Electoral boundaries panel set up, kicking off countdown to GE2025

In past 4 elections, period between panel's formation and Polling Day was 4-11 months

- Goh Yan Han

The committee that determines Singapore's electoral boundaries has been formed, kicking off the process for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to call the next general election.

In the past four elections, the time between the committee's formation and Polling Day has ranged from four to 11 months.

This means that voters could go to the polls in May, or even earlier if the committee is able to complete its work in time.

The ad-hoc Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) is appointed by the prime minister, to whom it will submit a report.

The Elections Department (ELD) said in a statement on Jan 22 that PM Wong has convened the committee.

The report that the EBRC produces will trigger the redrawing of Singapore's electoral constituencies – a necessary step before a general election can happen. The next general election must be held by November.

ELD said that in reviewing the boundaries, the committee has been directed to "seek to keep the average size of GRCs, the proportion of MPs elected from SMCs, and the average ratio of electors to elected MPs, all at about the same as that in the last general election".

PM Wong said in a Facebook post that he convened the EBRC on Jan 22. "I look forward to the committee's report and its recommendations in due course," he added.