The unfairness and lack of transparency in S'pore's electoral system

[True Believer]

Placing the Elections Dept under the Prime Minister's Office creates a serious conflict of interest and an appearance of bias. The PM as the leader of the ruling party, has a vested interest in the outcome of the elections. By having the Elections Dept report to the PM's Office, the govt controls the very body that draws electoral boundaries, updates voter rolls and administers the election process. This erodes public trust in the electoral process and makes it difficult for the opposition to compete on a level playing field.

 

[batman1]

Honestly,in the eyes of the common folks,it is just a scam . 555

 

[A Singaporean]

This is the ownself check ownself principle.

 

[True Believer]

Honestly,in the eyes of the common folks,it is just a scam . 555

The SG Constitution does not explicitly state that the Elections Dept must be an independent or autonomous body.
The Constitution also does not forbid gerrymandering. The drawing of electoral boundaries is the responsibility of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC), which is under the PM's Office.

 

[True Believer]

This is the ownself check ownself principle.

1. The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee's criteria for drawing boundaries are not made public.
2. Electoral boundaries are announced near the election date, giving the opposition little time to campaign in the new constituencies.
3. Wards won by the Opposition are sometimes dissolved and absorbed into larger GRCs, making it harder to win them back.
4. The EBRC may create new wards in areas known to be strongholds for the ruling party.

 

[Ah Max]

The Show with PJ Thum S02E05: It is virtually impossible for the PAP to lose an election​

23 Jul 2025

 

[True Believer]

The PAP is afraid to lose the elections because it does not want 60 years of skeletons falling out of its cupboard.

 

[True Believer]

The Show with PJ Thum S02E05: It is virtually impossible for the PAP to lose an election

The PAP cannot afford to lose an election because it will be the end of their days of plundering.

 

[jsctan]

The 65% approved, so it allows the whole team to do what they deemed fit. Blank cheque given. We need coalition government. Multi party system to get back to be like S. Korea. When president does something draconian, people go out to protest.

 

[True Believer]

The unfair practices of the PAP are not deemed unconstitutional under S'pore's current legal framework, but are fundamentally undemocratic and violate the principle of a fair and free GE. The absence of a formal, independent body to oversee the electoral process and the lack of a constitutional provision to prevent gerrymandering are why these widely criticised practices are legally permissible.

 

[True Believer]

The 65% approved, so it allows the whole team to do what they deemed fit. Blank cheque given. We need coalition government. Multi party system to get back to be like S. Korea. When president does something draconian, people go out to protest.

PM Wong said that the 65% have given the govt the mandate to PAP (Plunder And Plunder).

 

[Ah Max]

The PAP cannot afford to lose an election because it will be the end of their days of plundering.

bro u got try writing in 2 ze straits times forum?

here ze reach very limited. never try never know rite?

 

[True Believer]

bro u got try writing in 2 ze straits times forum? here ze reach very limited. never try never know rite?

The ST Forum Editor doesn't have the balls to publish such letters.

 

[laksaboy]

PAP system is nothing like what was inherited from the Brits, and more similar to this:

 

[ftan42]

next super power the comm?

 

[True Believer]

PAP system is nothing like what was inherited from the Brits, and more similar to this:

The PAP practices "open corruption" where money is systematically siphoned into their bank accounts legally by making their actions into law.