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Singapore
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Singapore parliamentary seats — snapshot dated Elected 3 May 2025 (97 elected plus 2 NCMPs) (1y 6mo ago). Curated data may lag the live series. View data sources.
In charge
Lawrence Wong
Prime Minister
Time in power
2.5 yrs
since 2024
Government seats
88%
majority
Next national vote
2030-05
General
Governance score
53/100
composite of five indices
Expelled from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore transformed from a port city into a wealthy global hub under the uninterrupted rule of the PAP and the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew.
Leadership
Who Governs Singapore
Head of state
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President
Since 14 September 2023 · 3.1 years
Age 69 (born 1957)ManRoute to power: won a popular election
Head of government
Holds executive powerLawrence Wong
Prime Minister · People's Action Party
Since 15 May 2024 · 2.5 years
Age 54 (born 1972)ManRoute to power: chosen by party
Ruling coalition
People's Action Party (in power since 1959)
Main opposition
Workers' Party (Pritam Singh)
Last national election
3 May 2025
General
PAP won 65.6% and 87 of 97 seats.
Next national election
By May 2030
General
Parliament
Parliament (unicameral)
Seat distribution (Elected 3 May 2025 (97 elected plus 2 NCMPs)), ordered from economic left to right.
| Party | Ideology | Seats | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party (PAP) | Pragmatism, Meritocracy | 87 | governing |
| Workers' Party (WP) | Social democracy | 10 | opposition |
| Progress Singapore Party (NCMPs) (PSP) | Centrism | 2 | opposition |
Ideology
Party Landscape
Each party placed on economic and social axes, sized by seats.
Institutions
The System
- Official name
- Republic of Singapore
- Capital
- Singapore
- Population
- 6 million
- Statehood
- Independence 9 August 1965; Constitution 1965
- System
- Parliamentary republic
- Structure
- Unitary
- Current constitution
- 1965
- Legislature
- Parliament
- Lower / sole chamber
- Parliament (unicameral) (99 seats)
- Electoral system
- Plurality in single-member and group representation constituencies; non-constituency MPs for best losers.
- Term limits
- None for the prime minister; elected president serves one six-year term.
Sources
- Elections Department Singapore
- Parliament of Singapore
- EIU Democracy Index 2024; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2025; RSF World Press Freedom Index 2025; Transparency International CPI 2024; IPU Parline, 2026; V-Dem v15 Liberal Democracy Index (approximate five-year readings)
Last verified 2026-10-29. Party placements are editorial estimates.
Data as of 2026-10-29.