Singapore General Election 2025 Possible May Polling Day Date

It is that time again where once every 5 years the Singaporeans get a chance to wield their citizens' rights to vote. This time it is against the backdrop of possible global recession (and thus a likely recession in Singapore) and the first general election led by the Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Well which day could it be? All signs pointed to May 2025, and it is likely within the next two weeks the Writ of Election would be served.

Yes, Parliament has to be dissolved and Writ of Election served before the Election truly starts. This weekend (and last weekend) we have seen appearance of many more potential candidates with declaration of the constituency that they would be contesting in. The electoral divisions could be found on ELD's website. The screenshot is also capture from the ELD website, i.e. all rights belong to them.

Singapore 2025 Electoral Divisions. Source ELD website.

With the Writ of Election, we would have Nomination Day next, and then the rallies! When election was held during COVID, there was no physical rallies. It is only in physical rallies that one could feel the electrifying sense of participating in national level activities. 

So yes, which dates do I bet to be the actual Polling Day? I would venture a guess of 9th May as the date. 9th May is a Friday, which means an extra day of rest except for the election officials. 12th May is a Public Holiday, i.e. Vesak Day. So for a voter, he / she could vote in the morning and hop onto a plane or bus for a holiday in nearby countries for as many as a 4 Days 3 Night break. Helps to build in positivity and indeed helps in sentiments for the current establishment.

Any difficulty for the schools? Schools are often the place used for polling and thus the logistics is always an important element. Well, just make 8th May a Home Based Learning day where the student study from home, and viola, problem solved!

So I will stick with a 9th May 2025 prediction date for the actually Polling Day in Singapore's General Election 2025, and wait for my Polling Card in the coming weeks. Heh like what I did in GE2015 and GE2011. Exciting weeks ahead!

Post event edit - well I guessed wrongly. It was announced today that the Polling Day would be held on 3rd May (Saturday). Oh well.