# Pre-election day events of the 2015 Singaporean general election
## New candidates/Outgoing MPs

Below is a summary for the political parties with parliamentary presence from GE2011.

### New candidates

A list containing 72 new candidates contesting in the election for the first time, were reflected on the table. (Candidates running as independents were labeled IND in the party column).
| Name | Age | Occupation | Party | Contested Constituency |
| Abu Mohamed | 64 | Company director | Singapore Democratic Alliance | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
| Mohamad Abdillah Zamzuri | 31 | Manager | Singapore People's Party | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
| Amrin Amin | 37 | Law solicitor, Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice LLP | People's Action Party | Sembawang GRC |
| Cheryl Chan Wei Ling | 39 | Head of Shipping Industry, Linde plc | People's Action Party | Fengshan SMC |
| Chee Hong Tat | 41 | Former Second Permanent Secretary (Trade & Industry) | People's Action Party | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
| Bernard Chen Jia Xi | 29 | Project executive | Workers' Party | MacPherson SMC |
| Cheng Li Hui | 39 | Deputy CEO, Hai Leck Holdings Limited | People's Action Party | Tampines GRC |
| Chirag Praful Desai | 38 | Market risk manager | Singaporeans First | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
| Chong Kee Hiong | 49 | Chief Executive Officer, OUE Hospitality | People's Action Party | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
| Chong Wai Fung | 45 | Healthcare administrator | Singapore Democratic Party | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC |
| Choong Hon Heng | 45 | Business administrator | National Solidarity Party | Tampines GRC |
| Melvin Chiu Weng Hoe | 36 | Sales executive | Singaporeans First | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
| Chua Eng Leong | 44 | Private banker | People's Action Party | Aljunied GRC |
| Damanhuri Abas | 45 | Education consultant | Singapore Democratic Party | Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC |
| Darryl David Wilson | 45 | Former Mediacorp television celebrity and deputy director, Temasek Polytechnic (School of Design) | People's Action Party | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
| Mohamad Fahmi Ahmad Rais | 48 | Sales trainer | Singaporeans First | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
| Mohamed Fairoz Shariff | 36 | Former associate librarian | Workers' Party | East Coast GRC |
| Firuz Khan Moklis Khan | 48 | Factory owner | Workers' Party | Marine Parade GRC |
| David Foo Ming Jin | 51 | Chemist | Singaporeans First | Jurong GRC |
| Kenneth Foo Sek Kuan | 38 | Sales manager | Workers' Party | Nee Soon GRC |
| Jaslyn Go Hui Leng | 42 | Businesswoman | Singapore Democratic Party | Yuhua SMC |
| Daniel Goh Pei Siong | 42 | Associate Professor, National University of Singapore | Workers' Party | East Coast GRC |
| Gurmit Singh Sadhu Singh | 55 | Legal counsel | Workers' Party | Nee Soon GRC |
| Han Hui Hui | 24 | Activist | | Radin Mas SMC |
| He Ting Ru | 32 | Legal counsel | Workers' Party | Marine Parade GRC |
| Gerous Khung Wai Yeen | 34 | Account manager | Singapore Democratic Party | Bukit Panjang SMC |
| Luke Koh Tiong Yee | 40 | Managing partner | Workers' Party | Nee Soon GRC |
| Henry Kwek Hian Chuan | 39 | Executive Director, Foodtraco Supplies | People's Action Party | Nee Soon GRC |
| Law Him Kwee | 55 | Director | Singapore People's Party | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
| Lee Hong Chuang | 45 | Former national gymnast and Senior Technology Manager, IBM | People's Action Party | Hougang SMC |
| Augustin Lee Tze Shih | 42 | Property consultant | People's Power Party | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
| Lim Tean | 50 | Legal consultant | National Solidarity Party | Tampines GRC |
| Kevryn Lim Tong Zhe | 27 | Project Director | National Solidarity Party | Sembawang GRC |
| Cheryl Loh Xiu Wen | 32 | Sales Consultant | Workers' Party | Nee Soon GRC |
| Don Bryan Long Yaoguang | 38 | Technology Entrepreneur | Singapore People's Party | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
| Jesse Loo Hoe Bock | 52 | Finance Administrator | Reform Party | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
| Janet Low Wai Choo | 55 | Finance Manager | People's Power Party | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
| Victor Joseph Lye Thiam Fatt | 53 | Chief Executive Officer and chairman, National Council Against Drug Abuse | People's Action Party | Aljunied GRC |
| Ravi Madasamy | 46 | Activist and Legal executive | Reform Party | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
| Kumjan Muralidharan Pillai | 48 | Lawyer, Rajah & Tann | People's Action Party | Aljunied GRC |
| Ng Chee Meng | 47 | Former Chief of Defence Force | People's Action Party | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
| Dylan Ng Foo Eng | 40 | Banker | Workers' Party | Marine Parade GRC |
| Louis Ng Kok Kwang | 37 | Founder, Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) | People's Action Party | Nee Soon GRC |
| Roy Ngerng Yi Ling | 34 | Activist and former Healthcare Worker | Reform Party | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
| Ong Teik Seng | 44 | Sales Consultant | Singapore Democratic Alliance | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
| Paul Anantharajah Tambyah | 50 | University Lecturer | Singapore Democratic Party | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC |
| Ravi Chandran Philemon | 46 | Former executive director | Singapore People's Party | Hong Kah North SMC |
| Joan Cheng Sim Pereira | 47 | Assistant general manager, Temasek Cares | People's Action Party | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
| Leon Anil Perera | 44 | Assistant head, Economic Development Board | Workers' Party | East Coast GRC |
| Rahayu Mahzam | 35 | Lawyer, Heng, Leong & Srinivasan | People's Action Party | Jurong GRC |
| Redzwan Hafidz Razak | 30 | Engineer | Workers' Party | Jalan Besar GRC |
| Saktiandi Supaat | 41 | Executive vice-president of global banking, of Maybank | People's Action Party | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC |
| Samir Salim Neji | 45 | Managing director | | Bukit Batok SMC |
| Shamsul Kamar Mohamad Razali | 43 | Former head of School Department | People's Action Party | Aljunied GRC |
| Muhamed Sidek Mallek | 55 | Auditor | Singapore Democratic Party | Holland–Bukit Timah GRC |
| Adrian Sim Tian Hock | 43 | Businessman | Workers' Party | Jalan Besar GRC |
| Siva Chandran | 32 | Media trainer | Reform Party | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
| Darren Soh Guan Soon | 45 | Property agent | Reform Party | West Coast GRC |
| Sukhdev Singh Gill | 64 | Former police officer | Singaporeans First | Jurong GRC |
| Sun Xueling | 36 | Investment director, Temasek International | People's Action Party | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
| Ron Tan Jun Yen | 30 | Property agent | Workers' Party | Nee Soon GRC |
| Terence Tan Li Chern | 44 | Lawyer | Workers' Party | Marine Parade GRC |
| Dennis Tan Lip Fong | 45 | Shipping lawyer, DennisMathiew | Workers' Party | Fengshan SMC |
| Tan Peng Ann | 67 | Social entrepreneur | Singaporeans First | Jurong GRC |
| Tan Wu Meng | 39 | Medical oncologist, Parkway Cancer Centre | People's Action Party | Jurong GRC |
| Gregory Wong Chee Wai | 44 | Technology consultant | Singaporeans First | Jurong GRC |
| Wong Soon Hong | 57 | Sales director | Singaporeans First | Jurong GRC |
| Wong Souk Yee | 56 | Lecturer | Singapore Democratic Party | Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC |
| Wong Way Weng | 53 | Quality assurance manager | Singapore Democratic Alliance | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC |
| Yee Chia Hsing | 44 | Head of Bank Department | People's Action Party | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
| Eugene Yeo Ren Yuan | 40 | Associate Director | National Solidarity Party | Sembawang GRC |
| Melvin Yong Yik Chye | 43 | Former Assistant Commissioner, Singapore Police Force | People's Action Party | Tanjong Pagar GRC |

### Outgoing MPs

A list containing 15 outgoing MPs, all were from PAP, who was either deceased or stepped down on their constituencies, were reflected in the table.
Deceased :
| Name | Constituency (Division) | Highest Portfolio Attained in 12th Parliament | Remarks |
| Lee Kuan Yew | Tanjong Pagar GRC (Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru) | Member of Parliament | Lee was the first prime minister (1959-90) and secretary-general (1954-92); Lee died during his term on 23 March 2015 and Indranee Rajah substituted Lee's duties until end of term. |
| Retiring ||||
| Name | Constituency (Division) | Highest Portfolio Attained in 12th Parliament | Remarks |
| Arthur Fong | West Coast GRC (Clementi) | Member of Parliament | Fong's ward was carved to Jurong GRC. |
| Hawazi Daipi | Sembawang GRC (Marsiling) | Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Education and Manpower) | Daipi's ward was carved to Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC. |
| Hri Kumar Nair | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (Thomson-Toa Payoh) | Member of Parliament | |
| Inderjit Singh | Ang Mo Kio GRC (Kebun Baru) | Member of Parliament | Inderjit's ward was carved to Nee Soon GRC. |
| Ellen Lee | Sembawang GRC (Woodlands) | Member of Parliament | |
| Raymond Lim | East Coast GRC (Fengshan) | Former Cabinet Minister | Lim's ward was carved as a SMC. |
| Penny Low | Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (Punggol North) | Member of Parliament | |
| Lui Tuck Yew | Moulmein–Kallang GRC (Moulmein) | Minister for Transport | Lui's ward was carved to Bishan–Toa Payoh, Holland–Bukit Timah, Jalan Besar and Tanjong Pagar GRCs. |
| Mah Bow Tan | Tampines GRC (Tampines East) | Former Cabinet Minister | |
| Irene Ng | Tampines GRC (Tampines Changkat) | Member of Parliament | |
| Seng Han Thong | Ang Mo Kio GRC (Yio Chu Kang) | Member of Parliament | |
| Wong Kan Seng | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (Bishan East) | Former Deputy Prime Minister | |
| Alvin Yeo | Chua Chu Kang GRC (Nanyang) | Member of Parliament | |
| Zainudin Nordin | Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (Toa Payoh East) | Former Central CDC Mayor | |

## Pre-nomination day

| Date | Party | Events |
| 13 July | | Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces in Parliament that he had convened the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee two months prior. He had instructed the committee to create smaller Group Representation Constituencies, and to have at least 12 Single Member Constituencies. |
| 24 July | | The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee publishes report on new electoral boundaries |
| 24 July | People's Action Party | Inderjit Singh, Member of Parliament of Ang Mo Kio GRC, became the first incumbent to announce retirement through Facebook. PAP organising Secretary and Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen commented that Singh would prefer MPs to announce their retirement in a more dignified manner. |
| 26 July | Workers' Party | WP plans to contest 28 seats (increase of five from 2011), slightly under one-third of the 89 parliamentary seats. |
| 27 July | | The Elections Department announced that revised registers of electors are open for public inspection. |
| 31 July | | Chief of Singapore Armed Forces Ng Chee Meng became the first high-ranked three-star general to enter politics, upon announcing his retirement from SAF with effect from 18 August; Ng later told the media prior to the Change of Command Parade, mentioned that how he was "indebted to Singapore", was his purpose on joining politics. |
| 2 August | National Solidarity Party | NSP announces its intention to field Nicole Seah as a candidate; Seah however confirmed with the media later that day that she would not run in the election nor rejoining NSP. |
| 3 August | | Opposition parties held their first horse-trading talks at the NSP headquarters. The host party had responded to a request by Reform Party to shift the meeting from its intended date of 31 July. |
| 4 August | | Second Permanent Secretary (Trade & Industry) Chee Hong Tat announced his resignation from civil service. |
| 5 August | People's Action Party | Tin Pei Ling, Marine Parade GRC MP gave birth to first child. Emeritus Senior Minister and MP of Marine Parade GRC Goh Chok Tong paid a hospital visit and announces that Tin will stand for election in the recently carved MacPherson SMC. |
| 5 August | Workers' Party | Low Thia Khiang, party's Secretary-General and Aljunied GRC MP, announced that he will defend his seat, quashing rumours that he might lead a team to contest other GRCs, but he declined to reveal the full line-up for Aljunied. |
| 6 August | | Opposition parties, except WP, held second horse-trading talks ahead of GE. Party chairwoman Sylvia Lim later explained to the media that it was not productive for the party to attend further talks. Reform Party secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam walks out of the meeting within 15 minutes. |
| 6 August | | Tan Lam Siong announced his intention to stand in Potong Pasir SMC, creating a possibility of a three-cornered contest in this GE, and the first possible Independent to stand since the 2001 elections. |
| 7 August | People's Action Party | Tampines GRC former Cabinet Minister Mah Bow Tan and MP Irene Ng, and Sembawang GRC MP and Education and Manpower Senior Parliamentary Secretary Hawazi Daipi, announced their retirement. |
| 8 August | People's Action Party | Jurong GRC MP and Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced the changes in the west: incumbent Speaker Halimah Yacob would move to the newly formed Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC, while West Coast GRC MP Arthur Fong would retire. |
| 11 August | People's Action Party | Transport Minister and Moulmein–Kallang GRC MP Lui Tuck Yew became the first cabinet minister to announce his retirement from politics. Lui cited that it seemed like "obituaries and eulogies without the flowers", while referring to the outpour of support after his announcement. |
| 12 August | People's Action Party | Organising Secretary and Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announces that the ruling party will formally unveil its entire slate of candidates before the National Day Rally (which will be held on 23 Aug); the first slate of candidates was for his ward, Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC, where he and Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo would remain in the ward; former Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng, and MPs Hri Kumar Nair and Zainudin Nordin would retire and were respectively replaced by Chong Kee Hiong, Chee Hong Tat and Saktiandi Supaat. Departing from its traditional practice of introducing candidates at its party headquarters, the party held its conference in a local coffee shop instead. |
| 12 August | Workers' Party | Low Thia Khiang announces that WP would unveil its own slate of candidates before Nomination Day, but would not indicate where the candidates would be standing. |
| 12 August | Workers' Party | Sylvia Lim posted an image of her eating oyster omelette at a hawker centre at Bedok North Street 4 (situated at Fengshan SMC) on Instagram with the captions "The taste of Fengshan - heavenly!". However, Lim also confirmed later that month that she would remain in Aljunied GRC while another WP candidate would contest Fengshan SMC instead. |
| 13 August | | Melvin Yong, director of Singapore Police Force (Public Affairs Department), announced that he would step down from the sector. Reports from Straits Times imply that Yong might stood as a candidate in Tanjong Pagar GRC under the PAP banner. |
| 14 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled candidates for Sembawang GRC: Minister for National Development and party chairman Khaw Boon Wan will lead their team; Amrin Amin and Ong Ye Kung (who previously contested in Aljunied GRC in 2011 election) would join the team; incumbents Vikram Nair and Lim Wee Kiak (from Nee Soon GRC) also remained, while Senior Parliament Secretary Hawazi Daipi and MP Ellen Lee steps down, and Ong Teng Koon was transferred to Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC. |
| 14 August | | Singapore Police Force announced that election rallies and seventh month festival getai shows must be kept separate, following news that at least two political parties had intended to engage getai performers to perform at election rallies. |
| 15 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled candidates for three electoral divisions: Ang Mo Kio GRC would continue to be helmed by Secretary-General and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, along with incumbents Ang Hin Kee, Intan Azura Mokhtar, and Gan Thiam Poh (a Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC MP). The new faces were Darryl David, and Koh Poh Koon (who previously contested Punggol East SMC in the 2013 by-election). Incumbent Yeo Guat Kwang was announced to be fielded in another constituency, while Inderjit Singh and Seng Han Thong step down. Hougang SMC: Lee Hong Chuang, was announced as the new candidate to contest the WP-held ward. Sengkang West SMC: Minister of State and Incumbent MP Lam Pin Min, would be defending his seat. |
| 15 August | People's Action Party | East Coast GRC MP and former cabinet minister Raymond Lim announced his retirement. His ward of Fengshan, was carved as a SMC prior to his announcement. |
| 16 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled candidates for four electoral divisions: Chua Chu Kang GRC: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, Mayor and Parliamentary Secretary Low Yen Ling and MP Zaqy Mohamad would remain in this GRC. Newcomer Yee Chia Hsing would replace retiring MP Alvin Yeo, while incumbent Alex Yam (along with his Yew Tee division) was moved to Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC. Jalan Besar GRC: The team consist of Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim, Senior Minister of State Heng Chee How, Mayor Denise Phua and Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Lily Neo. Pioneer SMC: Incumbent Cedric Foo, would be defending his seat. West Coast GRC: Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang, and PMO Minister S Iswaran, would lead the ward; Nee Soon GRC MP Patrick Tay and incumbent MP Foo Mee Har formed as a team; Arthur Fong announced his retirement early; Culture, Community and Youth Minister Lawrence Wong would be transferred to Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC. |
| 16 August | Workers' Party | WP announced that all of the seven elected MPs from the last General Election (and the two by-elections) would be defending their respective wards: Aljunied GRC: Chen Show Mao, Sylvia Lim, Low Thia Khiang, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh Hougang SMC: Png Eng Huat Punggol East SMC: Lee Li Lian |
| 17 August | People's Action Party | PAP announced incumbent Potong Pasir SMC MP, Sitoh Yih Pin, to be defending his seat. |
| 18 August | Democratic Progressive Party, Workers' Party, People's Power Party, Singapore Democratic Alliance, Singapore People's Party, Reform Party, Singapore Democratic Party, National Solidarity Party, People's Action Party, Singaporeans First | National University of Singapore held a political dialogue, where population issues – including influx of foreign workers – took centrestage. Other issues include the Aljunied–Hougang-Punggol East Town Council saga and transportation. The party representatives include: Democratic Progressive Party Benjamin Pwee, Workers' Party Gerald Giam, People's Power Party Goh Meng Seng, Singapore Democratic Alliance Harminder Singh, Singapore People's Party Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, Reform Party Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Singapore Democratic Party Paul Tambyah, National Solidarity Party Steve Chia, People's Action Party Sim Ann and Singaporeans First Tan Jee Say. |
| 18 August | People's Action Party | PAP launched a mobile app, the first time in the election's history any political party had done so. |
| 19 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled candidates for two electoral divisions: Radin Mas SMC: Minister of State and incumbent MP Sam Tan Chin Siong, would be defending his seat. Tanjong Pagar GRC: PMO Minister and National Trade Union Congress Secretary-General Chan Chun Sing, Senior Minister of State Indranee Rajah, and Chia Shi-Lu would remain in the ward; Joan Pereira and Melvin Yong would be new candidates standing for the ward. Incumbent MPs Lee Kuan Yew earlier died on 23 March, and Lily Neo was moved to Jalan Besar GRC. |
| 19 August | National Solidarity Party | NSP announced their intention to contest MacPherson SMC, creating possibly the second three-cornered fight this GE. Acting Secretary-General Hazel Poa resigns from NSP within hours of the announcement, citing Poa had strongly opposed with Steve Chia's decision to contest MacPherson SMC. |
| 20 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled candidates for two electoral divisions: Jurong GRC: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will lead his team which consist of incumbent MPs Ang Wei Neng and Minister of State Desmond Lee, along with new candidates Rahayu Mahzam and Tan Wu Meng. Incumbent MP and Speaker Halimah Yacob was transferred to Marsiling Yew-Tee GRC. Bukit Batok SMC: Incumbent MP David Ong would be defending his seat; earlier from the announcement, Bukit Batok SMC was carved from Jurong GRC. |
| 20 August | | Elections Department announced changes made to the Ballot paper, which will include candidates' photos, and raising the spending limit from S$3.50 to S$4. |
| 21 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled candidates for four electoral divisions: Hong Kah North SMC: Senior Minister of State for Health and Manpower and incumbent MP Amy Khor, will be defending her seat. MacPherson SMC: Incumbent MP Tin Pei Ling will be defending her seat; earlier from the announcement, MacPherson SMC was carved from Marine Parade GRC. Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC: The team will be led by four incumbents: Culture, Community and Youth Minister and West Coast GRC MP Lawrence Wong, Speaker and Jurong GRC MP Halimah Yacob, Chua Chu Kang GRC MP Alex Yam, and Sembawang GRC MP Ong Teng Koon. Mountbatten SMC: Incumbent MP Lim Biow Chuan will be defending his seat. |
| 21 August | Singapore Democratic Alliance | Singapore Democratic Alliance was the first party to publish its manifesto, hoping to "build a Singapore for Singaporeans". Issues highlighted include: The Population White Paper, Central Provident Fund (CPF) and retirement, as well as, housing, healthcare costs, public transport, employment and education. |
| 22 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled candidates for five electoral divisions: Bukit Panjang SMC: Mayor and Incumbent MP Teo Ho Pin will be defending his seat. Holland–Bukit Timah GRC: All four incumbents of the ward would be defending their seats, which consist of Environment Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of State of Education & Communications and Information Sim Ann, Christopher de Souza, and Liang Eng Hwa. Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, Mayor and Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck, Zainal Sapari and Janil Puthucheary would remain in their wards; Ng Chee Meng and Sun Xueling would respectively replace retiring MP Penny Low and now-Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Gan Thiam Poh. Tampines GRC: Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, PMO Minister Masagos Zulkifli, and Baey Yam Keng remained in this GRC; retiring incumbents Mah Bow Tan and Irene Ng were respectively replaced by new candidate Cheng Li Hui and Desmond Choo (who previously contested in Hougang SMC in the 2011 general and 2012 by-election). Yuhua SMC: PMO Minister and incumbent MP, Grace Fu will be defending her seat. |
| 22 August | Singapore People's Party | SPP announced Ravi Philemon as Hong Kah North SMC's candidate. |
| 22 August | Singapore Democratic Party | SDP opened its new office at Ang Mo Kio Street 62 and announces that it is “good and ready to go” for the election. |
| 23 August | National Solidarity Party | Steve Chia announced that he would not run in the election, citing that "the trolls have won" and online abuse. |
| 23 August | | Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held his annual National Day Rally in ITE College Central; during his rally, he told the audience that he would be holding an election soon, and he asked for their mandate and "to take Singapore into our next phase". |
| 24 August | National Solidarity Party | The party's Central Executive Council member Mohamed Fazli Talip became the second member within a week to resign from NSP. |
| 25 August | | At about 3pm, President of Singapore Tony Tan, under the advice of the Prime Minister Lee, dissolves the 12th Parliament. About an hour later, the writ of election was issued, adjourning the dates of Nomination and Polling to be held on 1 and 11 September, respectively. |
| 25 August | | Ng Wai Choong, Energy Market Authority's Chief Executive, would be appointed as Returning Officer. |
| 25 August | | Elections Department published a 67-page Parliamentary Election Candidates 2015 handbook, advising candidates against "negative campaigning practices". Candidates or polling agents can observe the process to transport sealed ballot boxes from the polling stations to counting centres. In addition, drones are not allowed at rallies. |
| 25 August | Singapore Democratic Party | SDP unveiled their first two candidates via live-streaming on YouTube: Chong Wai Fung and Khung Wai Yeen. |
| 26 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled candidates for two electoral divisions: Marine Parade GRC: Moulmein–Kallang GRC MP Edwin Tong would join in alongside Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, Deputy Speaker Seah Kian Peng and Fatimah Lateef. Nee Soon GRC: Foreign and Law Minister K Shanmugam, Lee Bee Wah and Parliamentary Secretary Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim remained as incumbents; the new candidates were Louis Ng and Henry Kwek. |
| 26 August | Workers' Party | WP unveiled its campaign theme, "Empower your future". Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang quoted as saying, "What we need to succeed in future may not be the same as what we depended on in the past". |
| 26 August | Workers' Party | WP unveiled four more candidates: Daniel Goh Pei Siong, Redzwan Hafidz Abdul Razak, Dylan Ng Foo Eng and previously-contested candidate Koh Choong Yong. |
| 26 August | Singapore Democratic Party | SDP unveiled two more candidates: Jaslyn Go and Paul Tambyah. |
| 26 August | Reform Party | RP indicated their intention to contest Pioneer SMC should NSP withdrew from contesting, in a response following Steve Chia's withdrawal. |
| 26 August | Socialist Front, Singapore Democratic Alliance, Reform Party, Democratic Progressive Party, People's Power Party | Five opposition parties launched the Vote for Change campaign, as a sign of unity among alternative parties and urge supporters to purchase a badge with the VFC acronym; Organisers told to the media that WP and SPP declined their invitation. |
| 27 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled candidates for three electoral divisions: East Coast GRC: All four incumbents of the ward would be defending their seats, which consist of Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development Lee Yi Shyan, Mayor and Minister of State for National Development and Defence, Mohamad Maliki Osman, and Jessica Tan. Fengshan SMC: Cheryl Chan, was announced as the new candidate to contest the ward. Punggol East SMC: Deputy Speaker and Joo Chiat SMC MP, Charles Chong, was announced as the candidate, marking the first time an incumbent MP contested in an opposition-held ward. 84 candidates have been unveiled by the ruling party at this point, with the exception of the opposition-held Aljunied GRC. |
| 27 August | Reform Party | RP unveils its first group of candidates: Radin Mas SMC: Previously contested candidate Kumar Appavoo would be the candidate for the ward. West Coast GRC: Their team consist of Secretary-General Kenneth Jeyaretnam, party chairman Andy Zhu, Darren Soh and Noraini Yunus. |
| 27 August | Singapore Democratic Party | SDP unveiled two more candidates: John Tan and Sidek Mallek. |
| 28 August | Workers' Party | WP candidate Daniel Goh lodged a police report after reported that Goh categorically refute baseless allegations' of an extra-marital affair in a letter addressed to the party and the media. |
| 28 August | Workers' Party | WP unveiled four more candidates: Ron Tan, He Ting Ru, Adrian Sim, and previously contested candidate L Somasundaram. |
| 28 August | People's Action Party | PAP unveiled their final five candidates who would contest the opposition-held Aljunied GRC: Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Yeo Guat Kwang would lead along new candidates Chua Eng Leong, Victor Lye, K Muralidharan Pillai, and Shamsul Kamar. Serangoon representative Chan Hui Yuh chose not to run the elections and backed the PAP team. |
| 28 August | Reform Party | RP unveiled their team for Ang Mo Kio GRC: M Ravi, Roy Ngerng, Gilbert Goh, Osman Sulaiman, Jesse Loo and Siva Chandran. |
| 28 August | Singapore Democratic Party | SDP unveiled two more candidates: Damanhuri Abas and previously contested candidate Bryan Lim, who contested Hong Kah GRC in 2001. |
| 28 August | Singaporeans First | SingFirst unveiled their first five of ten candidates: Secretary-General Tan Jee Say, Fahmi Rais, Gregory Wong Chee Wai, Chirag Desai, and Melvyn Chiu Weng Hoe. |
| 28 August | | At 5pm, at the time of the closing of applications of Political Donation Certificate (mandatory item for all candidates), Elections Department revealed that 220 applications were received, on par with the 220 it received from the 2011 elections. |
| 29 August | People's Action Party | PAP launches its 88-page manifesto themed, "With you. For you. For Singapore". |
| 29 August | Workers' Party | WP launches its 46-page manifesto themed, "Empower your future"; WP also released their mobile app. |
| 29 August | Singaporeans First | SingFirst introduces the other five candidates: Party chairman Ang Yong Guan, Tan Peng Ann, David Foo Ming Jin, Sukdeu Singh, and Wong Soon Hong. |
| 29 August | Singapore Democratic Party | SDP unveiled their final three candidates: Wong Souk Yee, and previously contested candidates Sadasivam Veriyah and the party's secretary-general Chee Soon Juan, the latter returning to the political arena after a 14-year hiatus. |
| 29 August | Singapore People's Party, Democratic Progressive Party | DPP's Secteraty-general Benjamin Pwee and chairman Hamin Aliyas resign to return to SPP, backing their team to contest Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC with SPP candidates. |
| 30 August | Workers' Party | WP unveiled four more candidates: Kenneth Foo Seck Guan, Dennis Tan Lip Fong, Gurmit Singh, and Mohamed Fairoz Shariff. |
| 30 August | Singapore People's Party | SPP's Secretary-General Chiam See Tong, announced that he will not run in the elections, ending a 39-year political career since his first contest in the 1976 elections. SPP also unveiled three candidates for the Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC team: Bryan Long, Law Kim Hwee, and Abdillah Zamzuri. |
| 31 August | National Solidarity Party | Lim Tean was appointed as the new Acting Secretary-General. |
| 31 August | Workers' Party | WP unveiled its final three candidates: Leon Perera, Bernard Chen Jia Xi and previously contested candidate Frieda Chan. |
| 31 August | Singapore Democratic Alliance | SDA unveiled their Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC team, which consist of secretary-general Desmond Lim, Harminder Pal Singh, Ong Teik Seng, Wong Way Weng, Abu Mohamed and Arthero Lim. |

## Nomination day and campaigning events

| Date | Party | Events |
| 1 September | | At 7am, Tam Lam Siong pulls out of three-cornered fight at Potong Pasir SMC. |
| 1 September | | At 9am, nine nomination centres open to parties and public. The nominations were open for an hour later at 11am. |
| 1 September | | At 12.45pm, Singapore Police Force published a list of rally sites. |
| 1 September | | At the close of nominations at 1pm, Elections Department confirmed a combined 179 candidates (representing in nine parties) and two independents would be contesting all of the 29 constituencies and 89 parliamentary seats, marking the first time in post-independence Singapore (and since the 1963 elections) with an all-contest and no uncontested walkovers. |
| 1 September | People's Action Party | At 5pm, PAP's secretary-general Lee Hsien Loong held their media conference at its headquarters. |
| 1 September | People's Action Party, Workers' Party, National Solidarity Party, Singapore Democratic Party, Reform Party, Singaporeans First | MediaCorp hosted two 'live' forums featuring the six parties with the largest slates of candidates, with PAP (89), WP (28), NSP (12), SDP (11), RP (11) and SF (10). (See Political debate) |
| 2 September | | Media Development Authority announced the details of Party Political Broadcasts on free-to-air radio and television. Parties fielding at least six candidates are eligible for air time. The broadcasts was scheduled to broadcast on 3 and 10 Sep. |
| 2 September | | Elections Department announced the debut of sample counts: a sample of 100 polling papers from each polling station will be sampled and weighed according to the size of the ballots; the results would be released via website and on broadcast by the assistant returning officer, and counting continues until all of the votes had been tabulated. ELD also highlighted that sample counts help to prevent speculation and misinformation before the official results are announced. |
| 2 September | National Solidarity Party | NSP launched its six-page manifesto "Singaporeans Deserve Better", which focused on job protection for locals, over-population, CPF withdrawal limits and widening inequality gap. |
| 3 September | | Elections Department announced a list of ten overseas polling locations where a significant number of Singaporeans are present: Dubai, London, Tokyo, Beijing, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Shanghai, San Francisco, New York and Canberra. A total of 4,868 voters were cast overseas. |
| 3 September | Singapore People's Party | SPP launched its 8-point manifesto, highlighting employment, healthcare, transport, education, housing and CPF issues. |
| 3 September | | At 8pm, the first round of party political broadcasts was aired on free-to-air television and radio channels (See Political party broadcasts) |
| 3 September | National Solidarity Party People's Action Party | MacPherson SMC NSP candidate Cheo Chai Chen posted a Facebook post citing PAP candidate Tin Pei Ling's role as a mother is a weakness, in which Tin refuted on a separate post the day after. Tin was backed by ministers Ng Eng Hen and Grace Fu thereafter, so was NSP's Sembawang GRC candidate Kevryn Lim. Cheo later admitted that remark was a joke on the following day, whose supporters shun him. |
| 7 September | Reform Party | RP launched its publishes 12-page manifesto titled "A Brighter Future Tomorrow, Today", which highlights include minimum wage, reducing National Service to one year and capping the number of foreign workers. |
| 7 September | | Singapore Police Force released a list of 18 designated assembly centres, with applications opened for two days to the Political parties. |
| 7 September | People's Action Party | A speech delivered by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during the lunchtime rally, on the last day of campaigning, vowed vowers to back the right party so the country would continue to succeed for the next 50 years. |
| 10 September | | At 9pm, the Second round of party political broadcasts was aired on free-to-air television and radio channels (See Political party broadcasts) |

### Political debate

Debates were live telecast on 1 September 2015. Two round table debates each airing for an hour were held with a moderator on the current issues in Singapore, broadcast in Chinese at 7 pm in Chinese on Channel 8 and Capital 95.8FM and in English at 8 pm on Channel 5 and CNA938. A rerun of the English broadcast was broadcast at 9 pm on CNA. The candidates that participated in the debate were:
2015 Singaporean general election debates :
| No. | Date & Time | Broadcaster | Language | Moderator | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants |
| Key: P Present  A Absent | Key: P Present  A Absent | Key: P Present  A Absent | Key: P Present  A Absent | Key: P Present  A Absent | PAP | WP | NSP | SDP | RP | SingFirst |
| 1 | 1 September 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. | Mediacorp Channel 8 Capital 95.8FM | Chinese | Chun Geuk Lay | P Chan C. S. Sim A. | P Koh C. Y. | P Teo K. Y. | P Lim B. H. | P Soh G. S. | P Ang Y. G. |
| 2 | 1 September 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. | Mediacorp Channel 5 CNA938 | English | Steve Chia | P Wong S. T. Phua L. P. | P Perera | P Lim T. | P Chee S. J. | P Jeyaretnam | P Tan J. S. |

### Political party broadcasts

Since the 1980 General Election, political parties fielding at least six candidates under a recognised party symbol are eligible for air-time. Time allocation is based on the number of candidates fielded.
| Party | Time allocated (minutes) |
| SDA | 2.5 |
| SPP | 3 |
| SingFirst | 3 |
| RP | 3 |
| SDP | 3 |
| NSP | 3.5 |
| WP | 5.5 |
| PAP | 13 |

#### Broadcast 1–3 September 2015

| Party | English Channel 5, Channel NewsAsia, 938LIVE & Power 98FM | Mandarin Channel 8, Channel U, Capital 95.8FM, 88.3 Jia FM & UFM 100.3 | Malay Suria & Warna 94.2FM | Tamil Vasantham & Oli 96.8FM |
| SDA | Harminder Pal Singh | Arthero Lim | Abu Mohamed | no Tamil broadcast |
| SPP | Lina Chiam | no Mandarin broadcast | Mohamad Abdillah Zamzuri | Ravi Philemon |
| SingFirst | Tan Jee Say | Ang Yong Guan | Fahmi Ahmad Rais | no Tamil broadcast |
| RP | Kenneth Jeyaretnam | Darren Soh | Noraini Yunos | M Ravi |
| SDP | Chee Soon Juan | Jaslyn Go | Mohamad Sidek Mallek | Sadasivam Veriyah |
| NSP | Lim Tean | Sebastian Teo | Nor Lella Mardiiah Mohamed | no Tamil broadcast |
| WP | Daniel Goh | Lee Li Lian | Mohamed Fairoz Shariff | L. Somasundram |
| PAP | Lee Hsien Loong | Lim Swee Say | Yaacob Ibrahim | S. Iswaran |

#### Broadcast 2–10 September 2015

| Party | English Channel 5, Channel NewsAsia, 938LIVE & Power 98FM | Mandarin Channel 8, Channel U, Capital 95.8FM, 88.3 Jia FM & UFM 100.3 | Malay Suria & Warna 94.2FM | Tamil Vasantham & Oli 96.8FM |
| SDA | Harminder Singh | Arthero Lim | Abu Mohamed | no Tamil broadcast |
| SingFirst | Tan Jee Say | Ang Yong Guan | Mohamad Fahmi Rais | no Tamil broadcast |
| SPP | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| RP | Roy Ngerng | Darren Soh | Osman Sulaiman | Siva Chandran |
| SDP | Paul Tambyah | Khung Wai Yeen | Damanhuri Abas | Sadasivam Veriyah |
| NSP | Lim Tean | Sebastian Teo | Nor Lella Mardiiah Mohamed | no Tamil broadcast |
| WP | Sylvia Lim | Low Thia Khiang | Muhamad Faisal Manap | L Somasundram |
| PAP | Lee Hsien Loong | Lim Swee Say | Yaacob Ibrahim | S Iswaran |

### Election rallies

The Singapore Police Force published a list of sites (The Speakers' Corner at Hong Lim Park would not serve as an "unrestricted area") available for electoral meetings on the nomination day on 1 September, and rallies could be held during the campaigning period (2 to 9 September) between 7am to 10pm.
Unless otherwise stated, all rallies below are held between 7pm to 10pm; an orange + next to the rally indicate lunchtime rallies that were held between 12pm to 2pm.
| Party | 2 September | 3 September | 4 September | 5 September | 6 September | 7 September | 8 September | 9 September |
| PAP | Delta Hockey Pitch (Radin Mas SMC) | Bedok Stadium (East Coast GRC) & Blk 274C Compassvale Bow (Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC) | Bedok North Avenue 4 (Fengshan SMC) & Defu Avenue 1/ Defu Lane 10 (Aljunied GRC) | Blk 136 Petir Road (Bukit Panjang SMC) & Choa Chu Kang Secondary School (Choa Chu Kang GRC) | NA | Jurong East Stadium (Yuhua SMC) , Commonwealth Avenue (Holland–Bukit Timah GRC) & Blk 540 Woodlands Drive 16 (Sembawang GRC) | UOB Plaza Promenade (12pm to 2pm)+ Former Hong Kah Primary School (Hong Kah North SMC) Pasir Ris Park (Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC) Ngee Ann Secondary School (Tampines GRC) Field, Stadium Drive (Mountbatten SMC) Toa Payoh Stadium (Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC) & Yishun Stadium (Nee Soon GRC) | Blk 4 Boon Keng Road (Jalan Besar GRC) , Blk 120, Potong Pasir Avenue 1 (Potong Pasir SMC) , Paya Lebar Road/Circuit Road (MacPherson SMC) , Blk 155 Simei Road (East Coast GRC) , Blk 136 Petir Road (Bukit Panjang SMC) , Woodlands Stadium (Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC) |
| WP | Blk 837 Hougang Central (Hougang SMC) | Blk 4 Boon Keng Road (Jalan Besar GRC) | Yishun Stadium (Nee Soon GRC) | Blk 128C Punggol Field Walk (Punggol East SMC) | Blk 155 Simei Road (East Coast GRC) | Blk 344 Ubi Avenue 1 (Marine Parade GRC) | Serangoon Stadium (Aljunied GRC) | Bedok Stadium (East Coast GRC) |
| NSP | NA | NA | Blk 687A Woodlands Drive 75 (Sembawang GRC) | Blk 895A Tampines Street 81 (Tampines GRC) | NA | Paya Lebar Road/Circuit Road (MacPherson SMC) | Blk 687A Woodlands Drive 75 (Sembawang GRC) | Ngee Ann Secondary School (Tampines GRC) |
| SDP | NA | Choa Chu Kang Stadium (Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC) | Blk 136 Petir Road (Bukit Panjang SMC) | Commonwealth Ave (Holland–Bukit Timah GRC) | Jurong Stadium (Yuhua SMC) | UOB Plaza Promenade (12pm to 2pm)+ & Blk 265, Toh Guan Road (Bukit Batok SMC) | Woodlands Stadium (Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC) | Blk 204 Clementi Avenue 6 (Holland Bukit-Timah GRC) |
| RP | NA | NA | Yio Chu Kang Stadium (Ang Mo Kio GRC) | Clementi Stadium (West Coast GRC) | Delta Hockey Pitch (Radin Mas SMC) | NA | NA | Field in front of Blk 982 Buangkok Central (Ang Mo Kio GRC) |
| SingFirst | NA | Jurong Stadium (Jurong GRC) | NA | Queenstown Stadium (Tanjong Pagar GRC) | NA | Boon Lay Way (Jurong GRC) | NA | Queenstown Stadium (Tanjong Pagar GRC) |
| SPP | NA | NA | Toa Payoh Stadium (Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC) | Former Hong Kah Primary School (Hong Kah North SMC) | Field, Stadium Drive (Mountbatten SMC) | NA | Blk 120, Potong Pasir Avenue 1 (Potong Pasir SMC) | Bishan Stadium (Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC) |
| SDA | NA | NA | Pasir Ris Park (Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC) | NA | NA | Blk 274C Compassvale Bow (Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC) | NA | Pasir Ris Park (Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC) |
| PPP | NA | NA | Bukit Gombak Stadium (Chua Chu Kang GRC) | NA | NA | Choa Chu Kang Secondary School (Chua Chu Kang GRC) | NA | Choa Chu Kang Secondary School (Choa Chu Kang GRC) |
| Han Hui Hui (Independent) | NA | Delta Hockey Pitch (Radin Mas SMC) | NA | NA | NA | NA | Delta Hockey Pitch (Radin Mas SMC) | NA |