Singapore voter rolls updated ahead of GE2025; public inspection open from Feb 15 to 28

SINGAPORE’S voter rolls have been updated to contain the names of all eligible electors as at Feb 1, 2025, and will be open for public inspection from Feb 15 to 28.

This may be the last update to the voter rolls before the next general election that is expected in the second quarter of the year. The general election has to be held by November 2025.

Announcing the update in a statement on Feb 14, the Elections Department (ELD) said Singapore citizens can check their particulars in the Registers of Electors electronically via Voter Services on the ELD website, or under My Profile on the Singpass mobile app.

The ELD had earlier announced on Jan 22 that Prime Minister Lawrence Wong had directed the Registration Officer to update the Registers of Electors before April 1.

The ELD said on Feb 14 that if names have been left out or if the particulars are different from what is shown on their NRIC, citizens can file a claim during the inspection period.

They may also submit an objection to remove a name from the register for the electoral division that the person is in during this time.

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A person is eligible to vote if he is a Singapore citizen aged 21 and above with a Singapore residential address or local contact address and is not disqualified as an elector under any written law.

The ELD said the claims and objections may be submitted through its website, or in person at its office at 11 Novena Rise, the 113 community clubs or centres and ServiceSG centres across the country, as well as the 10 Singapore overseas missions serving as overseas registration centres.

A list of claims will be put up for inspection at these physical locations between March 12 to 19.

Those who are unable to check their particulars in the registers electronically may also do so at the same locations.

Those who choose the ELD office option should first make an e-appointment via its website, or call 1800-225-5353. The hotline is also available to anyone who needs help.

There is a register of electors for each electoral division in Singapore. Taken together, the Registers of Electors for all 31 group representation constituencies and single-member constituencies tally all qualified voters in the Republic.

The registers were last certified in July 2024. There were a total of 2,715,187 electors in the certified registers then, an increase of 5,732 from the 2,709,455 electors at the last revision in July 2023, before the 2023 presidential election.

The ELD said those whose names were removed from the registers for failing to vote in a past election may apply to have their names restored.

This can be done under the same Voter Services tab on the ELD website.

However, the ELD, a department under the Prime Minister’s Office, encouraged citizens to “apply early”, stating that it will, under the law, not be able to restore their names in time for the next election once the Writ of Election is issued.

There were 2,653,942 electors in the certified registers in April 2020. The 2020 General Election was held in July.

In 2015, the registers were certified in April, ahead of the election on Sept 11 that year.

In 2011, Polling Day was on May 7, less than three months after the registers were certified on Feb 22.

Singapore’s electoral boundaries review committee was formed on Jan 22, kicking off the countdown to GE2025. THE STRAITS TIMES