Ne sharing elections (term 2) 3 may 2011
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General Elections2011
What is an election?
• In an election, the citizens of a country vote for people to represent their interests in the government.
Who can vote?
• Singapore citizens who are at least 21 years old
• It is compulsory to vote
Map of Electoral Divisions
What is GRC or SMC?
• GRC = Group Representation Constituency
(about 4 – 6 people or seats)
• SMC = Single Member Constituency
A Party
Candidate
LEADER
Candidate Candidate Candidate
Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate
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Candidate
CandidateCandidateCandidate
The PartiesPeople’s Action Party
Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Worker’s Party
Mr Low Thia Khiang
Singapore Democratic Party
Mr Chee Soon Juan
Singapore People’s Party
Mr Chiam See Tong
The PartiesReform Party
Mr Kenneth Andrew Jeyaretnam
National Solidarity Party
Mr Goh Meng Seng
• Areas that are contested require residents to vote
People’s Action PartyWorker’s Party
Singapore Democratic Party
Three-cornered fight
Before the election
• A political party may send candidates to take part in an election
- May visit homes- May give out pamphlets- May give speeches to explain their plans on what they would do for the people
• Cooling day before the election
Vote for us!
CandidateCandidate
On the day of the election
• Polling day (7 May 2011) • A public holiday
• Voters go to a polling station to vote• Their votes are secret
After the election
• The political party with the most number of elected candidates wins the election and forms the government.
• They will serve in the Parliament for 5 years.
For example:
• The leader of that political party becomes the leader of the government.
• He chooses some elected members of his party to take charge of different areas of responsibility in the government.
• 87 seats in this election. 82 seats are being contested (with 1 walkover)