After Barisan boycotted the legislative route in , PAP gained complete dominance with no opposition presence until WP ended the monopoly in and cumulatively increased its representation to one-tenth of the seats. A Parliament term is five years but a dissolution and fresh election is usually called before it ends. Established in , the Municipal Commission administered the planning of Singapore's town area and managed essential utilities such as electricity and water, while the countryside came under the Rural Districts Council.
Municipal Elections from to gave the island its first taste of elections but were abolished in owing to excessive politicking. They were restored after World War II to broaden political participation at the local level in preparation for Singapore's self-governance.
On 23 September , Singapore was elevated to the status of a British city and the Municipal Commission was renamed the City Council. In , after recommendations and reviews of three committees were passed, the City Council became a fully elected body and the office of Council President was replaced by a Mayor. After taking power in , the PAP government phased out the City Council in order not to let it become a separate centre of power and its functions were integrated into government agencies.
In , some of these functions were again transferred to town councils under the jurisdiction of elected Members of Parliament. To date, there has only been one referendum in Singapore's history, which was to allow citizens to decide the country's status within Malaysia after the merger. In , the Singapore Constitution was amended to provide for a President elected by the people.
The role was expanded include veto powers over detentions made under the Internal Security Act, key government appointments and use of the national reserves. Prior to this, the past four Presidents were elected by the legislature, beginning with Yusof bin Ishak, who was Yang di-Pertuan Negara Head of State from 3 December until his appointment as Singapore's first President upon the country's independence.
Facilities to be provided at polling stations Registers of electors to be conclusive evidence of right to vote Admittance to polling station Voting by overseas electors 39A.
Poll by ballot and ballot papers Ballot boxes Manner of voting Compulsory voting Declarations by voters Spoilt ballot papers Tendered votes Closing of poll Procedure on closing of poll Counting places 48A. Counting votes Counting of votes by overseas electors 49A. Recounting of votes 49B. Votes to be rejected Approval of DRE voting systems 50A. Approval of DRE voting machines and equipment 50B. Pre-poll testing of DRE voting system, etc.
DRE voting system procedures generally 50D. Publication of result and statement of poll in Gazette The Returning Officer shall immediately after the result has been declared by him under section 49 7 a or 7E a and all the votes cast by overseas electors have been counted or after the result has been declared by him under section 49A 5 , as the case may be, compile a statement of the poll in Form 17 in the First Schedule and shall cause the name or names of the Members so elected and also the statement to be published in the Gazette.
Election of non-constituency Members in certain circumstances Failure to take Oath of Allegiance by non-constituency Member Failure to comply with provisions of this Act Offences Maintenance of secrecy at elections Postponement of nomination day, etc. Change in hours for nomination of candidates, etc.
Changes to nomination proceedings, etc. Adjournment, etc. Voting at adjourned polling 56D. Where for any reason the polling at any polling station established for the purposes of the poll in any electoral division is so suspended or postponed under section 50C 3 or 56C, only those electors — a who are registered electors for that electoral division for which the polling station is established; b who are entitled to vote as electors for that electoral division at that polling station; and c who have not already voted, shall be entitled to vote on the date and time on and at which polling at that polling station is to resume or to be held in place of the postponed poll, as the case may be.
Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll in Singapore 56DA. Ballot box lost or destroyed after close of poll at overseas polling station 56DB. Personation Treating Undue influence Every person who — a directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, makes use of or threatens to make use of any force, violence or restraint, or inflicts or threatens to inflict, by himself or by any other person, any temporal or spiritual injury, damage, harm or loss upon or against any person in order to induce or compel that person to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of that person having voted or refrained from voting at any election; or b by abduction, duress or any fraudulent device or contrivance, impedes or prevents the free exercise of the franchise of any elector or voter, or thereby compels, induces or prevails upon any elector or voter either to vote or refrain from voting at any election, shall be guilty of the offence of undue influence.
Bribery Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice Nomination of election agent Person convicted of corrupt practice not to be appointed election agent No person shall be appointed an election agent who has within 7 years prior to such appointment been convicted of any corrupt practice under this Act or the Presidential Elections Act Cap. Making of contracts through election agent Payment of expenses through election agent Period for sending in claims and making payments for election expenses Remuneration of election agent Expenses which may be paid otherwise than by election agents Expenses in excess of maximum to be illegal practice Certain expenditure to be illegal practice Use of motor vehicles at elections Certain employment to be illegal Saving for creditors The provisions of this Act prohibiting certain payments and contracts for payments, and the payment of any sum, and the incurring of expenses in excess of a certain maximum, shall not affect the right of any creditor who, when the contract was made or the expense was incurred, was ignorant that they were in contravention of this Act.
Return and declaration respecting election expenses Publication of receipt of return, etc. Supporting documents, etc. Employers to allow employees reasonable period for voting Badges, symbols, etc.
Regulations for display of posters and banners Regulations for other election advertising 78A. Election advertising ban 78B.
Blackout period for election survey results 78C. Exit polls ban on polling day 78D. Defence for election advertising offences 78E. Punishment for conviction for illegal practice Prohibition of canvassing on polling day and eve of polling day Restrictions on election meetings 80A. Prohibition of dissuasion from voting Undue influence at or near polling station Persons prohibited from conducting election activity Unlawful assembly Where it is shown that the common object of an assembly of 5 or more persons is — a to interrupt or interfere with an election meeting; or b to go about in a group on polling day in a manner calculated to cause intimidation, alarm or annoyance to any elector, voter or candidate, the assembly shall be deemed to be an unlawful assembly as defined in section of the Penal Code Cap.
After the close of polls in Singapore, the ballot boxes containing the votes cast will be sealed and transported to the respective counting centres. A sample count is performed at the start of the counting process to get an early indication of the possible electoral outcome for that electoral division.
As this is a sample count, the election result could be different. More Information pdf file: KB. View Video. After the count, the Assistant Returning Officer will transmit the results of counting to the Returning Officer at the principal counting place.
The Returning Officer will compile the results received from all counting centres in Singapore. If the overseas votes have no impact on the outcome of the election, the Returning Officer will declare the candidate or group of candidates to whom the greatest number of votes is given to be elected.
If the overseas votes have impact on the outcome, the Returning Officer will announce the number of votes cast in Singapore in favour of the candidate or group of candidates and will defer the declaration of the candidate or group of candidates elected until the day the overseas votes are counted. After counting the overseas votes, the final results will be published in the Singapore Government Gazette.
At the end of the Parliamentary election, every candidate and the appointed election agent must account for all his election spending and submit a declaration as well as a return of election expenses to the Returning Officer within 31 days of the day on which the result of the election is published in the Singapore Government Gazette. Thereafter, these election expenses will be opened to members of the public for inspection for a period of six months.
More details on the election expenses can be found here. After the count, ballot papers and other documents used in an election shall be sealed and retained in safe custody for a period of six months, after which they shall be destroyed, unless otherwise directed by order of the President.
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