2006 Singaporean General Election
6 May 2006 · Dominance by design
General elections were held in Singapore on 6 May 2006 to elect members of Parliament. They were the twelfth general elections since the introduction of self-government in 1959 and the tenth since independence in 1965.
Cleanly counted but structurally tilted: GRC wards, government-aligned media and litigation against opposition figures shape the field long before polling day.
Prime Minister before
Lee Hsien Loong
PAP
Prime Minister (continued)
Lee Hsien Loong
PAP
Largest force
PAP
82 seats
Turnout
94.0%
The result
| Share of Parliament | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lee Hsien Loong | 82 | 0 | 748,130 | 66.6% | -8.7 | |
| WP | Low Thia Khiang | 2 | +1 | 183,578 | 16.3% | +13.3 | |
| SDA | Chiam See Tong | 1 | -1 | 145,628 | 13.0% | +0.9 |