Pre–election day events of the Singaporean general election, 2011

Nomination

New candidates

Singapore Democratic Party

People's Action Party

Retiring politicians

All politicians who were retiring or stepping down from their seats were from the PAP.

Staking claims

Soon after the announcement of the new electoral boundaries, various opposition parties indicated their intent to contest, subject to negotiations between political parties to avoid three-cornered fights. The parties declaring an interest to contest each constituency and their nomination status is reflected below.

Nominations by various opposition parties as on nomination day on 27 April 2011. Banded shading indicates constituencies with three-party contests. There was no contest in Tanjong Pagar after the opposition team intending to submit a nomination were disqualified.

Group Representation Constituencies

Announced candidates of Singapore general election, 2011
Division Seats Voters Political Party Candidate(s) Nomination status Notes
Aljunied GRC 5 143,148 People's Action Party George Yeo
Lim Hwee Hua
Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed
Cynthia Phua
Ong Ye Kung
NominatedOng Ye Kung was a new candidate, while the rest were incumbents.
Workers' Party Low Thia Khiang
Lim Swee Lian Sylvia
Chen Show Mao
Pritam Singh
Muhamad Faisal Manap
NominatedChen Show Mao, Pritam Singh and Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap were new candidates. Sylvia Lim contested in Aljunied in 2006, while Low Thia Khiang was an incumbent in Hougang.
Ang Mo Kio GRC 6 179,071 People's Action Party Lee Hsien Loong
Yeo Guat Kwang
Inderjit Singh
Seng Han Thong
Ang Hin Kee
Intan Azura Mokhtar
Nominated
Reform Party Alex Tan Zhixiang
Arthero Lim Tung Hee
Vignes Ramachandran
Lim Zi Rui
Mansor Rahman
Osman Sulaiman
Nominated
Singapore Democratic Party NA Expressed interest, but withdrew In favor of RP
Singapore People's Party Alex Tan Zhixiang
Others unannounced
Withdrew interest[11] In favor of RP. Alex Tan, later "loaned" to the RP, had wanted the SPP to contest the GRC.
Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC 5 122,492 People's Action Party Wong Kan Seng,
Ng Eng Hen,
Josephine Teo Li Min,
Hri Kumar,
Zainudin Nordin
Nominated
Singapore People's Party Chiam See Tong
Benjamin Pwee
Wilfred Leung
Jimmy Lee
Mohamad Hamim Aliyas
Nominated
Reform Party NAWithdrew interest[12] In favour of SPP
Singapore Democratic Alliance NA Withdrawn[13] In favour of SPP
Singapore Democratic Party NA Expressed interest,[13] but has withdrawn In favor of SPP
Socialist Front NAWithdrew from elections
Chua Chu Kang GRC 5 158,648 National Solidarity Party Teo Kway Huang Sebastian
Tan Lay Thiam Tony
Poa Koon Koon Hazel
Nor Lella Mardiiiah Mohamed
Jeisilan Sivalingam
Nominated
People's Action Party Gan Kim Yong
Alvin Yeo
Zaqy Mohamad
Alex Yam
Low Yen Ling
Nominated
Reform Party NAWithdrew interest[12] In favour of NSP
East Coast GRC 5 120,324 People's Action Party Lim Swee Say
Maliki Osman
Lee Yi Shyan
Jessica Tan
Raymond Lim
Nominated
Workers' Party Eric Tan Heng Chong
Png Eng Huat
Glenda Han
Gerald Giam
Mohamed Fazli Bin Talip
Nominated
Holland-Bukit Timah GRC 4 91,607 People's Action Party Vivian Balakrishnan
Christopher de Souza
Liang Eng Hwa
Sim Ann
Nominated
Singapore Democratic Party Tan Jee Say
Ang Yong Guan
Vincent Wijeysingha
Michelle Lee
Nominated
Jurong GRC 5 125,276 National Solidarity Party Neo Ting Wei Christopher
Abdul Rasheed
Ong Beng Soon Elvin
Ong Hock Siong
Noraini Yunus
Nominated
People's Action Party Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Halimah Bte Yacob
Ang Wei Neng
Desmond Lee
David Ong
Nominated
Reform Party NAWithdrew interest[12]In favour of NSP
Marine Parade GRC 5 154,451 National Solidarity Party Cheo Chai Chen
Ivan Yeo Tiong Boon
Abdul Salim Harun
Spencer Ng Chung Hon
Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling
Nominated
People's Action Party Goh Chok Tong
Tan Chuan Jin
Fatimah Lateef
Seah Kian Peng
Tin Pei Ling[14]
Nominated
Democratic Progressive Party NA Withdrew from elections Did not appear on nomination day and probably in favor of NSP
Moulmein-Kallang GRC 4 87,595 People's Action Party Lui Tuck Yew
Yaacob Ibrahim
Denise Phua Lay Peng
Edwin Tong
Nominated
Workers' Party Mohd Rahizan
Toh Hong Boon
L Somasundram
Freida Chan
Nominated
National Solidarity Party NAWithdrew interest[15] In favour of WP
Nee Soon GRC 5 148,290 People's Action Party K Shanmugam
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
Lee Bee Wah
Lim Wee Kiak
Patrick Tay Teck Guan[16]
Nominated
Workers' Party John Yam
Angela Oon
Sajeev
Watson Chong
Poh Lee Guan
Nominated
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC 6 168,971 People's Action Party Teo Chee Hean
Teo Ser Luck
Penny Low
Janil Puthucheary
Gan Thiam Poh
Zainal Bin Sapari
Nominated
Singapore Democratic Alliance Harminder Pal Singh
Sidney Soon
Jeffrey Lim
Noraine Anabi
Tony Tan
Mohammad Shafni Ahmad
Nominated
Workers' Party NA Expressed interest,[17] but has withdrawn In favor of SDA
Sembawang GRC 5 142,459 People's Action Party Khaw Boon Wan
Ellen Lee
Hawazi Daipi
Ong Teng Koon
Vikram Nair
Nominated
Singapore Democratic Party James Gomez
John Tan
Jarrod Luo Jie
Mohd Isa Abdul Aziz
Sadasivam Veriyah
Nominated
Tampines GRC 5 137,532 National Solidarity Party Goh Meng Seng
Reno Fong Chin Leong
Syafarin Sarif
Raymond Lim Peng Ann
Gilbert Goh
Nominated
People's Action Party Mah Bow Tan
Ng Phek Hoong Irene
Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad
Baey Yam Keng
Heng Swee Keat
NominatedBaey Yam Keng replaced Steve Tan Peng Hoe on nomination day when the latter pulled out for "personal reasons".[18]
Tanjong Pagar GRC 5 139,771 People's Action Party Lee Kuan Yew
Lily Neo
Chia Shi-Lu
Indranee Thurai Rajah
Chan Chun Sing
Uncontested Walkover Chia Shi-Lu replaced Baey Yam Keng on nomination day.[18]
Democratic Progressive Party NA Expressed interest[19] Withdrew from elections (Did not appear on nomination day)
Independents Ng Teck Siong
Lim Mie
Ng Pian Ying
Abdullah Salam
Nazem Suki
Disqualified by the Elections Department Submitted nomination forms 35 seconds late[20]
West Coast GRC 5 121,045 People's Action Party Lim Hng Kiang
Fong Jen Arthur
S Iswaran
Foo Mee Har
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai
Nominated
Reform Party Kenneth Jeyaretnam
Frankie Low
Andy Zhu
Kumar Appavoo
Ho Soak Harn
Nominated

Single Member Constituencies

Announced candidates of Singapore general election, 2011
Division Seats Voters Political Party Candidate(s) Nomination status Notes
Bukit Panjang SMC 1 33,053 People's Action Party Teo Ho Pin Nominated Incumbent
Singapore Democratic Party Alec Tok Nominated
Hong Kah North SMC 1 27,701 People's Action Party Amy Khor Lean Suan Nominated Incumbent for Hong Kah North ward which was part of Hong Kah GRC
Reform Party NAWithdrew interest[21]In favour of SPP
Singapore People's Party Sin Kek Tong Nominated
Hougang SMC 1 24,560 People's Action Party Desmond Choo Pey Ching Nominated New candidate
Workers' Party Yaw Shin Leong NominatedContested in Ang Mo Kio in 2006. Replaced incumbent Low Thia Khiang, who contested in Aljunied
Joo Chiat SMC 1 22,069 Independent Andrew Kuan[22] Withdrew interest[23] In favour of WP
People's Action Party Chong You Fook Charles[24] NominatedFrom Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC; incumbent Chan Soo Sen retired.
Workers' Party Yee Jen Jong Nominated
Mountbatten SMC 1 23,731 National Solidarity Party Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss Nominated
People's Action Party Lim Biow Chuan Nominated
Singapore Democratic Alliance NA Withdrew interest[25] In favor of NSP
Socialist Front NAWithdrew from elections
Independent Kannappan Chettiar Withdrew from elections[26]In favour of NSP
Independent Boon Suan Ban Withdrew from electionsDid not submit political donation form on time[26]
Independent Zeng Guo Yuan Withdrew from electionsTore up nomination papers on nomination day[26]
Pioneer SMC 1 25,745 National Solidarity Party Steve Chia Kiah Hong Nominated[27]
People's Action Party Cedric Foo Nominated Incumbent for Pioneer ward which was part of West Coast GRC
Reform Party NAWithdrew interest[12] In favour of NSP
Potong Pasir SMC 1 17,327 Singapore People's PartyLina Chiam Nominated Incumbent Chiam See Tong's wife, the former contesting in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
People's Action Party Sitoh Yih Pin Nominated
Punggol East SMC 1 33,281 People's Action Party Michael Palmer Nominated Incumbent for Punggol East ward which was part of Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Singapore Democratic Alliance Desmond Lim Nominated
Workers' Party Lee Li Lian Nominated
Radin Mas SMC 1 31,014 National Solidarity Party Yip Yew Weng Nominated
People's Action Party Sam Tan Chin Siong Nominated Incumbent for Radin Mas ward which was part of Tanjong Pagar GRC
Reform Party NAWithdrew interest[12] In favour of NSP/SDA
Singapore Democratic Alliance Mohd Nazem Suki[28] Announced candidate withdrawn[29] In favour of NSP
Socialist Front NAWithdrew from elections
Sengkang West SMC 1 26,882 People's Action Party Lam Pin Min Nominated Incumbent for Sengkang West ward which was part of Ang Mo Kio GRC
People's Liberal Democratic Party Ooi Boon Ewe Withdrew from elections Unable to get his assentors on the nomination day
Singapore Democratic Alliance Ismail Yaacob Announced candidate withdrawn[29] In favour of WP
Workers' Party Koh Choong Yong Nominated
Whampoa SMC 1 21,631 National Solidarity Party Ken Sun Nominated
People's Action Party Heng Chee How Nominated Incumbent for Whampoa ward which was part of Jalan Besar GRC
Singapore Democratic Party NAWithdrew interest[30] In favour of NSP
Workers' Party NA Withdrew interest[31] In favour of NSP
Yuhua SMC 1 23,199 National Solidarity Party NAWithdrew interest[15] In favour of SDP
People's Action Party Grace Fu Nominated Incumbent for Yuhua ward which was part of Jurong GRC
Reform Party NAWithdrew interest[21]In favour of SDP
Singapore Democratic Party Teo Soh Lung Nominated

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