Elections Department (ELD) curates historical presidential election statistics for Singapore, including results, election dates, and elector turnout details with rejected and spoilt ballots. Three CSV datasets let researchers reconstruct contests from the first poll in 1993 through the published coverage window. Political scientists, journalists, and civic educators can analyse vote shares and administrative counts using official definitions for rejected and spoilt papers. This collection links open data to ELD’s broader presidential election reference materials online.
Official description
The first presidential election was held on 28 August 1993. The President is Singapore's Head of State and holds office for a term of 6 years.
Definitions:
* A Rejected Vote means a ballot paper which has been handed by the election official to an elector to cast his vote but which, at the close of the poll, has been found in the ballot box unmarked or so improperly marked it cannot be counted.
* A Spoilt Ballot Paper means a ballot paper which, on polling day, has not been deposited in the ballot box, but has been found by the election official to be spoilt or improperly printed or which has been handed by the election official to an elector to cast his vote, and (a) has been spoilt in marking by the elector, and (b) has been handed back to the election official and exchanged for another.
More information on the presidential elections can be found here:
http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_presidential.html
CSV time series from Singapore’s Elections Department covering presidential elections from 1993 through 2023, with yearly counts of registered electors, rejected votes, and spoilt ballot papers. Researchers and journalists use the open data to study turnout scale, ballot-handling quality, and how contested presidential polls compare across decades in Singapore.
Elections Department CSV of Singapore presidential election results from 1993 through 2023, listing year, candidates, vote counts, and vote percentages. Civic educators and political researchers compare contest outcomes and candidate performance across presidential polls.
Elections Department CSV listing Singapore presidential election nomination and polling days from 1993 through 2011. Civic researchers and journalists reference historical election calendars.