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Lai Liao . Electoral boundaries review committee has been set up
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SINGAPORE: A committee that reviews electoral boundaries ahead of a General Election (GE) has been set up, said the Elections Department on Wednesday (Sep 4).
The formation of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) and its subsequent report are key processes that need to be completed before a GE. It is appointed by the Prime Minister, who sets its guidelines or terms of reference.
The committee generally takes two to four months to complete its review on the constituencies and their boundaries, before making its recommendations in a report.
The Prime Minister has to accept the report and send it to Parliament. The changes are then gazetted and the report made public.
In 2015, the EBRC’s report was sent to the Prime Minister on Jul 21. The GE that year was held less than two months later, on Sep 11, after Parliament was dissolved on Aug 25.
In 2011, the Prime Minister received the EBRC report on Feb 21. Parliament was dissolved on Apr 19 and the GE that year was held on May 7.
The EBRC is usually guided by the number and distribution of registered voters, and takes into account population shifts in the various constituencies.
It will also take into consideration specific requests by the Prime Minister, such as the number of Single Member Constituencies and Group Representation Constituencies.
In the case of GE2011, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had wanted smaller GRCs and more SMCs. The review resulted in 15 GRCs and 12 SMCs.
After the ERBC’s review in 2015, there are now 16 GRCs and 13 SMCs. Of the GRCs, two have six Members of Parliament (MPs) and eight have five MPs. The remaining six are four-member GRCs.
For the next election, Mr Lee had said in 2016 that he wants to further reduce the average size of GRCs and create more SMCs.
“In the last two general elections, we created smaller GRCs and more SMCs, and I think the results have been good,” he said in a speech to Parliament in January 2016.
“When I appoint the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, I will instruct it to reduce the average size of GRCs further, and to create more SMCs.”
The next GE must be held by early April 2021.
The formation of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) and its subsequent report are key processes that need to be completed before a GE. It is appointed by the Prime Minister, who sets its guidelines or terms of reference.
The committee generally takes two to four months to complete its review on the constituencies and their boundaries, before making its recommendations in a report.
The Prime Minister has to accept the report and send it to Parliament. The changes are then gazetted and the report made public.
In 2015, the EBRC’s report was sent to the Prime Minister on Jul 21. The GE that year was held less than two months later, on Sep 11, after Parliament was dissolved on Aug 25.
In 2011, the Prime Minister received the EBRC report on Feb 21. Parliament was dissolved on Apr 19 and the GE that year was held on May 7.
The EBRC is usually guided by the number and distribution of registered voters, and takes into account population shifts in the various constituencies.
It will also take into consideration specific requests by the Prime Minister, such as the number of Single Member Constituencies and Group Representation Constituencies.
In the case of GE2011, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had wanted smaller GRCs and more SMCs. The review resulted in 15 GRCs and 12 SMCs.
After the ERBC’s review in 2015, there are now 16 GRCs and 13 SMCs. Of the GRCs, two have six Members of Parliament (MPs) and eight have five MPs. The remaining six are four-member GRCs.
For the next election, Mr Lee had said in 2016 that he wants to further reduce the average size of GRCs and create more SMCs.
“In the last two general elections, we created smaller GRCs and more SMCs, and I think the results have been good,” he said in a speech to Parliament in January 2016.
“When I appoint the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, I will instruct it to reduce the average size of GRCs further, and to create more SMCs.”
The next GE must be held by early April 2021.
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https://www.straitstimes.com/politi...n-first-formal-step-towards-next-singapore-ge
SINGAPORE - The committee that reviews Singapore's electoral boundaries and divisions has been formed - the first step leading to the next general election. The Elections Department announced on Wednesday (Sept 4) that the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) was convened last month. Its statement said the committee has been directed to review the current electoral boundaries and recommend the number and boundaries of group representation constituencies and single-member constituencies, taking into account significant changes in the number of electors in current electoral divisions due to population shifts and housing development. The committee is also tasked with further reducing the average size of GRCs, and creating more SMCs than the current 13. The size of GRCs has been steadily reduced, on average, from 5.4, following complaints that large ones make it even harder for opposition parties to field the required candidates for a team. The average GRC size has dipped from five in 2011 to 4.75 at the 2015 General Election.
ELD said the committee is in the midst of deliberations, and will make its recommendations to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong when it has completed its review. As recently as July, Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh had filed a parliamentary question asking if the panel had been formed. The answer given on July 8 was no.
In the previous three elections that PM Lee has helmed, the committee has taken between two and four months to do its work. For those elections from 2006 to 2015, the time between the release of this report and Polling Day ranged from one month and 19 days to two months and 14 days.
Historically, the time between the release of this report and Polling Day has ranged from 17 days to six months. Political parties typically wait for the report to be made public to firm up their slates. After the committee's report is published, the next stage in the lead-up to the polls is for Parliament to be dissolved and the writ of election issued. The next step is Nomination Day, which must take place no earlier than five days and no later than one month after the writ is issued. Nomination Day is the start of the campaign period, which is required by law to be a minimum of nine days. There is then a Cooling-Off Day, which falls on the eve of Polling Day when voters cast their ballots. In past elections, the interval between the committee's formation and Polling Day ranged from two to seven months. This is the first time the ELD has made a formal announcement about the committee's formation under PM Lee's watch. For the 2006 and 2015 polls, ministers announced in Parliament that the ERBC had been formed, in response to questions filed. In the lead-up to the 2011 election, PM Lee announced the formation of the committee in response to questions from reporters. The next general election must be held by April 2021.
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Where is Paul Wei Aka Ah Johnnyboy tan? 
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And the PAP going to win all seats. Nothing to be excited. Life continues in Sinkieland. Your CPF is still locked up. FTs Nehs inflows continues no matter what and how Sinkies rant online. PAP Ministars continues to make their millions. The Sinkie voters love status quo. So be it. Lol
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And the PAP going to win all seats. Nothing to be excited. Life continues in Sinkieland. Your CPF is still locked up. FTs Nehs inflows continues no matter what and how Sinkies rant online. PAP Ministars continues to make their millions. The Sinkie voters love status quo. So be it. Lol
Please don't, WP is my only hope in the Sinkieland society
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All I wish for Christmas is for the middle class to wake up...will they?
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Anyway nothing to look forward to the women sure vote pap and the Male in civil service likewise..endgame
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How can oppos win when the PM is in charge of the elections?
Only sinkees believe that the PM, who controls the election, will allow himself to lose.
Only sinkees believe that the PM, who controls the election, will allow himself to lose.
