Polling Day is declared on Saturday, 7 May. (AFP file photo)
Polling Day is declared on Saturday, 7 May
bythe Returning Officer, Yam Ah Mee. It is
also a public holiday.
The announcement comes after
the Writ of Election for Singapore's
next General Election (GE) was issued, with Nomination Day set for
Wednesday, 27 April.
This comes six weeks after the release of theElectoral Boundaries
report. Close to 2.35 million Singaporeans are
eligible to vote in the coming polls.
Independent scholar Dr Derek de Cunha toldYahoo!
Singapore that the announced dates would not be a
surprise to most people. "The government has tended to want to have
elections over the weekend so that falls neatly into what we've
come to be accustomed to in terms of how the PAP has conducted
elections."
He added, "It seems that the PAP wants to give the
impression that it is in total control of
events. It is not panicking about anything, it is not hasty.
"If it was to suggest that it wanted a very quick election then it
would have had it on 3 May. But to hold it on a weekend is
perfectly fine and I think it would be an interesting election to
look forward to."
On Tuesday afternoon, President SR
Nathan dissolved Parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The Proclamation was
issued through the government gazette.
The minimum period between Nomination Day and Polling Day has been
extended from nine to 10 days to compensate for the extra
Cooling-Off Day, which was introduced last April to allow voters
time to reflect on issues during the election before going to the
polls.
There will be 87 seats in Parliament to be contested, carved out
from 12 single-member constituencies, two
four-member GRCs, 11 five-member GRCs
and two six-member GRCs.
On Nomination Day, each candidate standing for election is required
to pay a S$16,000 deposit and nomination papers can be submitted
from 11 a.m. and noon at the nine nomination centres.
List of nomination centres:
Admiralty Secondary School - Nee Soon GRC and Sembawang GRC
Bedok View Secondary School - East Coast GRC, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
and Punggol East SMC
Deyi Secondary School - Ang Mo Kio GRC, Aljunied GRC, Bishan-Toa
Payoh GRC and Sengkang West SMC
Dunman Secondary School - Hougang SMC and
Tampines GRC
Greenridge Secondary School - Bukit Panjang SMC and Holland-Bukit
Timah GRC
Jurong Junior College - Jurong GRC, West Coast GRC, Yuhua SMC and
Pioneer SMC
Singapore Chinese Girl's School - Moulmein-Kallang GRC, Tanjong
Pagar GRC, Radin Mas SMC and Whampoa SMC
South View Primary School - Chua Chu Kang GRC and Hong Kah SMC
Tao Nan School - Marine Parade GRC, Mountbatten SMC, Joo Chiat SMC
and Potong Pasir SMC
Check for your name in the register of electors here.
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