SMCs and four GRCs (Aljunied, Holland–Bukit Timah, Jurong and Tanjong Pagar) were left untouched, though the Workers' Party raised questions on the abolition of SMCs that it had previously contested and lost by a narrow margin. The changes saw about 13% of voters being allocated to a new constituency and increased the amount of seats from 89 to 93.

Electoral Boundaries

The changes made in the electoral divisions are as follows:

Name of GRC	Changes
Ang Mo Kio GRC	Ward downsized to five members Absorbed western portions of Sengkang West SMC Carved out Yio Chu Kang division into SMC
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC	Carved out Bishan North division into SMC, and Novena and Balestier to Jalan Besar GRC Absorbed Toa Payoh portion from Potong Pasir SMC
Chua Chu Kang GRC	Carved out Nanyang division to West Coast GRC and portions of Tengah New Town into Hong Kah North SMC
East Coast GRC	Ward upsized to five members Absorbed Fengshan SMC
Jalan Besar GRC	Absorbed portions of Novena and Balestier portion from Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Marine Parade GRC	Carved out a major portion of Bidadari into Potong Pasir SMC
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC	Absorbed portions of Woodlands and Innova from Sembawang GRC
Nee Soon GRC	Carved out Kebun Baru division into SMC Absorbed portions of Simpang and Yishun from Sembawang GRC
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC	Ward downsized to five members Carved out Punggol West division into SMC, Sengkang Central division to Sengkang GRC, and Tampines North to Tampines GRC
Sembawang GRC	Carved out Woodlands and a few parts of Innova to Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC, and portions of Simpang and Yishun to Nee Soon GRC
Sengkang GRC	New Constituency Formed from Punggol East SMC, eastern portions of Sengkang West SMC, and Sengkang Central from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Tampines GRC	Absorbed Tampines North from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
West Coast GRC	Ward upsized to five members Absorbed portions of Nanyang from Chua Chu Kang GRC and Bulim portion of the Hong Kah North SMC

Disruptions from COVID-19 pandemic

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore

During a Straits Times forum on 11 March, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said that the timing of the elections could be affected in view of the worsening pandemic. On 25 March, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean told Parliament that he believed it would be unconstitutional for the President to form a caretaker government unless a state of emergency had been recommended by the Cabinet to the President.

On 28 March, Tan Cheng Bock responded to Teo's comments by saying that the unconstitutional nature of a caretaker government as a result of a postponing a general election would be far more preferred than having a health emergency by exposing millions of Singaporeans to potential COVID-19 infection.

On 7 April, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing introduced the Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Bill to Parliament which would allow voters under Stay-Home Notices or Quarantine Orders related to COVID-19 to vote outside of their normal electoral divisions in the upcoming General Election. The Bill was passed by Parliament on 4 May and assented to by the President on 15 May. The Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Act 2020 came into operation on 26 May.

On 1 July, the Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Regulations 2020 was made to provide for mobile polling teams at special polling stations and to allow voters who have fever or on COVID-19 stay orders to vote from 7pm to 8pm on polling day.

Restrictions on election campaigning

A PAP campaign vehicle during the GE2020.

On 18 June, the ELD introduced temporary measures to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19, such as no rallies and TV screenings pertaining to the election are to be held, instead replacing with e-rallies and a new "Constituency Political Broadcast", and nomination centres will no longer admit members of the public or supporters during nomination day. Walkabouts and campaigning vehicles are still allowed, though safe distancing and minimal physical contact still applies, and candidates are also not allowed to make speeches or physical rallies, including during the campaigning from campaigning vehicles, meaning that there will be no parades held by the candidates after the election, though it can still broadcast any pre-recorded messages.

Restrictions during polling day

A polling card which included a recommended two-hour time slot.

Voters were given a recommended two-hour time slot to cast their vote on Polling Day (from 8 am to 8 pm) on their ballot card as a measure to counter long queues during polling. Measures for safe distancing still apply on polling day. Voters with fever or respiratory symptoms would be denied entry from the polling stations, except during the last hour (7pm to 8 pm). Voters who are not able to vote due to medical issues will be delisted from the registrar of voters due to a constitution where voting is mandatory, but will not need to pay the $50 fee for reinstating their names. Elderly voters above the age of 65 were given a special time slot in the morning. The restrictions caused long queues at polling stations.

For overseas voting (which will be held in ten cities, Dubai, London, Tokyo, Beijing, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Shanghai, San Francisco, New York City and Canberra), voting will be subject to the approval of the authorities in the affected countries, while ELD announced that they would be announcing the arrangements for returning Singaporeans who are issued a mandatory 14-day stay home notice to vote in hotels and reducing the risk of infecting others. These arrangements were later officially announced on 1 July, when the Singapore government announced that special polling stations will be set up in Marina Bay Sands and JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach to accommodate voters serving their stay-home notices in the two hotels.

350 voters who are quarantined at the time did not vote as they are not allowed to leave their place where they were currently isolated to cast their vote.

Extension of polling hours

The polls were slated to close at 8 pm; however, in an unprecedented move, the Elections Department extended the voting hours till 10 pm for the first time in Singapore electoral history, just within two hours before its initial closing time. According to the Elections Department, the gloves-wearing requirement (in light of the COVID-19 pandemic) resulted in persistent long queues at some polling stations, thus the extension to ensure that "voters can cast their votes". This drew criticism from opposition parties for compromising the integrity of the election, as several parties were unable to field a polling agent to supervise the sealing of ballot boxes. The Elections Department replied that polling and counting procedures will continue as normal.

Political developments

People's Action Party

On 13 March 2016, the PAP MP for Bukit Batok SMC David Ong resigned over personal indiscretions with a party grassroots activist. In the subsequent Bukit Batok by-election, the PAP candidate and former Aljunied GRC candidate Murali Pillai defeated the opposition SDP candidate Chee Soon Juan to reclaim the seat for the PAP.

In the lead up to the 2017 Singapore presidential election, Speaker of Parliament and MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC Halimah Yacob resigned from the party on 7 August 2017 to fulfil regulations which prohibit the President of Singapore from any party affiliations. As she had vacated her seat in Parliament, there were calls for a by-election, though the Court of Appeal eventually ruled that there was "no duty to call a by-election when a single vacancy arises in a GRC".

On 23 November 2018, Heng Swee Keat and Chan Chun Sing were respectively elected as the party's first and second assistant Secretary-General to the PAP's 35th Central Executive Committee (CEC). The two assistant posts were seen as an indicator of Lee Hsien Loong's successor, given that the upcoming election is likely to be Lee's last. Following the announcement of Heng Swee Keat's appointment as the sole Deputy Prime Minister on 1 May 2019, succeeding Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, former MP Inderjit Singh said that the PAP intends to showcase Heng's imminent ascent to the top post and dispel rumours of any surprises in the leadership succession.

Workers' Party

On 3 November 2017, then-Secretary-General and Aljunied GRC incumbent MP Low Thia Khiang announced during a speech on the party's 60th anniversary that he would not contest the next party elections. During the party's 2016 CEC election, Chen Show Mao had mounted a surprise challenge for the leadership post but lost the election to Low in a 41–65 vote. In the leadership election on 8 April 2018, Pritam Singh was elected unopposed as successor to Low as the party's new Secretary-General.

Observers say that the lack of a contest was a good sign of internal unity, and that the party is keen to demonstrate its multiracial credentials now that it has a non-Chinese secretary-general, for the first time since 2001 with J. B. Jeyaretnam.

On 30 April 2020, Low was hospitalised due to a head injury, and was discharged on 21 May. On 25 June, while Low was on rehabilitation, the party announced he (and along with Chen and Png Eng Huat) will not seek election for the first time in his 32-year career; while on his interview, he cited his satisfaction on his leadership and success for the party, saying 'I felt my work was done'.

New parties

• 2011 presidential election candidate and former Ayer Rajah SMC MP Tan Cheng Bock returned to politics under the PSP that he founded together with several previously contested candidates on 18 January 2019. The PSP was registered by the Registrar of Societies on 28 March 2019. The PSP announced on 26 June 2020 its line-up of candidates for the nine constituencies it will be contesting, with party chief Tan Cheng Bock leading a team in West Coast GRC, a ward that has his former constituency of Ayer Rajah.
• Former leader of the NSP, Lim Tean founded PV which was registered by the Registrar of Societies on 31 October 2018.
• On 29 May 2020, Ravi Philemon and Michelle Lee, former members of the PSP, announced that they had submitted an application to register a new political party, Red Dot United (RDU), with the Registrar of Societies. The party was registered on 15 June 2020.

Other parties without parliamentary presence

• The SDP began campaigning on 23 February 2019, and announced a few key campaign agendas over March and May that year. Ahead of the election, the party recruited ex-DPP leader Benjamin Pwee.
• On 16 October 2019, the SPP saw its first major leadership change since its formation with opposition veteran Chiam See Tong stepping down as secretary-general of the SPP after holding the post for 23 years since December 1996, with former Non-constituency Member of Parliament Steve Chia succeeding Chiam on 5 November 2019.
• On 3 January 2020, four political parties (Singaporeans First, People's Power Party, Reform Party and Democratic Progressive Party) formally agreed to contest in the election as an alliance. Three months later, on 1 April, the four parties decided to join the Singapore Democratic Alliance instead; however, the SDA has since placed their membership applications on hold, though it seeks to maintain an informal alliance. On 25 June, Singaporeans First's chief Tan Jee Say announced the party's dissolution. On 27 June, the Democratic Progressive Party announced its withdrawal from contesting the election.

Political issues

COVID-19 pandemic

Many opposition parties criticized the PAP government's handling of the pandemic. SDP's Chairman Dr Paul Tambyah, an infectious disease expert, claimed that the government was more concerned over a shortfall of masks than public health when it issued advisories not to wear masks unless a person was unwell. People's Voice chief Lim Tean also charged that the PAP had failed to act with "speed and decisiveness" despite having reportedly learnt the lessons from SARS 17 years ago. PSP candidate Ang Yong Guan questioned the belated "one-month delay" response after a foreign worker was admitted to hospital, which saw the virus rapidly spreading within their dormitories unchecked, leading to Singapore having the highest amount of cases within ASEAN.

Population

During the English-language debate, SDP secretary-general Chee Soon Juan touched on one of its campaign promises of saying no to a 10 million population in Singapore, citing a 2019 article from The Straits Times, to which PAP representative Vivian Balakrishnan replied that the Prime Minister's Office had issued a statement that day "advising people like you not to indulge in falsehoods" and denied that there would be a population of 10 million in Singapore, adding that the figure was a "strawman".

PAP candidate and Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat denied saying that Singapore should plan to increase its population to 10 million people. He reiterated the Singapore government's stance that it had "never proposed or targeted for Singapore to increase the population to 10 million". PAP candidate Vivian Balakrishnan also called for the SDP to clarify its claim. Nevertheless, the SDP later claimed victory for pressuring the PAP into declaring that it did not have a population target of 10 million, to which a PAP spokesman denounced as a "falsehood" which "renders the campaign pointless, and calls into question the integrity of the whole party". The National Population and Talent Division of the Prime Minister's Office also objected to the claim.

The dispute between the PAP and the SDP continued, with SDP chairman Paul Tambyah and secretary-general Chee Soon Juan defending SDP's decision to press the PAP about plans for a population target of 10 million for Singapore, saying that PAP was now forced to clarify and assure Singaporeans that there are no such plans. Paul pointed out that PAP could have clarified the matter earlier but did not do so, adding that he was "baffled" that the PAP called the target a "falsehood" perpetuated by the SDP. Both WP and PSP also reacted to the dispute; WP secretary-general Pritam Singh said that there was "room for fair comment" as it was not clear if SDP's stance could be considered a "falsehood" or not; however he did not endorse either side and said that it was a matter that WP was not involved in. Separately, PSP secretary-general Tan Cheng Bock said that the issue came about due to a lack of transparency from the Singapore government. Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat claimed that the SDP had "erected a bogeyman" and said that he was expecting integrity and honesty from all candidates contesting in the election, to which Tambyah said that the PAP "should take up any unhappiness it may have over the claim with The Straits Times", adding that Singaporeans should read the article concerned to make their own judgements. PAP later issued a statement, saying that it was "disappointed but not surprised" at SDP's response, and claimed that "the SDP have dug their heels in, repeated their falsehoods and refused to apologise to Singaporeans for misleading them" and that "Dr Chee has not changed, cannot change and will never change".

SDP chairman Paul Tambyah and secretary-general Chee Soon Juan responded to PAP's statement issued the previous day; Tambyah said that PAP's comments were "a sign of desperation" and that it showed that PAP had "run out of ideas" and "resorted to the old PAP tactics of just politics of personal destruction", while Chee said PAP was "beating a dead horse". Nevertheless, the two SDP leaders said that it was time for the election campaign to move on from the dispute. In addition, the Association of Women for Action and Research criticised PAP's statement to SDP the previous day as PAP had used an analogy involving spousal abuse to make a point. | Both SDP and PV's Facebook pages, as well as several other Facebook pages belonging to others, were issued correction directions by the alternate authority of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act Office over the claim of plans for a population target of 10 million for Singapore.

Opposition wipeout concerns

In introducing WP's manifesto, Pritam Singh stated that there was a "real risk" of a wipeout of elected opposition MPs, adding that WP candidates must be voted into Parliament to serve the public in Parliament and strengthen democracy. PAP secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong said that the possibility was an unrealistic outcome, claiming that Singh's argument was "a tactic" and added that he was "using reverse psychology". Two other PAP incumbent candidates, Chan Chun Sing and Indranee Rajah, also responded to Singh's point, saying that it would be a mistake for voters to think that the PAP would return to power effortlessly, while adding that it was important for the PAP to get a "clear and strong endorsement" from the people.

Allegations of discriminatory comments by Raeesah Khan

Prior to getting elected, two separate police reports were lodged against Raeesah for allegedly making two online comments, both relating to the discrimination of race and religion; The reports were based against her Facebook post in May 2020, which had criticised the Singapore law enforcement authorities for discriminating against Singaporean citizens and said that "rich Chinese" and "white people" were treated differently under the law, which was largely based on the differences in sentences handed out to individuals who broke the circuit breaker measures in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and another in February 2018, which were focused on the 2018 City Harvest Church ruling. WP later came out to support Raeesah; Raeesah also apologised and released a statement stating that her intention was "never to cause social divisions but to raise awareness on minority issues", adding that she also regretted making her "insensitive" comments.

Since the incident, many netizens labelled the bringing up of her past comments as a political move, with hashtags such as "#IStandWithRaeesah" trending on Twitter. A Change.org petition was made on 6 July to let Raeesah campaign smoothly and conduct investigations only after the elections, which had garnered almost 20,000 signatures by polling day. On 7 July, the police revealed that they’re investigating the man who allegedly reported Raeesah over social media comments which intended to wound religious and racial feelings.

Allegations of racist comments by Heng Swee Keat

A series of police reports were made in reaction to the first police report, including one against Heng Swee Keat and another against the People's Action Party's press statement, both under the grounds of promoting enmity between different religious or racial groups. In a statement on 8 July, the police have deemed that no offence has been committed by the PAP, after police reports were made against the party for its statement in regard to WP's candidate Raeesah Khan. The Singapore Police Force, after consulting with the Attorney-General's Chambers, has stated that "Mr Heng's remarks, in the context they were made, do not evidence any intent to wound anyone's racial feelings or promote enmity between different races". Since news broke of the statement released by the police, netizens have spoken out about how they felt Heng's statement was racist.

Timeline

Map of contested electoral divisions among opposition parties

Date	Event
13 March	Publication of the Electoral Boundaries report
15 April	Certification of Registers of Electors
8 June	Appointment of POFMA alternate authorities during election period
18 June	Release of preliminary campaigning guidelines
23 June	Dissolution of 13th Parliament; Writ of Election issued
26 June	Deadline of Submission of Political Donation Certificates
30 June	Nomination Day
30 June – 8 July	Campaigning Period
2 July	First Political Party Broadcast
3–8 July	Constituency Political Broadcasts
9 July	Cooling-off Day and Second Political Party Broadcast
10 July	Polling Day

New candidates/Outgoing MPs

Main article: Pre-election day events of the 2020 Singaporean general election § New candidates/Outgoing MPs

Pre-nomination day events

Main article: Pre-election day events of the 2020 Singaporean general election § Pre-nomination day

Between the start of election proceedings in March 2020 and nomination day on 30 June 2020, various political parties in Singapore made preparations to contest in the general election by revealing their candidates and manifesto to the general public.

Nomination day

On 30 June 2020 from 11 am to 12 noon SGT, each candidate filed their nomination papers (along with the approval of a proposer, a seconder and at least four assentors), a political donation certificate (by before 26 June), and paid an election deposit of S$13,500 (down from S$14,500 in the previous 2015 election, but also the same amount as seen in the 2016 by-election) in one of the nine designated schools or through online to complete their application. Additionally, in the case for Group Representation Constituencies, their team must consist of at least one minority candidate and must also submit a community committee form (Malay or Indian/other minority which is dependent on the constituency's requirements).

The list of nine schools designated as nomination centres were:

School	Participating constituencies
Bendemeer Primary School	Bishan–Toa Payoh GRCM, Jalan Besar GRCM, Radin Mas SMC, Tanjong Pagar GRCIO
Chongfu School	Kebun Baru SMC, Marsiling–Yew Tee GRCM, Nee Soon GRCIO, Sembawang GRCM
Deyi Secondary School	Aljunied GRCM, Ang Mo Kio GRCIO, Marymount SMC, Yio Chu Kang SMC
Jurong Pioneer Junior College	Chua Chu Kang GRCM, Hong Kah North SMC, Pioneer SMC
Kong Hwa School	MacPherson SMC, Marine Parade GRCM, Mountbatten SMC, Potong Pasir SMC
Methodist Girls’ School	Bukit Panjang SMC, Holland–Bukit Timah GRCIO
Nan Hua High School	Bukit Batok SMC, Jurong GRCIO, West Coast GRCIO, Yuhua SMC
Poi Ching School	Hougang SMC, Tampines GRCM
St Anthony's Canossian Primary School	East Coast GRCM, Pasir Ris–Punggol GRCM, Punggol West SMC, Sengkang GRCM

• ^M- Indicates a GRC requires a Malay minority candidate; ^IO- Indicates a GRC requires an Indian or other minority candidate

As in the case of previous elections, candidates will lose their deposit if they are unable to garner at least one-eighth (12.5%) of the valid votes cast within the contested constituency.

Pre-polling day events

Main article: Pre-election day events of the 2020 Singaporean general election § Pre-polling day

Between nomination day (30 June 2020) and polling day (10 July 2020), candidates began campaigning on various media platforms. Online e-rallies were held in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and political broadcasts (by party and by constituency) were aired on national television. Two round table political debates, one in English and the other in Mandarin, were also held. On the eve of polling day also known as cooling-off day, campaigning was prohibited except for party political broadcasts.

Results

Map of the results of the 2020 Singapore general election

Polls closed at 10 pm after an extension of 2 hours due to reported long voter queues, and vote counting began soon after. The results were announced by the returning officer Tan Meng Dui, who is also CEO of the National Environment Agency.

Similar to the 2015 Singaporean general election and 2016 by-election, sample counts were released by the Elections Department prior to the announcement of the actual results to prevent any unnecessary speculation or reliance on unofficial sources of information while counting was still under way.

The first results were announced at 1:22 am for Bukit Panjang SMC where PAP's Liang Eng Hwa was elected with a vote of 53.74%. The last results came at 3:44 am in which Aljunied GRC and Nee Soon GRC are retained by WP and PAP with 59.93% and 61.90% respectively.

The end result saw PAP's vote share reduced island-wide at 61.24%, down from 69.86% in the last election in 2015. Aside from retaining the six seats it held in the last election, the WP also went on to win the new Sengkang GRC, making it the second GRC to be won by an opposition party and the first time in history a new constituency was captured by an opposition party on their first attempt; that also lead to the defeat of cabinet minister Ng Chee Meng, who became the third cabinet minister to lose his re-election since independence after Lim Hwee Hua and George Yeo lost Aljunied in 2011. The 10 seats won by WP represents the highest number of elected opposition MPs in Parliament since 1966. In western Singapore, the PSP and SDP made inroads and reduced previously massive PAP vote margins, converting them into marginal seats, especially in Bukit Batok (54.80%), Bukit Panjang (53.74%) and West Coast (51.69%).

Excluding overseas electorate, the voter turnout was 95.54%, or 2,535,565 voters.

By Constituency

Candidates and results of 2020 Singaporean general election
Division	Seat	Voters	Rejected	Party	Candidate(s)	Votes	Votes %	Sample counts %
Bukit Batok SMC	1	29,950	533	Template:SG/SDP	Chee Soon Juan	12,764	45.20 / 100	43 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Murali Pillai	15,476	54.80 / 100	57 / 100
Bukit Panjang SMC	1	35,497	586	Template:SG/PAP	Liang Eng Hwa	18,070	53.74 / 100	56 / 100
				Template:SG/SDP	Paul Tambyah	15,556	46.26 / 100	44 / 100
Hong Kah North SMC	1	28,071	403	Template:SG/PAP	Amy Khor Lean Suan	16,333	60.98 / 100	63 / 100
				Template:SG/PSP	Gigene Wong	10,452	39.02 / 100	37 / 100
Hougang SMC	1	26,468	272	Template:SG/PAP	Lee Hong Chuang	9,776	38.81 / 100	42 / 100
				Template:SG/WP	Dennis Tan Lip Fong	15,416	61.19 / 100	58 / 100
Kebun Baru SMC	1	22,653	387	Template:SG/PSP	Kumaran Pillai	7,812	37.03 / 100	32 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Henry Kwek	13,284	62.97 / 100	68 / 100
MacPherson SMC	1	28,564	625	Template:SG/PPP	Goh Meng Seng	7,477	28.26 / 100	27 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Tin Pei Ling	18,983	71.74 / 100	73 / 100
Marymount SMC	1	23,444	305	Template:SG/PSP	Ang Yong Guan	9,918	44.96 / 100	46 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Gan Siow Huang	12,143	55.04 / 100	54 / 100
Mountbatten SMC	1	24,267	584	Template:SG/PAP	Lim Biow Chuan	16,227	73.84 / 100	75 / 100
				Template:SG/PV	Sivakumaran Chellappa	5,748	26.16 / 100	25 / 100
Pioneer SMC	1	24,672	350	Independent (Loses $13 500 deposit)	Cheang Peng Wah	654	2.78 / 100	2 / 100
				Template:SG/PSP	Lim Cher Hong	8,285	35.24 / 100	32 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Patrick Tay	14,571	61.98 / 100	66 / 100
Potong Pasir SMC	1	19,740	278	Template:SG/SPP	Jose Raymond	7,275	39.31 / 100	39 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Sitoh Yih Pin	11,232	60.69 / 100	61 / 100
Punggol West SMC	1	26,579	216	Template:SG/PAP	Sun Xueling	15,637	60.97 / 100	65 / 100
				Template:SG/WP	Tan Chen Chen	10,012	39.03 / 100	35 / 100
Radin Mas SMC	1	24,980	817	Template:SG/RP	Kumar Appavoo	5,905	25.97 / 100	24 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Melvin Yong	16,834	74.03 / 100	76 / 100
Yio Chu Kang SMC	1	26,005	413	Template:SG/PSP	Kayla Low	9,500	39.17 / 100	39 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Yip Hon Weng	14,756	60.83 / 100	61 / 100
Yuhua SMC	1	21,376	406	Template:SG/PAP	Grace Fu Hai Yien	14,111	70.54 / 100	69 / 100
				Template:SG/SDP	Robin Low	5,894	29.46 / 100	31 / 100
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC	4	101,366	2,043	Template:SG/PAP	Ng Eng Hen Chee Hong Tat Saktiandi Supaat Chong Kee Hiong	62,853	67.26 / 100	67 / 100
				Template:SG/SPP	Steve Chia Osman Sulaiman Melvyn Chiu Williamson Lee	30,594	32.74 / 100	33 / 100
Chua Chu Kang GRC	4	106,693	1,410	Template:SG/PSP	Francis Yuen Kin Pheng Tan Meng Wah Choo Shaun Ming Abdul Rahman Mohamad	41,942	41.36 / 100	41 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Don Wee Boon Hong Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim	59,462	58.64 / 100	59 / 100
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC	4	115,012	1,993	Template:SG/SDP	James Gomez Min Cheong Alfred Tan Tan Jee Say	35,972	33.64 / 100	32 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Vivian Balakrishnan Sim Ann Christopher de Souza Edward Chia	70,963	66.36 / 100	68 / 100
Jalan Besar GRC	4	107,936	2,943	Template:SG/PV	Lim Tean Leong Sze Hian Nor Azlan Sulaiman Michael Fang Amin	34,185	34.63 / 100	33 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Josephine Teo Heng Chee How Denise Phua Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah	64,522	65.37 / 100	67 / 100
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC	4	117,176	2,097	Template:SG/SDP	Bryan Lim Damanhuri Abas Benjamin Pwee Khung Wai Yeen	40,641	36.82 / 100	36 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Lawrence Wong Alex Yam Zaqy Mohamad Hany Soh Hui Bin	69,722	63.18 / 100	64 / 100
Sengkang GRC	4	120,166	1,194	Template:SG/PAP	Ng Chee Meng Lam Pin Min Amrin Amin Raymond Lye Hoong Yip	55,214	47.87 / 100	47 / 100
				Template:SG/WP	He Ting Ru Louis Chua Jamus Lim Raeesah Khan	60,136	52.13 / 100	53 / 100
Aljunied GRC	5	151,007	1,582	Template:SG/PAP	Victor Lye Thiam Fatt Alex Yeo Sheng Chye Chan Hui Yuh Chua Eng Leong Shamsul Kamar	57,244	40.07 / 100	40 / 100
				Template:SG/WP	Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Muhamad Faisal Manap Gerald Giam Leon Perera	85,603	59.93 / 100	60 / 100
Ang Mo Kio GRC	5	185,465	5,009	Template:SG/PAP	Lee Hsien Loong Darryl David Gan Thiam Poh Ng Ling Ling Nadia Ahmad Samdin	124,430	71.91 / 100	72 / 100
				Template:SG/RP	Kenneth Jeyaretnam Andy Zhu Noraini Yunus Charles Yeo Darren Soh	48,600	28.09 / 100	28 / 100
East Coast GRC	5	121,772	1,393	Template:SG/WP	Kenneth Foo Seck Guan Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Terence Tan Dylan Ng Nicole Seah	53,228	46.59 / 100	46 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Heng Swee Keat Maliki Osman Tan Kiat How Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Jessica Tan Soon Neo	61,009	53.41 / 100	54 / 100
Jurong GRC	5	131,234	2,517	Template:SG/PAP	Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tan Wu Meng Rahayu Mahzam Shawn Huang Wei Zhong Xie Yao Quan	91,692	74.62 / 100	75 / 100
				Template:SG/RDU	Michelle Lee Ravi Philemon Nicholas Tang Liyana Dhamirah Alec Tok	31,191	25.38 / 100	25 / 100
Marine Parade GRC	5	139,738	1,787	Template:SG/WP	Ron Tan Jun Yen Yee Jenn Jong Nathaniel Koh Kim Kui Muhammad Fadli Bin Mohammed Fawzi Muhammad Azhar Bin Abdul Latip	54,850	42.24 / 100	43 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Tan Chuan-Jin Edwin Tong Seah Kian Peng Tan See Leng Mohd Fahmi Aliman	74,993	57.76 / 100	57 / 100
Nee Soon GRC	5	147,047	2,199	Template:SG/PSP	Kala Manickam Taufik Supan Bradley Bowyer Sri Nallakaruppan Damien Tay	53,070	38.10 / 100	39 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	K. Shanmugam Carrie Tan Derrick Goh Louis Ng Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim	86,219	61.90 / 100	61 / 100
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC	5	166,587	3,392	Template:SG/SDA	Desmond Lim Abu Mohamed Halminder Pal Singh Kelvin Ong Kuswadi Atnawi	37,179	23.67 / 100	25 / 100
				Template:SG/PV (Loses $67 500 deposit)	Jireh Lim Prabu Ramachandran Mohamed Nassir Ismail Goh Keow Wah Vigneswari Ramachandran	19,127	12.18 / 100	12 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Teo Chee Hean Janil Puthucheary Mohamed Sharael Taha Yeo Wan Ling Desmond Tan Kok Ming	100,772	64.15 / 100	63 / 100
Sembawang GRC	5	147,876	2,947	Template:SG/PAP	Ong Ye Kung Vikram Nair Lim Wee Kiak Poh Li San Mariam Jaafar	94,068	67.29 / 100	69 / 100
				Template:SG/NSP	Spencer Ng Sathin Ravindran Ivan Yeo Tiong Boon Sebastian Teo Yadzeth Hairis	45,727	32.71 / 100	31 / 100
Tampines GRC	5	151,708	3,516	Template:SG/PAP	Masagos Zulkifli Baey Yam Keng Desmond Choo Cheng Li Hui Koh Poh Koon	94,561	66.41 / 100	67 / 100
				Template:SG/NSP	Reno Fong Mohd Ridzwan Mohammad Yeo Ren-Yuan Choong Hon Heng Vincent Ng	47,819	33.59 / 100	33 / 100
Tanjong Pagar GRC	5	134,642	1,930	Template:SG/PSP	Wendy Low Harish Pillay Michael Chua A’bas Kasmani Terence Soon	45,609	36.87 / 100	37 / 100
				Template:SG/PAP	Chan Chun Sing Indranee Rajah Joan Pereira Eric Chua Swee Leong Alvin Tan Sheng Hui	78,079	63.13 / 100	63 / 100
West Coast GRC	5	146,251	1,645	Template:SG/PAP	S. Iswaran Desmond Lee Foo Mee Har Rachel Ong Sin Yen Ang Wei Neng	71,545	51.69 / 100	52 / 100
				Template:SG/PSP	Tan Cheng Bock Hazel Poa Nadarajah Loganathan Jeffrey Khoo Leong Mun Wai	66,871	48.31 / 100	48 / 100

Analysis

Top 10 performing constituencies

• Constituencies with no comparison to 2015 were due to them being new constituencies.

#	Constituency	Template:SG/PAP/logo PAP			Opposition
		Votes	%	Swing		Votes	%	Swing
1	Jurong GRC	91,692	74.62%	4.66%	Template:SG/RDU/logo RDU	31,191	25.38%	New
2	Radin Mas SMC	14,571	74.03%	3.22%	Template:SG/RP/logo RP	5,905	25.97%	13.26%
3	Mountbatten SMC	16,277	73.84%	2%	Template:SG/PV/logo PV	5,748	26.16%	New
4	Ang Mo Kio GRC	124,430	71.91%	6.72%	Template:SG/RP/logo RP	48,600	28.09%	6.72%
5	MacPherson SMC	18,983	71.74%	6.16%	Template:SG/PPP/logo PPP	7,477	28.26%	New
6	Yuhua SMC	14,111	70.54%	3%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	5,984	29.46%	3%
7	Sembawang GRC	94,068	67.29%	4.99%	Template:SG/NSP/logo NSP	45,727	32.71%	4.99%
8	Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC	62,853	67.26%	6.33%	Template:SG/SPP/logo SPP	30,594	32.74%	6.33%
9	Tampines GRC	94,561	66.41%	5.65%	Template:SG/NSP/logo NSP	47,819	33.59%	5.65%
10	Holland–Bukit Timah GRC	70,963	66.36%	0.26%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	35,972	33.64%	0.26%

Top 10 best opposition performers

• Constituencies with no comparison to 2015 were due to them being new constituencies.

#	Constituency	Opposition				Template:SG/PAP/logo PAP
		Votes	%	Swing		Votes	%	Swing
1	Hougang SMC	15,416	61.19%	3.50%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	9,776	38.81%	3.50%
2	Aljunied GRC	85,603	59.93%	8.97%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	57,244	40.07%	8.97%
3	Sengkang GRC	60,136	52.13%	New	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	55,214	47.87%	New
4	West Coast GRC	66,871	48.31%	New	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	71,545	51.69%	26.88%
5	East Coast GRC	53,228	46.59%	7.29%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	61,009	53.41%	7.29%
6	Bukit Panjang SMC	15,556	46.26%	14.64%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	18,070	53.74%	14.64%
7	Bukit Batok SMC	12,764	45.20%	6.43%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	15,476	54.80%	6.43%
8	Marymount SMC	9,918	44.96%	New	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	12,143	55.04%	New
9	Marine Parade GRC	54,850	42.24%	6.31%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	74,993	57.76%	6.31%
10	Chua Chu Kang GRC	41,942	41.36%	New	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	59,462	58.64%	18.25%

Vote swings

• Only the following constituencies may be compared with 2015 results as they existed in both elections, although most had changes in their electoral boundaries.

#	Constituency	Template:SG/PAP/logo PAP			Opposition
		Votes	%	Swing		Votes	%	Swing
1	West Coast GRC	71,545	51.69%	26.88%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	66,871	48.31%	New
2	Chua Chu Kang GRC	59,462	58.64%	18.25%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	41,942	41.36%	New
3	Bukit Panjang SMC	18,070	53.74%	14.64%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	15,556	46.26%	14.64%
4	Tanjong Pagar GRC	78,079	63.13%	14.58%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	45,609	36.87%	New
5	Pioneer SMC	14,571	61.98%	14.36%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	8,285	35.24%	New
					IND	654	2.78%	New
6	Hong Kah North SMC	16,333	60.98%	13.78%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	10,452	39.02%	New
7	Aljunied GRC	57,244	40.07%	8.97%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	85,603	59.93%	8.97%
8	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC	100,772	64.15%	8.74%	Template:SG/SDA/logo SDA	37,179	23.67%	3.44%
					Template:SG/PV/logo PV	19,127	12.18%	New
9	East Coast GRC	61,009	53.41%	7.29%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	53,228	46.59%	7.29%
10	Ang Mo Kio GRC	124,430	71.91%	6.72%	Template:SG/RP/logo RP	48,600	28.09%	6.72%
11	Bukit Batok SMC	15,476	54.80%	6.43%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	12,764	45.20%	6.43%
12	Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC	62,853	67.26%	6.33%	Template:SG/SPP/logo SPP	30,594	32.74%	6.33%
13	Marine Parade GRC	74,993	57.76%	6.31%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	54,850	42.24%	New
14	MacPherson SMC	18,983	71.74%	6.16%	Template:SG/PPP/logo PPP	7,477	28.26%	New
15	Potong Pasir SMC	11,232	60.69%	5.72%	Template:SG/SPP/logo SPP	7,275	39.31%	5.72%
16	Tampines GRC	94,561	66.41%	5.65%	Template:SG/NSP/logo NSP	47,819	33.59%	5.65%
17	Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC	69,722	63.18%	5.52%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	40,641	36.82%	5.52%
18	Sembawang GRC	94,068	67.29%	4.99%	Template:SG/NSP/logo NSP	45,727	32.71%	4.99%
19	Nee Soon GRC	86,219	61.90%	4.93%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	53,070	38.10%	New
20	Jurong GRC	91,692	74.62%	4.66%	Template:SG/RDU/logo RDU	31,191	25.38%	New
21	Hougang SMC	9,776	38.81%	3.50%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	15,416	61.19%	3.50%
22	Radin Mas SMC	14,571	74.03%	3.22%	Template:SG/RP/logo RP	5,905	25.97%	13.26%
23	Yuhua SMC	14,111	70.54%	3.00%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	5,984	29.46%	3.00%
24	Jalan Besar GRC	64,522	65.37%	2.36%	Template:SG/PV/logo PV	34,185	34.63%	New
25	Mountbatten SMC	16,277	73.84%	1.98%	Template:SG/PV/logo PV	5,748	26.16%	New
26	Holland-Bukit Timah GRC	70,963	66.36%	0.26%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	35,972	33.64%	0.26%

Sample count accuracies

#	Constituency	Template:SG/PAP/logo PAP				Opposition
		Votes	%	Sample	Accuracy		Votes	%	Sample	Accuracy
1	Aljunied GRC	57,244	40.07%	40%	0.07%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	85,603	59.93%	60%	0.07%
2	Ang Mo Kio GRC	124,430	71.91%	72%	0.09%	Template:SG/RP/logo RP	48,600	28.09%	28%	0.09%
3	Tanjong Pagar GRC	78,079	63.13%	63%	0.13%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	45,609	36.87%	37%	0.13%
4	Yio Chu Kang SMC	14,756	60.83%	61%	0.17%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	9,500	38.17%	38%	0.17%
5	Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC	62,853	67.26%	67%	0.26%	Template:SG/SPP/logo SPP	30,594	32.74%	33%	0.26%
6	Potong Pasir SMC	11,232	60.69%	61%	0.31%	Template:SG/SPP/logo SPP	7,275	39.31%	39%	0.31%
7	West Coast GRC	71,545	51.69%	52%	0.31%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	66,871	48.31%	48%	0.31%
8	Chua Chu Kang GRC	59,462	58.64%	59%	0.36%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	41,942	41.36%	41%	0.36%
9	Jurong GRC	91,692	74.62%	75%	0.38%	Template:SG/RDU/logo RDU	31,191	25.38%	25%	0.38%
10	East Coast GRC	61,009	53.41%	54%	0.59%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	53,228	46.59%	46%	0.59%
11	Tampines GRC	94,561	66.41%	67%	0.59%	Template:SG/NSP/logo NSP	47,819	33.59%	33%	0.59%
12	Marine Parade GRC	74,993	57.76%	57%	0.76%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	54,850	42.24%	43%	0.76%
13	Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC	69,722	63.18%	64%	0.82%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	40,641	36.82%	36%	0.82%
14	Sengkang GRC	55,214	47.87%	47%	0.87%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	60,136	52.13%	53%	0.87%
15	Nee Soon GRC	86,219	61.90%	61%	0.90%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	53,070	38.10%	39%	0.90%
16	Marymount SMC	12,143	55.04%	54%	1.04%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	9,918	44.96%	46%	1.04%
17	Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC	100,772	64.15%	63%	1.15%	Template:SG/SDA/logo SDA	37,179	23.67%	25%	1.33%
						Template:SG/PV/logo PV	19,127	12.18%	12%	0.18%
18	Mountbatten SMC	16,277	73.84%	75%	1.16%	Template:SG/PV/logo PV	5,748	26.16%	25%	1.16%
19	MacPherson SMC	18,983	71.74%	73%	1.26%	Template:SG/PPP/logo PPP	7,477	28.26%	27%	1.26%
20	Yuhua SMC	14,111	70.54%	69%	1.54%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	5,984	29.46%	31%	1.54%
21	Jalan Besar GRC	64,522	65.37%	67%	1.63%	Template:SG/PV/logo PV	34,185	34.63%	33%	1.63%
22	Holland-Bukit Timah GRC	70,963	66.36%	68%	1.64%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	35,972	33.64%	32%	1.64%
23	Sembawang GRC	94,068	67.29%	69%	1.71%	Template:SG/NSP/logo NSP	45,727	32.71%	31%	1.71%
24	Radin Mas SMC	14,571	74.03%	76%	1.96%	Template:SG/RP/logo RP	5,905	25.97%	24%	1.96%
25	Hong Kah North SMC	16,333	60.98%	63%	2.02%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	10,452	39.02%	37%	2.02%
26	Hougang SMC	9,776	38.81%	42%	2.19%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	15,416	61.19%	58%	2.19%
27	Bukit Batok SMC	15,476	54.80%	57%	2.20%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	12,764	45.20%	43%	2.20%
28	Bukit Panjang SMC	18,070	53.74%	56%	2.26%	Template:SG/SDP/logo SDP	15,556	46.26%	44%	2.26%
29	Pioneer SMC	14,571	61.98%	66%	4.02%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	8,285	35.24%	32%	3.24%
						IND	654	2.78%	2%	0.78%
30	Punggol West SMC	15,637	60.97%	65%	4.03%	Template:SG/WP/logo WP	10,012	39.03%	35%	4.03%
31	Kebun Baru SMC	13,284	62.97%	68%	5.03%	Template:SG/PSP/logo PSP	7,812	37.03%	32%	5.03%

Post-election events

PAP response

In a press conference held in the early hours of 11 July following the results, Prime Minister Lee described PAP's 61.2 percent of the popular vote as “respectable” and reflected "broad-based support for the PAP” despite the loss of Sengkang GRC. He pledged to use the "clear mandate" responsibly to take Singapore “safely through the [COVID-19] crisis and beyond”. Lee also acknowledged that there was a "clear desire" for alternative voices in parliament especially from young and first time voters and called the loss of 3 incumbent office holders in Sengkang as a "major loss" to his team. In an unprecedented move, Lee announced that Workers' Party leader Pritam Singh would be designated as the official Leader of the Opposition and "will be provided with appropriate staff support and resources" to perform his role. . Lee added 24 newly elected first-time PAP MPs will “reinforce the renewal process” of the party. Lee added that he was "determined" to hand over to a new team of leaders in good working order after the COVID-19 crisis is overcome.

Opposition parties' response

Workers' Party leader Pritam Singh said he was "grateful" and "humbled" at the support WP received. He added that he was "not feeling euphoric at all" and acknowledged "a lot of work to do". He reminded the successful candidates to keep their feet "firmly grounded" after the WP secured a second GRC in Sengkang and held onto Aljunied and Hougang with increased margins.In a Facebook post, he wrote that he looked forward to doing his best serving as leader of the opposition.

Progress Singapore Party leader Tan Cheng Bock said he was proud that his party achieved an average vote share of 40 per cent in the seats it contested despite being a one-year old party. He called it "the beginning of a new chapter for PSP", and believes the "movement" that he created will grow. He added that the party executive committee will discuss sending two candidates from West Coast GRC to serve the NCMP role in Parliament.

Singapore Democratic Party leader Chee Soon Juan said the SDP ran a "very good campaign" focused on policies and issues but "came up short". He thanked voters and said the SDP "will continue to press on". SDP Chairman Paul Tambyah added they could "hold [their] heads high for a strong campaign under the circumstances" and "will do better the next time". Tambyah accused the PAP government of "recklessness and opportunism" for holding the election during a pandemic, and also called the long queues of voters due to the requirement to wear gloves when casting ballots and lack of personal protective equipment for polling agents when voters on stay home orders came to vote as a "fiasco".

Reactions

Pre-polling day

Malaysia: In an interview with Asia Times, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that he hoped that there would be "change" in Singapore after the election. He also expressed hope that Singapore could undergo an "unprecedented" regime change similar to Malaysia in the 2018 Malaysian general election. During the ongoing 2020 Malaysian political crisis, deputy president of the United Malays National Organisation, Mohamad Hasan, said that the current Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Yassin, should follow Singapore and call for a snap election before the Parliament of Malaysia is able to reconvene in July.

Post-election

United States: In a statement, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the PAP's victory and reaffirmed the "valuable partnership" between the two countries.

India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for his success in the election and sent his best wishes to the Singaporean people.

See also

• Elections in Singapore
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics