First year

Singapore Elections Department website

SPEECH BY MR WONG KAN SENG, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER& MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS, AT THE SECOND READING OF THE PARLIAMENTARYELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 2008 ON MONDAY, 25 AUGUST 2008

4. Overseas Voting

The 2006 GE was the first time when overseas Singaporeans could vote. 1,017 overseas Singaporeans registered to vote. 335 of the 553 overseas electors from the 16 contested constituencies eventually voted at 8 overseas polling stations. Now that we have experience in conducting overseas voting, we are prepared to take bolder steps to facilitate the participation of more overseas Singaporeans in our national elections.