GE2025 voter absenteeism rate at record high: Mountbatten SMC 12.2%, Tanjong Pagar GRC 11%

The 2025 general election in Singapore saw the lowest voter turnout in the country's history at 92.47 per cent.

There was a total of 2,627,026 registered electors in all contested electoral divisions.

A total of 2,429,281 votes were cast.

The overall absenteeism rate was 7.53 per cent.

The highest absenteeism rate among GRCs are:

Tanjong Pagar: 11%

Holland-Bukit Timah: 9.41%

East Coast: 9.22%

Jalan Besar: 8.91%

Bishan-Toa Payoh: 8.8%

Pasir Ris-Changi: 8.4%

The highest absenteeism rate among SMCs are:

Mountbatten SMC: 12.2%

Bukit Gombak SMC: 9.92%

Radin Mas: 8.91%

Potong Pasir: 8.7%

Kebun Baru SMC: 8.57%

Marymount SMC: 8.56%

Queenstown: 8.45%

Reasons for the abstaining from voting could be varied, including not being in Singapore, family emergency, inconvenience, as well as political apathy.

Those who are absent risk forfeiting their right to vote in the next election.

Spoilt votes

The most number of spoilt votes cast were from the following GRCs and one SMC:

Jalan Besar: 3,331 (3.13%)

Ang Mo Kio: 4,391 (2.72%)

Tanjong Pagar: 3,651 (2.6%)

Pasir Ris-Changi: 2,483 (2.46%)

Jurong East-Bukit Batok: 3,193 (2.24%)

Holland-Bukit-Timah: 2,687 (2.18%)

Bishan-Toa Payoh: 2,084 (2.11%)

Mountbatten SMC: 473 (2.1%)

Nee Soon: 3,083 (2%)

The reasons for casting spoilt votes are also varied.

They can include not wanting to make an uninformed choice but still participating in the process of voting, which is a way to exercise voter agency, as well as to avoid consciously choosing between the candidates available and still retain the right to vote in the next election.

Aljunied

Absenteeism rate: 7.51%

Number of electors: 144,298

Abstained: 10,847

Votes: 133,451

Valid: 132,110

Rejected: 1,341

Ang Mo Kio

Absenteeism rate: 6.93%

Number of electors: 161,499

Abstained: 11,187

Votes: 150,312

Valid: 145,921

Rejected: 4,391

Bishan-Toa Payoh

Absenteeism rate: 8.8%

Number of electors: 98,708

Abstained: 8,688

Votes: 90,020

Valid: 87,936

Rejected: 2,084

Bukit Gombak SMC

Absenteeism rate: 9.92%

Number of electors: 26,427

Abstained: 2,621

Votes: 23,806

Valid: 23,508

Rejected: 298

Bukit Panjang SMC

Absenteeism rate: 6.3%

Number of electors: 33,596

Abstained: 2,115

Votes: 31,481

Valid: 31,131

Rejected: 350

Chua Chu Kang

Absenteeism rate: 6.25%

Number of electors: 93,552

Abstained: 5,845

Votes: 87,677

Valid: 86,488

Rejected: 1,189

East Coast

Absenteeism rate: 9.22%

Number of electors: 151,073

Abstained: 13,932

Votes: 137,141

Valid: 135,576

Rejected: 1,565

Holland-Bukit Timah

Absenteeism rate: 9.41%

Number of electors: 123,225

Abstained: 11,593

Votes: 111,632

Valid: 108,945

Rejected: 2,687

Hougang SMC

Absenteeism rate: 6.73%

Number of electors: 29,464

Abstained: 1,983

Votes: 27,481

Valid: 27,185

Rejected: 296

Jalan Besar

Absenteeism rate: 8.91%

Number of electors: 106,342

Abstained: 9,480

Votes: 96,862

Valid: 93,531

Rejected: 3,331

Jalan Kayu SMC

Absenteeism rate: 6.18%

Number of electors: 29,628

Abstained: 1,832

Votes: 27,796

Valid: 27,420

Rejected: 376

Jurong Central SMC

Absenteeism rate: 6.6%

Number of electors: 29,667

Abstained: 1,954

Votes: 27,713

Valid: 27,182

Rejected: 531

Jurong East-Bukit Batok

Absenteeism rate: 6.98%

Number of electors: 142,753

Abstained: 9,967

Votes: 132,786

Valid: 129,593

Rejected: 3,193

Kebun Bahru SMC

Absenteeism rate: 8.57%

Number of electors: 22,263

Abstained: 1,907

Votes: 20,356

Valid: 20,031

Rejected: 325

Marine Parade-Braddell Heights

Walkover

Marsiling-Yew Tee

Absenteeism rate: 6.51%

Number of electors: 119,559

Abstained: 7,785

Votes: 111,774

Valid: 110,110

Rejected: 1,664

Marymount SMC

Absenteeism rate: 8.56%

Number of electors: 23,275

Abstained: 1,993

Votes: 21,282

Valid: 21,031

Rejected: 251

Mountbatten SMC

Absenteeism rate: 12.2%

Number of electors: 22,843

Abstained: 2,780

Votes: 20,063

Valid: 19,590

Rejected: 473

Nee Soon

Absenteeism rate: 6.31%

Number of electors: 151,874

Abstained: 9,588

Votes: 142,286

Valid: 139,203

Rejected: 3,083

Pasir Ris-Changi

Absenteeism rate: 8.4%

Number of electors: 100,957

Abstained: 8,478

Votes: 92,479

Valid: 89,996

Rejected: 2,483

Pioneer SMC

Absenteeism rate: 6.15%

Number of electors: 25,207

Abstained: 1,551

Votes: 23,656

Valid: 23,424

Rejected: 232

Potong Pasir SMC

Absenteeism rate: 8.7%

Number of electors: 30,971

Abstained: 2,696

Votes: 28,275

Valid: 27,731

Rejected: 544

Punggol

Absenteeism rate: 6.3%

Number of electors: 123,820

Abstained: 7,746

Votes: 116,074

Valid: 115,252

Rejected: 822

Queenstown SMC

Absenteeism rate: 8.45%

Number of electors: 28,911

Abstained: 2,443

Votes: 26,468

Valid: 25,764

Rejected: 704

Radin Mas SMC

Absenteeism rate: 8.91%

Number of electors: 25,567

Abstained: 2,278

Votes: 23,289

Valid: 22,845

Rejected: 444

Sembawang

Absenteeism rate: 6.27%

Number of electors: 134,157

Abstained: 8,411

Votes: 125,746

Valid: 123,900

Rejected: 1,846

Sembawang West SMC

Absenteeism rate: 5.86%

Number of electors: 24,206

Abstained: 1,418

Votes: 22,788

Valid: 22,519

Rejected: 269

Sengkang

Absenteeism rate: 6.3%

Number of electors: 126,808

Abstained: 7,993

Votes: 118,815

Valid: 117,888

Rejected: 927

Tampines

Absenteeism rate: 6.45%

Number of electors: 148,119

Abstained: 9,549

Votes: 138,570

Valid: 137,309

Rejected: 1,261

Tampines Changkat SMC

Absenteeism rate: 6.19%

Number of electors: 23,847

Abstained: 1,475

Votes: 22,372

Valid: 22,148

Rejected: 224

Tanjong Pagar

Absenteeism rate: 11%

Number of electors: 140,194

Abstained: 15,420

Votes: 121,123

Valid: 124,774

Rejected: 3,651

West Coast-Jurong West

Absenteeism rate: 6.41%

Number of electors: 158,836

Abstained: 10,189

Votes: 148,647

Valid: 147,210

Rejected: 1,437

Yio Chu Kang SMC

Absenteeism rate: 7.87%

Number of electors: 25,410

Abstained: 2,001

Votes: 23,409

Valid: 22,852

Rejected: 557

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