Pre-election day events of the 2011 Singaporean general election
These are the events concerning the 2011 Singaporean general election which occurred before the polling day on 7 May 2011.
Nomination
New candidates
A total of 78 candidates were brand-new to this election, among which 54 were from six participating opposition parties and 24 were from the ruling People's Action Party.
Name | Age | Occupation | Party | Contested Constituency |
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Ang Hin Kee | 45 | Chief Executive, NTUC e2i | PAP | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
Ang Wei Neng | 44 | Vice-President, SBS Transit West District | PAP | Jurong GRC |
Ang Yong Guan | 56 | Consultant Psychiatrist, Paragon Medical | SDP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC |
Chan Chun Sing | 42 | Former SAF Chief of Army | PAP | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
Frieda Chan Sio Phing | 35 | Senior Medical Social Worker | WP | Moulmein–Kallang GRC |
Chen Show Mao | 50 | Corporate Lawyer and Former Infantry Commander | WP | Aljunied GRC |
Chia Shi-Lu | 40 | Orthopedic Surgeon, Singapore General Hospital | PAP | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
Chong Cham Weng | 51 | Managing Director | WP | Nee Soon GRC |
Jeanette Chong-Aruldoss | 48 | Lawyer, Allen & Gledhill | NSP | Mountbatten SMC |
Desmond Choo Pey Ching | 33 | Deputy Director, NTUC's Youth Development and Executive Secretary, Union of Security Employees, Nephew of former MP Choo Wee Khiang | PAP | Hougang SMC |
Foo Mee Har | 45 | Banker, Standard Chartered Bank | PAP | West Coast GRC |
Gan Thiam Poh | 48 | Banker, DBS | PAP | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Gerald Giam Yean Song | 33 | Senior IT Consultant | WP | East Coast GRC |
Gilbert Goh Keow Wah | 49 | Activist | NSP | Tampines GRC |
Harminder Pal Singh Gurcharan Singh | 39 | Speaker | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Heng Swee Keat | 50 | Former Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore | PAP | Tampines GRC |
Haren Hu | 29 | Marketing Manager | RP | West Coast GRC |
Intan Azura Mokhtar | 35 | Trainer, National Institute of Education | PAP | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
Janil Arusha Puthucheary | 39 | Surgeon, KK Women's and Children's Hospital | PAP | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Jesilan Sivalingam | 41 | Process Manager | NSP | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
Kenneth Andrew Jeyaretnam | 52 | Hedge Fund Manager; son of founder and late WP-Secretary General J. B. Jeyaretnam | RP | West Coast GRC |
Koh Choong Yong | 38 | Technology Consultant, Ruckus Wireless Singapore | WP | Sengkang West SMC |
Kumar Appavoo | 43 | Businessman | RP | West Coast GRC |
L. Somasundram | 47 | Lecturer, Temasek Polytechnic | WP | Moulmein–Kallang GRC |
Michelle Lee Juen | 35 | Private Lecturer | SDP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC |
Lee Li Lian | 32 | Senior Sales Trainer, Great Eastern Life Assurance | WP | Punggol East SMC |
Lee Song Juan | 65 | Image Consultant | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Desmond Lee Ti-Seng | 35 | Legal Counsel, Temasek Holdings; son of former cabinet minister Lee Yock Suan | PAP | Jurong GRC |
Lee Yeong Wee | 35 | Firm Owner | SPP | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
Wilfred Leung Wei Lit | 36 | Design Manager | SPP | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
Jeffery Lim Pey Yong | 35 | Senior Analyst | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Lim Zirui | 24 | Student | RP | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
Lina Loh Woon Lee | 62 | Former Nurse; wife of Chiam See Tong | SPP | Potong Pasir SMC |
Low Chiak Huan | 51 | Businessman | RP | West Coast GRC |
Low Yen Ling | 37 | Former Director, Economic Development Board | PAP | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
Jarrod Luo Jie | 26 | Entrepreneur | SDP | Sembawang GRC |
Mohamed Fazli Talip | 29 | Finance Adviser | WP | East Coast GRC |
Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap | 35 | Freelance Counselor | WP | Aljunied GRC |
Muhhamad Shafni Ahmad | 33 | Marketing Executive | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Spencer Ng Chun Hon | 31 | Company Director | NSP | Marine Parade GRC |
Nor Lella Mardiiiah Bte Mohamed | 37 | Business Consultant | NSP | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
Noriani Yunus | 42 | Telemarketer | NSP | Jurong GRC |
David Ong Kim Huat | 49 | Managing Director, RedDot Publishing | PAP | Jurong GRC |
Ong Teng Koon | 34 | Commodities Trader; son of retiring MP Ong Ah Heng | PAP | Sembawang GRC |
Ong Ye Kung | 42 | Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC, Chairman and Executive Secretary; son of former Barisan Sosialis MP Ong Lian Ten[1] | PAP | Aljunied GRC |
Angela Oon Kheng Faye | 32 | Researcher | WP | Nee Soon GRC |
Osman bin Sulaiman | 36 | Human Resource Supervisor | RP | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
Hazel Poh Koon Koon | 41 | Managing Director; wife of Tony Tan Lay Thiam | NSP | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
Png Eng Huat | 49 | Company Director | WP | East Coast GRC |
Pritam Singh | 34 | SMU Law Postgraduate and Former SAF Officer | WP | Aljunied GRC |
Benjamin Pwee Yek Guan | 43 | Former Civil Servant and Managing Director | SPP | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
Raymond Lim Peng Ann | 27 | Activist | NSP | Tampines GRC |
Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling | 24 | Activist and Advertising Executive, Starcom MediaVest Group | NSP | Marine Parade GRC |
Sadasivam Veriyah | 58 | Former Teacher, Unionist and former PAP Member | SDP | Sembawang GRC |
Sajeev Kunju Raman Kamalasanan | 41 | Businessman | WP | Nee Soon GRC |
Sidney Soon Seng Kay | 54 | Businessman | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Sim Ann | 36 | Director, National Population Secretariat | PAP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC |
Syafarin Sarif | 35 | Project Manager | NSP | Tampines GRC |
Tan Chuan-Jin | 42 | Former SAF Officer | PAP | Marine Parade GRC |
Tan Jee Say | 57 | Investment Adviser and former Principal Private Secretary to Goh Chok Tong | SDP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC |
Tony Tan Keng Hong | 34 | Firm Owner | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Tony Tan Lay Thiam | 41 | Chief Executive; husband of Hazel Poa Koon Koon | NSP | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
John Tan Liang Joo | 49 | Social Psychologist | SDP | Sembawang GRC |
Alex Tan Zhi Xiang | 23 | Activist and Financial Advisor | RP (SPP) | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
Patrick Tay Teck Guan | 40 | Trade Unionist | PAP | Nee Soon GRC |
Teo Soh Lung | 62 | Former Lawyer | SDP | Yuhua SMC |
Tin Pei Ling | 27 | Business Consultant, Ernst & Young | PAP | Marine Parade GRC |
Toh Hong Boon | 30 | Senior Research Officer | WP | Moulmein–Kallang GRC |
Alec Tok Kim Yam | 46 | Artistic Director, One Kind Theatre LLC | SDP | Bukit Panjang SMC |
Edwin Charles Tong Chun Fai | 42 | Lawyer, Allen & Gledhill | PAP | Moulmein–Kallang GRC |
Vigneswari Ramachandran | 29 | Pre-School Teacher | RP | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
Vikram Nair | 33 | Lawyer, Norton Rose Fulbright | PAP | Sembawang GRC |
Vincent Wijeysingha | 41 | Executive Director, Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) | SDP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC |
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai | 39 | Chief Executive, Energy Market Authority | PAP | West Coast GRC |
Yam Poh Nan | 49 | Business Consultant | WP | Nee Soon GRC |
Alex Yam Ziming | 30 | NTUC Activist | PAP | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
Yee Jenn Jong | 46 | Entrepreneur and Founder, The Learning Grid and 360 Education | WP | Joo Chiat SMC |
Ivan Yeo Tiong Boon | 63 | Managing Director | NSP | Marine Parade GRC |
Zainal Sapari | 46 | Educator and Former Pasir Ris School Superintendent | PAP | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
Andy Zhu Lai Cheng | 29 | Firm Manager | RP | West Coast GRC |
Outgoing politicians
The list of outgoing politicians who were either deceased, retiring or stepping down from their seats were from the PAP.
Deceased | ||||
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Name | Constituency (Division) | Current Portfolio | Date of Death | Remarks |
Balaji Sadasivan | Ang Mo Kio GRC (Cheng San-Seletar) | Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) | 27 September 2010 | |
Ong Chit Chung | Jurong GRC (Bukit Batok) | Member of Parliament | 14 July 2008 | Halimah Yacob substituted Ong's duties until end of term. |
Retiring | ||||
Name | Constituency (Division) | Current Portfolio | Date Announced | Remarks |
Abdullah Tarmugi | East Coast GRC (Siglap) | 7th Speaker of Parliament/Former Cabinet Minister | 24 March 2011 | |
Ahmad Magad | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris East) | Member of Parliament | 23 March 2011 | |
Ang Mong Seng | Hong Kah GRC (Bukit Gombak) | Member of Parliament | 23 March 2011 | Constituency was dissolved and become Chua Chu Kang GRC, while retaining the division. |
Chan Soo Sen | Joo Chiat SMC | Former Minister of State | 23 March 2011 | |
Madeleine Ho | West Coast GRC (Boon Lay) | Member of Parliament | 2 April 2011 | |
Ho Peng Kee | Nee Soon East SMC | Minister of State (Law and Home Affairs) | 31 March 2011 | Ward was absorbed into the new Nee Soon GRC. |
Koo Tsai Kee | Tanjong Pagar GRC (Tiong Bahru) | Senior Minister of State (Defence) | 30 March 2011 | Ward was merged with the nearby Tanjong Pagar division of the same ward to form Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru. |
Lee Boon Yang | Jalan Besar GRC (Jalan Besar) | Former Cabinet Minister | 1 October 2010 | Constituency was dissolved and become Moulmein–Kallang GRC, while retaining the division. |
Lim Boon Heng | Jurong GRC (Jurong Central) | Former Cabinet Minister/PAP Chairman | 10 April 2011 | Ward was split into Jurong Central and the new Jurong Spring ward; also relinquished his PAP Chairman portfolio as well. |
Ong Ah Heng | Nee Soon Central SMC | Member of Parliament | 30 March 2011 | Ward was absorbed into the new Nee Soon GRC; his son, Ong Teng Koon, would contest in Sembawang GRC. |
Ong Kian Min | Tampines GRC (Tampines North) | Member of Parliament | 23 March 2011 | |
Ong Seh Hong | Marine Parade GRC (Kampong Ubi-Kembangan) | Member of Parliament | 23 March 2011 | Ward was absorbed with portions of Kaki Bukit (which was absorbed to Aljunied GRC) and Kampong Chai Chee (from East Coast GRC) to form Kembangan-Chai Chee. |
S Jayakumar | East Coast GRC (Bedok) | Senior Minister/Former Deputy Prime Minister | 24 March 2011 | First tendered resignation in 2009 due to health reasons. |
Sin Boon Ann | Tampines GRC (Tampines Central) | Member of Parliament | 3 April 2011 | Would continue to serve as second advisor for this ward in 2016. |
Wee Siew Kim | Ang Mo Kio GRC (Jalan Kayu) | Member of Parliament | 10 April 2011 | |
Matthias Yao | MacPherson SMC | Mayor (South East CDC)/Deputy Speaker | 23 March 2011 | Ward was absorbed into the nearby Marine Parade GRC. |
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (Bukit Timah) | Minister of State (Community Development, Youth and Sports) | 10 April 2011 | |
Yeo Cheow Tong | Hong Kah GRC (Yew Tee) | Former Cabinet Minister | 30 December 2009 | Constituency was dissolved and become Chua Chu Kang GRC, while retaining the division. |
Staking claims
Soon after the announcement of the new electoral boundaries, various opposition parties indicated their intent to contest, subject to negotiations between political parties to avoid three-cornered fights. The parties declaring an interest to contest each constituency and their nomination status is reflected below.
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Nominations by various opposition parties as on nomination day on 27 April 2011. Banded shading indicates constituencies with three-party contests. There was no contest in Tanjong Pagar after the opposition team intending to submit a nomination were disqualified.
Group Representation Constituencies
Announced candidates of Singapore general election, 2011 | |||||||
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Division | Seats | Voters | Political Party | Candidate(s) | Nomination status | Notes | |
Aljunied GRC | 5 | 143,148 | ![]() | George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed Cynthia Phua Ong Ye Kung | Nominated | Ong Ye Kung was a new candidate, while the rest were incumbents. | |
![]() | Low Thia Khiang Lim Swee Lian Sylvia Chen Show Mao Pritam Singh Muhamad Faisal Manap | Nominated | Low Thia Khiang was an incumbent in Hougang SMC, Sylvia Lim contested Aljunied GRC in 2006, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||
Ang Mo Kio GRC | 6 | 179,071 | ![]() | Lee Hsien Loong Yeo Guat Kwang Inderjit Singh Seng Han Thong Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar | Nominated | Yeo Guat Kwang and Seng Han Thong were respective incumbents from Aljunied GRC and the then-Yio Chu Kang SMC in 2006, Ang Hin Kee and Intan Azura Mokhtar were new candidates, while Lee Hsien Loong and Inderjit Singh were incumbents. | |
![]() | Alex Tan Zhixiang Arthero Lim Tung Hee Vignes Ramachandran Lim Zi Rui Mansor Rahman Osman Sulaiman | Nominated | Alex Tan, was from the SPP, said that he wanted SPP to contest the GRC.[2] Arthero Lim and Mansor Rahman had contested before (Lim was under the SDA-banner, Rahman previously contested in 1984 under the Singapore United Front banner (now called Democratic Progressive Party)), while the rest were new candidates. | ||||
![]() | NA | Expressed interest, but has withdrawn | In favour of RP | ||||
![]() | Alex Tan Zhi Xiang Others unannounced | Withdrew interest | In favour of RP | ||||
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 5 | 122,492 | ![]() | Wong Kan Seng Ng Eng Hen Josephine Teo Li Min Hri Kumar Zainudin Nordin | Nominated | All five candidates from the team were incumbents. | |
![]() | Chiam See Tong Benjamin Pwee Wilfred Leung Jimmy Lee Mohamad Hamim Aliyas | Nominated | Chiam See Tong was an incumbent in Potong Pasir SMC, Mohamad Hamim Aliyas contested Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC in 2006, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[3] | In favour of SPP | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrawn[4] | In favour of SPP | ||||
![]() | NA | Expressed interest,[4] but has withdrawn | In favour of SPP | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew from elections | |||||
Chua Chu Kang GRC | 5 | 158,648 | ![]() | Teo Kway Huang Sebastian Tan Lay Thiam Tony Poa Koon Koon Hazel Nor Lella Mardiiiah Mohamed Jeisilan Sivalingam | Nominated | Sebastian Teo contested Jalan Besar GRC in 2006 (under the SDA banner), while the rest were new candidates. | |
![]() | Gan Kim Yong Alvin Yeo Zaqy Mohamad Alex Yam Low Yen Ling | Nominated | Alex Yam and Low Yen Ling were new candidates, while the rest were incumbents from the then-Hong Kah GRC. | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[3] | In favour of NSP | ||||
East Coast GRC | 5 | 120,324 | ![]() | Lim Swee Say Maliki Osman Lee Yi Shyan Jessica Tan Raymond Lim | Nominated | Lim Swee Say and Maliki Osman were from Holland–Bukit Timah GRC and Sembawang GRC, respectively, while the rest were incumbents. | |
![]() | Eric Tan Heng Chong Png Eng Huat Glenda Han Gerald Giam Mohamed Fazli Bin Talip | Nominated | Eric Tan and Glenda Han contested before in 2006 (the latter contested at Ang Mo Kio GRC), while the rest were new candidates. | ||||
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | 4 | 91,607 | ![]() | Vivian Balakrishnan Christopher de Souza Liang Eng Hwa Sim Ann | Nominated | Sim Ann was a new candidate, while the rest were incumbents. | |
![]() | Tan Jee Say Ang Yong Guan Vincent Wijeysingha Michelle Lee | Nominated | All four candidates from the team were new candidates. | ||||
Jurong GRC | 5 | 125,276 | ![]() | Neo Ting Wei Christopher Abdul Rasheed Ong Beng Soon Elvin Ong Hock Siong Noraini Yunus | Nominated | Noraini Yunus was a new candidate, while the rest had contested before. | |
![]() | Tharman Shanmugaratnam Halimah Bte Yacob Ang Wei Neng Desmond Lee David Ong | Nominated | Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Halimah Yacob were incumbents, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[3] | In favour of NSP | ||||
Marine Parade GRC | 5 | 154,451 | ![]() | Cheo Chai Chen Ivan Yeo Tiong Boon Abdul Salim Harun Spencer Ng Chung Hon Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling | Nominated | Cheo Chai Chen was a former MP from 1991 to 1997, Abdul Salim Harun previously contested Ang Mo Kio GRC in 2006 (under the WP banner), while the rest were new candidates. | |
![]() | Goh Chok Tong Tan Chuan Jin Fatimah Lateef Seah Kian Peng Tin Pei Ling[5] | Nominated | Tan Chuan Jin and Tin Pei Ling were new candidates, while the rest were incumbents. | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew from elections | Did not appear on nomination day and probably in favour of NSP | ||||
Moulmein–Kallang GRC | 4 | 87,595 | ![]() | Lui Tuck Yew Yaacob Ibrahim Denise Phua Lay Peng Edwin Tong | Nominated | Edwin Tong was a new candidate, Lui Tuck Yew was an incumbent from Tanjong Pagar GRC, while the rest were incumbents from then-Jalan Besar GRC ward. | |
![]() | Mohd Rahizan Yaacob Toh Hong Boon L Somasundram Freida Chan | Nominated | Mohd Rahizan Yaacob contested Aljunied in 2006, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[6] | In favour of WP | ||||
Nee Soon GRC | 5 | 148,290 | ![]() | K Shanmugam Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Lee Bee Wah Lim Wee Kiak Patrick Tay Teck Guan[7] | Nominated | Patrick Tay was a new candidate, Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim was from Marine Parade GRC, Lee Bee Wah was an incumbent from Ang Mo Kio GRC, while the rest were incumbents from Sembawang GRC. | |
![]() | John Yam Angela Oon Sajeev Watson Chong Poh Lee Guan | Nominated | Poh Lee Guan contested Nee Soon East in 2006, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | 6 | 168,971 | ![]() | Teo Chee Hean Teo Ser Luck Penny Low Janil Puthucheary Gan Thiam Poh Zainal bin Sapari | Nominated | Janil Puthucheary, Gan Thiam Poh and Zainal Bin Sapari were new candidates, while Teo Chee Hean, Teo Ser Luck and Penny Low were incumbents. | |
![]() | Harminder Pal Singh Sidney Soon Jeffrey Lim Noraine Anabi Tony Tan Keng Hong Mohammad Shafni Ahmad | Nominated | All six candidates from the team were new candidates. | ||||
![]() | NA | Expressed interest,[8] but has withdrawn | In favour of SDA | ||||
Sembawang GRC | 5 | 142,459 | ![]() | Khaw Boon Wan Ellen Lee Hawazi Daipi Ong Teng Koon Vikram Nair | Nominated | Ong Teng Koon and Vikram Nair were new candidates, while the rest were incumbents. | |
![]() | James Gomez John Tan Jarrod Luo Jie Mohd Isa Abdul Aziz Sadasivam Veriyah | Nominated | James Gomez and Mohd Isa Abdul Aziz contested before in 2006 (the former under the WP banner), while the rest were new candidates. | ||||
Tampines GRC | 5 | 137,532 | ![]() | Goh Meng Seng Reno Fong Chin Leong Syafarin Sarif Raymond Lim Peng Ann Gilbert Goh | Nominated | Goh Meng Seng and Reno Fong contested before in 2006 (under the WP and SDA banners, respectively), while the rest were new candidates. | |
![]() | Mah Bow Tan Ng Phek Hoong Irene Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad Baey Yam Keng Heng Swee Keat | Nominated | Heng Swee Keat was a new candidate, Baey Yam Keng replaced Steve Tan Peng Hoe on nomination day when the latter pulled out for "personal reasons",[9] while the rest were incumbents. | ||||
Tanjong Pagar GRC | 5 | 139,771 | ![]() | Lee Kuan Yew Lily Neo Chia Shi-Lu Indranee Thurai Rajah Chan Chun Sing | Uncontested Walkover | Lily Neo was an incumbent from the then-Jalan Besar GRC, Lee Kuan Yew and Indranee Thurai Rajah were incumbents, while Chan Chun Sing and Chia Shi-Lu were new candidates, the latter replaced Baey Yam Keng on nomination day.[9] | |
![]() | NA | Expressed interest, but has withdrawn[10] | Did not appear on nomination day. | ||||
Independents | Ng Teck Siong Lim Mie Ng Pian Ying Abdullah Salam Nazem Suki | Disqualified by the Elections Department | Submitted nomination forms 35 seconds late[11] | ||||
West Coast GRC | 5 | 121,045 | ![]() | Lim Hng Kiang Fong Jen Arthur S Iswaran Foo Mee Har Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai | Nominated | Foo Mee Har and Lawrence Wong were new candidates, while the rest were incumbents. | |
![]() | Kenneth Jeyaretnam Frankie Low Andy Zhu Kumar Appavoo Haren Hu | Nominated | All five candidates from the team were new candidates. |
Single Member Constituencies
Announced candidates of Singapore general election, 2011 | |||||||
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Division | Seats | Voters | Political Party | Candidate(s) | Nomination status | Notes | |
Bukit Panjang SMC | 1 | 33,053 | ![]() | Teo Ho Pin | Nominated | Incumbent | |
![]() | Alec Tok | Nominated | New Candidate | ||||
Hong Kah North SMC | 1 | 27,701 | ![]() | Amy Khor Lean Suan | Nominated | Incumbent for Hong Kah North ward which was part of Hong Kah GRC | |
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[12] | In favour of SPP | ||||
![]() | Sin Kek Tong | Nominated | |||||
Hougang SMC | 1 | 24,560 | ![]() | Desmond Choo Pey Ching | Nominated | New Candidate, replacing Eric Low who retired before the elections | |
![]() | Yaw Shin Leong | Nominated | Contested in Ang Mo Kio in 2006, replacing incumbent Low Thia Khiang who contested in Aljunied GRC | ||||
Joo Chiat SMC | 1 | 22,069 | Independent | Andrew Kuan[13] | Withdrew interest[14] | In favour of WP | |
![]() | Charles Chong[15] | Nominated | Was from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC, replacing incumbent Chan Soo Sen who retired before the elections | ||||
![]() | Yee Jenn Jong | Nominated | New Candidate | ||||
Mountbatten SMC | 1 | 23,731 | ![]() | Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss | Nominated | New Candidate | |
![]() | Lim Biow Chuan | Nominated | Incumbent for Mountbatten ward which was part of Marine Parade GRC | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[16] | In favour of NSP | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew from elections | |||||
Independent | Kannappan Chettiar | Withdrew from elections[17] | In favour of NSP | ||||
Independent | Boon Suan Ban | Withdrew from elections | Did not submit political donation form on time[17] | ||||
Independent | Zeng Guo Yuan | Withdrew from elections | Tore up nomination papers on nomination day[17] | ||||
Pioneer SMC | 1 | 25,745 | ![]() | Steve Chia Kiah Hong | Nominated[18] | ||
![]() | Cedric Foo | Nominated | Incumbent for Pioneer ward which was part of West Coast GRC | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[3] | In favour of NSP | ||||
Potong Pasir SMC | 1 | 17,327 | ![]() | Lina Chiam | Nominated | Incumbent Chiam See Tong's wife, the former contesting in Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | |
![]() | Sitoh Yih Pin | Nominated | |||||
Punggol East SMC | 1 | 33,281 | ![]() | Michael Palmer | Nominated | Incumbent for Punggol East ward which was part of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | |
![]() | Desmond Lim | Nominated | |||||
![]() | Lee Li Lian | Nominated | New Candidate | ||||
Radin Mas SMC | 1 | 31,014 | ![]() | Yip Yew Weng | Nominated | ||
![]() | Sam Tan Chin Siong | Nominated | Incumbent for Radin Mas ward which was part of Tanjong Pagar GRC | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[3] | In favour of NSP/SDA | ||||
![]() | Mohd Nazem Suki[19] | Announced candidate withdrawn[20] | In favour of NSP | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew from elections | |||||
Sengkang West SMC | 1 | 26,882 | ![]() | Lam Pin Min | Nominated | Incumbent for Sengkang West ward which was part of Ang Mo Kio GRC | |
People's Liberal Democratic Party | Ooi Boon Ewe | Withdrew from elections | Unable to get his assentors on the nomination day | ||||
![]() | Ismail Yaacob | Announced candidate withdrawn[20] | In favour of WP | ||||
![]() | Koh Choong Yong | Nominated | New Candidate | ||||
Whampoa SMC | 1 | 21,631 | ![]() | Ken Sun | Nominated | ||
![]() | Heng Chee How | Nominated | Incumbent for Whampoa ward which was part of Jalan Besar GRC | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[21] | In favour of NSP | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[22] | In favour of NSP | ||||
Yuhua SMC | 1 | 23,199 | ![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[6] | In favour of SDP | |
![]() | Grace Fu | Nominated | Incumbent for Yuhua ward which was part of Jurong GRC | ||||
![]() | NA | Withdrew interest[12] | In favour of SDP | ||||
![]() | Teo Soh Lung | Nominated | New Candidate |
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