Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told Parliament today that the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee was formed two months ago -- which means, it was formed some time in May 2015 and there was no declaration of it.

In the lead-up to the two previous General Elections in 2006 and 2011, the committee took about four months after being formed to issue its report.

In other words, the next GE can be called within two months, just after National Day and SG50 celebrations. 

In fact, GE could occur during the 92nd birthday of the late Lee Kuan Yew, which falls on September 16, 2015.

PM Lee also asked the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee to have smaller Group Representation Constituencies, and to have at least 12 Single Member Constituencies.

When Mothership.sg conducted two polls with its readers last month, 64% of the respondents felt that elections would be in October 2015, while 36% felt that the elections would be in September 2015.

In another poll, 50% of the respondents felt that the GE would be next year.

So much for collective wisdom.

Guess the hive mind is wrong.

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