Pre-election day events of the 2015 Singaporean general election

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New candidates/Outgoing MPs

Below is a summary for the political parties with parliamentary presence from GE2011.

New candidates

A list containing 72 new candidates contesting in the election for the first time, were reflected on the table. (Candidates running as independents were labeled IND in the party column).

Name Age Occupation Party Contested Constituency
Abu Mohamed 64 Company Director
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Mohamad Abdillah Zamzuri 31 Manager
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Amrin Amin 37 Law Solicitor, Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice LLP
Sembawang GRC
Cheryl Chan Wei Ling 39 Head of Shipping Industry, Linde plc
Fengshan SMC
Chee Hong Tat 41 Former Second Permanent Secretary (Trade & Industry)
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Bernard Chen Jia Xi 29 Project Executive
MacPherson SMC
Cheng Li Hui 39 Deputy CEO, Hai Leck Holdings Limited
Tampines GRC
Chirag Praful Desai 38 Market Risk Manager
Tanjong Pagar GRC
Chong Kee Hiong 49 Chief Executive Officer, OUE Hospitality
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Chong Wai Fung 45 Healthcare Administrator
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
Choong Hon Heng 45 Business Administrator
Tampines GRC
Melvin Chiu Weng Hoe 36 Sales Executive
Tanjong Pagar GRC
Chua Eng Leong 44 Private Banker
Aljunied GRC
Damanhuri Abas 45 Education Consultant
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC
Darryl David Wilson 45 Former Mediacorp television celebrity and deputy director, Temasek Polytechnic (School of Design)
Ang Mo Kio GRC
Mohamad Fahmi Ahmad Rais 48 Sales Trainer
Tanjong Pagar GRC
Mohamed Fairoz Shariff 36 Former Associate Librarian
East Coast GRC
Firuz Khan Moklis Khan 48 Factory Owner
Marine Parade GRC
David Foo Ming Jin 51 Chemist
Jurong GRC
Kenneth Foo Sek Kuan 38 Sales Manager
Nee Soon GRC
Jaslyn Go Hui Leng 42 Businesswoman
Yuhua SMC
Daniel Goh Pei Siong 42 Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
East Coast GRC
Gurmit Singh Sadhu Singh 55 Legal Counsel
Nee Soon GRC
Han Hui Hui 24 Activist
Radin Mas SMC
He Ting Ru 32 Legal Counsel
Marine Parade GRC
Gerous Khung Wai Yeen 34 Account Manager
Bukit Panjang SMC
Luke Koh Tiong Yee 40 Managing Partner
Nee Soon GRC
Henry Kwek Hian Chuan 39 Executive Director
Nee Soon GRC
Law Him Kwee 55 Director
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Lee Hong Chuang 45 Senior Technology Manager, IBM
Hougang SMC
Augustin Lee Tze Shih 42 Property Consultant
Chua Chu Kang GRC
Lim Tean 50 Legal Consultant
Tampines GRC
Kevryn Lim Tong Zhe 27 Project Director
Sembawang GRC
Cheryl Loh Xiu Wen 32 Sales Consultant
Nee Soon GRC
Don Bryan Long Yaoguang 38 Technology Entrepreneur
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Jesse Loo Hoe Bock 52 Finance Administrator
Ang Mo Kio GRC
Janet Low Wai Choo 55 Finance Manager
Chua Chu Kang GRC
Victor Joseph Lye Thiam Fatt 53 Chief Executive Officer
Aljunied GRC
Ravi Madasamy 46 Activist and Legal Executive
Ang Mo Kio GRC
Kumjan Muralidharan Pillai 48 Lawyer, Rajah & Tann
Aljunied GRC
Ng Chee Meng 47 Former Chief of Defence Force
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Dylan Ng Foo Eng 40 Banker
Marine Parade GRC
Louis Ng Kok Kwang 37 Founder, Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES)
Nee Soon GRC
Roy Ngerng Yi Ling 34 Activist and former Healthcare Worker
Ang Mo Kio GRC
Ong Teik Seng 44 Sales Consultant
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Paul Anantharajah Tambyah 50 University Lecturer
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
Ravi Chandran Philemon 46 Former Executive Director
Hong Kah North SMC
Joan Cheng Sim Pereira 47 Assistant General Manager, Temasek Cares
Tanjong Pagar GRC
Leon Anil Perera 44 Assistant Head, Economic Development Board
East Coast GRC
Rahayu Mahzam 35 Lawyer, Heng, Leong & Srinivasan
Jurong GRC
Redzwan Hafidz Razak 30 Engineer
Jalan Besar GRC
Saktiandi Supaat 41 Executive vice-president of global banking, of Maybank
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Samir Salim Neji 45 Managing director
Bukit Batok SMC
Shamsul Kamar Mohamad Razali 43 Former head of School Department
Aljunied GRC
Muhamed Sidek Mallek 55 Auditor
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
Adrian Sim Tian Hock 43 Businessman
Jalan Besar GRC
Siva Chandran 32 Media trainer
Ang Mo Kio GRC
Darren Soh Guan Soon 45 Property agent
West Coast GRC
Sukhdev Singh Gill 64 Former police officer
Jurong GRC
Sun Xueling 36 Investment director, Temasek International
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Ron Tan Jun Yen 30 Property agent
Nee Soon GRC
Terence Tan Li Chern 44 Lawyer
Marine Parade GRC
Dennis Tan Lip Fong 45 Shipping Lawyer
Fengshan SMC
Tan Peng Ann 67 Social Entrepreneur
Jurong GRC
Tan Wu Meng 39 Medical
oncologist
, Parkway Cancer Centre
Jurong GRC
Gregory Wong Chee Wai 44 Technology consultant
Jurong GRC
Wong Soon Hong 57 Sales director
Jurong GRC
Wong Souk Yee 56 Lecturer
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC
Wong Way Weng 53 Quality Assurance Manager
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Yee Chia Hsing 44 Head of Bank Department
Chua Chu Kang GRC
Eugene Yeo Ren Yuan 40 Associate Director
Sembawang GRC
Melvin Yong Yik Chye 43 Former Assistant Commissioner, Singapore Police Force
Tanjong Pagar GRC

Outgoing MPs

A list containing 15 outgoing MPs, all were from PAP, who was either deceased or stepped down on their constituencies, were reflected in the table.

Deceased
Name Constituency (Division) Highest Portfolio Attained in 12th Parliament Remarks
Lee Kuan Yew
Tanjong Pagar GRC
(Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru)
Member of Parliament Lee was the first prime minister (1959-90) and secretary-general (1954-92); Lee
died during his term on 23 March 2015 and Indranee Rajah
substituted Lee's duties until end of term.
Retiring
Name Constituency (Division) Highest Portfolio Attained in 12th Parliament Remarks
Arthur Fong
West Coast GRC
(Clementi)
Member of Parliament Fong's ward was carved to
Jurong GRC
.
Hawazi Daipi
Sembawang GRC
(Marsiling)
Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Education and Manpower) Daipi's ward was carved to
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC
.
Hri Kumar Nair
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
(Thomson-Toa Payoh)
Member of Parliament
Inderjit Singh
Ang Mo Kio GRC
(Kebun Baru)
Member of Parliament Inderjit's ward was carved to
Nee Soon GRC
.
Ellen Lee
Sembawang GRC
(Woodlands)
Member of Parliament
Raymond Lim
East Coast GRC
(Fengshan)
Former Cabinet Minister Lim's ward was carved as a
SMC
.
Penny Low
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
(Punggol North)
Member of Parliament
Lui Tuck Yew
Moulmein–Kallang GRC
(Moulmein)
Minister for Transport Lui's ward was carved to
Tanjong Pagar
GRCs.
Mah Bow Tan
Tampines GRC
(Tampines East)
Former Cabinet Minister
Irene Ng
Tampines GRC
(Tampines Changkat)
Member of Parliament
Seng Han Thong
Ang Mo Kio GRC
(Yio Chu Kang)
Member of Parliament
Wong Kan Seng 
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
(Bishan East)
Former Deputy Prime Minister
Alvin Yeo
Chua Chu Kang GRC
(Nanyang)
Member of Parliament
Zainudin Nordin
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
(Toa Payoh East)
Former Central CDC Mayor

Pre-nomination day

Date Party Events
13 July Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces in Parliament that he had convened the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee two months prior. He had instructed the committee to create smaller Group Representation Constituencies, and to have at least 12 Single Member Constituencies.[1][2]
24 July The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee publishes report on new electoral boundaries [3][4]
Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen
commented that Singh would prefer MPs to announce their retirement in a more dignified manner.
26 July WP plans to contest 28 seats (increase of five from 2011), slightly under one-third of the 89 parliamentary seats.[5]
27 July The Elections Department announced that revised registers of electors are open for public inspection.[6]
31 July Chief of Singapore Armed Forces Ng Chee Meng became the first high-ranked three-star general to enter politics, upon announcing his retirement from SAF with effect from 18 August;[7] Ng later told the media prior to the Change of Command Parade, mentioned that how he was "indebted to Singapore", was his purpose on joining politics.[8]
2 August NSP announces its intention to field Nicole Seah as a candidate; Seah however confirmed with the media later that day that she would not run in the election nor rejoining NSP.[9]
3 August Opposition parties held their first horse-trading talks at the NSP headquarters.[10] The host party had responded to a request by Reform Party to shift the meeting from its intended date of 31 July.
4 August Second Permanent Secretary (Trade & Industry) Chee Hong Tat announced his resignation from civil service.[11]
5 August
MacPherson SMC.[12]
Aljunied GRC
MP, announced that he will defend his seat, quashing rumours that he might lead a team to contest other GRCs, but he declined to reveal the full line-up for Aljunied.
6 August Opposition parties, except WP, held second horse-trading talks ahead of GE. Party chairwoman Sylvia Lim later explained to the media that it was not productive for the party to attend further talks.[13] Reform Party secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam walks out of the meeting within 15 minutes.[14]
Tan Lam Siong announced his intention to stand in
Potong Pasir SMC, creating a possibility of a three-cornered contest in this GE, and the first possible Independent to stand since the 2001 elections.[15]
7 August
Sembawang GRC
MP and Education and Manpower Senior Parliamentary Secretary Hawazi Daipi, announced their retirement.
8 August
West Coast GRC MP Arthur Fong would retire.[16]
11 August
Moulmein–Kallang GRC MP Lui Tuck Yew became the first cabinet minister to announce his retirement from politics.[17] Lui cited that it seemed like "obituaries and eulogies without the flowers", while referring to the outpour of support after his announcement.[18]
12 August Organising Secretary and
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC, where he and Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo would remain in the ward; former Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng, and MPs Hri Kumar Nair and Zainudin Nordin would retire and were respectively replaced by Chong Kee Hiong, Chee Hong Tat and Saktiandi Supaat. Departing from its traditional practice of introducing candidates at its party headquarters, the party held its conference in a local coffee shop instead.[19]
Low Thia Khiang announces that WP would unveil its own slate of candidates before Nomination Day, but would not indicate where the candidates would be standing.[20]
13 August
Tanjong Pagar GRC under the PAP banner.[21]
14 August PAP unveiled candidates for Sembawang GRC:
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC
.
Singapore Police Force announced that election rallies and seventh month festival getai shows must be kept separate, following news that at least two political parties had intended to engage getai performers to perform at election rallies.[22]
15 August PAP unveiled candidates for three electoral divisions:
East Coast GRC MP and former cabinet minister Raymond Lim announced his retirement. His ward of Fengshan, was carved as a SMC prior to his announcement.[26]
16 August PAP unveiled candidates for four electoral divisions:
WP announced that all of the seven elected MPs from the last General Election (and the two by-elections) would be defending their respective wards:[31]
17 August PAP announced incumbent
Potong Pasir SMC MP, Sitoh Yih Pin, to be defending his seat.[32]
18 August National University of Singapore held a political dialogue, where population issues – including influx of foreign workers – took centrestage. Other issues include the Aljunied–Hougang-Punggol East Town Council saga and transportation. The party representatives include: Benjamin Pwee, Gerald Giam, Goh Meng Seng, Harminder Singh, Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Paul Tambyah, Steve Chia, Sim Ann and Tan Jee Say.[33][34]
PAP launched a mobile app, the first time in the election's history any political party had done so.[35][36]
19 August PAP unveiled candidates for two electoral divisions:
NSP announced their intention to contest MacPherson SMC, creating possibly the second three-cornered fight this GE.[39] Acting Secretary-General Hazel Poa resigns from NSP within hours of the announcement, citing Poa had strongly opposed with Steve Chia's decision to contest MacPherson SMC.[40]
20 August PAP unveiled candidates for two electoral divisions:
Elections Department announced changes made to the Ballot paper, which will include candidates' photos, and raising the spending limit from S$3.50 to S$4.[43]
21 August PAP unveiled candidates for four electoral divisions:
Singapore Democratic Alliance was the first party to publish its manifesto, hoping to "build a Singapore for Singaporeans".[48][49] Issues highlighted include: The Population White Paper, Central Provident Fund (CPF) and retirement, as well as, housing, healthcare costs, public transport, employment and education.
22 August PAP unveiled candidates for five electoral divisions:
SPP announced Ravi Philemon as
Hong Kah North SMC's candidate.[55]
SDP opened its new office at Ang Mo Kio Street 62 and announces that it is “good and ready to go” for the election.[56]
23 August Steve Chia announced that he would not run in the election, citing that "the trolls have won" and online abuse.[57]
Prime Minister
National Day Rally in ITE College Central; during his rally, he told the audience that he would be holding an election soon, and he asked for their mandate and "to take Singapore into our next phase".[58]
24 August The party's Central Executive Council member Mohamed Fazli Talip became the second member within a week to resign from NSP.[59]
25 August At about 3pm, President of Singapore Tony Tan, under the advice of the Prime Minister Lee, dissolves the 12th Parliament. About an hour later, the writ of election was issued, adjourning the dates of Nomination and Polling to be held on 1 and 11 September, respectively.[60][61]
Ng Wai Choong,
Returning Officer.[62]
Elections Department published a 67-page Parliamentary Election Candidates 2015 handbook, advising candidates against "negative campaigning practices". Candidates or polling agents can observe the process to transport sealed ballot boxes from the polling stations to counting centres. In addition, drones are not allowed at rallies.[63][64]
SDP unveiled their first two candidates via live-streaming on YouTube: Chong Wai Fung and Khung Wai Yeen.[65]
26 August PAP unveiled candidates for two electoral divisions:
WP unveiled its campaign theme, "Empower your future". Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang quoted as saying, "What we need to succeed in future may not be the same as what we depended on in the past".
WP unveiled four more candidates: Daniel Goh Pei Siong, Redzwan Hafidz Abdul Razak, Dylan Ng Foo Eng and previously-contested candidate Koh Choong Yong.[68][69]
SDP unveiled two more candidates: Jaslyn Go and Paul Tambyah.[70]
RP indicated their intention to contest
Pioneer SMC should NSP withdrew from contesting, in a response following Steve Chia's withdrawal.[71]
Five opposition parties launched the Vote for Change campaign, as a sign of unity among alternative parties and urge supporters to purchase a badge with the VFC acronym; Organisers told to the media that WP and SPP declined their invitation.[72]
27 August PAP unveiled candidates for three electoral divisions:

84 candidates have been unveiled by the ruling party at this point, with the exception of the opposition-held

Aljunied GRC
.

RP unveils its first group of candidates:
SDP unveiled two more candidates: John Tan and Sidek Mallek.[77]
28 August WP candidate Daniel Goh lodged a police report after reported that Goh categorically refute baseless allegations' of an extra-marital affair in a letter addressed to the party and the media.[78][79]
WP unveiled four more candidates: Ron Tan, He Ting Ru, Adrian Sim, and previously contested candidate L Somasundaram.[80]
PAP unveiled their final five candidates who would contest the opposition-held
Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Yeo Guat Kwang would lead along new candidates Chua Eng Leong, Victor Lye, K Muralidharan Pillai, and Shamsul Kamar.[81] Serangoon representative Chan Hui Yuh chose not to run the elections and backed the PAP team.[82]
RP unveiled their team for Ang Mo Kio GRC: M Ravi, Roy Ngerng, Gilbert Goh, Osman Sulaiman, Jesse Loo and Siva Chandran.[83]
SDP unveiled two more candidates: Damanhuri Abas and previously contested candidate Bryan Lim, who contested
Hong Kah GRC in 2001.[84]
SingFirst unveiled their first five of ten candidates: Secretary-General Tan Jee Say, Fahmi Rais, Gregory Wong Chee Wai, Chirag Desai, and Melvyn Chiu Weng Hoe.[85]
At 5pm, at the time of the closing of applications of Political Donation Certificate (mandatory item for all candidates), Elections Department revealed that 220 applications were received, on par with the 220 it received from the 2011 elections.[86][87]
29 August PAP launches its 88-page manifesto themed, "With you. For you. For Singapore".[88]
WP launches its 46-page manifesto themed, "Empower your future"; WP also released their mobile app.[89][90]
SingFirst introduces the other five candidates: Party chairman Ang Yong Guan, Tan Peng Ann, David Foo Ming Jin, Sukdeu Singh, and Wong Soon Hong.[91]
SDP unveiled their final three candidates: Wong Souk Yee, and previously contested candidates Sadasivam Veriyah and the party's secretary-general Chee Soon Juan, the latter returning to the political arena after a 14-year hiatus.[92]
DPP's Secteraty-general
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC with SPP candidates.[93]
30 August WP unveiled four more candidates: Kenneth Foo Seck Guan, Dennis Tan Lip Fong, Gurmit Singh, and Mohamed Fairoz Shariff.[94]
SPP's Secretary-General
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC team: Bryan Long, Law Kim Hwee, and Abdillah Zamzuri.[95]
31 August Lim Tean was appointed as the new Acting Secretary-General.[96]
WP unveiled its final three candidates: Leon Perera, Bernard Chen Jia Xi and previously contested candidate Frieda Chan.
SDA unveiled their
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
team, which consist of secretary-general Desmond Lim, Harminder Pal Singh, Ong Teik Seng, Wong Way Weng, Abu Mohamed and Arthero Lim.

Nomination day and campaigning events

Date Party Events
1 September At 7am, Tam Lam Siong pulls out of three-cornered fight at Potong Pasir SMC.[97][98]
At 9am, nine nomination centres open to parties and public. The nominations were open for an hour later at 11am.
At 12.45pm, Singapore Police Force published a list of rally sites.[99]
At the close of nominations at 1pm, Elections Department confirmed a combined 179 candidates (representing in nine parties) and two independents would be contesting all of the 29 constituencies and 89 parliamentary seats, marking the first time in post-independence Singapore (and since the 1963 elections) with an all-contest and no uncontested walkovers.
At 5pm, PAP's secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong held their media conference at its headquarters.
MediaCorp hosted two 'live' forums featuring the six parties with the largest slates of candidates, with PAP (89), WP (28), NSP (12), SDP (11), RP (11) and SF (10):[100][101]
Time Language Moderator PAP WP NSP SDP RP SF
7pm Chinese Chun Geuk Lay Chan Chun Sing Sim Ann Koh Choong Yong Sebastian Teo Bryan Lim Darren Soh Ang Yong Guan
8pm English Steve Chia Lawrence Wong Denise Phua Leon Perea Lim Tean Chee Soon Juan Kenneth Jeyaretnam Tan Jee Say
2 September Media Development Authority announced the details of Party Political Broadcasts on free-to-air radio and television. Parties fielding at least six candidates are eligible for air time. The broadcasts was scheduled to broadcast on 3 and 10 Sep.[102]
Elections Department announced the debut of
sample counts: a sample of 100 polling papers from each polling station will be sampled and weighed according to the size of the ballots; the results would be released via website and on broadcast by the assistant returning officer, and counting continues until all of the votes had been tabulated. ELD also highlighted that sample counts help to prevent speculation and misinformation before the official results are announced.[103]
NSP launched its six-page manifesto "Singaporeans Deserve Better", which focused on job protection for locals, over-population, CPF withdrawal limits and widening inequality gap.[104]
3 September Elections Department announced a list of ten overseas polling locations where a significant number of Singaporeans are present:
Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Shanghai, San Francisco, New York and Canberra. A total of 4,868 voters were cast overseas.[105][106]
SPP launched its 8-point manifesto, highlighting employment, healthcare, transport, education, housing and CPF issues.[107]
At 8pm, the first round of party political broadcasts was aired on free-to-air television and radio channels (See Political party broadcasts)[102]
7 September RP launched its publishes 12-page manifesto titled "A Brighter Future Tomorrow, Today", which highlights include minimum wage, reducing National Service to one year and capping the number of foreign workers.[108]
Singapore Police Force released a list of 18 designated assembly centres, with applications opened for two days to the Political parties.[109]
10 September At 9pm, the Second round of party political broadcasts was aired on free-to-air television and radio channels (See Political party broadcasts)[102]

Political party broadcasts

Since the 1980 General Election, political parties fielding at least six candidates under a recognised party symbol are eligible for air-time. Time allocation is based on the number of candidates fielded.

Party Time allocated (minutes)
SDA 2.5
SPP 3
SingFirst
RP
SDP
NSP 3.5
WP 5.5
PAP 13

Broadcast 1–3 September 2015

Party English
Channel 5, Channel NewsAsia,
938LIVE & Power 98FM
Mandarin
Channel 8, Channel U,
Capital 95.8FM, 88.3 Jia FM & UFM 100.3
Malay
Suria & Warna 94.2FM
Tamil
Vasantham & Oli 96.8FM
SDA
Harminder Pal Singh [110]
Arthero Lim
Abu Mohamed
no Tamil broadcast
SPP
Lina Chiam[111]
no Mandarin broadcast
Mohamad Abdillah Zamzuri
Ravi Philemon
SingFirst
Tan Jee Say[112]
Ang Yong Guan
Fahmi Ahmad Rais
no Tamil broadcast
RP
Kenneth Jeyaretnam[113]
Darren Soh
Noraini Yunos
M Ravi
SDP
Chee Soon Juan[114]
Jaslyn Go
Mohamad Sidek Mallek
Sadasivam Veriyah
NSP
Lim Tean[115]
Sebastian Teo
Nor Lella Mardiiah Mohamed
no Tamil broadcast
WP
Daniel Goh[116]
Lee Li Lian
Mohamed Fairoz Shariff
L. Somasundram
PAP
Lee Hsien Loong [117]
Lim Swee Say
Yaacob Ibrahim
S. Iswaran

Broadcast 2–10 September 2015

Party English
Channel 5, Channel NewsAsia,
938LIVE & Power 98FM
Mandarin
Channel 8, Channel U,
Capital 95.8FM, 88.3 Jia FM & UFM 100.3
Malay
Suria & Warna 94.2FM
Tamil
Vasantham & Oli 96.8FM
SDA
Harminder Singh
Arthero Lim
Abu Mohamed
no Tamil broadcast
SingFirst
Tan Jee Say
Ang Yong Guan
Mohamad Fahmi Rais
no Tamil broadcast
SPP Did not participate
RP
Roy Ngerng
Darren Soh
Osman Sulaiman
Siva Chandran
SDP
Paul Tambyah
Khung Wai Yeen
Damanhuri Abas
Sadasivam Veriyah
NSP
Lim Tean
Sebastian Teo
Nor Lella Mardiiah Mohamed
no Tamil broadcast
WP
Sylvia Lim
Low Thia Khiang
Muhamad Faisal Manap
L Somasundram
PAP
Lee Hsien Loong
Lim Swee Say
Yaacob Ibrahim
S Iswaran

Election rallies

The Singapore Police Force published a list of sites (The Speakers' Corner at Hong Lim Park would not serve as an "unrestricted area") available for electoral meetings on the nomination day on 1 September, and rallies could be held during the campaigning period (2 to 9 September) between 7am to 10pm.[99]

Unless otherwise stated, all rallies below are held between 7pm to 10pm; an orange + next to the rally indicate lunchtime rallies that were held between 12pm to 2pm.

Party 2 September 3 September 4 September 5 September 6 September 7 September 8 September 9 September[118]
PAP
Delta Hockey Pitch
(Radin Mas SMC)
Bedok Stadium
(East Coast GRC)
&
Blk 274C Compassvale Bow
(Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC)
Bedok North Avenue 4
(Fengshan SMC)
&
Defu Avenue 1/ Defu Lane 10
(Aljunied GRC)
Blk 136 Petir Road
(Bukit Panjang SMC)
&
Choa Chu Kang Secondary School
(Choa Chu Kang GRC)
NA
Jurong East Stadium
(Yuhua SMC)
,
Commonwealth Avenue
(Holland–Bukit Timah GRC)
&
Blk 540 Woodlands Drive 16
(Sembawang GRC)
UOB Plaza Promenade
(12pm to 2pm)+
Former Hong Kah Primary School
(Hong Kah North SMC)
Pasir Ris Park
(Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC)
Ngee Ann Secondary School
(Tampines GRC)
Field, Stadium Drive
(Mountbatten SMC)
Toa Payoh Stadium
(Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC)
&
Yishun Stadium
(Nee Soon GRC)
Blk 4 Boon Keng Road
(Jalan Besar GRC)
,
Blk 120, Potong Pasir Avenue 1
(Potong Pasir SMC)
,
Paya Lebar Road/Circuit Road
(MacPherson SMC)
,
Blk 155 Simei Road
(East Coast GRC)
,
Blk 136 Petir Road
(Bukit Panjang SMC)
,
Woodlands Stadium
(Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC)
WP
Blk 837 Hougang Central
(Hougang SMC)
Blk 4 Boon Keng Road
(Jalan Besar GRC)
Yishun Stadium
(Nee Soon GRC)
Blk 128C Punggol Field Walk
(Punggol East SMC)
Blk 155 Simei Road
(East Coast GRC)
Blk 344 Ubi Avenue 1
(Marine Parade GRC)
Serangoon Stadium
(Aljunied GRC)
Bedok Stadium
(East Coast GRC)
NSP NA NA
Blk 687A Woodlands Drive 75
(Sembawang GRC)
Blk 895A Tampines Street 81
(Tampines GRC)
NA
Paya Lebar Road/Circuit Road
(MacPherson SMC)
Blk 687A Woodlands Drive 75
(Sembawang GRC)
Ngee Ann Secondary School
(Tampines GRC)
SDP NA
Choa Chu Kang Stadium
(Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC)
Blk 136 Petir Road
(Bukit Panjang SMC)
Commonwealth Ave
(Holland–Bukit Timah GRC)
Jurong Stadium
(Yuhua SMC)
UOB Plaza Promenade
(12pm to 2pm)+
&
Blk 265, Toh Guan Road
(Bukit Batok SMC)
Woodlands Stadium
(Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC)
Blk 204 Clementi Avenue 6
(Holland Bukit-Timah GRC)
RP NA NA
Yio Chu Kang Stadium
(Ang Mo Kio GRC)
Clementi Stadium
(West Coast GRC)
Delta Hockey Pitch
(Radin Mas SMC)
NA NA
Field in front of Blk 982 Buangkok Central (Ang Mo Kio GRC)[119]
SingFirst NA
Jurong Stadium
(Jurong GRC)
NA
Queenstown Stadium
(Tanjong Pagar GRC)
NA
Boon Lay Way
(Jurong GRC)
NA
Queenstown Stadium
(Tanjong Pagar GRC)
SPP NA NA
Toa Payoh Stadium
(Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC)
Former Hong Kah Primary School
(Hong Kah North SMC)
Field, Stadium Drive
(Mountbatten SMC)
NA
Blk 120, Potong Pasir Avenue 1
(Potong Pasir SMC)
Bishan Stadium
(Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC)
SDA NA NA
Pasir Ris Park
(Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC)
NA NA
Blk 274C Compassvale Bow
(Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC)
NA
Pasir Ris Park
(Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC)
PPP NA NA
Bukit Gombak Stadium
(Chua Chu Kang GRC)
NA NA
Choa Chu Kang Secondary School
(Chua Chu Kang GRC)
NA
Choa Chu Kang Secondary School
(Choa Chu Kang GRC)
Han Hui Hui (Independent) NA
Delta Hockey Pitch
(Radin Mas SMC)
NA NA NA NA
Delta Hockey Pitch
(Radin Mas SMC)
NA

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