2020 Singaporean general election

2020 Singapore general election

10 July 2020
All 93 elected seats (+ up to 12 NCMP seats) to the Parliament of Singapore 47 elected seats needed for a majority
Registered	2,653,942 (6,570 overseas)
Turnout	96%
Declared	100% as of 10 July 2020, 22:00 UTC+08:00 Pursuant to Section 49(7E)(a) of the Parliamentary Elections Act
Leader Lee Hsien Loong Pritam Singh Party PAP WP Leader since 3 December 2004 8 April 2018 Leader's seat Ang Mo Kio GRC (Teck Ghee) Aljunied GRC (Eunos) Last election 83 (69.86%) 6 + 3 NCMPs (12.48%) Current seats 82 6 + 3 NCMPs
Incumbent Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong PAP

The 2020 Singaporean general election is an ongoing snap election on 10 July 2020. It will elect Members of Parliament to the 14th Parliament of Singapore since Singapore's independence in 1965, using the first-past-the-post electoral system. Voting is mandatory for all Singaporeans aged 21 or above as of 1 March 2020 for the purpose of this election.

This election will be the 18th general election in Singapore and the 13th since independence. The ruling People's Action Party is seeking to secure their 15th consecutive term in government since 1959. 192 candidates (including 73 new candidates and one independent candidate) from 11 parties will be contesting, the most ever in the history of Singapore, surpassing the record set from the 2015 election. There were a record 40 female candidates. Two constituencies, Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC and Pioneer SMC, will see a three-cornered fight, with the former being the first multi-cornered contest inside a Group Representation Constituency since the 1992 Marine Parade by-election 28 years prior. This election also marks the second consecutive election not to have a walkover in any constituency.

Background

According to Article 65(4) of the Constitution, the maximum term of any given Parliament is five years from the date of its first sitting following a general election, after which it is dissolved by operation of law. However, the Prime Minister may advise the President to dissolve Parliament at any time during the five-year period. A general election must be held within three months after every dissolution of Parliament. Elections are conducted by the Elections Department (ELD), which is under the Prime Minister's Office.

There are 93 elected seats in Parliament organised into 14 Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) and 17 Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs). Each SMC returns one Member of Parliament using the first past the post voting system, while each GRC returns 4 or 5 MPs by block voting, at least one of whom must be from the Malay, Indian or other minority communities. A group of persons wishing to stand for election in a GRC must all be members of the same political party, or a group of independent candidates. The voting age in Singapore is 21 years.

On 23 June 2020 at 4 pm SGT, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced during a live televised announcement that President Halimah Yacob had dissolved the 13th Parliament of Singapore on the same day and had issued a writ of election with nominations to be held a week later on 30 June 2020.

The Returning Officer is Tan Meng Dui, a former Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of National Development and current CEO of the National Environment Agency. This is his first election as Returning Officer, taking over from Ng Wai Choong who had served in this role in the previous general election.

Political parties

See also: List of political parties in Singapore

The governing People's Action Party has been in power since 1959 and is currently led by the Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. The leading opposition party is the Worker's Party led by Pritam Singh, with six elected seats and three NCMP seats. A total of ten opposition parties are challenging the ruling party in this election.

Party	Abbreviation	Leader	Year formed	Seats before GE2020	Parliamentary presence
Template:SG/PAP	PAP	Lee Hsien Loong	1954	82	Legislative Assembly: 1955-1965 City Council Elections: 1957-1965 Singapore Parliament: 1965–Present
Template:SG/WP	WP	Pritam Singh	1957	6 + 3 NCMPs	Legislative Assembly: 1961-1963 City Council Elections: 1957-1959 Singapore Parliament: 1981–1986; 1991–Present
Template:SG/SDP	SDP	Chee Soon Juan	1980	0	Singapore Parliament: 1984–1997
Template:SG/NSP	NSP	Spencer Ng	1987	0	Singapore Parliament: 2001–2006
Template:SG/SPP	SPP	Steve Chia	1994	0	Singapore Parliament: 1997–2015
Template:SG/SDA	SDA	Desmond Lim Bak Chuan	2001	0	Singapore Parliament: 2001–2011
Template:SG/RP	RP	Kenneth Jeyaretnam	2008	0	—
Template:SG/PPP	PPP	Goh Meng Seng	2015	0	—
Template:SG/PV	PV	Lim Tean	2018	0	—
Template:SG/PSP	PSP	Tan Cheng Bock	2019	0	—
Template:SG/RDU	RDU	Ravi Philemon	2020	0	—

Changes in election process

The Elections Department introduced several new features for this election to help ease the election process for voters, candidates and election volunteers. Registration of voters on polling day will be done electronically and election officials need not manually strike out a voter's particulars from a hardcopy register of electors. Voters will be able to mark their candidate(s) choices more clearly using self-inking pens and enjoy shorter queuing time with the introduction of the e-registration system. Candidates are able to fill in most of the necessary documents online while election volunteers are able to count the number of votes within a shorter duration with the help of counting machines, enabling election results to be released at least 50 minutes earlier. In addition, there will be more polling stations, reducing the average number of voters per polling station from 3,000 to about 2,400. Senior citizens above the age of 65 will be given priority to vote between 8am and 12pm on Polling Day.

Election recount can occur if the margin of results for a constituency are within a 2% range (or scores between 49% and 51%). Unlike the previous elections, the recount is now triggered automatically rather than being called out manually from the candidates or counting agents, which was previously seen in 1991 (Nee Soon Central SMC), 2011 (both Presidential and Potong Pasir SMC) and 2015 (Aljunied GRC); additionally, a standby counting machine would be used for recount instead of being manually counted. Similar to past elections, overseas votes is disregarded during a recount of votes as it does not cause any impact from the eventual results, unless if the total overseas electorate is greater than the difference of votes.

Non-constituency Member of Parliament

Main article: Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP)

On 27 January 2016, a bill was passed for the Constitution, increasing the total number of members by three to 12 members. This is the first increase for the number of members allocated since the 2011 Singaporean general election, where it was increased from three members to nine. As in the case for previous elections, NCMPs are offered to the best-performing non-elected opposition candidates, with the number determined by the total number of opposition candidates elected; if there are at least 12 oppositions-elect, then NCMPs will not be offered, as previously seen in the 1991 election. The names of the eligible candidates are announced a few days after the polling day. Candidates may decline the post if offered, as was seen previously in the 1984 and 2015 elections.

Electoral divisions

Main article: Constituencies of Singapore

	2015	2020
Seats	89	93
Electoral divisions	29	31
Group representation constituencies	16	17
Four-Member GRCs	6	6
Five-Member GRCs	8	11
Six-Member GRCs	2	0
Single member constituencies	13	14
Voters	2,458,058	2,629,372
Voters (overseas votes inclusive)	2,462,926	2,653,942

The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee is made up of senior civil servants and charged with adjusting the boundaries of electoral divisions prior to an election. The government officially claims this as necessary to ensure minority participation in Parliament amidst demographic changes while ensuring an equitable amount of voters represented per MP, though critics have raised allegations of gerrymandering to disadvantage the opposition. As of 2015, there were 16 GRCs and 13 SMCs. Prime Minister Lee convened the committee on 1 August 2019 with instructions to reduce the size of GRCs and increase the amount of SMCs. The exact date of formation was revealed only when Opposition Leader Pritam Singh asked Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing in a written reply in Parliament.

The Committee released its report on 13 March 2020 with the formation of 17 GRCs and 14 SMCs. For the first time since 1991, six-member GRCs were eliminated and reduced to five. A new Sengkang GRC was formed from portions of the former Punggol East and Sengkang West SMCs and the boundaries of Tampines GRC were altered for the first time since 2001, due to the increase in population in the northeastern area of Singapore. Four new SMCs were also carved out (Kebun Baru, Yio Chu Kang, Marymount and Punggol West), three former SMCs were absorbed into neighbouring GRCs (Fengshan, Punggol East and Sengkang West), while two SMCs (Hong Kah North and Potong Pasir) had their boundaries modified. The remaining SMCs and four GRCs (Aljunied, Holland–Bukit Timah, Jurong and Tanjong Pagar) were left untouched, though the Workers' Party raised questions on the abolition of SMCs that it had previously contested and lost by a narrow margin. The changes saw about 13% of voters being allocated to a new constituency and increased the amount of seats from 89 to 93.

Electoral Boundaries

The changes made in the electoral divisions are as follows:

Name of GRC	Changes
Ang Mo Kio GRC	Ward downsized to five members Absorbed western portions of Sengkang West SMC Carved out Yio Chu Kang division into SMC
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC	Carved out Bishan North division into SMC, and Novena and Balestier to Jalan Besar GRC Absorbed Toa Payoh portion from Potong Pasir SMC
Chua Chu Kang GRC	Carved out Nanyang division to West Coast GRC and portions of Tengah New Town into Hong Kah North SMC
East Coast GRC	Ward upsized to five members Absorbed Fengshan SMC
Jalan Besar GRC	Absorbed portions of Novena and Balestier portion from Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Marine Parade GRC	Carved out a major portion of Bidadari into Potong Pasir SMC
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC	Absorbed portions of Woodlands and Innova from Sembawang GRC
Nee Soon GRC	Carved out Kebun Baru division into SMC Absorbed portions of Simpang and Yishun from Sembawang GRC
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC	Ward downsized to five members Carved out Punggol West division into SMC, Sengkang Central division to Sengkang GRC, and Tampines North to Tampines GRC
Sembawang GRC	Carved out Woodlands and a few parts of Innova to Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC, and portions of Simpang and Yishun to Nee Soon GRC
Sengkang GRC	New Constituency Formed from Punggol East SMC, eastern portions of Sengkang West SMC, and Sengkang Central from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Tampines GRC	Absorbed Tampines North from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
West Coast GRC	Ward upsized to five members Absorbed portions of Nanyang from Chua Chu Kang GRC and Bulim portion of the Hong Kah North SMC

Disruptions from COVID-19 pandemic

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore

During a Straits Times forum on 11 March, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said that the timing of the elections could be affected in view of the worsening pandemic. On 25 March, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean told Parliament that he believed it would be unconstitutional for the President to form a caretaker government unless a state of emergency had been recommended by the Cabinet to the President.

On 28 March, Tan Cheng Bock responded to Teo's comments by saying that the unconstitutional nature of a caretaker government as a result of a postponing a general election would be far more preferred than having a health emergency by exposing millions of Singaporeans to potential COVID-19 infection.

On 7 April, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing introduced the Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Bill to Parliament which would allow voters under Stay-Home Notices or Quarantine Orders related to COVID-19 to vote outside of their normal electoral divisions in the upcoming General Election. The Bill was passed by Parliament on 4 May and assented to by the President on 15 May. The Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Act 2020 came into operation on 26 May.

On 1 July, the Parliamentary Elections (COVID-19 Special Arrangements) Regulations 2020 was made to provide for mobile polling teams at special polling stations and to allow voters who have fever or on COVID-19 stay orders to vote from 7pm to 8pm on polling day.

Restrictions on election campaigning

A PAP campaign vehicle during the GE2020.

On 18 June, the ELD introduced temporary measures to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19, such as no rallies and TV screenings pertaining to the election are to be held, instead replacing with e-rallies and a new "Constituency Political Broadcast", and nomination centres will no longer admit members of the public or supporters during nomination day. Walkabouts and campaigning vehicles are still allowed, though safe distancing and minimal physical contact still applies, and candidates are also not allowed to make speeches or physical rallies, including during the campaigning from campaigning vehicles, meaning that there will be no parades held by the candidates after the election, though it can still broadcast any pre-recorded messages.

Restrictions during polling day

A polling card which included a recommended two-hour time slot.

Voters were given a recommended two-hour time slot to cast their vote on Polling Day (from 8am to 8pm) on their ballot card as a measure to counter long queues during polling. Measures for safe distancing still apply on polling day. Voters with fever or respiratory symptoms would be denied entry from the polling stations, except during the last hour (7pm to 8pm). Voters who are not able to vote due to medical issues will be delisted from the registrar of voters due to a constitution where voting is mandatory, but will not need to pay the $50 fee for reinstating their names. Elderly voters above the age of 65 were given a special time slot in the morning. The restrictions caused long queues at polling stations.

For overseas voting (which will be held in ten cities, Dubai, London, Tokyo, Beijing, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Shanghai, San Francisco, New York and Canberra), voting will be subject to the approval of the authorities in the affected countries, while ELD announced that they would be announcing the arrangements for returning Singaporeans who are issued a mandatory 14-day stay home notice to vote in hotels and reducing the risk of infecting others. These arrangements were later officially announced on 1 July, when the Singapore government announced that special polling stations will be set up in Marina Bay Sands and JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach to accommodate voters serving their stay-home notices in the two hotels.

350 voters who are quarantined at the time did not vote as they are not allowed to leave their place where they were currently isolated to cast their vote.

Extension of polling hours

The polls were initially slated to close at 8pm; however, in an unprecedented move, the Elections Department extended the voting hours till 10pm, just within two hours before its initial closing time. According to the Elections Department, the gloves-wearing requirement (in light of the COVID-19 pandemic) resulted in persistent long queues at some polling stations, thus the extension to ensure that "voters can cast their votes". This drew criticism from opposition parties for compromising the integrity of the election, as several parties were unable to field a polling agent to supervise the sealing of ballot boxes. The Elections Department replied that polling and counting procedures will continue as normal.

Political developments

People's Action Party

On 13 March 2016, the PAP MP for Bukit Batok SMC David Ong resigned over personal indiscretions with a party grassroots activist. In the subsequent Bukit Batok by-election, the PAP candidate and former Aljunied GRC candidate Murali Pillai defeated the opposition SDP candidate Chee Soon Juan to reclaim the seat for the PAP.

In the lead up to the 2017 Singapore presidential election, Speaker of Parliament and MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC Halimah Yacob resigned from the party on 7 August 2017 to fulfil regulations which prohibit the President of Singapore from any party affiliations. As she had vacated her seat in Parliament, there were calls for a by-election, though the Court of Appeal eventually ruled that there was "no duty to call a by-election when a single vacancy arises in a GRC".

On 23 November 2018, Heng Swee Keat and Chan Chun Sing were respectively elected as the party's first and second assistant Secretary-General to the PAP's 35th Central Executive Committee (CEC). The two assistant posts were seen as an indicator of Lee Hsien Loong's successor, given that the upcoming election is likely to be Lee's last. Following the announcement of Heng Swee Keat's appointment as the sole Deputy Prime Minister on 1 May 2019, succeeding Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, former MP Inderjit Singh said that the PAP intends to showcase Heng's imminent ascent to the top post and dispel rumours of any surprises in the leadership succession.

Workers' Party

On 3 November 2017, then-Secretary-General and Aljunied GRC incumbent MP Low Thia Khiang announced during a speech on the party's 60th anniversary that he would not contest the next party elections. During the party's 2016 CEC election, Chen Show Mao had mounted a surprise challenge for the leadership post but lost the election to Low in a 41–65 vote. In the leadership election on 8 April 2018, Pritam Singh was elected unopposed as successor to Low as the party's new Secretary-General.

Observers say that the lack of a contest was a good sign of internal unity, and that the party is keen to demonstrate its multiracial credentials now that it has a non-Chinese secretary-general, for the first time since 2001 with J. B. Jeyaretnam.

On 30 April 2020, Low was hospitalised due to a head injury, and was discharged on 21 May. On 25 June, while Low was on rehabilitation, the party announced he (and along with Chen and Png Eng Huat) will not seek election for the first time in his 32-year career; while on his interview, he cited his satisfaction on his leadership and success for the party, saying 'I felt my work was done'.

New parties

• 2011 presidential election candidate and former Ayer Rajah SMC MP Tan Cheng Bock returned to politics under the PSP that he founded together with several previously contested candidates on 18 January 2019. The PSP was registered by the Registrar of Societies on 28 March 2019. The PSP announced on 26 June 2020 its line-up of candidates for the nine constituencies it will be contesting, with party chief Tan Cheng Bock leading a team in West Coast GRC, a ward that has his former constituency of Ayer Rajah.
• Former leader of the NSP, Lim Tean founded PV which was registered by the Registrar of Societies on 31 October 2018.
• On 29 May 2020, Ravi Philemon and Michelle Lee, former members of the PSP, announced that they had submitted an application to register a new political party, Red Dot United (RDU), with the Registrar of Societies. The party was registered on 15 June 2020.

Other parties without parliamentary presence

• The SDP began campaigning on 23 February 2019, and announced a few key campaign agendas over March and May that year. Ahead of the election, the party recruited ex-DPP leader Benjamin Pwee.
• On 16 October 2019, the SPP saw its first major leadership change since its formation with opposition veteran Chiam See Tong stepping down as secretary-general of the SPP after holding the post for 23 years since December 1996, with former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Steve Chia succeeding Chiam on 5 November 2019.
• On 3 January 2020, four political parties (Singaporeans First, People's Power Party, Reform Party and Democratic Progressive Party) formally agreed to contest in the election as an alliance. Three months later, on 1 April, the four parties decided to join the Singapore Democratic Alliance instead; however, the SDA has since placed their membership applications on hold, though it seeks to maintain an informal alliance. On 25 June, Singaporeans First's chief Tan Jee Say announced the party's dissolution. On 27 June, the Democratic Progressive Party announced its withdrawal from contesting the election.

Timeline

Map of contested electoral divisions among opposition parties

Date	Event
13 March	Publication of the Electoral Boundaries report
15 April	Certification of Registers of Electors
8 June	Appointment of POFMA alternate authorities during election period
18 June	Release of preliminary campaigning guidelines
23 June	Dissolution of 13th Parliament; Writ of Election issued
26 June	Deadline of Submission of Political Donation Certificates
30 June	Nomination Day
30 June–8 July	Campaigning Period
2 July	First Political Party Broadcast
3–8 July	Constituency Political Broadcasts
9 July	Cooling-off Day and Second Political Party Broadcast
10 July	Polling Day

Pre-nomination day events

List of notable events that occurred prior to Nomination Day on 30 June 2020. All times are reflected in Singapore Standard Time (SGT).

Date	Party	Events	Source
1 March		The Registers of Electors revised eligible candidates with a cut-off date of 1 March. The certification was enacted on 15 April.
13 March		The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee published a report on new electoral boundaries.
21 April	Template:SG/WP/logo	WP announced that NCMP Daniel Goh will be stepping down from its central executive committee (CEC) due to health reasons, and not be running in the next General Election.
30 April	Template:SG/WP/logo	Aljunied GRC incumbent Low Thia Khiang was warded to the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital's ICU ward following a head injury, and the party informed on the hospitalization three days later on 3 May. Low was transferred to a general ward on 4 May, and eventually discharged on 21 May.
13 June	Template:SG/PSP/logo	PSP announced that it will contest with 29 candidates at the election as opposed to 44 earlier, coming after talks with other opposition parties. It also announced that the West Coast GRC candidates are almost confirmed.
15 June	Template:SG/RP/logo	RP unveiled a batch of seven candidates: Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Andy Zhu, Noraini Yunus and Darren Soh, as well as first-time candidates Charles Yeo, Mahaboob Batcha and Gurdev Singh.
18 June		The Elections Department Singapore released preliminary campaigning guidelines pertaining to campaigning and social distancing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, just a day before Singapore enters the second phase of reopening.
	Template:SG/PSP/logo	PSP unveiled its first batch of six candidates: Francis Yuen Khin Pheng, Muhammad Taufik Supan, Sri Nallakaruppan, Brad Bowyer, Gigene Wong and Hazel Poa.
20 June	Template:SG/SPP/logo	SPP unveiled its candidates for two constituencies: Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC: Steve Chia, Williiamson Lee, Osman Sulaiman and Melvyn Chiu Potong Pasir SMC: Jose Raymond
21 June	Template:SG/SDP/logo	SDP secretary-general Chee Soon Juan announced his candidacy for Bukit Batok SMC, which he had previously contested in the 2016 by-election.
23 June		At 4pm, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held a televised announcement highlighting future challenges facing Singapore and the relative stability of the COVID-19 situation, then announced the dissolution of the 13th Parliament of Singapore; President Halimah Yacob dissolved the parliament and the writ of election is published. Returning officer Tan Meng Dui adjourned nominations to be held 30 June, and Singapore would go to the polls on 10 July.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Member of Parliament of Jalan Besar GRC, announced his retirement.
	Template:SG/PSP/logo	PSP leader Tan Cheng Bock announced plans to contest eight constituencies: West Coast GRC, Choa Chu Kang GRC, Tanjong Pagar GRC, Hong Kah North, Marymount, Pioneer, Yio Chu Kang, and Kebun Baru, as well as trim the list to 24 candidates. The party's also unveiled a second batch of candidates: Tan Meng Wah, Kayla Low, A’bas Bin Kasmani, Choo Shaun Ming, Harish Pillay and Ang Yong Guan.
	Template:SG/WP/logo	WP released a video with a slogan, "Make Your Vote Count", featuring 12 faces of the party, including leader Pritam Singh, chairperson Sylvia Lim, NCMP Dennis Tan, former Punggol East SMC MP Lee Li Lian and former NSP member Nicole Seah.
	Template:SG/RDU/logo	RDU unveiled the first three candidates: Ravi Philemon, Michelle Lee Juan, and Liyana Dhamirah. They also announced that they will be fielded only in Jurong GRC, and were prepared to pass the contest to PV to avoid a possible multi-cornered contest.
	Template:SG/PPP/logo	PPP secretary-general Goh Meng Seng announced that the party will be contesting MacPherson SMC and Radin Mas SMC.
24 June	Template:SG/RP/logo	RP leader Kenneth Jeyaretnam announced they will withdraw from West Coast GRC to facilitate opposition unity even though the team had contested there in 2015, avoiding a potential three-cornered fight with the PAP and PSP. It will now only contest in Radin Mas SMC, Yio Chu Kang SMC and Ang Mo Kio GRC, allowing a three-cornered contest for Yio Chu Kang.
	Template:SG/PSP/logo	PSP unveiled Lee Hsien Yang, younger brother of Lee Hsien Loong and also the younger son of Lee Kuan Yew, as a party member. The younger Lee is considering contesting the election.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	PAP announced that there will be 26 new candidates this election which will be unveiled over the next few days, but declined to reveal where the candidates would be standing. The first two groups of four new candidates were announced as followed: Desmond Tan Kok Ming, Edward Chia Bing Hui, Ivan Lim Shaw Chuan and Nadia Ahmad Samdin Don Wee Boon Hong, Hany Soh Hui Bin, Mohd Fahmi Aliman and Yip Hon Weng
	Template:SG/PV/logo	PV chief Lim Tean announced that the party will be contesting Punggol West SMC and Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC, anticipating a three-cornered contest for the latter.
	Template:SG/SDP/logo	SDP announced that the party will be contesting Holland–Bukit Timah GRC, Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC, Bukit Panjang SMC and Yuhua SMC.
	Template:SG/NSP/logo	NSP secretary-general Spencer Ng announced that the party will be contesting Tampines GRC and Sembawang GRC and withdrawing from Pioneer SMC to back PSP.
	Template:SG/RDU/logo	RDU unveiled its fourth candidate for Jurong GRC: Nicholas Tang Jian Ye
25 June	Template:SG/PV/logo	PV announced its intention to contest Jalan Besar GRC, Mountbatten SMC, Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC, Pioneer SMC and Punggol West SMC.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	PAP unveiled three more batches of new candidates, respectively introduced by Heng, Masagos Zulkifli and Grace Fu: Ng Ling Ling, Tan Kiat How, Tan See Leng and Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim Yeo Wan Ling, Alvin Tan Sheng Hui, Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah and Eric Chua Swee Leong Derrick Goh Soon Hee, Raymond Lye Hoong Yip and Poh Li San Emeritus Senior Minister and Marine Parade GRC MP Goh Chok Tong, announced his retirement after serving Marine Parade for 44 years.
		Perennial candidate Ooi Boon Ewe picked up nomination forms and revealed that he will be standing at Bukit Panjang SMC; if nominated, this would be Ooi's second election since 2001 after unsuccessful nominations in the interim elections, and also the second consecutive election with independent candidates standing.
	Template:SG/WP/logo	WP announced its intention to contest East Coast GRC, Marine Parade GRC, Sengkang GRC and Punggol West SMC, while defending its current seats in Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC to be helmed by former NCMPs Gerald Giam and Dennis Tan, respectively. The party also introduced four new candidates: Muhammad Azhar Abdul Latip, Louis Chua Kheng Wee, Nicole Seah and Yee Jenn Jong. Incumbent MPs Low Thia Khiang, Chen Show Mao and Png Eng Huat will step down as MPs and not contest in the election.
	Template:SG/SFP/logo	Tan Jee Say dissolved Singaporeans First and encouraged its former members to join other opposition parties.
	Template:SG/PPP/logo	PPP secretary-general Goh Meng Seng announced his candidacy in MacPherson SMC against PAP incumbent Tin Pei Ling, while also withdrawing their interest in contesting Radin Mas SMC and backed RP.
	Template:SG/PSP/logo	PSP unveiled a batch of five candidates including a former SAF colonel, a former senior lieutenant-colonel and a lawyer: Nadarajah Loganathan, Wendy Low, Kumaran Pillai, Damien Tay Chye Seng and Michael Chua Teck Leong.
	Template:SG/RP/logo	RP secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam was required to serve a mandatory 14-day stay-home notice at a designated stay-home-notice facility after a visit to the United Kingdom, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Health and the ELD. Jeyaretnam requested for a waiver, but MOH declined his request.
	Template:SG/SDP/logo	SDP held an "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit, where Reddit users were able to ask the SDP questions about its views pertaining to the upcoming election.
26 June	Template:SG/PAP/logo	PAP vice-chairman Masagos Zulkifli and Chan Chun Sing unveiled its final batch of new candidates at separate sessions, including the first woman brigadier-general: Gan Siow Huang, Rachel Ong Sin Yen, Sharael Taha and Alex Yeo Sheng Chye Mariam Jaafar, Shawn Huang Wei Zhong (née Inkiriwang), Chan Hui Yuh and Carrie Tan Hui Min; Chan was an intended PAP candidate in the last General election, but ultimately did not participate and was replaced by former MP Yeo Guat Kwang. Transport Minister and Sembawang GRC MP Khaw Boon Wan announced his retirement.
	Template:SG/RDU/logo	RDU announced its final candidate for Jurong GRC, ex-SDP candidate Alec Tok Kim Yam, thus completing the five-member lineup that earlier include Ravi Philemon, Michelle Lee Juan, Liyana Dhamirah and Nicholas Tang Jian Ye.
	Template:SG/PSP/logo	PSP unveiled its final batch of six new candidates: Lim Cher Hong, Kala Manickam, Leong Mun Wai, Terence Soon Jun Wei, Abdul Rahman Mohamad and Jeffrey Khoo Poh Tiong. Later in the day, the party indicated that they will be contesting in Nee Soon GRC in addition to the initial eight constituencies it was planning to contest in, along with the full lineup for each of them. Lee Hsien Yang is not listed among the candidates for now.
	Template:SG/WP/logo	WP chairman Sylvia Lim unveiled two first-time candidates: Raeesah Begum Farid Khan and Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui, and three previously-contested candidates Dennis Tan Lip Fong, Dylan Ng Foo Eng, and Ron Tan Jun Yen. The party also announced the candidates that they would stand to defend their constituencies, while the other four constituencies will be revealed later only after nomination day: Hougang SMC: Dennis Tan Lip Fong Aljunied GRC: Incumbents Sylvia Lim, Pritam Singh, Faisal Manap and former NCMPs Gerald Giam and Leon Perera (respectively replacing Low and Chen).
	Template:SG/RP/logoTemplate:SG/PSP/logo	RP chairman Andy Zhu accused PSP of reneging on an agreement to not contest Yio Chu Kang SMC in return for RP withdrawing from West Coast GRC. PSP assistant secretary-general Leong Mun Wai later denied that a deal had been reached and "apologised for any misunderstandings", though it did not make any further concessions.
27 June		ELD announced that they had received 226 applications for the Political Donation Certificate, 37 applications for the Certificate of The Malay Community Committee and 35 applications for the Certificate of The Indian and Other Minority Communities Committee.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	PAP released its manifesto for the upcoming election, as well as its slogan: "Our Lives, Our Jobs, Our Future". The party's secretary-general Lee cited that in a normal election, the party would have focused on long-term plans for the nation; however, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, their manifesto would instead be about "overcome(ing) this crisis of a generation". PAP also announced that 20 MPs had confirmed their political retirement, among which was deputy speaker and Punggol East SMC MP Charles Chong. PAP's candidate Ivan Lim Shaw Chuan was criticized online as "lacking compassion, and being arrogant and elitist", but Lim later rebutted the criticism saying that "people can have different perspectives of the same incident" and said on an interview that he was "determined to stay the course". Nevertheless, he withdrew from the nomination later that night, with the party accepting his decision.
	Template:SG/SDP/logo Template:SG/PAP/logo	After SDP pointed out how the PAP had already erected its flags in Marine Parade GRC, ELD clarified that the rules pertaining to the display of posters and banners during election period did not apply because Nomination Day had not yet passed. A volunteer from the PAP branch office of Marine Parade claimed that the flags were put up "as part of National Day celebrations", and that the erection of its flags had been done annually "for the past 20 to 30 years".
	Template:SG/PSP/logo	PSP expressed concerns over the requirement to submit its scripts in advance to the Infocomm Media Development Authority and Mediacorp for the preparation of subtitles for political broadcasts on TV; organising secretary Michael Chua Teck Leong said that the submission of scripts at least 48 hours in advance was "disturbing" and was worried that its scripts could be leaked. PSP member Lee Hsien Yang responded to the controversy surrounding PAP candidate Ivan Lim Shaw Chuan, saying that it raised questions about the PAP's candidate screening process, and commented on how the PAP was not prepared for the controversy.
	Template:SG/RP/logo	RP released its manifesto for the election with the slogan: "Build Back Better, Fairer", citing the goals of overcoming obstacles during the pandemic.
	Template:SG/SDA/logo	SDA Chairman Desmond Lim announced his decision to step down after the election, and would relinquish his post to SDA's chief media officer Harminder Pal Singh.
	Template:SG/WP/logo	WP secretary-general Pritam Singh and chairman Sylvia Lim introduced five new candidates: three first-timers Nathaniel Koh Kim Kui, Tan Chen Chen and Muhammad Fadli Mohammed Fawzi, and Kenneth Foo Seck Guan and Terence Tan Li Chern, whom had previously contested in Nee Soon GRC and Marine Parade GRC respectively. Singh also urged for a greater opposition presence in parliament, saying that the PAP would still retain a strong mandate as it would be contesting in every (93) seat, compared to the WP contesting 21.
	Template:SG/PPP/logo	PPP released its manifesto for the election, and secretary-general Goh Meng Seng announced that this will be his final involvement in a general election. He reiterated his belief that he could contribute more to Parliament as an opposition member if elected, compared to his counterpart Tin Pei Ling from the ruling PAP, though he acknowledged her contributions to MacPherson.
	Template:SG/DPP/logo	DPP announced that they will not be participating in the general election and backed its informal alliance with RP and PPP.
	Template:SG/NSP/logo	NSP confirmed that they will not be contesting in MacPherson SMC and backed PPP.
	Template:SG/PV/logo	Three members of PV were approached by the police around Pasir Ris MRT Station (within Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC) while they were doing community outreach after they were seen carrying a placard with photos of PAP MPs sleeping in Parliament on the placard. PV secretary-general Lim Tean claimed that this incident was the "sort of harassment that opposition members find themselves under all the time"; a police spokesman later said that PV's actions "amounted to a public demonstration, which requires a police permit."
28 June		ELD announced that they had issued 226 Political Donation Certificates (out of 226 applications), 37 Certificates of The Malay Community Committee (out of 37 applications) and 34 Certificates of The Indian and Other Minority Communities Committee (out of 35 applications).
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	PAP unveiled the candidates for three electoral divisions: Sembawang GRC: Education minister Ong Ye Kung announced on his Facebook page that he will be defending the constituency, along with incumbent MPs, Lim Wee Kiak and Vikram Nair, and two newcomers, Poh Li San and Mariam Jaafar. Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC: National Development Minister Lawrence Wong and Alex Yam, as well as Chua Chu Kang GRC and Minister of State Zaqy Mohamad and a newcomer Hany Soh Hui Bin who would replace outgoing MP Ong Teng Koon. Sengkang GRC: Labour Chief Ng Chee Meng, Senior Minister of State Lam Pin Min, Senior Parliamentary Secretary and Sembawang GRC MP Amrin Amin and a newcomer Raymond Lye who would replace outgoing MP Charles Chong. PAP's candidate Shawn Huang Wei Zhong was criticised online about his tenure as a NDP commander in 2018 by a Warrant Officer in charge of the NDP logistics control group then. Huang would rebut the allegation raised. He also explained the history of the change of his surname from Ingkiriwang to Huang.
	Template:SG/WP/logo	WP released its 39-page manifesto for the upcoming election, of which eight pages were devoted to the COVID-19 pandemic. WP secretary-general Pritam Singh and chairman Sylvia Lim introduced a final batch of four candidates, among which were new candidate Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim, former NCMPs and Aljunied GRC candidates Leon Perera and Gerald Giam (both previously contested in East Coast GRC) and He Ting Ru (previously contested in Marine Parade GRC). Singh further explained WP's slogan "Make Your Vote Count", in that WP MPs must be voted into Parliament in order to serve the public in Parliament and strengthen democracy, adding that there was a "real risk" of a wipeout of elected opposition MPs. Giam, He and Perera, the party's manifesto team, listed and explained the proposals that the party was planning to put forward. Meanwhile, Lee Li Lian announced that she will not seek candidacy this election.
	Template:SG/SPP/logo	SPP launched their manifesto for the election, titled "A Better Tomorrow", which highlights current issues, ranging from the cost of living and climate change to promoting greater democracy, among others.
	Template:SG/RDU/logo	RDU released a 12-page charter during a Zoom teleconference; Ravi Philemon mentioned the charter is to give Singaporeans a choice that "allowing Singaporeans to point the Government towards the directions they would want the Government to take", while Michelle Lee Juan urged to give Singaporeans leverage so that "they alone can continue to operate Singapore (the way) they wish to."
		Independent candidate Victor Ronnie Lai announced that he is planning to contest in Pioneer SMC; if nominated, Pioneer SMC could see a rare four-cornered contest for the first time since the 1997 general election (for Chua Chu Kang SMC) and the 2013 by-election.
29 June		ELD announced that applications for vehicles with loudspeakers installed will open after 2pm during nomination day, though only pre-recorded campaigning messages are allowed for broadcast. They also announced arrangements for overseas voters which embassies are allowed to be open subject to the approval of the authorities, and returning Singaporeans will cast their votes in designated hotels whilst serving a mandatory 14-day stay home notice. ELD will announce further changes after the nomination.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	PAP unveiled the candidates for six electoral divisions: Tanjong Pagar GRC: Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing will defend the constituency, along with incumbent Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Indranee Rajah and backbencher Joan Pereira, and two newcomers Eric Chua Swee Leong and Alvin Tan Sheng Hui; backbencher Chia Shi-Lu will not stand for election. Radin Mas SMC: Current Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Melvin Yong will replace outgoing Minister of State Sam Tan. Jalan Besar GRC: Manpower Minister and Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC incumbent MP Josephine Teo will join the GRC to lead a team with incumbent mayor Denise Phua, Senior Minister of State Heng Chee How, and a newcomer Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah; backbencher Lily Neo will not seek re-election. Jurong GRC: Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will defend the constituency along with Senior Parliamentary Secretary Tan Wu Meng, backbencher Rahayu Mahzam, and two newcomers, Shawn Huang Wei Zhong and Xie Yao Quan (the latter replacing recently-withdrew candidate Ivan Lim Shaw Chuan). Social and Family Development Minister Desmond Lee and Ang Wei Neng were announced to be fielded elsewhere in another constituency. Ang Mo Kio GRC: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will defend this constituency along with incumbent MPs Darryl David and Gan Thiam Poh, and two newcomers, Ng Ling Ling and Nadia Samdin; the party did not announce the whereabouts for the other three MPs Intan Azura Mokhtar, Ang Hin Kee and Koh Poh Koon, but later confirmed that only Koh would be fielded elsewhere in Tampines GRC. Hours after the reveal, Ng was the third PAP candidate to be criticised online about her attempt to take credit for setting up the Social Service Institute, the training arm of National Council of Social Service (NCSS) during her speech and later responded that her role was to help operationalise the institute. Former NMP and then-president of NCSS Gerard Ee mentioned her role on the incident was a "mere Freudian slip". Kebun Baru SMC: Incumbent Nee Soon GRC MP Henry Kwek will defend the constituency. Nee Soon GRC backbencher Er Lee Bee Wah confirms her retirement and will be replaced by Carrie Tan Hui Min. The PAP lineup for the constituency was yet to be announced at the time.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo Template:SG/WP/logo	In response to WP secretary-general Pritam Singh's earlier point that there could be a wipeout of elected opposition MPs, PAP secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong said that the possibility was an unrealistic outcome, claiming that Singh's argument was "a tactic" and added that he was "using reverse psychology". Two other PAP incumbent candidates, Chan Chun Sing and Indranee Rajah, also responded to Singh's point, saying that it would be a mistake for voters to think that the PAP would return to power effortlessly, while adding that it was important for the PAP to get a "clear and strong endorsement" from the people.
	Template:SG/SDP/logo	On their Facebook page, SDP first unveiled two new candidates that it will be fielding for the election, Alfred Tan and Min Cheong; hours later, they unveiled another three candidates, first-timer Robin Low, James Gomez and ex-DPP leader Benjamin Pwee.
	Template:SG/SFP/logo Template:SG/SDP/logo	Former SF secretary-general Tan Jee Say announced that he sought approval to rejoin SDP; if the party accepts his return, Tan will return to SDP for the first time since 2011, when he resigned from the party to seek candidacy for the presidential election held that year.
	Template:SG/PSP/logo	PSP released its 13-page manifesto which focused on economical, social and political development, as well as its "resurgence strategy" to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. PSP also launched its slogan for the election, entitled "You Deserve Better". PSP member Lee Hsien Yang urged Singaporeans to vote to end the PAP's supermajority and allow for greater diversity in Parliament, claiming that the Singapore government was suffering from "eunuch's disease" and adding that the PAP supermajority has led to group-thinking but lack rigour in discussion and debate on policies.
	Template:SG/SDA/logo	SDA released its manifesto for the upcoming election, entitled "SDA: A Heart for the People", which sought to tackle areas where SDA felt Singaporeans were struggling with, such as the cost of living, social inequality and immigration, among other issues.

Nomination day

On 30 June 2020 from 11am to 12 noon SGT, each candidate filed their nomination papers (along with the approval of a proposer, a seconder and at least four assentors), a political donation certificate (by before 26 June), and paid an election deposit of S$13,500 (down from S$14,500 in the previous 2015 election, but also the same amount as seen in the 2016 by-election) in one of the nine designated schools or through online to complete their application. Additionally, in the case for Group Representation Constituencies, their team must consist of at least one minority candidate and must also submit a community committee form (Malay or Indian/other minority which is dependent on the constituency's requirements).

The list of nine schools designated as nomination centres were:

School	Participating constituencies
Bendemeer Primary School	Bishan–Toa Payoh GRCM, Jalan Besar GRCM, Radin Mas SMC, Tanjong Pagar GRCIO
Chongfu School	Kebun Baru SMC, Marsiling–Yew Tee GRCM, Nee Soon GRCIO, Sembawang GRCM
Deyi Secondary School	Aljunied GRCM, Ang Mo Kio GRCIO, Marymount SMC, Yio Chu Kang SMC
Jurong Pioneer Junior College	Chua Chu Kang GRCM, Hong Kah North SMC, Pioneer SMC
Kong Hwa School	MacPherson SMC, Marine Parade GRCM, Mountbatten SMC, Potong Pasir SMC
Methodist Girls’ School	Bukit Panjang SMC, Holland–Bukit Timah GRCIO
Nan Hua High School	Bukit Batok SMC, Jurong GRCIO, West Coast GRCIO, Yuhua SMC
Poi Ching School	Hougang SMC, Tampines GRCM
St Anthony's Canossian Primary School	East Coast GRCM, Pasir Ris–Punggol GRCM, Punggol West SMC, Sengkang GRCM

• ^M- Indicates a GRC requires a Malay minority candidate; ^IO- Indicates a GRC requires an Indian or other minority candidate

As in the case of previous elections, candidates will lose their deposit if they are unable to garner at least one-eighth (12.5%) of the valid votes cast within the contested constituency.

Pre-polling day events

This is a list of events that occurred from nomination day until the eve of polling day on 10 July 2020. All times below are reflected in Singapore Standard Time (SGT). Similar to previous elections since 2011, candidates begin campaigning from the end of nominations day until two days before polling day. The eve of polling day and after the last day for the campaigning period is cooling-off day, during this time in which campaigning is prohibited except for party political broadcasts.

Date	Party	Events	Source
30 June		Nominations were held from 11am for an hour at nine designated schools. At the close of nominations, the Elections Department confirmed a combined 192 candidates representing from 11 parties and one independent (up from 179 in the last general election) contesting all of the 31 constituencies and 93 parliamentary seats. This makes it the second constitutive election with an all-contest and no uncontested walkovers.
		Three independent candidates, Ooi Boon Ewe, Shirwin Eu and Cheng Peng Wah were seen in Methodist Girls' School, Kong Hwa School and Jurong Pioneer Junior College respectively; of the three, Cheng was the sole independent candidate to have his nomination papers confirmed for Pioneer SMC.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	PAP confirmed the team for 16 electoral divisions: Marine Parade GRC: Incumbent Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin, Senior Minister of State Edwin Tong, Seah Kian Peng, and new members Tan See Leng and Mohd Fahmi Aliman. Incumbent MP Fatimah Lateef did not return. Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC: Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister of State Janil Puthucheary, and new members Mohamed Sharael Taha, Yeo Wan Ling and Desmond Tan Kok Ming. Incumbent MP Zainal Sapari did not return. Punggol West SMC: Incumbent MP Sun Xueling will defend her constituency. Marymount SMC: Newcomer Gan Siow Huang. Aljunied GRC: Three previously contested candidates Chua Eng Leong, Victor Lye, Shamsul Kamar, and two newcomers Alex Yeo Sheng Chye and Chan Hui Yuh. Hougang SMC: Previously contested candidate Lee Hong Chuang. Tampines GRC: Environment Minister Masagos Zulkifli, Senior Parliament Secretary Baey Yam Keng, ex-Ang Mo Kio GRC and Senior Minister of State Koh Poh Koon, mayor Desmond Choo and Cheng Li Hui. Potong Pasir SMC: Incumbent MP Sitoh Yih Pin will defend his constituency. Chua Chu Kang GRC: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, Senior Parliament Secretary and Mayor Low Yen Ling, and two new members Don Wee Boon Hong and Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim. Incumbent MP Yee Chia Hsing did not seek reelection. Hong Kah North SMC: Senior Minister of State Amy Khor will defend her constituency. Holland–Bukit Timah GRC: Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Senior Minister of State Sim Ann, Christopher de Souza and newcomer Edward Chia. East Coast GRC: Deputy Prime and Finance Minister and Tampines GRC MP Heng Swee Keat, Senior Minister of State and Mayor Maliki Osman, Fengshan SMC MP Cheryl Chan, Jessica Tan and newcomer Tan Kiat How. During PAP's acceptance speech, Heng made several gaffes in his portion of the speech, which later went viral. Bukit Panjang SMC: Incumbent Holland–Bukit Timah GRC MP Liang Eng Hwa will replace outgoing MP and mayor Teo Ho Pin to defend his constituency. Yio Chu Kang SMC: Newcomer Yip Hon Weng. Mountbatten SMC: Incumbent MP Lim Biow Chuan will defend his constituency. Pioneer SMC: Incumbent West Coast GRC MP Patrick Tay will replace outgoing MP Cedric Foo to defend his constituency.
	Template:SG/WP/logo	WP confirmed its team lineup for four electoral divisions: Marine Parade GRC: Ron Tan Jun Yuen, former NCMP Yee Jenn Jong, and three debut candidates Nathaniel Koh, and Fadli Fawzi and Muhammad Azhar Abdul Latip. Punggol West SMC: Tan Chen Chen Sengkang GRC: He Ting Ru, Louis Chua, Jamus Lim and Raeesah Khan East Coast GRC: Kenneth Foo Seck Guan, Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim, Terence Tan, Dylan Ng, former NSP candidate Nicole Seah
	Template:SG/SDP/logo	Tan Jee Say was confirmed to have returned to SDP, and he would lead a team to contest Holland–Bukit Timah GRC alongside James Gomez, Min Cheong and Alfred Tan. Alongside the electoral divisions confirmed were: Bukit Panjang SMC: Paul Tambyah
	Template:SG/PAP/logo Template:SG/SDP/logo	Following the confirmation of nominations for Bukit Batok SMC, incumbent PAP candidate Murali Pillai became the fourth PAP candidate to receive online criticism, this time from a post about his son. In response, Murali hit back, calling the post containing the criticism a "scurrilous attack against my family", adding that the timing of the post "leaves nothing to the imagination". His opponent, Dr Chee Soon Juan from SDP, said that he stood with Murali as well and criticised the post, writing that "politics is about ideas on how we can make our nation better, not personal attacks like this."
	Template:SG/PSP/logo	It was revealed that Lee Hsien Yang would not be contesting in the election only after nominations had closed. PSP secretary-general Tan Cheng Bock later said that he wanted Lee to remain "as neutral as possible"; Lee also said that he decided against contesting in the election as he believed that "Singapore does not need another Lee."
	Template:SG/PAP/logo Template:SG/PSP/logo	During nomination day, while opposing parties were allowed to scrutinise nomination papers, both teams fielded by PAP and PSP respectively to contest Tanjong Pagar GRC found discrepancies in the opposing team's paperwork; however neither team objected to the opposing team, allowing the contest to go ahead. PAP's team saw a technical lapse in the PSP team's nomination paper (by not filling in the name of the constituency they were going to contest in); PAP later informed PSP of their technical lapse. PAP anchor minister Chan Chun Sing told the media that they wanted the voters "the chance to give us a strong mandate", and "not give that choice to residents just because of a technical error". Similarly, the PSP team spotted a potential error in the PAP team's nomination forms as well, with PSP candidate Michael Chua Teck Leong pointing out that PAP candidate Eric Chua Swee Leong had listed his occupation incorrectly.
	Template:SG/PV/logo	PV confirmed its team lineup for two electoral divisions using its Facebook page: Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC: Jireh Lim, Prabu Ramachandran, Mohamed Nassir Ismail, Goh Keow Wah, and Vigneswari Ramachandran Jalan Besar GRC: Lim Tean, Leong Sze Hian, Nor Azlan Sulaiman, Michael Fang Amin.
	Template:SG/NSP/logo	NSP released its manifesto for the upcoming election, focusing on halting the GST hike and policy changes to the Central Provident Fund, among other areas such as public transport and defence expenditure.
1 July	Template:SG/SDP/logo Template:SG/PV/logo	The National Population and Talent Division of the Prime Minister's Office issued statements objecting to the claim that there would be a plan for a population of 10 million in Singapore, which was talked about by both SDP and PV in previous days.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo Template:SG/PSP/logo Template:SG/SDP/logo Template:SG/WP/logo	Two political debates were held live within the Mediacorp Campus on Channel 5, CNA and Channel 8. Workers' Party did not participate in the Chinese-language debate, for which WP later apologised the following day; WP secretary-general Pritam Singh explained that "the proficiency required to participate in a live debate is of a higher order", but the WP would continue to support the party's Chinese supporters. During the English-language debate, SDP secretary-general Chee Soon Juan touched on one of its campaign promises of saying no to a 10 million population in Singapore, citing a 2019 article from The Straits Times, to which PAP representative Vivian Balakrishnan replied that the Prime Minister's Office had issued a statement that day "advising people like you not to indulge in falsehoods" and denied that there would be a population of 10 million in Singapore, adding that the figure was a "strawman".
	Template:SG/PAP/logo Template:SG/PSP/logo	PAP incumbent candidate and Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam, who is defending his seat at Nee Soon GRC, claimed that the PSP team contesting Nee Soon GRC was a "half-hearted" attempt, adding that PSP had been "offering to trade Nee Soon for some other constituency" with RP. In response to Shanmugam's claim, PSP candidate Bradley Bowyer said that it was a "rumour" that PSP had offered to cede Nee Soon GRC, adding that PAP's attempt "to delegitimise us is the current strategy". Later on, in a Facebook post, Shanmugam said that Bowyer was being "dishonest" to deny that PSP had offered to trade Nee Soon to the RP, to which PSP candidate Leong Mun Wai responded that PSP had always been committed to Nee Soon GRC, while PSP secretary-general Tan Cheng Bock said that contesting Nee Soon GRC was "non-negotiable". Separately, both the PSP and PAP also lodged police reports over finding their election posters damaged, which is illegal according to the Parliamentary Elections Act.
		Independent candidate Cheang Peng Wah revealed that he would be using a horse as his symbol to contest the upcoming election while on a walkabout around Pioneer SMC.
2 July	Template:SG/SPP/logo Template:SG/PSP/logo Template:SG/WP/logo Template:SG/NSP/logo	Several opposition parties had discussions on their plans if they were to be offered a place in parliament as a Non-constituency Member of Parliament. PSP secretary-general Tan Cheng Bock told on media that he would not accept an NCMP seat if offered one, calling the scheme as a ploy not to vote for the opposition, and cited that voting in candidates function as a base to serve efficiency in the House. Likewise, WP secretary-general Pritam Singh questioned the scheme as being a "magnanimity", and replied that it was "very speculative" and told that they would be addressed after the election, while in another interview, NCMP Dennis Tan replied it as a "poisoned chalice".
	Template:SG/PV/logo	PV and its secretary-general Lim Tean were issued correction directions by the alternate authority of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act Office over Singapore's government expenditure on foreign students.
	Template:SG/PV/logo Template:SG/SDA/logo	PV and SDA both blamed each other over who had caused the three-cornered fight in Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (the first such fight in a GRC since 1992).
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	PAP candidate and Education Minister Ong Ye Kung posted a video on Facebook that showed him having a conversation with a young boy. However, after the authorities informed the PAP that the video was not in line with electoral rules, the video was later taken down.
	Template:SG/WP/logo Template:SG/PAP/logo	WP pushed back against PAP candidate Vivian Balakrishnan's claim that WP was just a "lite version" of the PAP made during the English political debate the previous day. WP secretary-general Pritam Singh said that Vivian's comments were an "electoral ploy", adding that "If that was the case, I hope the PAP takes up all our manifesto points and introduces them into their agenda." Pritam also questioned the PAP's "magnanimity" in highlighting the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament scheme.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo Template:SG/SDP/logo	PAP candidate and Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat denied saying that Singapore should plan to increase its population to 10 million people, in response to SDP secretary-general Chee Soon Juan's speech in the English-language political debate the previous day. He reiterated the Singapore government's stance that it had "never proposed or targeted for Singapore to increase the population to 10 million". PAP candidate Vivian Balakrishnan also called for the SDP to clarify its claim. Nevertheless, the SDP later claimed victory for pressuring the PAP into declaring that it did not have a population target of 10 million, to which a PAP spokesman denounced as a "falsehood" which "renders the campaign pointless, and calls into question the integrity of the whole party".
	Template:SG/PSP/logo Template:SG/PAP/logo	Both PSP and PAP were asked by ELD on request by the West Coast Town Council in West Coast GRC to remove some of their election posters in Clementi; West Coast Town Council cited public safety reasons as their justification behind removing the posters.
3 July	Template:SG/SDP/logo Template:SG/PAP/logo Template:SG/WP/logo Template:SG/PSP/logo	The dispute between the PAP and the SDP continued, with SDP chairman Paul Tambyah and secretary-general Chee Soon Juan defending SDP's decision to press the PAP about plans for a population target of 10 million for Singapore, saying that PAP was now forced to clarify and assure Singaporeans that there are no such plans. Paul pointed out that PAP could have clarified the matter earlier but did not do so, adding that he was "baffled" that the PAP called the target a "falsehood" perpetuated by the SDP. Both WP and PSP also reacted to the dispute; WP secretary-general Pritam Singh said that there was "room for fair comment" as it was not clear if SDP's stance could be considered a "falsehood" or not; however he did not endorse either side and said that it was a matter that WP was not involved in. Separately, PSP secretary-general Tan Cheng Bock said that the issue came about due to a lack of transparency from the Singapore government. Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat claimed that the SDP had "erected a bogeyman" and said that he was expecting integrity and honesty from all candidates contesting in the election, to which Tambyah said that the PAP "should take up any unhappiness it may have over the claim with The Straits Times", adding that Singaporeans should read the article concerned to make their own judgements. PAP later issued a statement, saying that it was "disappointed but not surprised" at SDP's response, and claimed that "the SDP have dug their heels in, repeated their falsehoods and refused to apologise to Singaporeans for misleading them" and that "Dr Chee has not changed, cannot change and will never change".
4 July		In a joint statement by ICA and ELD, 101 Singaporeans would not be able to vote in this general election due to a glitch in the ICA system that processes the local contact address submitted by overseas Singaporeans for the purposes of voting.
	Template:SG/SDP/logo Template:SG/PAP/logo	SDP chairman Paul Tambyah and secretary-general Chee Soon Juan responded to PAP's statement issued the previous day; Tambyah said that PAP's comments were "a sign of desperation" and that it showed that PAP had "run out of ideas" and "resorted to the old PAP tactics of just politics of personal destruction", while Chee said PAP was "beating a dead horse". Nevertheless, the two SDP leaders said that it was time for the election campaign to move on from the dispute. In addition, the Association of Women for Action and Research criticised PAP's statement to SDP the previous day as PAP had used an analogy involving spousal abuse to make a point.
	Template:SG/SDP/logo Template:SG/PV/logo	Both SDP and PV's Facebook pages, as well as several other Facebook pages belonging to others, were issued correction directions by the alternate authority of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act Office over the claim of plans for a population target of 10 million for Singapore.
5 July	Template:SG/WP/logo	Two separate police reports were lodged against Sengkang GRC WP's candidate Raeesah Khan for allegedly making two online comments, both relating to the discrimination of race and religion; one police report was lodged on 4 July against her Facebook post on 17 May 2020, which had criticised the Singapore law enforcement authorities for discriminating against Singapore citizens and said that rich Chinese and white people were treated differently under the law, and another police report on 5 July for her Facebook post on 2 February 2018 that focused on the 2018 City Harvest Church ruling. WP later came out to support Raeesah; Raeesah also apologised and released a statement stating that her intention was "never to cause social divisions but to raise awareness on minority issues", adding that she also regretted making her "insensitive" comments. Since the incident, many netizens labelled her actions as a political move by other parties and many residents criticises her while being investigated, with hashtags such as #IStandWithRaeesah were trending on Twitter. A Change.org petition was made on 6 July to let Raeesah campaign smoothly while conduct investigations only after the elections, which has since garnered over 18,500 signatures. On 7 July, the police revealed that they’re investigating the man who allegedly reported Raeesah over social media comments intended to wound religious and racial feelings.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC candidate Hany Soh Hui Bin fractured her left foot during a house visit in Woodgrove. She uploaded photos of herself bounded in a wheelchair and another photo of her left foot in a cast, and told media that she was determined to see as much residents as possible in other ways possible while having to reduce house visits in about four weeks. At 21:56, a netizen had lodged a police report against Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung for possibly abetting a primary school child to take part in election activities.This was presumably in relation to a three-minute video posted on Ong's Facebook page where Ong was having a dialogue with a young boy from Sembawang, the constituency he is contesting in. After he was informed the video violates election rules, Ong immediately took the video down, apologising for any inconvenience caused. Following the report against Ong, an anonymous police report was lodged against Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at 22:58 for his forum speech at the Nanyang Technological University on 28 March 2019, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds or religion or race and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, and the user cited its purpose is to be socially divisive and says he feels unsafe in Singapore as someone, including the succeeding Prime Minister, that came from a minority race, including references from Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. PAP has yet to release a statement.
6 July		The ELD made an announcement to advise candidates and parties to refrain shouting or drawing crowd unnecessarily as a COVID-19 safe distancing measure after a recent increase of imported and community cases over recent days and also the campaigning for West Coast GRC the previous day.
	Template:SG/PAP/logo	A netizen lodged a report against the People's Action Party's press statement, claiming that the PAP statement had promoted “enmity between different groups on grounds of religion or race under section 298A of the penal code”. In a statement on 8 July, the police have deemed that no offence has been committed by the PAP, after police reports were made against the party for its statement in regard to WP's candidate Raeesah Khan.
7 July	Template:SG/PAP/logo	The Singapore Police Force, after consulting with the Attorney-General's Chambers, has released a statement that "Mr Heng's remarks, in the context they were made, do not evidence any intent to wound anyone's racial feelings or promote enmity between different races,". Since news broke of the statement released by the police, netizens have spoken out about how they felt it was a racist statement.

Online e-rallies

In this election, e-rallies served as replacements to physical rallies, which were unavailable due to precautionary measures from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The contesting parties have taken to various social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, as well as media outlets like Singapore Press Holdings’ Chinese Media Group to deliver speeches, hold discussions and engage with voters. On 30 June, the ELD announced that ten different venues in Suntec Convention Centre would be made available daily for campaigning and live-streaming online rallies; applications to reserve one of the venues opened on Nomination Day after nominations had closed.

Political debate

Debates were live telecast on 1 July 2020. Two round table debates each airing for an hour were held with a moderator on the current issues in Singapore, broadcast in English at 8pm on Channel 5 and CNA938, and at 9pm in Chinese on Channel 8 and Capital 95.8FM. A rerun of the English broadcast was broadcast at 9pm on CNA. The candidates that participated in the debate were:

List of candidates participating in the live debate

Channel	Moderator	Participating parties
		PAP	PSP	WP	SDP
English	Jaime Ho	Vivian Balakrishnan	Francis Yuen	Jamus Lim	Chee Soon Juan
Chinese	Tung Soo Hua	Ong Ye Kung	Leong Mun Wai	Did not participate	Bryan Lim

Party political broadcasts

Similar to previous elections since 1980, parties who field at least six candidates for the election are eligible for participating in the party broadcast, with the allocated time depending on the number of participating candidates. The order of appearance is based on the number of candidates starting from the lowest.

Time allocated for political broadcast
Time allocated (minutes)	Participating parties
	PAP	NSP	PSP	PV	RP	SDP	WP
	13	3	5	3	2.5	3	4.5

Channels aired on broadcast

Language	Time	Channels aired
English	8pm	Channel 5, CNA938, CLASS 95, GOLD 905, cna.Asia, CNA YouTube, CNA Facebook, TODAY
	9pm	CNA
Chinese	8pm	Channel 8, Capital 958, 8world.com
	11.45pm	Channel U (11.30pm for second broadcast)
Malay	8.30pm	Suria, Warna 942 (8.35pm)
Tamil	9pm	Vasantham, Oli 968

List of candidates participating in the first broadcast (2 July)

Language	Participating parties (in order of appearance)
	RP	NSP	PV	SDP	WP	PSP	PAP
English	Charles Yeo	Spencer Ng	Michael Fang Amin	Chee Soon Juan	Pritam Singh	Tan Cheng Bock	Heng Swee Keat
Chinese	Darren Soh	Did not Participate	Michael Fang Amin	Khung Wai Yeen	Sylvia Lim	Hazel Poa	Chan Chun Sing
Malay	Noraini Yunus	Did not Participate	Nassir Ismail	Damanhuri Abas	Faisal Manap	Taufik Supan	Maliki Osman
Tamil	Did not Participate	Did not Participate	Vigneswari Ramachandran	Did not Participate	Did not Participate	Kala Manickam	S Iswaran

List of candidates participating in the second broadcast (9 July)

Language	Participating parties (in order of appearance)
	RP	NSP	PV	SDP	WP	PSP	PAP
English	Kenneth Jeyaretnam	Spencer Ng	Lim Tean	Paul Tambyah	Sylvia Lim	Tan Cheng Bock	Lee Hsien Loong
Chinese	Darren Soh	Spencer Ng	Michael Fang Amin	Bryan Lim	Dennis Tan	Tan Meng Wah	Lee Hsien Loong
Malay	Noraini Yunus	Ridzwan Mohammad	Nor Azlan Sulaiman	Damanhuri Abas	Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim	A’bas Bin Kasmani	Masagos Zulkifli
Tamil	Did not Participate	Did not Participate	Sivakumaran Chellappa	Did not Participate	Did not Participate	Kumaran Pillai	K Shanmugam

Note: Jeyaretnam recorded his speech in a hotel instead of at the studio while he was still serving his mandatory 14-day Stay Home Notice.

Constituency Political Broadcasts

In a historic first for elections, a new Constituency Political broadcast will be held between 3 and 8 July on 7pm every evening during the campaigning period. The allotted time for broadcast is three-minutes per candidate. The broadcasts are pre-recorded. The order of appearance begin with incumbent parties followed by opposing parties, and constituencies are ordered based on alphabetical order, with one GRC or two SMCs in one segment.

List of Constituency Political Broadcasts

Date	Participating constituencies (in order of appearance)	Remarks
3 July	Aljunied GRC Ang Mo Kio GRC Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC Bukit Batok SMC Bukit Panjang SMC	Only Charles Yeo and Noraini Yunus were present during the RP's broadcast for Ang Mo Kio GRC. Osman Sulaiman was absent during the SPP's broadcast for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC.
4 July	Chua Chu Kang GRC East Coast GRC Holland–Bukit Timah GRC Hong Koh North SMC Hougang SMC
5 July	Jalan Besar GRC Jurong GRC Kebun Baru SMC MacPherson SMC Marine Parade GRC
6 July	Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC Marymount SMC Mountbatten SMC Nee Soon GRC Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC	Broadcast began on 7.19pm and ended on 9.08pm, due to technical difficulties on Mediacorp's end. No commercials were aired between segments on that day.
7 July	Pioneer SMC Potong Pasir SMC Punggol West SMC Radin Mas SMC Sembawang GRC Sengkang GRC	Kumar Appavoo was absent during RP's broadcast for Radin Mas SMC (hence no RP broadcast was made). Ivan Yeo and Sebastian Teo were absent during the NSP's broadcast for Sembawang GRC.
8 July	Tampines GRC Tanjong Pagar GRC West Coast GRC Yio Chu Kang SMC Yuhua SMC

Incumbent/outgoing Members of Parliament (MPs)

Below is a summary for the political parties with parliamentary presence from GE2015.

New candidates

A list of 73 candidates contesting in the election for the first time, were reflected on the table. (Candidates running as independents do not have a party logo but have a different logo reflected in the party column).

Name	Age	Occupation	Party	Contested Constituency
Williamson Lee	40	Company vice-chairman	Template:SG/SPP/logo	Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC
Jose Raymond	49	Chief Strategy Officer, SW Singapore	Template:SG/SPP/logo	Potong Pasir SMC
Desmond Tan Kok Ming	50	Former chief executive, People's Association	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Edward Chia Bing Hui	36	Co-founder, Timbre Group	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
Nadia Ahmad Samdin	30	Associate director, TSMP Law Corporation	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Ang Mo Kio GRC
Hany Soh Hui Bin	33	Lawyer and Director, MSC Law Corporation	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC
Don Wee Boon Hong	43	Senior vice-president, United Overseas Bank	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Chua Chu Kang GRC
Fahmi Aliman	48	Deputy chief executive, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, and director, NTUC Administration and Research Unit	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Marine Parade GRC
Yip Hon Weng	43	Former group chief, Silver Generation Office at the Agency for Integrated Care	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Yio Chu Kang SMC
Tan Kiat How	42	Former IMDA chief executive and Founder, Silver Generation Office	Template:SG/PAP/logo	East Coast GRC
Tan See Leng	55	Former managing director and chief executive officer, IHH Healthcare	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Marine Parade GRC
Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim	39	Law firm, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Chua Chu Kang GRC
Ng Ling Ling	48	Former director, Ministry of Health's Office for Healthcare Transformation (community engagement)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Ang Mo Kio GRC
Derrick Goh Soon Hee	51	Head Managing Director, Group Audit at DBS Bank	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Nee Soon GRC
Poh Li San	45	Vice-President, Terminal 5 Planning of Changi East Development, Changi Airport Group	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Sembawang GRC
Yeo Wan Ling	44	Founder, Caregiver Group and Caregiver Asia	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Alvin Tan Sheng Hui	39	Industrial planner and head, LinkedIn	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Tanjong Pagar GRC
Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah	42	Senior Lecturer, Republic Polytechnic (Sports & Exercise Science at the School of Sports)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Jalan Besar GRC
Eric Chua Swee Leong	41	Former company chairman and Commander of the 3rd SCDF Division	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Tanjong Pagar GRC
Gan Siow Huang	46	Former air force brigadier-general and deputy CEO, National Trades Union Congress' Employment and Employability Institute	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Marymount SMC
Rachel Ong Sin Yen	47	Chief executive, Rohei	Template:SG/PAP/logo	West Coast GRC
Mohamed Sharael Taha	39	Vice-president, Singapore Aero Engine Services (strategy and project management office)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Alex Yeo Sheng Chye	41	Lawyer and Director, Niru & Co LLC	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Aljunied GRC
Raymond Lye Hoong Yip	54	Managing Partner, Union Law LLP	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Sengkang GRC
Mariam Jaafar	43	Managing director, Boston Consulting Group	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Sembawang GRC
Shawn Huang Wei Zhong	38	Director, Enterprise Development Group at Temasek Holdings	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Jurong GRC
Xie Yao Quan	35	Head of healthcare redesign, Alexandra Hospital, cousin of Ong Ye Kung	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Jurong GRC
Carrie Tan Hui Min	38	Founder, Daughters of Tomorrow	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Nee Soon GRC
Chan Hui Yuh	44	MRT train announcer and Marketing director, Jingslink Marketing	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Aljunied GRC
Nadarajah Loganathan	57	Adult educator and former SAF Lieutenant Colonel	Template:SG/PSP/logo	West Coast GRC
Wendy Low	43	Lawyer, Eldan Law LLP	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Tanjong Pagar GRC
Kumaran Pillai	49	CEO, Apple Seed	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Kebun Baru SMC
Damien Tay Chye Seng	51	Customer service manager	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Nee Soon GRC
Michael Chua Teck Leong	55	Business director and former Senior Lieutenant-Colonel	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Tanjong Pagar GRC
Lim Cher Hong	42	Author and chartered financial consultant, CHFC	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Pioneer SMC
Leong Mun Wai	60	Founder, Timbre Capita	Template:SG/PSP/logo	West Coast GRC
Terence Soon Jun Wei	29	Pilot, Singapore Airlines	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Tanjong Pagar GRC
Kala Manickam	52	Adult educator and Former platoon commander	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Nee Soon GRC
Jeffrey Khoo Poh Tiong	51	Chief marketing officer, APAC	Template:SG/PSP/logo	West Coast GRC
Abdul Rahman Mohamad	67	Consulting engineer, Institution of Fire Engineers UK	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Chua Chu Kang GRC
Tan Meng Wah	56	Associate professor, Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Chua Chu Kang GRC
Choo Shaun Ming	23	Undergraduate, National University of Singapore	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Chua Chu Kang GRC
Harish Pillay	60	Director, Red Hat	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Tanjong Pagar GRC
A’bas Kasmani	67	Senior trainer	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Tanjong Pagar GRC
Kayla Low Shu Yu	43	Chartered accountant	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Yio Chu Kang SMC
Francis Yuen Kin Pheng	67	Former SAF Lieutenant Colonel and Director, Huarui Aerosystems	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Chua Chu Kang GRC
Sri Nallakaruppan	56	IT professional and investment specialist	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Nee Soon GRC
Bradley Bowyer	53	Media consultant	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Nee Soon GRC
Taufik Supan	40	IT project manager	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Nee Soon GRC
Gigene Wong	54	Senior manager	Template:SG/PSP/logo	Hong Kah North SMC
Alfred Tan	54	Director, Kopi Ong	Template:SG/SDP/logo	Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
Min Cheong	35	Marketing and communications professional	Template:SG/SDP/logo	Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
Robin Low	45	Entrepreneur, Industrial & Services Co-Operative Society Ltd (ISCOS)	Template:SG/SDP/logo	Yuhua SMC
Liyana Dhamirah	33	Business Operations Specialist, Catalyse Consulting	Template:SG/RDU/logo	Jurong GRC
Nicholas Tang Jian Ye	28	Legal engineer, Pinsent Masons MPillay LLP	Template:SG/RDU/logo	Jurong GRC
Charles Yeo Yao Hui	30	Criminal defence lawyer	Template:SG/RP/logo	Ang Mo Kio GRC
Raeesah Begum Farid Khan	26	Activist and founder, Reyna Movement	Template:SG/WP/logo	Sengkang GRC
Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui	44	Associate professor of economics, ESSEC Business School, Asia-Pacific	Template:SG/WP/logo	Sengkang GRC
Louis Chua Kheng Wee	33	Equity Research Analyst, Credit Suisse	Template:SG/WP/logo	Sengkang GRC
Muhammad Azhar Abdul Latip	34	Gig economy worker and Grab driver	Template:SG/WP/logo	Marine Parade GRC
Nathaniel Koh Kim Kui	36	IT professional	Template:SG/WP/logo	Marine Parade GRC
Tan Chen Chen	38	Contracts administrator	Template:SG/WP/logo	Punggol West SMC
Muhammad Fadli Mohammed Fawzi	45	Lawyer, Inkwell Law Corporation	Template:SG/WP/logo	Marine Parade GRC
Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim	54	Former researcher	Template:SG/WP/logo	East Coast GRC
Sivakumaran Chellappa	57	Educator	Template:SG/PV/logo	Mountbatten SMC
Nor Azlan Bin Sulaiman	49	Certifier, Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS)	Template:SG/PV/logo	Jalan Besar GRC
Michael Fang Amin	43	Medical administrator and entrepreneur	Template:SG/PV/logo	Jalan Besar GRC
Leong Sze Hian	66	Blogger and financial adviser	Template:SG/PV/logo	Jalan Besar GRC
Mohamed Nassir Ismail	63	Freelance economics lecturer	Template:SG/PV/logo	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Prabu Ramachandran	31	Business financial manager	Template:SG/PV/logo	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Jireh Lim Kay Cheow	61	Private-hire driver	Template:SG/PV/logo	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Kelvin Ong	34	Operation Manager	Template:SG/SDA/logo	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Kuswadi Atnawi	57	Electrical engineer	Template:SG/SDA/logo	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC
Cheang Peng Wah		Business consultant		Pioneer SMC

Outgoing MPs

The list of 23 MPs who are not seeking re-election are reflected in the table.

Name	Constituency (Division)	Party	Highest attained portfolio during the 13th Parliament of Singapore	Date announced	Remarks
Yaacob Ibrahim	Jalan Besar GRC (Kolam Ayer)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Former Cabinet Minister (Communications and Information/Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and Cyber Security)	23 June 2020
Goh Chok Tong	Marine Parade GRC (Marine Parade)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Emeritus Senior Minister	25 June 2020	Secretary-General for the party (1992–2004) & second Prime Minister (1990-2004)
Low Thia Khiang	Aljunied GRC (Bedok Reservoir-Punggol)	Template:SG/WP/logo	Member of Parliament/Former Leader of the Opposition	25 June 2020	Secretary-General for the party (2001–18)
Chen Show Mao	Aljunied GRC (Paya Lebar)	Template:SG/WP/logo	Member of Parliament	25 June 2020
Png Eng Huat	Hougang SMC	Template:SG/WP/logo	Member of Parliament	25 June 2020
Khaw Boon Wan	Sembawang GRC (Sembawang)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport	26 June 2020
Charles Chong	Punggol East SMC	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Deputy Speaker	27 June 2020	Chong's ward was absorbed into Sengkang GRC.
Ong Teng Koon	Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC (Woodgrove)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	28 June 2020
Sam Tan	Radin Mas SMC	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Minister of State (Foreign Affairs/Social and Family Development)	29 June 2020
Chia Shi-Lu	Tanjong Pagar GRC (Queenstown)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	29 June 2020
Lily Neo	Jalan Besar GRC (Kreta Ayer - Kim Seng)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	29 June 2020
Lee Bee Wah	Nee Soon GRC (Nee Soon South)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	29 June 2020
Fatimah Lateef	Marine Parade GRC (Geylang Serai)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	30 June 2020
Zainal Sapari	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris East)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	30 June 2020
Lim Hng Kiang	West Coast GRC (Telok Blangah)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Former Cabinet Minister (Trade and Industry)	30 June 2020
Lee Yi Shyan	East Coast GRC (Kampong Chai Chee)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	30 June 2020
Lim Swee Say	East Coast GRC (Bedok)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Former Cabinet Minister (Manpower)	30 June 2020
Teo Ho Pin	Bukit Panjang SMC	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Mayor (North West CDC)	30 June 2020
Teo Ser Luck	Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Sengkang Central)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Former Mayor (North East CDC) and Minister of State (Manpower/Trade & Industry)	30 June 2020	Teo's ward was absorbed into Sengkang GRC.
Cedric Foo	Pioneer SMC	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	30 June 2020
Intan Azura Mokhtar	Ang Mo Kio GRC (Jalan Kayu)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	30 June 2020
Ang Hin Kee	Ang Mo Kio GRC (Cheng San-Seletar)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	30 June 2020
Yee Chia Hsing	Chua Chu Kang GRC (Nanyang)	Template:SG/PAP/logo	Member of Parliament	30 June 2020	Portions of Yee's ward are absorbed into neighboring Hong Kah North SMC and West Coast GRC.

Results

Polls closed at 10pm, and vote counting will begin. The results will be announced by the Returning Officer Tan Meng Dui, who is also CEO of the National Environment Agency.

Similar to the 2015 Singaporean general election and 2016 by-election, sample counts were released by the Elections Department prior to the announcement of the actual results to prevent any unnecessary speculation or reliance on unofficial sources of information while counting is still under way.

Summary

Single Member Constituencies

Candidates and results of 2020 Singaporean general election
Division	Seat	Voters	Party	Candidate(s)	Votes	Votes %	Sample counts %
Bukit Batok SMC	1	29,950	Template:SG/SDP	Chee Soon Juan		0.00 / 100	43 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Murali Pillai		0.00 / 100	57 / 100
Bukit Panjang SMC	1	35,497	Template:SG/PAP	Liang Eng Hwa		0.00 / 100	56 / 100
			Template:SG/SDP	Paul Tambyah		0.00 / 100	44 / 100
Hong Kah North SMC	1	28,071	Template:SG/PAP	Amy Khor Lean Suan		0.00 / 100	63 / 100
			Template:SG/PSP	Gigene Wong		0.00 / 100	37 / 100
Hougang SMC	1	26,468	Template:SG/PAP	Lee Hong Chuang		0.00 / 100	42 / 100
			Template:SG/WP	Dennis Tan Lip Fong		0.00 / 100	58 / 100
Kebun Baru SMC	1	22,653	Template:SG/PSP	Kumaran Pillai		0.00 / 100	32 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Henry Kwek		0.00 / 100	68 / 100
MacPherson SMC	1	28,564	Template:SG/PPP	Goh Meng Seng		0.00 / 100	27 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Tin Pei Ling		0.00 / 100	73 / 100
Marymount SMC	1	23,444	Template:SG/PSP	Ang Yong Guan		0.00 / 100	46 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Gan Siow Huang		0.00 / 100	54 / 100
Mountbatten SMC	1	24,267	Template:SG/PAP	Lim Biow Chuan		0.00 / 100	75 / 100
			Template:SG/PV	Sivakumaran Chellappa		0.00 / 100	25 / 100
Pioneer SMC	1	24,672	Independent	Cheang Peng Wah		0.00 / 100	2 / 100
			Template:SG/PSP	Lim Cher Hong		0.00 / 100	32 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Patrick Tay		0.00 / 100	66 / 100
Potong Pasir SMC	1	19,740	Template:SG/SPP	Jose Raymond		0.00 / 100	39 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Sitoh Yih Pin		0.00 / 100	61 / 100
Punggol West SMC	1	26,579	Template:SG/PAP	Sun Xueling		0.00 / 100	65 / 100
			Template:SG/WP	Tan Chen Chen		0.00 / 100	35 / 100
Radin Mas SMC	1	24,980	Template:SG/RP	Kumar Appavoo		0.00 / 100	24 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Melvin Yong		0.00 / 100	76 / 100
Yio Chu Kang SMC	1	26,005	Template:SG/PSP	Kayla Low		0.00 / 100	39 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Yip Hon Weng		0.00 / 100	61 / 100
Yuhua SMC	1	21,376	Template:SG/PAP	Grace Fu Hai Yien		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
			Template:SG/SDP	Robin Low		0.00 / 100	0 / 100

4-member Group Representation Constituencies

Candidates and results of 2020 Singaporean general election
Division	Seats	Voters	Party	Candidate(s)	Votes	Votes %	Sample counts %
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC	4	101,366	Template:SG/PAP	Ng Eng Hen Chee Hong Tat Saktiandi Supaat Chong Kee Hiong		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
			Template:SG/SPP	Steve Chia Osman Sulaiman Melvyn Chiu Williamson Lee		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
Chua Chu Kang GRC	4	106,693	Template:SG/PSP	Francis Yuen Kin Pheng Tan Meng Wah Choo Shaun Ming Abdul Rahman Mohamad		0.00 / 100	41 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Gan Kim Yong Low Yen Ling Don Wee Boon Hong Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim		0.00 / 100	59 / 100
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC	4	115,012	Template:SG/SDP	James Gomez Min Cheong Alfred Tan Tan Jee Say		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Vivian Balakrishnan Sim Ann Christopher de Souza Edward Chia		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
Jalan Besar GRC	4	107,936	Template:SG/PV	Lim Tean Leong Sze Hian Nor Azlan Sulaiman Michael Fang Amin		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Josephine Teo Heng Chee How Denise Phua Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC	4	117,176	Template:SG/SDP	Bryan Lim Damanhuri Abas Benjamin Pwee Khung Wai Yeen		0.00 / 100	36 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Lawrence Wong Alex Yam Zaqy Mohamad Hany Soh Hui Bin		0.00 / 100	64 / 100
Sengkang GRC	4	120,166	Template:SG/PAP	Ng Chee Meng Lam Pin Min Amrin Amin Raymond Lye Hoong Yip		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
			Template:SG/WP	He Ting Ru Louis Chua Jamus Lim Raeesah Khan		0.00 / 100	0 / 100

5-member Group Representation Constituencies

Candidates and results of 2020 Singaporean general election
Division	Seats	Voters	Party	Candidate(s)	Votes	Votes %	Sample counts
Aljunied GRC	5	151,007	Template:SG/PAP	Victor Lye Thiam Fatt Alex Yeo Sheng Chye Chan Hui Yuh Chua Eng Leong Shamsul Kamar		0.00 / 100	40 / 100
			Template:SG/WP	Pritam Singh Sylvia Lim Muhamad Faisal Manap Gerald Giam Leon Perera		0.00 / 100	60 / 100
Ang Mo Kio GRC	5	185,465	Template:SG/PAP	Lee Hsien Loong Darryl David Gan Thiam Poh Ng Ling Ling Nadia Samdin		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
			Template:SG/RP	Kenneth Jeyaretnam Andy Zhu Noraini Yunus Charles Yeo Darren Soh		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
East Coast GRC	5	121,772	Template:SG/WP	Kenneth Foo Seck Guan Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Terence Tan Dylan Ng Nicole Seah		0.00 / 100	46 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Heng Swee Keat Maliki Osman Tan Kiat How Cheryl Chan Wei Ling Jessica Tan Soon Neo		0.00 / 100	54 / 100
Jurong GRC	5	131,234	Template:SG/PAP	Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tan Wu Meng Rahayu Mahzam Shawn Huang Wei Zhong Xie Yao Quan		0.00 / 100	75 / 100
			Template:SG/RDU	Michelle Lee Ravi Philemon Nicholas Tang Liyana Dhamirah Alec Tok		0.00 / 100	25 / 100
Marine Parade GRC	5	139,738	Template:SG/WP	Ron Tan Jun Yen Yee Jenn Jong Nathaniel Koh Kim Kui Muhammad Fadli Bin Mohammed Fawzi Muhammad Azhar Bin Abdul Latip		0.00 / 100	43 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Tan Chuan-Jin Edwin Tong Seah Kian Peng Tan See Leng Mohd Fahmi Aliman		0.00 / 100	57 / 100
Nee Soon GRC	5	147,047	Template:SG/PSP	Kala Manickam Taufik Supan Bradley Bowyer Sri Nallakaruppan Damien Tay		0.00 / 100	39 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	K. Shanmugam Carrie Tan Derrick Goh Louis Ng Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim		0.00 / 100	61 / 100
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC	5	166,587	Template:SG/SDA	Desmond Lim Abu Mohamed Halminder Pal Singh Kelvin Ong Kuswadi Atnawi		0.00 / 100	63 / 100
			Template:SG/PV	Jireh Lim Prabu Ramachandran Mohamed Nassir Ismail Goh Keow Wah Vigneswari Ramachandran		0.00 / 100	25 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Teo Chee Hean Janil Puthucheary Mohamed Sharael Taha Teo Wan Ling Desmond Tan Kok Ming		0.00 / 100	12 / 100
Sembawang GRC	5	147,876	Template:SG/PAP	Ong Ye Kung Vikram Nair Lim Wee Kiak Poh Li San Mariam Jaafar		0.00 / 100	69 / 100
			Template:SG/NSP	Spencer Ng Sathin Ravindran Ivan Yeo Tiong Boon Sebastian Teo Yadzeth Hairis		0.00 / 100	31 / 100
Tampines GRC	5	151,708	Template:SG/PAP	Masagos Zulkifli Baey Yam Keng Desmond Choo Cheng Li Hui Koh Poh Koon		0.00 / 100	67 / 100
			Template:SG/NSP	Reno Fong Mohd Ridzwan Mohammad Yeo Ren-Yuan Choong Hon Heng Vincent Ng		0.00 / 100	33 / 100
Tanjong Pagar GRC	5	134,642	Template:SG/PSP	Wendy Low Harish Pillay Michael Chua A’bas Kasmani Terence Soon		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
			Template:SG/PAP	Chan Chun Sing Indranee Rajah Joan Pereira Eric Chua Swee Leong Alvin Tan Sheng Hui		0.00 / 100	0 / 100
West Coast GRC	5	146,251	Template:SG/PAP	S. Iswaran Desmond Lee Foo Mee Har Rachel Ong Sin Yen Ang Wei Neng		0.00 / 100	52 / 100
			Template:SG/PSP	Tan Cheng Bock Hazel Poa Nadarajah Loganathan Jeffrey Khoo Leong Mun Wai		0.00 / 100	48 / 100

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Malaysia: In an interview with Asia Times, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that he hoped that there would be "change" in Singapore after the election. He also expressed hope that Singapore could undergo an "unprecedented" regime change similar to Malaysia in the 2018 Malaysian general election. During the ongoing 2020 Malaysian political crisis, deputy president of the United Malays National Organisation, Mohamad Hasan, said that the current Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Yassin, should follow Singapore and call for a snap election before the Parliament of Malaysia is able to reconvene in July.

See also

• Constituencies of Singapore
• Elections in Singapore
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
• List of political parties in Singapore