These are the events concerning the 2011 Singaporean general election which occurred before the polling day on 7 May 2011.
A total of 78 candidates were brand-new to this election, among which 54 were from six participating opposition parties and 24 were from the ruling People's Action Party.
| Name | Age | Occupation | Party | Contested Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Chief executive, NTUC e2i | PAP | Ang Mo Kio GRC | ||
| 44 | Vice-president, SBS Transit West District | PAP | Jurong GRC | ||
| 56 | Consultant Psychiatrist, Paragon Medical | SDP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | ||
| 42 | Former SAF Chief of Army | PAP | Tanjong Pagar GRC | ||
| 35 | Senior Medical Social Worker | WP | Moulmein–Kallang GRC | ||
| 50 | Corporate Lawyer and Former Infantry Commander | WP | Aljunied GRC | ||
| 40 | PAP | Tanjong Pagar GRC | |||
| 51 | Managing director | WP | Nee Soon GRC | ||
| 48 | NSP | Mountbatten SMC | |||
| 33 | PAP | Hougang SMC | |||
| 45 | Banker, Standard Chartered Bank | PAP | West Coast GRC | ||
| 48 | Banker, DBS | PAP | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | ||
| 33 | Senior IT Consultant | WP | East Coast GRC | ||
| 49 | Activist | NSP | Tampines GRC | ||
| 39 | Speaker | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | ||
| 50 | PAP | Tampines GRC | |||
| 29 | Marketing Manager | RP | West Coast GRC | ||
| 35 | PAP | Ang Mo Kio GRC | |||
| 39 | PAP | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | |||
| 41 | Process Manager | NSP | Chua Chu Kang GRC | ||
| 52 | RP | West Coast GRC | |||
| 38 | Technology Consultant, Ruckus Wireless Singapore | WP | Sengkang West SMC | ||
| 43 | Businessman | RP | West Coast GRC | ||
| 47 | WP | Moulmein–Kallang GRC | |||
| 35 | Private Lecturer | SDP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | ||
| 32 | WP | Punggol East SMC | |||
| 65 | Image Consultant | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | ||
| 35 | PAP | Jurong GRC | |||
| 35 | Firm Owner | SPP | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | ||
| 36 | Design Manager | SPP | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | ||
| 35 | Senior Analyst | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | ||
| 24 | Student | RP | Ang Mo Kio GRC | ||
| 62 | SPP | Potong Pasir SMC | |||
| 51 | Businessman | RP | West Coast GRC | ||
| 37 | PAP | Chua Chu Kang GRC | |||
| 26 | Entrepreneur | SDP | Sembawang GRC | ||
| 29 | Finance Adviser | WP | East Coast GRC | ||
| 35 | Freelance Counselor | WP | Aljunied GRC | ||
| 33 | Marketing Executive | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | ||
| 31 | Company Director | NSP | Marine Parade GRC | ||
| 37 | Business Consultant | NSP | Chua Chu Kang GRC | ||
| 42 | Telemarketer | NSP | Jurong GRC | ||
| 49 | Managing director, RedDot Publishing | PAP | Jurong GRC | ||
| 34 | PAP | Sembawang GRC | |||
| 42 | Assistant Secretary-General, NTUC, Chairman and Executive Secretary; son of former Barisan Sosialis MP Ong Lian Ten[1] | PAP | Aljunied GRC | ||
| 32 | Researcher | WP | Nee Soon GRC | ||
| 36 | Human Resource Supervisor | RP | Ang Mo Kio GRC | ||
| 41 | NSP | Chua Chu Kang GRC | |||
| 49 | Company Director | WP | East Coast GRC | ||
| 34 | SMU Law Postgraduate and Former SAF Officer | WP | Aljunied GRC | ||
| 43 | Former Civil Servant and Managing Director | SPP | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | ||
| 27 | Activist | NSP | Tampines GRC | ||
| 24 | Activist and Advertising Executive, Starcom MediaVest Group | NSP | Marine Parade GRC | ||
| 58 | Former Teacher, Unionist and former PAP Member | SDP | Sembawang GRC | ||
| 41 | Businessman | WP | Nee Soon GRC | ||
| 54 | Businessman | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | ||
| Sim Ann | 36 | Director, National Population Secretariat | PAP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | |
| 35 | Project Manager | NSP | Tampines GRC | ||
| Tan Chuan-Jin | 42 | Former SAF Officer | PAP | Marine Parade GRC | |
| 57 | SDP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | |||
| 34 | Firm Owner | SDA | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | ||
| 41 | NSP | Chua Chu Kang GRC | |||
| 49 | Social Psychologist | SDP | Sembawang GRC | ||
| 23 | Activist and Financial Advisor | RP (SPP) | Ang Mo Kio GRC | ||
| 40 | Trade Unionist | PAP | Nee Soon GRC | ||
| 62 | Former Lawyer | SDP | Yuhua SMC | ||
| 27 | PAP | Marine Parade GRC | |||
| 30 | Senior Research Officer | WP | Moulmein–Kallang GRC | ||
| 46 | Artistic Director, One Kind Theatre LLC | SDP | Bukit Panjang SMC | ||
| 42 | PAP | Moulmein–Kallang GRC | |||
| 29 | Pre-School Teacher | RP | Ang Mo Kio GRC | ||
| 33 | PAP | Sembawang GRC | |||
| 41 | Executive Director, Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) | SDP | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | ||
| 39 | PAP | West Coast GRC | |||
| 49 | Business Consultant | WP | Nee Soon GRC | ||
| 30 | NTUC Activist | PAP | Chua Chu Kang GRC | ||
| 46 | Entrepreneur and Founder, The Learning Grid and 360 Education | WP | Joo Chiat SMC | ||
| 63 | Managing director | NSP | Marine Parade GRC | ||
| 46 | Educator and Former Pasir Ris School Superintendent | PAP | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | ||
| 29 | Firm Manager | RP | West Coast GRC |
The list of outgoing politicians who were either deceased, retiring or stepping down from their seats were from the PAP.
| Deceased | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Constituency (Division) | Current Portfolio | Date of Death | Remarks | |
| Balaji Sadasivan | Ang Mo Kio GRC (Cheng San-Seletar) | Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs) | 27 September 2010 | ||
| Ong Chit Chung | Jurong GRC (Bukit Batok) | Member of Parliament | 14 July 2008 | Halimah Yacob substituted Ong's duties until end of term. | |
| Retiring | |||||
| Name | Constituency (Division) | Current Portfolio | Date Announced | Remarks | |
| Abdullah Tarmugi | East Coast GRC (Siglap) | 7th Speaker of Parliament/Former Cabinet Minister | 24 March 2011 | ||
| Ahmad Magad | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Pasir Ris East) | Member of Parliament | 23 March 2011 | ||
| Ang Mong Seng | Hong Kah GRC (Bukit Gombak) | Member of Parliament | 23 March 2011 | Constituency was dissolved and become Chua Chu Kang GRC, while retaining the division. | |
| Chan Soo Sen | Joo Chiat SMC | Former minister of State | 23 March 2011 | ||
| Madeleine Ho | West Coast GRC (Boon Lay) | Member of Parliament | 2 April 2011 | ||
| Ho Peng Kee | Nee Soon East SMC | Minister of State (Law and Home Affairs) | 31 March 2011 | Ward was absorbed into the new Nee Soon GRC. | |
| Koo Tsai Kee | Tanjong Pagar GRC (Tiong Bahru) | Senior Minister of State (Defence) | 30 March 2011 | Ward was merged with the nearby Tanjong Pagar division of the same ward to form Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru. | |
| Lee Boon Yang | Jalan Besar GRC (Jalan Besar) | Former Cabinet Minister | 1 October 2010 | Constituency was dissolved and become Moulmein–Kallang GRC, while retaining the division. | |
| Lim Boon Heng | Jurong GRC (Jurong Central) | Former Cabinet Minister/PAP Chairman | 10 April 2011 | Ward was split into Jurong Central and the new Jurong Spring ward; also relinquished his PAP Chairman portfolio as well. | |
| Ong Ah Heng | Nee Soon Central SMC | Member of Parliament | 30 March 2011 | Ward was absorbed into the new Nee Soon GRC; his son, Ong Teng Koon, would contest in Sembawang GRC. | |
| Ong Kian Min | Tampines GRC (Tampines North) | Member of Parliament | 23 March 2011 | ||
| Ong Seh Hong | Marine Parade GRC (Kampong Ubi-Kembangan) | Member of Parliament | 23 March 2011 | Ward was absorbed with portions of Kaki Bukit (which was absorbed to Aljunied GRC) and Kampong Chai Chee (from East Coast GRC) to form Kembangan-Chai Chee. | |
| S Jayakumar | East Coast GRC (Bedok) | Senior Minister/Former Deputy Prime Minister | 24 March 2011 | First tendered resignation in 2009 for health reasons. | |
| Sin Boon Ann | Tampines GRC (Tampines Central) | Member of Parliament | 3 April 2011 | Would continue to serve as second advisor for this ward in 2016. | |
| Wee Siew Kim | Ang Mo Kio GRC (Jalan Kayu) | Member of Parliament | 10 April 2011 | ||
| Matthias Yao | MacPherson SMC | Mayor (South East CDC)/Deputy Speaker | 23 March 2011 | Ward was absorbed into the nearby Marine Parade GRC. | |
| Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (Bukit Timah) | Minister of State (Community Development, Youth and Sports) | 10 April 2011 | ||
| Yeo Cheow Tong | Hong Kah GRC (Yew Tee) | Former Cabinet Minister | 30 December 2009 | Constituency was dissolved and become Chua Chu Kang GRC, while retaining the division. | |
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.
| Announced candidates of Singapore general election, 2011 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Seats | Voters | Political Party | Candidate(s) | Nomination status | Notes | |
| Aljunied GRC | 5 | 143,148 | George Yeo Lim Hwee Hua Zainul Abidin bin Mohamed Rasheed Cynthia Phua Ong Ye Kung | Nominated | Ong Ye Kung was a new candidate, while the rest were incumbents. | ||
| Nominated | Low Thia Khiang was an incumbent in Hougang SMC, Sylvia Lim contested Aljunied GRC in 2006, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||||
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | 6 | 179,071 | Lee Hsien Loong Yeo Guat Kwang Inderjit Singh Seng Han Thong Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar | Nominated | Yeo Guat Kwang and Seng Han Thong were respective incumbents from Aljunied GRC and the then-Yio Chu Kang SMC in 2006, Ang Hin Kee and Intan Azura Mokhtar were new candidates, while Lee Hsien Loong and Inderjit Singh were incumbents. | ||
| Alex Tan Zhixiang Arthero Lim Tung Hee Vignes Ramachandran Lim Zi Rui Mansor Rahman Osman Sulaiman | Nominated | Alex Tan, was from the SPP, said that he wanted SPP to contest the GRC.[2] Arthero Lim and Mansor Rahman had contested before (Lim was under the SDA-banner, Rahman previously contested in 1984 under the Singapore United Front banner (now called Democratic Progressive Party)), while the rest were new candidates. | |||||
| NA | Expressed interest, but has withdrawn | In favour of RP | |||||
| Alex Tan Zhi Xiang Others unannounced | Withdrew interest | In favour of RP | |||||
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | 5 | 122,492 | Nominated | All five candidates from the team were incumbents. | |||
| Nominated | Chiam See Tong was an incumbent in Potong Pasir SMC, Mohamad Hamim Aliyas contested Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC in 2006, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||||
| NA | Withdrew interest[3] | In favour of SPP | |||||
| NA | Withdrawn[4] | In favour of SPP | |||||
| NA | Expressed interest, but has withdrawn | In favour of SPP | |||||
| NA | Withdrew from elections | ||||||
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | 5 | 158,648 | Nominated | Sebastian Teo contested Jalan Besar GRC in 2006 (under the SDA banner), while the rest were new candidates. | |||
| Gan Kim Yong Alvin Yeo Zaqy Mohamad Alex Yam Low Yen Ling | Nominated | Alex Yam and Low Yen Ling were new candidates, while the rest were incumbents from the then-Hong Kah GRC. | |||||
| NA | Withdrew interest | In favour of NSP | |||||
| East Coast GRC | 5 | 120,324 | Lim Swee Say Maliki Osman Lee Yi Shyan Jessica Tan Raymond Lim | Nominated | Lim Swee Say and Maliki Osman were from Holland–Bukit Timah GRC and Sembawang GRC, respectively, while the rest were incumbents. | ||
| Eric Tan Heng Chong Png Eng Huat Glenda Han Gerald Giam Mohamed Fazli Bin Talip | Nominated | Eric Tan and Glenda Han contested before in 2006 (the latter contested at Ang Mo Kio GRC), while the rest were new candidates. | |||||
| Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | 4 | 91,607 | Nominated | Sim Ann was a new candidate, while the rest were incumbents. | |||
| Nominated | All four candidates from the team were new candidates. | ||||||
| Jurong GRC | 5 | 125,276 | Nominated | Noraini Yunus was a new candidate, while the rest had contested before. | |||
| Nominated | Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Halimah Yacob were incumbents, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||||
| NA | Withdrew interest | In favour of NSP | |||||
| Marine Parade GRC | 5 | 154,451 | Cheo Chai Chen Ivan Yeo Tiong Boon Abdul Salim Harun Spencer Ng Chung Hon Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling | Nominated | Cheo Chai Chen was a former MP from 1991 to 1997, Abdul Salim Harun previously contested Ang Mo Kio GRC in 2006 (under the WP banner), while the rest were new candidates. | ||
| Goh Chok Tong Tan Chuan Jin Fatimah Lateef Seah Kian Peng Tin Pei Ling[5] | Nominated | Tan Chuan Jin and Tin Pei Ling were new candidates, while the rest were incumbents. | |||||
| NA | Withdrew from elections | Did not appear on nomination day and probably in favour of NSP | |||||
| Moulmein–Kallang GRC | 4 | 87,595 | Lui Tuck Yew Yaacob Ibrahim Denise Phua Lay Peng Edwin Tong | Nominated | Edwin Tong was a new candidate, Lui Tuck Yew was an incumbent from Tanjong Pagar GRC, while the rest were incumbents from then-Jalan Besar GRC ward. | ||
| Nominated | Mohd Rahizan Yaacob contested Aljunied in 2006, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||||
| NA | Withdrew interest[6] | In favour of WP | |||||
| Nee Soon GRC | 5 | 148,290 | K Shanmugam Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Lee Bee Wah Lim Wee Kiak Patrick Tay Teck Guan[7] | Nominated | Patrick Tay was a new candidate, Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim was from Marine Parade GRC, Lee Bee Wah was an incumbent from Ang Mo Kio GRC, while the rest were incumbents from Sembawang GRC. | ||
| Nominated | Poh Lee Guan contested Nee Soon East in 2006, while the rest were new candidates. | ||||||
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | 6 | 168,971 | Teo Chee Hean Teo Ser Luck Penny Low Janil Puthucheary Gan Thiam Poh Zainal bin Sapari | Nominated | Janil Puthucheary, Gan Thiam Poh and Zainal Bin Sapari were new candidates, while Teo Chee Hean, Teo Ser Luck and Penny Low were incumbents. | ||
| Harminder Pal Singh Sidney Soon Jeffrey Lim Noraine Anabi Tony Tan Keng Hong Mohammad Shafni Ahmad | Nominated | All six candidates from the team were new candidates. | |||||
| NA | Expressed interest,[8] but has withdrawn | In favour of SDA | |||||
| Sembawang GRC | 5 | 142,459 | Khaw Boon Wan Ellen Lee Hawazi Daipi Ong Teng Koon Vikram Nair | Nominated | Ong Teng Koon and Vikram Nair were new candidates, while the rest were incumbents. | ||
| Nominated | James Gomez and Mohd Isa Abdul Aziz contested before in 2006 (the former under the WP banner), while the rest were new candidates. | ||||||
| Tampines GRC | 5 | 137,532 | Goh Meng Seng Reno Fong Chin Leong Syafarin Sarif Raymond Lim Peng Ann Gilbert Goh | Nominated | Goh Meng Seng and Reno Fong contested before in 2006 (under the WP and SDA banners, respectively), while the rest were new candidates. | ||
| Nominated | Heng Swee Keat was a new candidate, Baey Yam Keng replaced Steve Tan Peng Hoe on nomination day when the latter pulled out for "personal reasons",[9] while the rest were incumbents. | ||||||
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | 5 | 139,771 | Uncontested Walkover | Lily Neo was an incumbent from the then-Jalan Besar GRC, Lee Kuan Yew and Indranee Thurai Rajah were incumbents, while Chan Chun Sing and Chia Shi-Lu were new candidates, the latter replaced Baey Yam Keng on nomination day. | |||
| NA | Expressed interest, but has withdrawn[10] | Did not appear on nomination day. | |||||
| Independents | Disqualified by the Elections Department | Submitted nomination forms 35 seconds late[11] | |||||
| West Coast GRC | 5 | 121,045 | Nominated | Foo Mee Har and Lawrence Wong were new candidates, while the rest were incumbents. | |||
| Kenneth Jeyaretnam Frankie Low Andy Zhu Kumar Appavoo Haren Hu | Nominated | All five candidates from the team were new candidates. | |||||
| Announced candidates of Singapore general election, 2011 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Seats | Voters | Political Party | Candidate(s) | Nomination status | Notes | |
| Bukit Panjang SMC | 1 | 33,053 | Nominated | Incumbent | |||
| Nominated | New Candidate | ||||||
| Hong Kah North SMC | 1 | 27,701 | Nominated | Incumbent for Hong Kah North ward which was part of Hong Kah GRC | |||
| NA | Withdrew interest[12] | In favour of SPP | |||||
| Nominated | |||||||
| Hougang SMC | 1 | 24,560 | Nominated | New Candidate, replacing Eric Low who retired before the elections | |||
| Nominated | Contested in Ang Mo Kio in 2006, replacing incumbent Low Thia Khiang who contested in Aljunied GRC | ||||||
| Joo Chiat SMC | 1 | 22,069 | Independent | Andrew Kuan[13] | Withdrew interest[14] | In favour of WP | |
| Charles Chong[15] | Nominated | Was from Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC, replacing incumbent Chan Soo Sen who retired before the elections | |||||
| Nominated | New Candidate | ||||||
| Mountbatten SMC | 1 | 23,731 | Nominated | New Candidate | |||
| Nominated | Incumbent for Mountbatten ward which was part of Marine Parade GRC | ||||||
| NA | Withdrew interest[16] | In favour of NSP | |||||
| NA | Withdrew from elections | ||||||
| Independent | Withdrew from elections[17] | In favour of NSP | |||||
| Independent | Withdrew from elections | Did not submit political donation form on time | |||||
| Independent | Withdrew from elections | Tore up nomination papers on nomination day | |||||
| Pioneer SMC | 1 | 25,745 | Nominated[18] | ||||
| Nominated | Incumbent for Pioneer ward which was part of West Coast GRC | ||||||
| NA | Withdrew interest | In favour of NSP | |||||
| Potong Pasir SMC | 1 | 17,327 | Lina Chiam | Nominated | Incumbent Chiam See Tong's wife, the former contesting in Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | ||
| Nominated | |||||||
| Punggol East SMC | 1 | 33,281 | Nominated | Incumbent for Punggol East ward which was part of Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | |||
| Nominated | |||||||
| Nominated | New Candidate | ||||||
| Radin Mas SMC | 1 | 31,014 | Nominated | ||||
| Nominated | Incumbent for Radin Mas ward which was part of Tanjong Pagar GRC | ||||||
| NA | Withdrew interest | In favour of NSP/SDA | |||||
| Mohd Nazem Suki[19] | Announced candidate withdrawn[20] | In favour of NSP | |||||
| NA | Withdrew from elections | ||||||
| Sengkang West SMC | 1 | 26,882 | Nominated | Incumbent for Sengkang West ward which was part of Ang Mo Kio GRC | |||
| Withdrew from elections | Unable to get his assentors on the nomination day | ||||||
| Announced candidate withdrawn | In favour of WP | ||||||
| Koh Choong Yong | Nominated | New Candidate | |||||
| Whampoa SMC | 1 | 21,631 | Nominated | ||||
| Nominated | Incumbent for Whampoa ward which was part of Jalan Besar GRC | ||||||
| NA | Withdrew interest[21] | In favour of NSP | |||||
| NA | Withdrew interest[22] | In favour of NSP | |||||
| Yuhua SMC | 1 | 23,199 | NA | Withdrew interest | In favour of SDP | ||
| Nominated | Incumbent for Yuhua ward which was part of Jurong GRC | ||||||
| NA | Withdrew interest | In favour of SDP | |||||
| Nominated | New Candidate | ||||||