Polling Day liveSingapore votes in 2025 General Election
President Tharman casts his vote
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam arrived at Nanyang Girls’ High School at around 5.30pm to cast his vote.
He was accompanied by his spouse, Ms Jane Ittogi.
ST PHOTO: TARYN NG
About 82% of eligible voters have cast their votes as at 5pm: ELD
As at 5pm, 2,164,593 Singaporeans have cast their votes, the Elections Department (ELD) said today.
This is about 82 per cent of the 2,627,026 eligible electors in all contested electoral divisions.
"Singaporeans are encouraged to cast their votes when convenient and avoid any last-minute rush," said ELD.
Polling closes at 8pm.
PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
Watch: How is my vote secret?
As Singaporeans head to the polls today, here is how the Elections Department ensures your vote is safe and secret.
When your wedding falls on Polling Day...
“Go vote” was probably not in Ms Aneetha Jeer Kaur Dhillon’s list of things to tick off today.
The new bride got hitched at Calvary Pandan Bible Presbyterian Church before heading to the Block 460 Jurong West Street 41 polling station to cast her ballot with her good friend Khaizuran, who was also voting at the same spot.
Meanwhile, bridegroom Sherman Ding, 31, headed off to vote at a polling station located in Sin Ming.
“It’s definitely... a monumental moment that will go down in history for both Sherman and me,” the bride told ST, adding that Polling Day did indeed lead to some hiccups when it came to wedding planning.
“We had to rearrange the schedule for our wedding... and a number of our guests declined the invite due to Polling Day,” the accountant said.
Fortunately, the couple still managed to make the main event happen – they got married, and then got to vote.
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Genting Dream cruise makes return trip to give passengers opportunity to cast their votes
About 2,800 eligible voters aboard the Genting Dream cruise ship were given the opportunity to vote today after the vessel – scheduled for a two-night journey – returned to Singapore early this morning, Shin Min Daily News reported.
The ship departed last night at 8pm and was originally slated to return tomorrow at 2pm.
It will set sail again at 6pm, according to Shin Min.
PHOTO: SHINMIN
Actress Sora Ma casts her vote in Tampines GRC
Local actress Sora Ma, a first-time voter, was seen casting her vote at a polling station in Tampines GRC with her eight-month-old son Skye at about 12.05pm.
“To be able to have a voice in shaping the future of Singapore is very meaningful,” she told ST.
Ms Ma was deliberating whether to bring her son to the polling station and eventually decided to do so. “I wanted him to witness… the whole process,” she said.
The Malaysia-born actress became a Singapore citizen in 2025.
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Planning to head to Johor after casting your vote?
If you are thinking of heading to Johor today, be prepared for hours-long delays at the two Singapore checkpoints, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Facebook.
As at 12.22pm, both Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints are experiencing “extremely heavy departure traffic” with tailback from Malaysia reaching the two checkpoints. “Travellers can expect delays of up to five hours or more,” ICA said in a Facebook post.
1,261,449 Singaporeans have voted as at noon: ELD
As at noon, 1,261,449 Singaporeans have cast their votes, the Elections Department (ELD) said today. This is about 48 per cent of the 2,627,026 eligible electors in all contested electoral divisions.
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PM Lawrence Wong casts his vote
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arrived at the MOE (Evans Road) polling station at around noon today to cast his vote. He was accompanied by Mrs Wong.
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SM Lee Hsien Loong casts his vote
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived at Crescent Girls’ School in Tanjong Pagar GRC at 11.55am to cast his vote. He was accompanied by Mrs Lee.
The five-member GRC is contested by a PAP team, which is led by Education Minister Chan Chun Sing, and a team from the People’s Alliance for Reform.
Founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew – SM Lee’s father – was Tanjong Pagar’s first MP and was elected in 1955 when it was a single-member constituency. He remained as the constituency’s MP for almost 60 years.
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