Singaporean general election, 2006

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6 May 2006

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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

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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