A woman votes in the general election at a polling station in Singapore on 3 May. (PHOTO: AFP)
It’s GE2025 Polling Day (3 May) in Singapore! Voting queues start when polling stations open at 8am and ends at 8pm. Some 2.6 million Singaporeans will head to the polls in what is Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first general election as PAP leader.
In total, there are 92 out of 97 parliamentary seats to be filled — there was a walkover on Nomination Day at Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC. The Elections Department (ELD) is encouraging voters to consider casting their votes in the afternoon on Polling Day to avoid long queues in the morning.
Here’s what you need to know on Polling Day:
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A sign for Singapore’s general election is displayed at a polling station in Singapore on May 3, 2025. (PHOTO: Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
It’s GE2025 Polling Day (3 May) in Singapore! Polling starts when polling stations open at 8am and ends at 8pm. Some 2.6 million Singaporeans will head to the polls in what is Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s first general election as PAP leader.
In total, there are 92 out of 97 parliamentary seats to be filled — there was a walkover on Nomination Day at Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC. The Elections Department (ELD) is encouraging voters to consider casting their votes in the afternoon on Polling Day to avoid long queues in the morning.
Read on for all you need to know about Singapore General Election Polling Day.
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People queue to vote in the general election at a polling station in Singapore on 3 May 2025. (PHOTO: AFP)
It was a wet start to Singapore’s Polling Day as torrential rain across Singapore on the morning of May 3 led to flash flood warnings at three locations. However, a check by The Straits Times on the NEA website at around 10am showed that rains have eased.
Through social media, the national water agency PUB had earlier issued risk alerts for fresh floods.
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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong gestures at a People’s Action Party (PAP) lunchtime rally ahead of the May 3 general election, in Singapore’s central business district, April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Singapore’s general election on Saturday (3 May) is seen as the first key test of support for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took office last year.
His People’s Action Party is widely expected to comfortably extend its 66-year dominance in the city-state. But the election is being closely watched on whether the opposition can make further gains.
Read more on the issues that have been raised this Singapore general election.
