Singapore 2001 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
Parliament
|
|
Date of Election
|
November
3, 2001
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
84
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| People's
Action Party (PAP) |
82
|
75.3%
|
| Workers'
Party (WP) |
1
|
-
|
| Singapore
People's Party (SPP) |
1
|
-
|
* In accordance with
a constitutional provision that the Parliament contain at least 3 members
from opposition parties, a second Workers' Party representative was named
to the body.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 2000-02, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 2003.
# Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections
in Singapore). [Internet]. 6 December 2001.
| Population
Size |
-
|
| Registered
Voters |
675
306
|
|
Total Votes
|
638
903 **
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
94.61%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
2.1%
|
** Votes from 13 contested
constituencies out of 23 electoral divisions.
Source: Voter
Turnout: Singapore. [Internet]. International IDEA. 5 December 2001. |
