(SECTION 25)
NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR
THE ELECTORAL DIVISION OF PUNGGOL EAST
TAKE NOTICE that the President having issued his Writ for the election of
a Member of Parliament for the Electoral Division of Punggol East, the Returning
Officer will be holding the election as follows.
Nomination papers of persons seeking election must be delivered to the
Returning Officer on the 16th day of January 2013, between 11 a.m. and 12 noon
(both times inclusive) at the place of nomination specified in the abovementioned
Writ.
Every nomination paper must be signed by at least 6 electors qualified to
vote in the abovementioned Electoral Division.
A nomination paper will not be valid or acted upon by the Returning Officer
unless it is accompanied by the following:
(a) the written consent of the nominee;
(b) for each nominee, an election deposit of $14,500 in cash or in the form
of a bank draft or a certified cheque for the amount;
(c) a statutory declaration by each nominee to the effect that he is qualified
to be elected; and
(d) a political donation certificate issued to the nominee from the Registrar
of Political Donations under section 18(4) of the Political Donations
Act (Cap. 236).
Forms of nomination papers may be obtained after the date of this Notice
from the office of the Returning Officer between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily (except
Sundays and public holidays), and between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturdays. The
office of the Returning Officer is situated at the Elections Department, 11 Prinsep
Link, Singapore 187949.
If the election in the abovementioned Electoral Division is not contested, the
Returning Officer will immediately declare the sole nominated candidate for that
Electoral Division to be elected as the Member of Parliament for that Electoral
Division.
If, however, the election in the abovementioned Electoral Division is
contested, a poll will be held.2 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
Dated this 9th day of January 2013.
YAM AH MEE
Returning Officer,
Singapore.