2001 Singaporean general election
General elections were held in Singapore on 3 November 2001. President S.R. Nathan dissolved parliament on 18 October 2001 on the advice of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won 82 of the 84 elected seats in Parliament in a landslide victory. Due to the large number (55) of uncontested seats, only 675,306 of the 2,036,923 eligible voters (33%) had an opportunity to vote. As of the recent election in 2020, this was the most recent, and fourth overall (third consecutive) election PAP returned to power on nomination day with a majority of uncontested walkovers.
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All 84 directly elected seats in Parliament (and up to 3 NCMPs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 2,036,923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 94.61% ( 1.30pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This election marked the first time that total eligible voter population exceeded the 2 million mark.
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