Increase of more than 110,000 voters since GE2011
SINGAPORE — As of Aug 1, there are an estimated 2,460,977 voters, an increase of 110,720 voters from the figures recorded in the 2011 Registers of Electors, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee said in its report released today (July 24).
A nomination centre in the 2011 General Election. TODAY file photo
SINGAPORE — As of Aug 1, there are an estimated 2,460,977 voters, an increase of 110,720 voters from the figures recorded in the 2011 Registers of Electors, the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee said in its report released today (July 24).
This works out to an average ratio of one Member of Parliament (MP) to about 28,300 voters based on 87 elected MPs today.
In 2011, there was an average ratio of one MP to about 28,000 voters based on 84 elected MPs.
The range of electors per MP is also slightly widened to a range of 20,000 to 37,000 voters and allows for a 30 per cent deviation. In the 2011report, the range was 20,000 to 36,000.
The committee used the ranges as a “working guide” and was “mindful that a GRC with fewer MPs should not have more electors than a GRC with more MPs.
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