Datasets
Elections System Anchors
Parliament and Elections Department anchors for SMC/GRC design, NCMP/NMP schemes, GE2025 calendar and Fifteenth Parliament composition — separating seat counts from popular-vote shares reported in press.
Elections and GRC System Anchors
Narrative: elections and grc system. Presidential track: presidency.
Structural rules
| Feature | Anchor |
|---|---|
| Voting system | First-past-the-post in SMCs and GRCs |
| GRC purpose (stated) | Team of 3–6; at least one minority-community candidate; introduced 1988 |
| GE must follow dissolution | Within 3 months of Parliament’s dissolution |
| Voting | Compulsory for registered citizens |
| Administrator | Elections Department (Prime Minister’s Office) |
Sources: Parliament system-of-government and Members of Parliament pages, accessed 8 Aug 2026.
GE2025 calendar (ELD)
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Nomination Day | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Polling Day | 3 May 2025 |
Source: ELD parliamentary results index, accessed 8 Aug 2026.
Fifteenth Parliament (Parliament.gov.sg)
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| Elected seats | 97 (18 GRCs + 15 SMCs at GE2025) |
| NCMPs | 2 |
| NMPs | 9 |
| Total MPs | 108 |
Source: Parliament — Members of Parliament, accessed 8 Aug 2026.
Popular vote — handling rule
Official ELD pages list constituency results; islandwide popular-vote percentages in secondary press must be labelled as such and not substituted for seat counts. Do not invent a vote share if only seat totals are available from Parliament.
Constitutional location
The constitutional anchors for this dataset are Part VI — The Legislature, including Article 39 on Parliament and Article 39A on group representation constituencies, together with the Fourth Schedule on Nominated Members of Parliament. Source: Singapore Statutes Online — Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, accessed 13 August 2026.
Record details
- Also known as
- ["GRC rules","NCMP minimum","GE2025 calendar"]
- Jurisdiction
- SG
- What each row represents
- one GRC/SMC/NCMP/NMP rule or GE calendar/composition anchor
- Update cadence
- after ELD publishes new electoral boundaries or Parliament composition
- Source format
- markdown
Dates describe this record’s own period and applicability. A verification date does not mean a rule is currently in force.
Sources
- Parliament of Singapore — System of Government Accessed 2026-08-08
- Parliament of Singapore — Members of Parliament Accessed 2026-08-08
- Elections Department — Parliamentary General Election Results Accessed 2026-08-08
- Elections Department — Presidential Election Results Accessed 2026-08-08
- Singapore Statutes Online — Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, Part VI Legislature Accessed 2026-08-13
Collection as of 2026-10-07 · An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.