SINGAPORE, May 3 — Polling stations across Singapore opened at 8am today as more than 2.75 million eligible voters began casting their votes in the country’s general election.
1,240 polling stations are operating nationwide and will close at 8pm. Voting is mandatory in Singapore.
The Elections Department had encouraged voters to consider heading to the polls in the afternoon to avoid long queues in the morning.
In addition to domestic voting, 10 overseas polling stations operate from 8am to 8pm local time in their respective cities.
These stations must close no later than the official closing time in Singapore.
The overseas polling stations are in Dubai, London, Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco, Canberra, Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
18,389 Singaporeans registered as overseas voters — 8,630 will vote in person at overseas stations, while 9,759 will cast their ballots by post.
Voters are choosing from 11 political parties and two independent candidates to contest the remaining 92 Parliamentary seats across 32 constituencies after the People’s Action Party (PAP) secured five seats uncontested on nomination day.
PAP is fielding candidates in all constituencies, while the Workers’ Party (WP) has the most Opposition candidates, with 26.
Five constituencies are involved in multi-cornered fights, with Tampines GRC seeing the most intense battle — a four-way contest between the PAP, the WP, the People’s Power Party, and the National Solidarity Party.
— Bernama
