Parliament of Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore is a unicameral parliament after the Westminster system with a maximum of 96 members.
Composition and election system
The parliament consists of 84 regularly every five years by elected members, up to three appointed Non- Constituency Members of Parliament ( NCMPs ) and up to nine nominated Nominated Members of Parliament ( NMPs ). The elected representatives are in a nine - and 14 multi -member constituencies ( five to six seats, one reserved for minorities) in a simple majority vote determined. The NCMPs when choosing the losing opposition candidates who are appointed by the President on two and a half years to ensure adequate representation of the opposition in Parliament. The NMPs are also appointed by the president for two and a half years, are citizens without party affiliation, which do not represent a particular constituency.
The right to vote have all Singapore citizens over 21 years with domestic residence, provided they are not insane, sentenced to death or to imprisonment for twelve months or for electoral fraud. There is elective. Eligible citizens are over 21 years old who are not insane, insolvent or illegally immigrated and are not under guardianship. Members of the electoral commission, judges and officers may not be deputies simultaneously. Candidates must be able to read and write at least one of the four languages Malay, Mandarin, Tamil or English.
The 2006 parliamentary elections were held on May 6. The Parliament was dissolved prematurely on April 20. These were the first elections under the Government of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the son of founding father Lee Kuan Yew. 55 candidates of his People's Action Party were unopposed. The Workers ' Party Low Thia Khiang and Chiam See Tong Democratic Alliance of each challenged twenty candidates on the Democratic Alliance of Chee Soon Juan seven.
Because of the elective participation is traditionally high, amounted to 94.01 % in 2006. The party composition of the new Parliament was identical with that of the previous elected in 2001.
Among the elected representatives come one NCMP and nine NMPs, so that the total number of deputies is 94.
2011 results
The last elections were held on May 7, 2011. Since the vote in Singapore on the principle of a simple majority vote, results in the following distribution of seats:
Especially just was the situation in the constituency Potong Pasir, who went to the opposition for several elections. The SPP Lina Chiam diesjahrige representative of missed the win by 114 votes.