GE2025: Parliament dissolved ahead of General Election; Nomination Day on Apr 23

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GE2025: Parliament dissolved ahead of General Election; Nomination Day on Apr 23​

The upcoming General Election will be the first under Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Singapore's fourth-generation or 4G leadership team.

A view of Parliament House in Singapore. (File photo: CNA/Syamil Sapari)

SINGAPORE: President Tharman Shanmugaratnam dissolved parliament on Tuesday (Apr 15), paving the way for Singapore's 14th General Election.

Nomination Day will be on Apr 23, the Prime Minister's Office announced.


A Writ of Election is expected to be issued shortly, specifying the date of Polling Day. It will also contain information for MP hopefuls, such as the election deposit and documents required.

The upcoming contest will be the first under Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Singapore's fourth-generation or 4G leadership team. Mr Wong took over the reins in May last year.

Under the Singapore system, Cabinet ministers do not vacate their roles after parliament is dissolved, and continue with their responsibilities until the first sitting of the next parliament.

SECOND LONGEST PARLIAMENT​

The 14th Parliament, which began on Aug 24, 2020, was the second longest in Singapore’s history.

It also concluded its term with the highest number of vacant seats since independence, following the departure of six MPs for various reasons.


The upcoming election could feature candidates from 11 parties, including two opposition alliances.

The ruling People’s Action Party will likely be challenged for all 97 seats across the 18 Group Representation Constituencies and 15 Single Member Constituencies.

The opposition camp has contested all seats since the 2015 polls. In 2020, two opposition parties - the Workers’ Party and Progress Singapore Party - made their way into parliament, with WP chief Pritam Singh formally designated Leader of the Opposition.

Voter concerns heading into this election include the cost of living, as well as jobs and unemployment, a survey in January found.

A return to full campaigning, including physical election rallies that were last held a decade ago, is expected in what will be Singapore’s first General Election since the COVID-19 pandemic.


Signs of an imminent General Election have been building over the past few months, particularly after the formation of a committee that reviews electoral boundaries.

The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) was formed on Jan 22. Almost seven weeks later, it released its report laying out major changes to Singapore’s electoral map, with five Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) and four single-seat wards remaining unchanged from the last election.

The various political parties have also been unveiling prospective candidates and stepping up their presence on the ground in recent weeks

 

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Time to cast your vote

 

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Will polling day still be 10may or change?

 

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Vote PAP Out!

 

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The more Singaporeans vote PAP, the more shit get thrown at Singaporeans. It's time to VOTE FOR CHANGE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

 

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Vote her out

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Will polling day still be 10may or change?

Tiagong Polling Day will be as soon as possible after Nomination Day .

Maybe a new record deh woh .

 

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Vote her out
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She has leech a hell lots of money from the system despite her inability and incompetence. Remember how she screw up badly during Covid.

 

[birdie69]

Will polling day still be 10may or change?

I thought to be 3 May?

 

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Tiagong Polling Day will be as soon as possible after Nomination Day .

Maybe a new record deh woh .

What i hear is 10 may

 

[laksaboy]

Better do it asap, since both USA and China buay song Sinkieland now.

 

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Parliament dissolved, all your MPs have vacated their seats. Who's in charge now, explained​

What happens now that parliament is dissolved?

You've seen the headlines — Parliament has been dissolved — but you haven't got a clue what that means.

Maybe you do have some clue but you aren't quite sure how this all works.

Or maybe you're just worried about what will happen between now and Polling Day. Surely, with Parliament dissolved, we can't just be left to fend for ourselves while politicians ask for our votes?

Well, we try and answer all your questions on what will happen next starting with...

What does it mean for parliament to dissolve?​

The dissolution of parliament is its formal disbandment, signalling the need for parliamentary elections to be held so that Singapore's voters can choose who will represent them in parliament once again.

When this happens, all Members of Parliament (MPs) are required to vacate their seats.

When does this happen?​

Parliamentary terms last for five years each (maximum), starting from the first sitting of a newly elected parliament.

At the end of each five-year term, parliament will be dissolved automatically as per Article 65(4) of Singapore’s Constitution.

However, in Singapore's history the dissolution of Parliament has always occurred before a term expires.

For example, back in 1991, Goh Chok Tong — who had just taken over the role of Prime Minister at the time — advised the dissolution of Parliament on Aug. 14, 1991, a mere two years and seven months after Singapore’s seventh Parliament had its first sitting.

How does this happen?​

Under the Constitution, in Article 65, parliament can be dissolved early by Singapore’s President at any time.

Also, the President is required to do so in certain conditions, including:

• If there is no Prime Minister for some reason, and the President determines that "there is no member of parliament likely to command the confidence of a majority of the members", or
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• If the Prime Minister advises the President to dissolve Parliament, as alluded to earlier
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So the President is pretty important in this situation?​

Yep. It’s worth noting that according to Article 65(3) of the Constitution, even if the Prime Minister advises the President to dissolve Parliament, the President is not obligated to actually follow through on it.

The President can reject the Prime Minister's advice to dissolve Parliament, if he or she does not think that the majority of Parliament is in support of the Prime Minister’s decision.

However, this has yet to happen in Singapore’s history.

And what happens next?​

Once Parliament has been dissolved, the General Election must be held within three months, as per Article 66 of the Constitution.

At this point, the President issues what is called a writ of election — a legal document which spells out the date, and the location where candidates can nominate themselves for the upcoming elections.

After the writ is issued, the President can set Nomination Day anytime between five days and one month later, according to Section 24(2) of the Parliamentary Elections Act (PEA).

This election, Nomination Day will be on Apr. 23.

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Once successfully nominated, those contesting the elections then campaign to convince Singaporeans to vote them into Parliament on Polling Day.

The Returning Officer for the election must give at least 10 days' notice before Polling Day can be held.

And once notice has been given, Polling Day must be held no later than day 56 of this notice being issued, according to Section 34 of the PEA.

So while all this is happening, who’s in charge?​

As stated above, when Parliament is dissolved, Article 46(1) of the Constitution says that every member of Parliament shall cease to be a part of Parliament.

But that doesn’t mean that no one's left in charge. There still needs to be a government in place, especially if the General Election is called during tumultuous times.

As per Article 25 of the Constitution, the Prime Minister can appoint ministers from among the members of the most recently-dissolved Parliament, even after it has been dissolved, until the next Parliament convenes.

Therefore, what happens in practice when Parliament is dissolved is that Singapore’s government retains decision-making power for the nation until the election is over, and a newly-elected government is sworn in and starts its first day of work.

Furthermore, looking at Article 26 of the Constitution (which spells out the tenure of office for the Prime Minister and his Cabinet) the dissolution of Parliament is not one of the given reasons for a minister or Prime Minister to vacate their posts.

In other words, the existing Cabinet will be in power until the first sitting of the newly-elected Parliament.

When will that be, then?​

Article 64(1) of the Constitution sets out that a session of Parliament — when Parliament officially meets — must happen at least once a year, with no more than six months between each session.

So you can expect a new elected Parliament to have its first sitting within six months of when the last parliament last met.

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Over the next few years, these individuals will meet in Parliament to discuss and pass the laws that govern Singapore.

And in about four-plus years time, when the Prime Minister decides it's time, Parliament will be dissolved and we’ll do this all over again

 

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GE2025: Singapore heads to the polls on May 3 for 14th General Election​

The upcoming General Election will be the first under Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Singapore's fourth-generation or 4G leadership team.

 

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Why they are like rushing it? Now bring it earlier 3 may

 

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I thought to be 3 May?

Really 3 may!!!!

 

[laksaboy]

Why they are like rushing it? Now bring it earlier 3 may

Bad news looming for shithole island, better get it over and done with asap.