PRESS STATEMENT
COUNTING OF BALLOT PAPERS AND
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTION RESULTS
Ballot papers will be counted at 88 Counting Centres.
There are eight are
Principal Counting Centres where ballot counts for respective electoral divisions will
be tallied. The Counting Centres for each electoral division is attached at the Annex.
Counting will begin as soon as the ballot boxes from each Polling Station
have reached the counting locations after the close of the poll at 8 pm on Saturday, 6
May 2006.
A candidate may appoint counting agents to witness the counting of ballot
papers. Admission of counting agents to specific counting places will be by special
passes issued by the Returning Officer.
Election results will be announced by the Returning Officer at the
Announcement Centre located at the Elections Department. The announcements will
be broadcast live over the local TV and radio networks.
Where the total number of overseas voters lawfully entitled to vote at the
election in that electoral division is less than the difference between the numbers of
votes given to the two candidates/groups of candidates, the Returning Officer shall
declare the candidate or group of candidates to whom the greatest number of votes
is given to be elected.
Where the total number of overseas voters lawfully entitled to vote at the
election in that electoral division is equal to or more than the difference between the
number of votes given to the two candidates or groups of candidates, i.e. the
overseas votes have impact on the outcome of the election, the Returning Officer
shall declare the number of votes cast in Singapore in favour of each
candidate/group of candidates at the election, and the date and premises at which
the votes cast by the overseas voters will be counted.
Counting of Overseas Votes
The overseas votes will be counted on Wednesday, 10 May at 2.00 pm at ITE
Balestier. Thereafter, the Returning Officer will announce the results of the counts.
For electoral divisions where the overseas votes have impact on the election
outcome, the Returning Officer shall declare the candidate or group of candidates to
whom the greatest number of votes is given, after the overseas votes have been
aggregated, to be elected.
ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
5 May 2006
ANNEX
GENERAL ELECTION 2006
Principal Counting Centres & Counting Centres
S/N CONSTITUENCY
1.
Aljunied
2.
Ang Mo Kio
PRINCIPAL
COUNTING CENTRES
COUNTING CENTRES
Pei Chun Public School • Bedok North Secondary
School
• Bowen Secondary School
• Damai Secondary School
• Montfort Junior School
• Paya Lebar Methodist Girls'
School (Primary)
• Paya Lebar Methodist Girls'
Secondary School
• Peicai Secondary School
• Serangoon Garden
Secondary School
• Telok Kurau Primary School
• Xinghua Primary School
• Xinmin Primary School
Pei Chun Public School •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
3.
4.
Bukit Panjang
Chua Chu Kang
Fajar Secondary
School
Bukit Panjang
Government High
School
•
•
•
•
Anderson Primary School
Ang Mo Kio Primary School
Chong Boon Secondary
School
Da Qiao Primary School
Deyi Secondary School
ITE College West (Ang Mo
Kio)
Mayflower Secondary School
Nan Chiau High School
Nan Chiau Primary School
Naval Base Secondary
School
Orchid Park Secondary
School
Rosyth School
Bukit Panjang Primary
School
Greenridge Secondary
School
South View Primary School
Teck Whye Secondary
School
S/N CONSTITUENCY
5.
East Coast
PRINCIPAL
COUNTING CENTRES
Bedok View Secondary
School
COUNTING CENTRES
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Anglican High School
Bedok South Secondary
School
Bedok View Secondary
School
Changkat Changi Secondary
School
Fengshan Primary School
Opera Estate Primary School
St. Anthony's Canossian
Secondary School
Temasek Junior College
Temasek Primary School
6.
Hougang
Ngee Ann Secondary
School
•
•
Serangoon Junior College
Serangoon Secondary
School
7.
Jalan Besar
Bendemeer Primary
School
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Bendemeer Primary School
Bendemeer Secondary
School
Hong Wen School
ITE College West (Balestier)
Manjusri Secondary School
Outram Secondary School
Stamford Primary School
8.
Joo Chiat
Tao Nan School
•
•
Haig Girls’ School
Victoria Junior College
9.
MacPherson
Tao Nan School
•
Geylang Methodist Primary
School
ITE College Central
(MacPherson)
•
10.
11.
12.
Nee Soon Central
Nee Soon East
Admiralty Secondary
School
•
Admiralty Secondary
School
•
Pasir Ris-Punggol Bedok View Secondary
School
•
•
•
•
•
•
Chung Cheng High School
(Yishun)
Northland Primary School
North View Secondary
School
Xishan Primary School
Compassvale Secondary
School
Coral Primary School
Edgefield Primary School
Greenview Secondary
School
S/N CONSTITUENCY
PRINCIPAL
COUNTING CENTRES
COUNTING CENTRES
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Hougang Primary School
Loyang Secondary School
North Vista Secondary
School
Pasir Ris Crest Secondary
School
Punggol Primary School
Rivervale Primary School
Seng Kang Primary School
Siglap Secondary School
13.
Potong Pasir
Bendemeer Primary
School
•
Cedar Girls’ Secondary
School
14.
Sembawang
Admiralty Secondary
School
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Admiralty Secondary School
Canberra Secondary School
Evergreen Secondary School
Fuchun Secondary School
Greenwood Primary School
Marsiling Primary School
Peixin Primary School
Sembawang Primary School
Si Ling Secondary School
Woodgrove Primary School
Yishun Primary School
15.
Tampines
Ngee Ann Secondary
School
•
•
•
•
•
•
Dunman Secondary School
East View Primary School
East View Secondary School
Ngee Ann Secondary School
Poi Ching School
Springfield Secondary
School
Tampines North Primary
School
Tampines Secondary School
Yumin Primary School
•
•
•
16.
Yio Chu Kang
Pei Chun Public School •
•
Ang Mo Kio Secondary
School
Yio Chu Kang Secondary
School