Parliamentary elections in Singapore 2006
(Votes in%)
%
70
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
66.60
16.34
12.99
4.07
Gains and losses
The general election in Singapore in 2006 took place on May 6, 2006. In this 15th parliamentary election in the country , 84 seats in the Singaporean parliament were reassigned.
backgrounds
55 People's Action Party candidates were unopposed and entered parliament without a fight. The Workers' Party of Low Thia Khiang and the Democratic Alliance of Chiam See Tong presented each of twenty candidates, Democratic Party of Chee Soon Juan seven.
2006 result
Since the voting in Singapore is based on the principle of a simple majority , the distribution of seats is as follows:
| Political party | be right | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party (PAP) | 747.860 | 82 |
| Workers' Party of Singapore (WP) | 183,604 | 1 |
| Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) | 145.902 | 1 |
| Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) | 45,634 | 0 |
| total | 1,123,000 | 84 |
| Invalid votes | 26,727 | |
| Non-voters | 97,000 | |
| Total number of voters | 1,222,884 |
The turnout was 94.01%. A result to be expected, as voting is compulsory in Singapore.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2006 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS ( Memento of March 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Official results of the 2006 election
- ^ Official results of the 2001 election ( Memento from March 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
