Elections in Singapore
What do we know about elections in Singapore?
No coming election has a day in our data yet. Latest result: People's Action Party won 87 of 97 seats in 2025.
- Latest result:
- Final result
- Elections Department Singapore (data.gov.sg), read 28 October 2026
Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?
As of , no coming election we list for Singapore has a day in our data yet. The latest result in our data is the 2025 general election: People's Action Party won 87 of 97 seats. This page lists 18 elections, past and coming.
People's Action Party, 87 of 97 seats
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Singapore 2025 general electionFinal result
People's Action Party won 87 of 97 seats.
- People's Action Party87
- Workers' Party10
- Largest party's seats
- 87 of 97
- Its share of the vote
- 65.6%
What does the latest result show?
- The balance
People's Action Party won a majority of the seats.
People's Action Party won 87 of 97 seats. A majority needs 49.
- The change
The largest seat gain went to People's Action Party.
People's Action Party gained 4 seats compared with 2020.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- People's Action Party65.6% of votes89.7% of seats
- Workers' Party15.0% of votes10.3% of seats
- Progress Singapore Party4.9% of votes0.0% of seats
- Red Dot United4.0% of votes0.0% of seats
- Singapore Democratic Party3.7% of votes0.0% of seats
- People's Alliance for Reform2.5% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 18.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.2 by votes and 1.2 by seats; People's Action Party led Workers' Party by 50.6 points of the vote.
Which elections are coming in Singapore?
- Presidential electionNo day in our data
Which other elections are coming in Asia?
Kyrgyzstan Presidential electionExpected
Palestine Presidential electionExpected- Palestine Legislative electionExpected
South Korea Legislative electionExpected
Philippines General electionIncludes the presidential and vice-presidential electionsExpected
Which past elections do we list for Singapore?
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 general electionPeople's Action Party | 65.6 | 87 of 97 | |
| 2020 general electionPeople's Action Party | 61.2 | 83 of 93 | |
| 2015 general electionPeople's Action Party | 69.9 | 83 of 89 | |
| 2011 general electionPeople's Action Party | 60.1 | 81 of 87 | |
| 2006 general electionPeople's Action Party | 66.6 | 82 of 84 | |
| 2001 general electionPeople's Action Party | 75.3 | 82 of 84 | |
| 1997 general electionPeople's Action Party | 65.0 | 81 of 83 | |
| 1991 general electionPeople's Action Party | 61.0 | 77 of 81 | |
| 1988 general electionPeople's Action Party | 63.2 | 80 of 81 | |
| 1984 general electionPeople's Action Party | 64.8 | 77 of 79 | |
| 1980 general electionPeople's Action Party | 77.7 | 75 of 75 | |
| 1976 general electionPeople's Action Party | 74.1 | 69 of 69 |
Earlier elections
| Election and largest party | % | Seats | Turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 general electionPeople's Action Party | 70.4 | 65 of 65 | |
| 1968 general electionPeople's Action Party | 86.7 | 58 of 58 | |
| 1963 general electionPeople's Action Party | 46.9 | 37 of 51 | |
| 1959 general electionPeople's Action Party | 54.1 | 43 of 51 | |
| 1955 general electionLabour Front | 27.1 | 10 of 25 |
Which parties have results in our data?
Every partyEach party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.
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Sources
- Elections Department Singapore, Parliamentary General Election Results by Candidate, on data.gov.sg. Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0; shown in our own layout, not endorsed by the Department. (source). Licence: Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0