Last Updated May 8th 2011, 0300h
The Enquirer has finished providing live updates of the 2011 Singapore General Elections results since 10pm yesterday on Twitter, Facebook and on this website. As at 5pm, 1,845,290 out of 2,211,102 eligible voters (83.46%) cast their votes in the most hotly-contested General Elections since Independence.
While the ruling People’s Action Party was returned to power yesterday with 81 out of 87 seats in Parliament, the overall vote share slipped from 66.6% in 2006 to 60.14%. This is lower than the historic low of 61% seen in 1991.
The Worker’s Party was the biggest winner in the opposition camp. Other than securing the Hougang seat, its ‘A’ team led by secretary-general Low Thia Khiang won Aljunied GRC with 54.71% of the votes cast, a first since GRCs were introduced in 1988. Two PAP ministers, George Yeo and Lim Hwee Hua, were knocked out.
Its candidates in Joo Chiat and East Coast GRC were the nation’s best performing losers along with Singapore People’s Party’s Lina Chiam, who lost Potong Pasir SMC by a razor-thin margin of 0.72%, and can be elected as Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMP).
Other parties, however, were not as successful. Veteran opposition leader Chiam See Tong’s venture into Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC with his SPP team only garnered 43.06% of the votes, while the National Solidarity Party (NSP), the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and the Reform Party (RP) went home empty despite putting their best teams together.
We present an overview of the General Elections 2011 results.
| Constituency | Number of Votes | Vote Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aljunied GRC | 133,685 /143,148 Rejected: 1,788 Swing: -10.8% |
PAP 59,732 (45.29%) |
WP 72,165 (54.71%) |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | 167,353 / 179,071 Rejected: 5,030 Swing: +3.19% |
PAP 112,544 (69.33%) |
RP 49,779 (30.67%) |
| Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC | 111,459 / 122,492 Rejected: 2,085 |
PAP 62,282 (56.94%) |
SPP |
| Bukit Panjang SMC | 31,455 / 33,053 Rejected: -10.92% |
PAP |
SDP |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | 149,483 / 158,648 Rejected: 3,061 |
PAP |
NSP |
| East Coast GRC | 111,084 / 120,324 Rejected: 1,847 Swing: -9.03% |
PAP |
WP |
| Holland-Bukit Timah GRC | 82,723 / 91,607 Rejected: 1,719 |
PAP |
SDP 32,322 (39.90%) |
| Hong Kah North SMC | 26,275 / 27,701 Rejected: 573 |
PAP |
SPP |
| Hougang SMC | 23,147 / 24,560 Rejected: 261 Swing: +2.07% |
PAP |
WP |
| Joo Chiat SMC | 19,192 / 22,069 Rejected: 314 Swing: -14% |
PAP |
WP |
| Jurong GRC | 116,926 / 125,276 Rejected: 2,703 |
PAP |
NSP 37,734 (33.04%) |
| Marine Parade GRC | 141,905 / 154,541 Rejected: 3,080 |
PAP 78,182 (56.65%) |
NSP 59,833 (43.35%) |
| Moulmein-Kallang GRC | 78,208 / 87,595 Rejected: 1,659 |
PAP |
WP 31,721 (41.44%) |
| Mountbatten SMC | 20,819 / 23,731 Rejected: 418 |
PAP |
NSP |
| Nee Soon GRC | 140,482 / 148,290 Rejected: 2,341 |
PAP 80,659 (58.39%) |
WP 57,482 (41.61%) |
| Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC | 159,472 / 168,971 Rejected: 4,544 Swing: -3.91% |
PAP 100,382 (64.79%) |
SDA 54,546 (35.21%) |
| Pioneer SMC | 24,457 / 25,745 Rejected: 446 |
PAP |
NSP |
| Potong Pasir SMC | 16,074 / 17,327 Rejected: 242 Swing: +6.32% |
PAP |
SPP |
| Punggol East SMC | 31,671 / 33,281 Rejected: 551 |
PAP |
WP SDA |
| Radin Mas SMC | 28,370 / 31,014 Rejected: 669 |
PAP |
NSP |
| Sembawang GRC | 135,053 / 142,459 |
PAP 84,185 (63.89%) |
SDP 47,578 (36.11%) |
| Sengkang West SMC | 25,689 / 26,882 |
PAP |
WP |
| Tampines GRC | 130,075 / 137,532 |
PAP 72,664 (57.22%) |
NSP 54,337 (42.78%) |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | 139,771 | PAP |
|
| West Coast GRC | 111,680 / 121,045 Rejected: 2,820 |
PAP 72,465 (66.57%) |
RP 36,395 (33.43%) |
| Whampoa SMC | 20,175 / 21,631 Rejected: 488 |
PAP |
NSP |
| Yuhua SMC | 21,588 / 23,199 Rejected: 530 |
PAP |
SDP |
If you want more updates from our website, follow us on our Facebook and Twitter.
If you like this story, please consider making a donation to help further the Enquirer's cause.
