Change in Voting: Singapore's 2015 General Election

by Terence Lee (Editor), Loke Hoe Yeong (Contributor), Natalie Pang (Contributor)

For Singaporeans, the year 2015 will be remembered for its grand celebrations of the nation’s 50th year of independence (SG50), as well as the demise of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It was also the year the PAP government recaptured its electoral hyper dominance at Singapore’s 13th General Election held on 11 September 2015. This volume analyses the unexpected results of yet another historic election and considers why a change in voting ensued after the ‘watershed’ polls in 2011. Sixteen well-regarded scholars and political observers uncover the key issues raised and evaluate the impact of the 2015 general election from the perspectives of law, history, politics, media, culture and sociology.

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

Terence Lee is an Associate Professor in Communication and Media Studies and a Research Fellow of the Asia Research Centre at Murdoch University, Australia. He is an interdisciplinary researcher with an interest in the intersections of media, culture and politics in Asia, especially Singapore. He is the author or editor of several books, including: Singapore: Negotiating State and Society, 1965-2015 (with Jason Lim, Routledge, 2016), Voting in Change: Politics of Singapore’s 2011 General Election (with Kevin YL Tan, Ethos Books, 2011) and The Media, Cultural Control and Government in Singapore (Routledge, 2010 and 2012).

Reviews

[Chris Davies · Rating 5 out of 5]

Change in Voting: Singapore's 2015 GE, provides a comprehensive analysis of the socio-political factors leading up to the election. It provides eye-opening statistics -especially regarding the xenophobic tendencies of Singaporeans. These statistics help frame social issues and problems to the general electorate, and can be used by political science students or pundits for a comparison between the past and now. It is a must-read in the leadup to the upcoming leadership change and the next GE.