PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTIONS 2001

The ruling PAP was facing one of the toughest hurdles in its history. Singapore was saddled with the worse economic challenges since independence. For the first time in 38 years, a political umbrella emerged from the opposition - the four party SDA consisting SPP, NSP, SJP and PKMS. Former WP NCMP J. B. Jeyaretnam, who lost his Parliament seat after being declared a bankrupt from lawsuits by PAP leaders, resigned from the party citing disagreements with the present leadership. Sole WP MP Low Thia Khiang took over as the party's third-generation leader. This GE saw the end of four-member GRCs and a shortest run-up period of 17 days after opening of the register of electors. A seat was vacated after the conviction of PAP MP Choo Wee Khiang over commercial crimes but there was no BE as the seat was within a GRC. Under the law, an entire electoral constituency, GRC or SMC, has to be vacated before a BE is needed to be called. There was another significant increase of the election deposit, which almost doubled. On nomination day, a WP team with political activist James Gomez was disqualified in Aljunied GRC. Opposition parties contested only two-thirds of the total number of seats, lowest since 1968. PAP won the third highest score among GEs it contested in its history. SDA's Steve Chia became the youngest and first non-WP NCMP in Parliament. Owing to the new century's web technology, colour photographs are used for GEs in this website.

Parliament dissolution:
Nomination day: Thursday, 25 October 2001
Polling day: Saturday, 3 November 2001
Parliament swearing-in:

Eligible voters: 2,036,923
Voters in walkover constituencies: 1,361,617 (66.8%)
Total voters: 675,306 (33.2%)
Total voter turnout: 638,903 (94.6%)

Election deposit: $13,000 (+1.6%)

RESULTS
Aljunied GRC Ang Mo Kio GRC Ayer Rajah Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC Bukit Timah Chua Chu Kang East Coast GRC East Coast GRC East Coast GRC East Coast GRC Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC Hong Kah GRC Hougang Jalan Besar GRC Joo Chiat Jurong GRC MacPherson Marine Parade GRC Nee Soon Central Nee Soon East Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Potong Pasir Sembawang GRC Tampines GRC Tanjong Pagar GRC West Coast GRC West Coast GRC West Coast GRC West Coast GRC West Coast GRC West Coast GRC
Single member constituencies Group representation constituencies (GRCs)
Ayer Rajah Aljunied GRC [5] Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC [5]
Bukit Timah Ang Mo Kio GRC [6] Sembawang GRC [6]
Chua Chu Kang Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC [5] Tampines GRC [5]
Hougang East Coast GRC [6] Tanjong Pagar GRC [6]
Joo Chiat Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC [5] West Coast GRC [5]
MacPherson Hong Kah GRC [5]
Nee Soon Central Jalan Besar GRC [5]
Nee Soon East Jurong GRC [5]
Potong Pasir Marine Parade GRC [6]
Total seats = 84