Singaporean general election, 2001
- Singaporean general election, 2001
Infobox Election
election_name = Singaporean general election, 2001
country = Singapore
type = parliamentary
ongoing = no
previous_election = Singaporean general election, 1997
previous_year = 1997
next_election = Singaporean general election, 2006
next_year = 2006
seats_for_election = All 84 seats to the Parliament of Singapore
election_date = November 3, 2001
leader1 = Goh Chok Tong
leader_since1 = 1992
party1 = People's Action Party
leaders_seat1 = Marine Parade GRC
last_election1 = 81 seats, 65.0%
seats1 = 82
seat_change1 = +1
popular_vote1 = 470,765
percentage2 = 75.30%
swing1 = +10.3%
leader2 = Chiam See Tong
leader_since2 = 2001
party2 = Singapore Democratic Alliance
leaders_seat2 = Potong Pasir SMC
last_election2 = –
seats2 = 1+NCMP
seat_change2 = –
popular_vote2 = 75,248
percentage2 = 12.0%
swing2 = –
leader3 = Low Thia Khiang
leader_since3 = 2001
party3 = Workers' Party of Singapore
leaders_seat3 = Hougang SMC
last_election3 = 1 seat+NCMP, 14.2%
seats3 = 1
seat_change3 = –
popular_vote3 = 3.0%
percentage3 = 12.99%
swing3 = -11.2%
title = PM
before_election = Goh Chok Tong
after_election = Goh Chok Tong
before_party = People's Action Party
after_party = People's Action PartyThe Singapore parliamentary general elections of 2001 were held on 3 November. The People's Action Party, the incumbent ruling party, won 82 out of 84 seats in the election, including 55 walkovers. Due to the large number of uncontested seats, only 675,306 of the 2,036,923 eligible voters (33.2%) actually voted.
ee also
*list of Singaporean electoral divisions
References
*"Hsien Loong: Election soon". (Nov. 8, 2005). "New Straits Times", p. 31.
External links
* [http://www.elections.gov.sg Singapore Elections Webpage]
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