Singapore general election, 2006

Singaporean general election, 2006

2001 ← 6 May 2006 → 2011

outgoing members ← → Members elected

84 seats (47 seats contested) to the Parliament of Singapore 43 seats needed for a majority 1 NCMP seat offered to opposition Turnout 94.0%   First party Second party Third party   Leader Lee Hsien Loong Low Thia Khiang Chiam See Tong Party PAP WP SDA Leader since 2004 2001 2001 Leader's seat Ang Mo Kio GRC Hougang SMC Potong Pasir SMC Last election 82 seats, 75.3% 1 seat, 3.0% 1 elected + 1 NCMP, 12.00% Seats won 82 1 elected + 1 NCMP 1 Seat change 0 0 0 Popular vote 747,860 183,578 145,628 Percentage 66.6% 16.3% 13.0% Swing 8.7% 13.3% 1.0%

Constituencies won by party:   People's Action Party   Workers' Party of Singapore   Singapore Democratic Alliance

Prime Minister before election Lee Hsien Loong PAP Elected Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong PAP

Lee Hsien Loong
PAP

Lee Hsien Loong
PAP

The 2006 Singaporean parliamentary general election was held on 6 May 2006. 1.22 million out of the 2.16 million eligible Singaporeans voted for members of parliament and elected their next government. The People's Action Party (PAP), in its first election under Lee Hsien Loong, won 66.6% of the overall votes and gained 82 out of 84 seats. The PAP held the office of Prime Minister for a twelfth consecutive term. The general election was held under the first-past-the-post system. The parliament was dissolved by President S R Nathan on 20 April, three weeks before the election. On Nomination Day, the PAP gained 37 seats in divisions which were uncontested by other parties. The main election issues included employment, cost of living, housing, transport, education, the need for an effective opposition voice in parliament, and the quality of the candidates.

The 2006 General Election was the 15th General Election in Singapore and the 10th since independence in 1965. The governing People's Action Party (PAP) sought to secure their twelfth consecutive term in office since 1959. This would be the first election since Lee Hsien Loong replaced Goh Chok Tong and became PAP's Secretary-General in 2004.

Besides the ruling PAP, the other major political parties were the Workers' Party of Singapore (WP) led by Low Thia Khiang, the Singapore People's Party (SPP) led by Chiam See Tong, the National Solidarity Party (NSP) led by Steve Chia, and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) led by Chee Soon Juan, who himself was ineligible to run in this election because of a 2002 conviction.

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