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SINGAPORE — It's GE2025 Polling Day (3 May) in Singapore! Polling starts when polling stations open at 8am and ends at 8pm. Some 2.6 million Singaporeans will head to the polls in what is Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's first general election as PAP leader.
In total, there are 92 out of 97 parliamentary seats to be filled — there was a walkover on Nomination Day at Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC. The Elections Department (ELD) is encouraging voters to consider casting their votes in the afternoon on Polling Day to avoid long queues in the morning. Here's what you need to know on Polling Day: How to use VoteQ? VoteQ (activated on Polling Day) is a website where a voter will be able to find out the number of voters queuing at their allotted polling station, by keying in the postal code.
In an advisory on Thursday (1 May), ELD said voters can check the queue status by scanning the QR code on their poll card as well. According to the ELD website, "The polling station queue status will be updated in approximately 5 min intervals during the morning peak polling hours and then at approximately 10 min intervals in the less peak period in the afternoon and evening. The queue status may also be updated whenever there is a substantial change in the queue situation.
" How to cast your vote in Singapore's General Election? The ELD advises that you will receive your poll card through the post at your latest residential address registered with the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) two to three working days after Nomination Day if you are a qualified elector and your electoral division is contested. Alternatively, you may access your ePoll card via your Singpass mobile app or online at Voter Services using your Singpass after Nomination Day. You can use the Singpass mobile app to access your ePoll card and use it in lieu of the hard copy poll card.
You can also log on to Voter Services on the ELD website via Singpass to retrieve your ePoll card. What identity documents are approved for use to enter a polling station? The ELD says to bring an original NRIC, a digital IC or identity cards issued by the Ministry of Defence, Singapore Police Force or Singapore Civil Defence Force for uniformed personnel or a valid passport. Is Polling Day a public holiday in Singapore? Yes, Polling Day is a public holiday for the general and presidential elections.
Do you still have to vote if you're working on Polling Day? The ELD advised that because voting is compulsory in Singapore, eligible voters must cast their vote. "Polling hours are from 8am to 8 pm. Under the law, all employers must give employees, who are qualified electors, a reasonable period of time for them to vote.
Affected employees are advised to promptly inform their employers if they need to request for time-off, so that appropriate work arrangements can be made to cover their duties when they are away," ELD said. Can I vote in Singapore's General Election if I'm overseas for work or holiday? You won't be able to vote if you're not physically in Singapore. According to ELD, being overseas is a valid reason for not voting.
However, your name will still be removed from the Registers of Electors after the election. You may apply to restore your name to the registers at Voter Services using your Singpass. Because you have a valid reason for not voting, there will be no administrative fee levied when you apply to restore your name to the register.
Walkover on Nomination Day 2025 In the first walkover at a Singapore General Election since 2011, the People's Action Party (PAP) team retained Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC on Nomination Day after a surprise no-show from the Workers' Party (WP). In the 2011 General Election, the PAP team led by then-Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew were elected as the representatives of Tanjong Pagar GRC. The PAP had a surprise of their own too at Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, with newcomer Goh Pei Ming, an ex-Singapore Armed Forces chief of staff, replacing Manpower Minister Tan See Leng at the last minute.
Besides Goh, the other members of the GRC who were elected unopposed are Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, incumbent Members of Parliament Seah Kian Peng and Tin Pei Ling, and new candidate Diana Pang. Other developments of note at Nomination Day 2025 include DPM Heng Swee Keat's and Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean's retirement from politics, a four-cornered fight among the WP, National Solidarity Party (NSP), People’s Power Party (PPP) and PAP for Tampines GRC, and DPM Gan Kim Yong's move to lead PAP's team to contest Punggol GRC against WP's team led by its "star" candidate Harpreet Singh. On Nomination Day, candidates made their bids for 97 seats across 33 constituencies.
Parties that will be contesting the Singapore General Election 2025 include the People's Action Party (PAP), Workers' Party (WP) , Red Dot United (RDU), Progress Singapore Party (PSP), People's Power Party (PPP), National Solidarity Party (NSP), Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) and Singapore United Party (SUP). Triggering Singapore General Election 2025 Singapore's Parliament was dissolved on 15 April ahead of a general election (GE2025) on 3 May . In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said , "President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, on the advice of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, has dissolved Parliament on Tuesday, 15 April 2025.
The Prime Minister also advised that Nomination Day be on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, and the President has agreed." The vote will be the first electoral test for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took over from Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong as leader of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) in May 2024. In March, under Wong's leadership, Singapore passed an historic $143 billion Budget for 2025 , the largest in the country’s history .
In a post on his Facebook page , Wong said, "Earlier today, I advised the President to dissolve Parliament and issue the Writ of Election. Nomination Day will be on Wednesday, 23 April. Polling Day will be on Saturday, 3 May.
More details here: https://go.gov.sg/ge15apr "We are witnessing profound changes in the world.
It is becoming more uncertain, unsettled and even unstable. The global conditions that enabled Singapore’s success over the past decades may no longer hold. "That is why I have called this General Election.
At this critical juncture, Singaporeans should decide on the team to lead our nation, and to chart our way forward together." GE2025: What are the important dates to note? Following the dissolution of Parliament and the issuing of the Writ of Election on 15 April , here are the other notable dates leading up to the polls in Singapore's general election 2025: 23 April: Nomination Day; also the start of a nine-day campaigning period for candidates. 2 May: Cooling-Off Day 3 May: Polling Day How can you find out your constituency in the upcoming General Election? The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) released its report on 11 March.
Singapore’s electoral map will see significant changes ahead of the 2025 General Election (GE2025). The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) proposed the introduction of five new Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) and six new Single Member Constituencies (SMCs). These changes come as a result of rapid population growth in areas such as Punggol, Sembawang, and Tengah.
Voter numbers will rise to 97 Members of Parliament, ensuring a better reflection of the growing population across the island. While some constituencies remain unchanged, others are realigned to address new housing developments and population trends. Read more on the electoral boundary changes for GE2025 here.
Which constituency are you in? Check here at the Elections Department's Electoral Division Enquiry . Who can vote in Singapore's General Election? According to the Elections Department Singapore (ELD), you can vote if your name is in the certified Register of Electors (RE) for an electoral division (constituency). Your name will be included in the RE before polling day if you are: Learn more about the qualifying criteria.
Not sure if you're eligible? You may check your eligibility by following these steps:.
